Lucknow, Oct. 7 -- Twelve candidates have filed their nomination papers for the biennial elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh, according to data released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Uttar Pradesh.

Of the 12 nominations filed so far, nine were submitted on October 6, the last date for filing nominations, while three nominations had been filed earlier.

Of the nine candidates who filed their nominations on October 6, eight were from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while one was an independent.

The BJP candidates are Dharmapal Singh, Radha Kant Ojha, Ram Prakash Pal, Vidya Sagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh and Shruti Gangwar.

Independent candidate Omkar Nath...