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The Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat administered oath of office to Shri A.K. Antony as newly elected Member of Rajya Sabha at his chamber in Parliament House, here today. Shri Antony belongs to the Indian National Congress and has been elected to Rajya Sabha representing the State of Kerala in a bye-election caused by the resignation of Shri K. Karunakaran in May, 2005. His term in Rajya Sabha will continue till May 2010. This is Shri Antony’s third term in Rajya Sabha. Earlier, he was the member of Rajya Sabha from 1985-91 and 1991-95.
Shri Antony has held many important positions at the State level as well as at the Centre. He has had long innings in the Kerala Leislative Assembly. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1970, 1977, 1995, 1996 and 2001. He was also the Chief Minister of Kerala from 1977 to 1979, 1995 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2004. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2001. He was Cabinet Minister for Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public distribution, Government of India from 1993-95.
The Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Suresh Pachauri, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Jaswant Singh and a number of other MPs and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
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