2013 Rajya Sabha elections
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8 seats to the Rajya Sabha |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Dr. Manmohan Singh | Arun Jaitley | Party | INC | BJP | Alliance | UPA | NDA | Leader since | 21 March 1998 | 3 June 2009 | Leader's seat | Assam | Gujarat | Seats before | 71 | 49 | Seats after | 72 | 49 | Seat change | 1 | | |
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]
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
Seat No | Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Reference |
1 | Manmohan Singh | | Indian National Congress | Manmohan Singh | | Indian National Congress | [7] |
2 | Kumar Deepak Das | | Asom Gana Parishad | Santiuse Kujur | |
Bye-elections
- A bye election was announced to be held on 14 February, to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Upendra Kushwaha from JD(U) representing Bihar. K. C. Tyagi of JDU won the election unopposed on 7 February to serve until 7 July 2016.
S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
1 | Upendra Kushwaha | | Janata Dal (United) | 2 December 2012 | K. C. Tyagi | | Janata Dal (United) | 7 February 2013 | 7 July 2016 |
- A bye election was announced to be held on 29 August, to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Anil Lad from INC representing Karnataka. B. K. Hariprasad of INC won the election unopposed on 22 August 2013 to serve until 25 June 2014.
References
- ^ "Biennial Election to the Council of States from Assam, 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
List of members elected to Rajya Sabha for the term 2013 – 2019 |
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Elections to Rajya Sabha Term 2013 – 2019 from States of India | |
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Bye-elections held in 2013 from States of India | |
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