The Rajya Sabha,constitutionally the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023,it has a maximum membership of 250,of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots,while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art,literature,science,and social services. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act,2019,the seats came down to 245. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
Manohar Gajanan Joshi is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra,who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999,and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena,and also the one of the Indian to be elected to all of the four legislatures.
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs,Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government,and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to 4 November 2004.
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 until his death. Previously,he was Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2019. He also served as the Minister of Defence from October 2014 to March 2017. In January 2020,he was posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan.
Krishan Kant was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death 2002. Formerly,he was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980),and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana.
Asoka Mehta was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist politician. He helped organize the socialist wing Congress Socialist Party of the Indian National Congress,along with Rambriksh Benipuri,Jaya Prakash Narayan,and was heavily involved in the politics and government of the city of Bombay.
Lakshmi N. Menon was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was Minister of State from 1962 to 1966.
Vishnu Kant Shastri was an Indian politician who served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. He was also an academician,scholar,poet,philosopher,author,critic,orator,editor and administrator.
Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh is an Indian politician from the Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He played a major role in the establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav,Beni Prasad Verma and Azam Khan.
The 13th Lok Sabha is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha. It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–October 1999.
Manohar Singh Gill,famous as M. S. Gill is a retired Indian bureaucrat,politician,and writer. As a bureaucrat,he served as a member of the Indian Administrative Service from 1958 until his retirement in 2001 as the Chief Election Commissioner of India. Upon his retirement,he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab in 2004 and served as a member of the upper house until his retirement upon completion of his two six-year terms in 2016. He also served as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2008 till 2011 and as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation in 2011.
Abani Roy was a member of the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament,where he represented West Bengal. He was the leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He was General Secretary of United Trade Union Congress. He associated with the RSP since the age of 20 in 1959,Roy was the member of its Central Secretariat,besides being the general secretary of the party for a brief period. His first foray into electoral politics was in 1978,when he was elected to the Kolkata Corporation. He entered the Rajya Sabha in 1998 and retired in August 2011.
Janeshwar Mishra was a politician from Samajwadi Party. He was a member of the Parliament of India and also represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was known as Chhote Lohia for his commitment towards socialist ideology,in reference to Ram Manohar Lohia.
Kalpnath Rai was an Indian politician. He served as a member of the Rajya Sabha between 1974–80,1980–86,and 1986–92,as well as being elected on four occasions to the Lok Sabha from the Ghosi constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was a minister in various national Congress (I) governments.
The 2007 Indian vice presidential election was held on 10 August 2007 to elect the vice president of India to serve from 2007 until 2012. Mohammad Hamid Ansari from Indian National Congress was elected for the post. The incumbent,Bhairon Singh Shekhawat did not seek reelection and instead ran for President in 2007 election,where he lost to Pratibha Patil. He subsequently resigned from VP post days before Patil's inauguration.
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2018 to elect the 65 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha,Indian Parliament's upper chamber. There were,as routine,three such elections held among relevant State and Union Territory legislators by single transferable vote (STV) and Open Ballot:on 16 January to elect 3 members from Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim;on 23 March to elect 58 members from 16 States;and lastly on 21 June to elect 3 members from Kerala. Being even-numbered,2018 was a year in which about 30% of the State Legislature-elected 233-seat component of the body is elected. The other 12 seats of the body are appointed by the President.
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1966,to elect members of the Rajya Sabha,Indian Parliament's upper chamber.
Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1977,to elect members of the Rajya Sabha,Indian Parliament's upper chamber.
Prem Manohar was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Janata Party.
