Praveen Chakravarty is set to join the Rajya Sabha

Praveen Chakravarty | Photo credit: RAGU R

After the scrutiny of nominations for the by-election to the only vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu was completed on Tuesday, the nomination paper of Congress candidate Praveen Chakravarty himself was declared valid. The TVK has allotted the seat to the Congress, its post-poll ally, which has five MLAs.

An official statement from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat said that the nominations of the remaining 12 independent candidates were rejected. The vacancy arose after the resignation of AIADMK leader C. Ve. Shanmugam from the Upper House after his successful election to the Tamil Nadu Assembly from Mailam.

Since only Mr. Chakravarty’s nomination was accepted, he is expected to be declared elected unopposed.

Published – 09 Jun 2026 21:41 IST