India, Oct. 9 -- All 10 candidates in the fray for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Uttar Pradesh - eight from the BJP and two from the Samajwadi Party - were declared elected unopposed on Friday, an official said.

"All the 10 candidates who were in the fray for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections - eight from the BJP and two from the SP - have been declared elected unopposed," Returning Officer Ajit Verma, who is also the Special Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, told PTI.

Verma said all the winning candidates except SP nominee Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani collected their certificates themselves. SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BJP candidate Radhakant Ojha had their certificates collected through representatives.

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