Sonal Mansingh and former BJP lawmaker among four nominated to RS
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, columnist and RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, former BJP lawmaker and farmer leader Ram shakal and sculptor Raghunath Mahapatra were nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha on Saturday, reports said.
The new nominations have been made to fill the vacancies necessitated by the retirement of nominated members Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha, Anu Aga and K Parasaran.
Under Article 80 of the Constitution, the President can nominate 12 members to the Rajya Sabha "from amongst persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service." The nominated members have a six-year term.
The other sitting nominated members include boxer Mary Kom, columnist Swapan Dasgupta, advocate K.T.S. Tulsi, economist Narendra Jadhav and BJP members Subramanian Swamy, Roopa Ganguly, Suresh Gopi and Sambhaji Chhatrapati.
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