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{{Infobox election<br />
|election_name = 1953 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|country = India<br />
|type = parliamentary<br />
|previous_election = 1952 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|previous_year = 1952<br />
|election_date = 17 March 1953 (1 seat) <br> 26 May 1953 (1 seat) <br /><br> 16 November 1953 (1 seat) <br /><br> 30 November 1953 (4 seats) <br />
|next_election = 1954 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|next_year = 1954<br />
|seats_for_election = 7 (of 228 seats) to the [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
|majority_seats = 115<br />
|image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =|bSize = 130|cWidth = 113|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}<br />
|leader1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br />
|party1 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|seats1 = '''169'''<br />
|seat_change1 = '''{{increase}} 1'''<br />
|percentage1 = '''74.12%'''<br />
|swing1 = '''{{decrease}} 0.22%'''<br />
|image2 = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; font-size:30px;"> '''CPI'''</span></div><br />
|leader2 = <br />
|party2 = [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]<br />
|seats2 = 9<br />
|seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1<br />
|percentage2 = 3.95%<br />
|swing2 = {{increase}} 0.41%<br />
}}<br />
'''Rajya Sabha elections''' were held on various dates in 1953, to elect members of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Indian Parliament]]'s [[upper chamber]].<ref name="alist">{{cite web |title= Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |url= http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |publisher= Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi |accessdate= 28 September 2017 |archive-date= 14 February 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref><br />
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==Elections==<br />
Elections were held to elect members from various states.<br />
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===Members elected===<br />
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1953. They are members for the term 1953-1959 and retire in year 1959, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.<br />
''The list is incomplete.''<br />
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State - Member - Party<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Rajya Sabha members for term 1953-1959<br />
! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
| Nominated || || NOM ||<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
|}<br />
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==By-elections==<br />
The following by-elections were held in the year 1953.<br />
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State - Member - Party<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1956<br />
! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark<br />
|-<br />
| Punjab || [[Hans Raj Raizada]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Elected 17/03/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Madras || [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Elected 26/05/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Nominated || Dr [[P V Kane]] <br />
| bgcolor=#F7DF05|[[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] || Elected 16/11/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Andhra || [[N. D. M. Prasad Rao]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || Elected 30/11/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Andhra || [[Alluri Satyanarayana Raju]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Elected 30/11/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Andhra || [[A. Balarami Reddy]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Elected 30/11/1953<br />
|-<br />
| Andhra || [[Villuri Venkataramana]] <br />
| bgcolor= {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Elected 30/11/1953<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Rajya Sabha}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 elections in India]]<br />
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