India, March 5 -- Three candidates backed by the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Assam filed their nominations on Thursday for the upcoming March 16 Rajya Sabha elections.

The candidates include Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominees Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowalla, and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) president Pramod Boro, who is contesting as an independent candidate backed by the alliance.

With the deadline for filing nominations ending on Thursday and no rival candidates entering the fray, all three are set to be elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament once the scrutiny process is completed.

The three seats from Assam will fall vacant on April 9 with the retirement of sitting MPs Bhubaneswar Kalita and ...