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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Upper house elections to the Indian parliament}}'''Rajya Sabha elections''' were held on various dates in 1979, 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=13 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 1979. They are members for the term 1979-1985 and retire in year 1985, 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 1979-1985<br />
! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark<br />
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| Kerala || [[Thalekkunnil Basheer]] || INC || 29/12/1984<br />
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| Kerala || K Chathunni Master || CPM<br />
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| Kerala || K C Sebastian || INC<br />
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==Bye-elections==<br />
The following bye elections were held in the year 1979.<br />
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State - Member - Party<br />
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# Bihar - [[Syed Shahabuddin]] - JAN ( ele 25/07/1979 term till 1984 )<br />
# Bihar - Brahmdeo Ram Shastri - JAN ( ele 25/07/1979 term till 1980 )<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1979 elections in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rajya Sabha elections in India|1979]]</div>Ajay Kumar