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{{Infobox election
|election_name = 2013 Rajya Sabha elections
|country = India
|type = parliamentary
|ongoing = Complete
|previous_election = 2012 Rajya Sabha elections
|previous_year = 2012
|next_election = 2014 Rajya Sabha elections
|next_year = 2014
|election_date = Entire 2013
|seats_for_election = 13 seats to the [[Rajya Sabha]]{{efn|Including 5 [[Casual vacancy|casual vacancies]]}}
|map =

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Arun Jaitley at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=04}}
| leader2 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since2 = 3 June 2009
| leaders_seat2 = [[Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
|alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| seats_before2 = 49
| seats_after2 = 49
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Prime_Minister_Dr._Manmohan_Singh_in_March_2014.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=04}}
| leader1 = [[Manmohan Singh|Dr. Manmohan Singh]]
|party1 = Indian National Congress
|leader_since1 = 21 March 1998
|leaders_seat1 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam|Assam]]
|alliance1 = United Progressive Alliance
|seats_before1 = 71
|seats_after1 = 72
|seat_change1 = {{increase}} 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<ref name= may>{{cite web|title= Biennial Election to the Council of States from Assam, 2013|publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_02052013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404160737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_02052013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-04}}</ref> and six from Tamil Nadu, to the 245-member body.<ref name= june>{{cite web|title= Biennial Election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu, 2013|publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_04062013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404161150/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_04062013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-04}}</ref>

By-elections were also held among legislators of the States of Bihar,<ref name="bh-bye">{{cite web|title=Bye-Election to the Council of States from Bihar. 2013 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_21012013_1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404160303/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_21012013_1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 April 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> Meghalaya,<ref name="mg-bye">{{cite web|title=Bye-Election to the Council of States from Meghalaya. 2013 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN25032013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404155721/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN25032013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2014 |publisher= Election Commission of India, New Delhi|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> Karnataka,<ref name="ka-bye">{{cite web|title=Bye-Election to the Council of States from Karnataka. 2013 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_25072013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404153942/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_25072013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> (one seat for each) and two in Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="up-bye">{{cite web|title=Bye-Election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh. 2013 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_29112013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207234006/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_29112013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>

==Elections ==

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam|Assam]] ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Seat No
! Previous MP
! colspan=2| Previous Party
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Elected Party
! Reference
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=6 |<ref name="term">{{cite web|title=Statewise Retirement|url=http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
|-

|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2
| [[Kumar Deepak Das]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| [[Santiuse Kujur]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=1|
|-

|}

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Seat No
! Previous MP
! colspan=2| Previous Party
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Elected Party
! Reference

|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[A. Elavarasan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| [[R. Lakshmanan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
| rowspan=4|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan=6 |<ref name="term"/>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2
| [[V. Maitreyan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
| [[V. Maitreyan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 3
| [[B. S. Gnanadesikan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[T. Rathinavel]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 4
| [[Tiruchi Siva]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| [[K. R. Arjunan]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 5
| [[Kanimozhi]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Kanimozhi]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 6
| [[D. Raja]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[D. Raja]]
|width="1px" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Communist Party of India]]

|}

==Bye-elections==

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar|Bihar]]===
* 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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No
! Former MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of Vacancy
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of appointment
! Date of retirement
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[Upendra Kushwaha]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| 2 December 2012
| [[K. C. Tyagi]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| 7 February 2013
| 7 July 2016
|}

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Meghalaya|Meghalaya]]===
* A [[bye election]] was announced to be held on 18 April, to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of [[Thomas A. Sangma]] from NCP representing [[Meghalaya]]. [[Wansuk Syiem]] of INC won the election unopposed on 11 April 2013 to serve until 12 April 2014
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No
! Former MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of Vacancy
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of appointment
! Date of retirement
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[Thomas A. Sangma]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| 4 February 2013
| [[Wansuk Syiem]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 11 April 2013
| 12 April 2014
|}

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka|Karnataka]]===
* 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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No
! Former MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of Vacancy
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of appointment
! Date of retirement
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[Anil Lad]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 20 May 2013
| [[B. K. Hariprasad]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22 August 2013
| 25 June 2014
|}

===[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]===
* Two [[bye election]]s were announced to be held on 20 December, to fill the vacancies caused by death of [[Mohan Singh]] of SP and disqualification of [[Rasheed Masood]] of INC representing [[Uttar Pradesh]]. [[Kanak Lata Singh]] of SP and [[Pramod Tiwari]] of INC were elected unopposed on Dec 13, 2013 to serve until 4 July 2016 and 2 April 2018 respectively.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No
! Former MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of Vacancy
! Elected MP
! colspan=2| Party
! Date of appointment
! Date of retirement
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1
| [[Mohan Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| 22 September 2013
| [[Kanak Lata Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| 13 December 2013
| 4 July 2016
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2
| [[Rasheed Masood]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 1 October 2013
| [[Pramod Tiwari]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 13 December 2013
| 2 April 2018
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rajya Sabha}}
{{Indian Rajya Sabha elections 2013}}

[[Category:2013 elections in India]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha elections in India|2013]]

2013 Rajya Sabha elections - Revision history

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