Chennai, June 8 -- The ruling TVK-backed Congress candidate Praveen Chakravarty is set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.
The 53-year-old Congress leader from Kesavaperumalpuram, Chennai, is chairperson of the Data Analytics and Professionals Wing of the Congress, and he has been nominated to the lone seat that fell vacant due to the resignation of AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam following his election from Mayilam Assembly constituency as MLA in the just concluded Assembly polls.
Besides Chakravarty, independent candidates too have filed their nominations as of June 8, the last date for filing of the papers. After scrutiny on June 9 and withdrawal of candidature on June 11, the election will be held on June 18, if required.
According to an official at the Secretariat, the candidature of Chakravarty alone has the backing of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, while the independents lack the support of any political parties.
The Dravidian majors - the AIADMK and DMK - did not enter the fray, thus eliminating the scope for a contest.
The papers of the Independent candidates are likely to be rejected, as each nomination should be proposed and seconded by at least ten MLAs.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.