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JMM's Shibu Soren, BJP's Deepak Prakash win Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand

Prakash secured 31 votes, while Soren, a former chief minister, won 30

Shibu Soren
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This will be Soren's third term as a Rajya Sabha member

Press Trust of India
JMM supremo Shibu Soren and BJP state unit president Deepak Prakash on Friday won the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, an Election Commission official said.

Prakash secured 31 votes, while Soren, a former chief minister, won 30.

Congress candidate Shahzada Anwar finished third by bagging 18 votes, the official said.
This will be Soren's third term as a Rajya Sabha member. Soren, whose Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) now governs Jharkhand, had also served as a Union minister.

It will be Prakash's maiden term