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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: Cross-voting helps NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani win; JMM bags other seat

Times of India · Jun 18, 2026, 1:21 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress's Pranav, who bagged 20 votes. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes, two from the BJP

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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: Cross-voting helps NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani win; JMM bags other seat

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