Shimla, March 10 -- Congress candidate Anurag Sharma has been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha for the lone seat from Himachal Pradesh. The 48-year-old Youth Congress leader also served as Kangra district Congress committee president. Sharma began his career in 1994 as an NSUI worker. He received his Certificate of Election from the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat after being declared elected as Rajya Sabha MP. The election went unopposed as the Bharatiya Janata Party did not field any candidate. The Himachal Vidhan Sabha secretary declared the result on Monday. Himachal Congress organised a felicitation programme at party's state headquarters in Shimla for the newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Sharma. Sharma will assume office after the term of the current Rajya Sabha MP Indu Goswami ends on April 9. Addressing party workers at Rajiv Bhawan, Sharma said, "In the coming time we want to see 'Mission Repeat' for the Congress government in Himachal," he said. Expressing gratitude to the Congress's central and state leadership and party workers, Sharma said, "This victory belongs to the workers. On Holi, upon receiving a call regarding my nomination for Rajya Sabha, I initially thought someone was joking with me." Talking about priorities, Sharma said, "I will raise issues related to tourism expansion, adventure tourism, medical tourism, better transport connectivity and railway development in Himachal in Parliament and before the Centre." Deputy chief minister (CM) Mukesh Agnihotri said Sharma's win symbolised recognition of grassroots workers within the party. "Perhaps this is the first time in the country that a district Congress president has been elected to the Rajya Sabha," Agnihotri said. A formal complaint has been filed with the Election Commission of India, the Rajya Sabha (RS) Secretariat, and the returning officer of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha against RS member Anurag Sharma, alleging concealment of property details and violation of election rules during the nomination process. The complaint, submitted by advocate Nitasha Katoch of Dharamshala, reads: "In the election affidavit submitted along with his nomination papers did not disclose complete details of hisassets, which is mandatory under Section 33 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951." Senior BJP spokesperson in Himachal and former Sujanpur MLA Rajendra Rana has sought the intervention of the chief Election Commissioner over the controversy surrounding the RS election from the state. Responding to allegations, Sharma said all his financial records were transparent. "All details have already been filed along with the balance sheet and RTI documents. Whatever property I have is inherited. My father was a Class-I contractor and has been earning for the last 40 years," he said. "I am not an unworthy son. If I have inherited property and business from my father, I am taking it forward. All payments come through cheque, GST is paid and taxes are paid properly," Sharma added. With the BJP questioning the description of "crorepati nominee as an ordinary party worker, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, "Can't an ordinary worker be a crorepati? Anurag Sharma's property is inherited from his father. It is not wealth earned from politics." "He has been with the organisation since the NSUI days and has worked for nearly 24 years. Those who grow through the organisation are given importance," he said....