Six elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

Six candidates from Tamil Nadu have been declared elected unopposed for the six vacancies in Rajya Sabha. The press release from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly stated that Constantine Ravindran and Tiruchi Siva of the DMK, Christopher Manickam of the INC, L.K.Sudhish of the DMDK, M.Thambidurai of the AIADMK and Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss of the Pattali Makkal Katchi have been elected.
AIADMK veteran and former deputy Speaker M Thambidurai was also elected. Following a pre-poll deal struck by the AIADMK and PMK, PMK president and former Union minister Anbumani Ramadoss, an AIADMK ally, returned to the Upper House for the third time. Sowmiya Anbumani, who was named as an alternate candidate for her spouse, withdrew her nomination. This withdrawal occurred before the scrutiny of nominations from 14 candidates. With no valid independent candidates remaining, the election concluded without any polling.
DMK alliance, with 158 MLAs, could secure four RS seats. In the DMK camp, veteran Tiruchi Siva and J Constandine Ravindran secured unopposed victories. Due to the pre-poll arrangement between the DMK and DMDK, party treasurer L K Sudhish became the first MP from the DMDK. Similarly, Congress functionary Christopher Manickam, another DMK ally, also secured a seat.