BJP leader M.J. Akbar was on Thursday elected to the Rajya Sabha in a by-poll from Jharkhand, an official said. Akbar defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Haji Hussain Ansari by a margin of 19 votes. In the 81-member assembly with one vacancy, two Independent legislators - Bhanu Pratap Shahi and Enos Ekka - lodged in jails were denied permission by a court to cast their votes.

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