India, June 19 -- NDA-supported independent candidate Parimal Nathwani on Thursday won one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, amid cross-voting, defeating the Congress's Pranav Jha, an official said. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), meanwhile, secured its first-ever representation in the Rajya Sabha as party leader K Laltluangkima won the election from the State.

Nathwani polled 28 votes after which he was declared the winner, the official said. Jha bagged 20 votes. JMM's Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes - two from the BJP and one from the Congress - were found invalid, the official added.

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