123 Kolkata: Trinamool's Ritabrata Banerjee was elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha on Friday. The RS seat became vacant following Jawhar Sircar's resignation on Sept 19 and TMC nominated the INTTUC president. The date of RS poll was fixed to be Dec 20, but with no other candidate in the fray, assembly secretary and returning officer for the RS poll Sukumar Ray declared Ritabrata elected. After his nomination, CM Mamata Banerjee had said Ritabrata worked consistently well in the tea gardens of Dooars. Ritabrata will remain an RS member till April 2, 2026 since Sircar had served a major part of his term. Trinamool congratulated him, saying on X "his dedication to public service will further strengthen the nation's legislative framework."