Tamil NaduThursday, 11 June 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Praveen Chakravarty elected unopposed to Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha seat
Congress nominee Praveen Chakravarty was declared elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu on June 11, 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On June 11, 2026, Returning Officer P. Thenmozhi declared Congress nominee Praveen Chakravarty elected unopposed to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu.
Key specifics
- The vacancy arose after AIADMK leader C. Ve. Shanmugam resigned from the Rajya Sabha on May 7, 2026.
- Shanmugam had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Mailam constituency in Villupuram district.
- During scrutiny on June 9, 2026, the nominations of 12 independent candidates were rejected, leaving only one valid nomination.
- Praveen Chakravarty will be the third Congress MP in the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, after P. Chidambaram and Christopher Manickam.
- The Congress has 5 MLAs in the Assembly, and the seat was facilitated by TVK as a post-poll ally.
Exam lens
Question type: Parliamentary procedure and Rajya Sabha vacancy, unopposed election, scrutiny of nominations, party representation from Tamil Nadu; TNPSC may ask who declared the result and why the candidate was elected unopposed.