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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox election<br />
|election_name = 2003 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|country = India<br />
|type = parliamentary<br />
|previous_election = 2002 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|previous_year = 2002<br />
|election_date = <br />
|next_election = 2004 Rajya Sabha elections<br />
|next_year = 2004<br />
|seats_for_election = (of 228 seats) to the [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
|image1 = File:Jaswant Singh (cropped).jpg<br />
|leader1 = [[Jaswant Singh]]<br />
|party1 = [[BJP]]<br />
|image2 = File:IBSA-leaders Manmohan Singh.jpg<br />
|leader2 = [[Manmohan Singh]]<br />
|party2 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
}}'''Rajya Sabha elections''' were held on various dates in 2003, to elect members of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Indian Parliament]]'s [[upper chamber]]. Three members from Kerala<ref name="feb">{{cite web|title=Biennial Elections to the Council of States from the States of Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala.|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn120109.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi|accessdate=18 August 2017|archive-date=15 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515095608/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn120109.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and one member from Puducherry<ref name="retire-2007-12">{{cite web|title=RAJYA SABHA – RETIREMENT S – ABSTRACT As on 1st November, 2006|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/rajya_sabha_council.pdf|website=eci.nic.in|accessdate=6 October 2017|archive-date=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009123012/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/rajya_sabha_council.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> were elected.<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}}</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 2003. They are members for the term 2003–2009 and retire in year 2009, 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 2003-2009<br />
! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark<br />
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|-<br />
| Kerala || [[K. Chandran Pillai ]] || CPM<br />
|-<br />
| Kerala || [[Thennala Balakrishna Pillai]] || INC<br />
|-<br />
| Kerala || [[ Vayalar Ravi ]] || INC<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
| Puducherry || [[V. Narayanasamy]] || INC<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Bye-elections==<br />
The following bye elections were held in the year 2003.<br />
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State - Member - Party<br />
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* Chhattisgarh - [[Kamla Manhar]] - INC ( ele 18/09/2003 term till 02/04/2006 ) dea of [[Manhar Bhagatram]]<ref name=bye>{{cite web |title= Biennial/bye-election to the Rajya Sabha from Pondicherry and Chhattisgarh and bye-election to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by MLAs |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_010903.pdf |publisher= ECI, New Delhi |accessdate= 29 September 2017 |archive-date= 10 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171010212155/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_010903.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2003 elections in India]]<br />
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