Dharamshala: Senior Congress leader Kuldeep Singh Pathania is all set to be elected as the next speaker of Himachal Pradesh state legislative assembly
Pathania on Wednesday filed his nomination papers. His name was proposed by the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and was seconded by former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur.
As no other candidate has filed papers for the post Pathania is to be elected unopposed on Thursday.
Sixty-five year old Pathania is a 5 time MLA from Bhattiyat in Chamba district. A BSc graduate from HP University, Pathania went onto do Law (LLB) from Lucknow University.
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