<p>Trinamool Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro on Monday was elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed in a by-poll, according to a notification of the West Bengal assembly.</p>.<p>The TMC last week named its vice-president Luizinho Faleiro, a former chief minister of Goa, as its candidate for the by-election.</p>.<p>"The assembly secretary in a notification today announced that Luizinho Faleiro has been elected to Rajya Sabha in the by-poll. After scrutiny of papers, he was declared elected unopposed," TMC Chief Whip Nirmal Ghosh said.</p>.<p>He will collect his certificate on Tuesday, Ghosh said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/did-not-join-trinamool-for-retirement-benefits-luizinho-faleiro-1052051.html" target="_blank">Did not join Trinamool for retirement benefits: Luizinho Faleiro</a></strong></p>.<p>The by-poll to the RS seat was necessitated following the resignation of TMC MP Arpita Ghosh from the Upper House of Parliament.</p>.<p>"Just like the previous two Rajya Sabha by-polls, Falerio too has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. The time too the opposition BJP did not field any candidate," he said.</p>.<p>TMC candidates Sushmita Dev and Jawhar Sircar were earlier elected to the RS unopposed.</p>.<p>Faleiro ended his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the TMC in September in Kolkata. He was appointed as the party's national vice-president last month.</p>.<p>The Trinamool Congress, after a stunning victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections earlier this year, is trying to expand its footprint in BJP-ruled Goa and Tripura.</p>.<p>Assembly elections in Goa and Tripura are due in 2022 and 2023 respectively.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Trinamool Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro on Monday was elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed in a by-poll, according to a notification of the West Bengal assembly.</p>.<p>The TMC last week named its vice-president Luizinho Faleiro, a former chief minister of Goa, as its candidate for the by-election.</p>.<p>"The assembly secretary in a notification today announced that Luizinho Faleiro has been elected to Rajya Sabha in the by-poll. After scrutiny of papers, he was declared elected unopposed," TMC Chief Whip Nirmal Ghosh said.</p>.<p>He will collect his certificate on Tuesday, Ghosh said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/did-not-join-trinamool-for-retirement-benefits-luizinho-faleiro-1052051.html" target="_blank">Did not join Trinamool for retirement benefits: Luizinho Faleiro</a></strong></p>.<p>The by-poll to the RS seat was necessitated following the resignation of TMC MP Arpita Ghosh from the Upper House of Parliament.</p>.<p>"Just like the previous two Rajya Sabha by-polls, Falerio too has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. The time too the opposition BJP did not field any candidate," he said.</p>.<p>TMC candidates Sushmita Dev and Jawhar Sircar were earlier elected to the RS unopposed.</p>.<p>Faleiro ended his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the TMC in September in Kolkata. He was appointed as the party's national vice-president last month.</p>.<p>The Trinamool Congress, after a stunning victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections earlier this year, is trying to expand its footprint in BJP-ruled Goa and Tripura.</p>.<p>Assembly elections in Goa and Tripura are due in 2022 and 2023 respectively.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>