2013 Rajya Sabha elections

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2013 Rajya Sabha elections
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8 seats to the Rajya Sabha
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  Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg Arun Jaitley at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
Leader Dr. Manmohan Singh Arun Jaitley
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since21 March 19983 June 2009
Leader's seat Assam Gujarat
Seats before7149
Seats after7249
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Minor Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2013, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber also known as the Council of States. Routine elections were held in May and June among proportionately qualifying legislators to elect (nominate) two members from Assam [1] and six from Tamil Nadu, to the 245-member body. [2]

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By-elections were also held among legislators of the States of Bihar, [3] Meghalaya, [4] Karnataka, [5] (one seat for each) and two in Uttar Pradesh. [6]

Elections

Assam

Seat NoPrevious MPPrevious PartyElected MPElected PartyReference
1 Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress [7]
2 Kumar Deepak Das Asom Gana Parishad Santiuse Kujur

Tamil Nadu

Seat NoPrevious MPPrevious PartyElected MPElected PartyReference
1 A. Elavarasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. Lakshmanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [7]
2 V. Maitreyan V. Maitreyan
3 B. S. Gnanadesikan Indian National Congress T. Rathinavel
4 Tiruchi Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. R. Arjunan
5 Kanimozhi Kanimozhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6 D. Raja Communist Party of India D. Raja Communist Party of India

Bye-elections

Bihar

S.NoFormer MPPartyDate of VacancyElected MPPartyDate of appointmentDate of retirement
1 Upendra Kushwaha Janata Dal (United) 2 December 2012 K. C. Tyagi Janata Dal (United) 7 February 20137 July 2016

Meghalaya

S.NoFormer MPPartyDate of VacancyElected MPPartyDate of appointmentDate of retirement
1 Thomas A. Sangma Nationalist Congress Party 4 February 2013 Wansuk Syiem Indian National Congress 11 April 201312 April 2014

Karnataka

S.NoFormer MPPartyDate of VacancyElected MPPartyDate of appointmentDate of retirement
1 Anil Lad Indian National Congress 20 May 2013 B. K. Hariprasad Indian National Congress 22 August 201325 June 2014

Uttar Pradesh

S.NoFormer MPPartyDate of VacancyElected MPPartyDate of appointmentDate of retirement
1 Mohan Singh Samajwadi Party 22 September 2013 Kanak Lata Singh Samajwadi Party 13 December 20134 July 2016
2 Rasheed Masood Indian National Congress 1 October 2013 Pramod Tiwari Indian National Congress 13 December 20132 April 2018

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References

  1. "Biennial Election to the Council of States from Assam, 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014.
  2. "Biennial Election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu, 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014.
  3. "Bye-Election to the Council of States from Bihar. 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Bye-Election to the Council of States from Meghalaya. 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "Bye-Election to the Council of States from Karnataka. 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Bye-Election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh. 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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