Dehradun, Oct. 9 -- Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate Dinesh Arya was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand, officials said on Friday.

The term of incumbent Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Bansal is scheduled to end on November 25.

Secretary of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Hem Pant said no other candidate had filed nomination papers for the seat. "We did not receive any nomination apart from that of the BJP's Dinesh Arya. He was handed over the certificate of election at 3 pm today," Pant said.

Arya, a Dalit leader from Kumaon, currently serves as vice-chairperson of the State Drinking Water Monitoring Committee and has previously served as the BJP's Nainital district president.

Arya's election to the Upper House of Parli...