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'''Rajya Sabha elections''' were held on various dates in 1961, 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 />
===Members elected===<br />
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1961. They are members for the term 1961-1967 and retire in year 1967, 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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|+ Rajya Sabha members for term 1961-1967<br />
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| Nominated || [[V T Krishnamachari]] || NOM || dea 13/02/1964<br />
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==Bye-elections==<br />
The following bye elections were held in the year 1961.<br />
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State - Member - Party<br />
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# Mysore - [[M Sherkhan]] - INC ( ele 09/03/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
# Uttar Pradesh - [[Uma Shankar Dikshit]] - INC ( ele 26/04/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
# Uttar Pradesh - A C Gilbert - INC ( ele 27/04/1961 term till 1962 )<br />
# Uttar Pradesh - Shanti Devi - OTH ( ele 27/04/1961 term till 1962 )<br />
# Jammu & Kashmir - Haqim Ali Khawja - OTH ( ele 22/08/1961 term till 1962 )<br />
# Madhya Pradesh - [[P C Sethi]] - INC ( ele 29/08/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
# Orissa - Dhananjoy Mohanty - INC ( ele 22/08/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
# Orissa - [[Bhabani Charan Pattanayak]] - INC ( ele 29/08/1961 term till 1966 )<br />
# Bihar - [[Mohammad Chaudhary A]] - INC ( ele 22/09/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
# West Bengal - [[M Ishaque]] - INC ( ele 29/12/1961 term till 1964 )<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Rajya Sabha}}<br />
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[[Category:1961 elections in India]]<br />
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