9 RS MPs elected as members of AIIMS across country

Nine Rajya Sabha MPs were Thursday elected unopposed as members of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, with four from the ruling BJP and two from the Congress, sources said. Three Upper House members -- one each from Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal (United) and TSR Congress Party -- were also elected as members of the facility.

Three MPs are members of the institute across the country, with two from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha. The members will have a tenure of five years. While Vivek Thanka was elected for AIIMS Bhopal, Vikas Mahatme for Nagpur, Saroj Pandey for Raipur, Anil Baluni for Rishikesh, RCP Singh for Patna, Narayan Lal Panchariya for Jodhpur, Santanu Sen for Kalyani, Pradeep Tamta for Rae Bareli and V Vijaysai Reddy for Mangalagiri AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh.