Nagaland: S Phangnon Konyak Elected Rajya Sabha MP Unopposed

S Phangnon Konyak was elected unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland on Thursday.

With the tenure of the incumbent Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland, K G Kenye ending on April 2, the election was scheduled to be held on Thursday.

Returning officer, Biennial Election to the Council of States, Khruohituonuo Rio informed that as there was only one candidate till the last date for filing nominations, no poll was conducted, reported PTI.

Therefore, Konyak has been declared elected unopposed to fill up the vacancy in the Rajya Sabha for Nagaland, she said.

She is the first woman from the state to get a berth in the Upper House.

Konyak, the president of BJP Nagaland Mahila Morcha, who stood as the consensus candidate of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), is also the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member from Nagaland to be sent to Parliament, the report said.

S Phangnon Konyak sponsored by the BJP has been declared elected uncontested to fill the seat in the Council of States [Rajya Sabha] from Nagaland, the term of which is due to expire on April 2 this year,chief electoral officer V Shashank Shekhar said.

In the 60-member assembly, NDPP has 21 MLAs, NPF 25, BJP 12 and two independent MLAs, all of who joined hands in September 2021 to form UDA for facilitating an early solution to the vexed Naga political dialogue.

Congratulating Phangnon Konyak on being elected unopposed, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio expressed confidence that she will represent thge state exceptionally well, the PTI report said.

Rio also wished her the best for a successful tenure.

"It's a great journey for any woman of Nagaland, it's historical," said BJP Nagaland president and cabinet minister Temjen Imna Along.

Konyak is in Delhi and could not be reached for comments.

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