https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=List_of_Rajya_Sabha_elections List of Rajya Sabha elections - Revision history 2026-07-31T10:21:03Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=List_of_Rajya_Sabha_elections&diff=512643&oldid=prev Lucinda30E at 14:06, 4 April 2026 2026-04-04T14:06:26Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian upper house elections}}<br /> {{One source|date=August 2022}}<br /> [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Members]] of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Council of States) or the upper house of [[Parliament of India]] are indirectly elected by the elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assemblies]] of all the [[States and union territories of India|states]] of India and [[Union territory|union territories]] having a [[State legislative assemblies of India|State Legislative Assembly]] ([[Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]). Rajya Sabha members represent the states of India. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called &#039;Member of Parliament&#039; and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the [[Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]] in [[New Delhi]], on matters relating to creation of new laws, removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place annually to elect 233 members for the Rajya Sabha, of which one third of the members retire in every two years.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|title=Terms of the Houses|publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=19 February 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[1952 Rajya Sabha elections|first elections to the Rajya Sabha]] took place in 1952.<br /> <br /> ==Rajya Sabha elections by year==<br /> <br /> {{sticky header}}<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable sticky-header&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> |+Rajya Sabha Elections<br /> !1950s<br /> !1960s<br /> !1970s<br /> !1980s<br /> !1990s<br /> !2000s<br /> !2010s<br /> !2020s<br /> |-<br /> |[[1952 Rajya Sabha elections|1952]]&lt;br&gt;[[1953 Rajya Sabha elections|1953]]&lt;br&gt;[[1954 Rajya Sabha elections|1954]]&lt;br&gt;[[1955 Rajya Sabha elections|1955]]&lt;br&gt;[[1956 Rajya Sabha elections|1956]]&lt;br&gt;[[1957 Rajya Sabha elections|1957]]&lt;br&gt;[[1958 Rajya Sabha elections|1958]]&lt;br&gt;[[1959 Rajya Sabha elections|1959]]<br /> <br /> |[[1960 Rajya Sabha elections|1960]]&lt;br&gt;[[1961 Rajya Sabha elections|1961]]&lt;br&gt;[[1962 Rajya Sabha elections|1962]]&lt;br&gt;[[1963 Rajya Sabha elections|1963]]&lt;br&gt;[[1964 Rajya Sabha elections|1964]]&lt;br&gt;[[1965 Rajya Sabha elections|1965]]&lt;br&gt;[[1966 Rajya Sabha elections|1966]]&lt;br&gt;[[1967 Rajya Sabha elections|1967]]&lt;br&gt;[[1968 Rajya Sabha elections|1968]]&lt;br&gt;[[1969 Rajya Sabha elections|1969]]<br /> <br /> |[[1970 Rajya Sabha elections|1970]]&lt;br&gt;[[1971 Rajya Sabha elections|1971]]&lt;br&gt;[[1972 Rajya Sabha elections|1972]]&lt;br&gt;[[1973 Rajya Sabha elections|1973]]&lt;br&gt;[[1974 Rajya Sabha elections|1974]]&lt;br&gt;[[1975 Rajya Sabha elections|1975]]&lt;br&gt;[[1976 Rajya Sabha elections|1976]]&lt;br&gt;[[1977 Rajya Sabha elections|1977]]&lt;br&gt;[[1978 Rajya Sabha elections|1978]]&lt;br&gt;[[1979 Rajya Sabha elections|1979]]<br /> <br /> |[[1980 Rajya Sabha elections|1980]]&lt;br&gt;[[1981 Rajya Sabha elections|1981]]&lt;br&gt;[[1982 Rajya Sabha elections|1982]]&lt;br&gt;[[1983 Rajya Sabha elections|1983]]&lt;br&gt;[[1984 Rajya Sabha elections|1984]]&lt;br&gt;[[1985 Rajya Sabha elections|1985]]&lt;br&gt;[[1986 Rajya Sabha elections|1986]]&lt;br&gt;[[1987 Rajya Sabha elections|1987]]&lt;br&gt;[[1988 Rajya Sabha elections|1988]]&lt;br&gt;[[1989 Rajya Sabha elections|1989]]<br /> <br /> |[[1990 Rajya Sabha elections|1990]]&lt;br&gt;[[1991 Rajya Sabha elections|1991]]&lt;br&gt;[[1992 Rajya Sabha elections|1992]]&lt;br&gt;[[1993 Rajya Sabha elections|1993]]&lt;br&gt;[[1994 Rajya Sabha elections|1994]]&lt;br&gt;[[1995 Rajya Sabha elections|1995]]&lt;br&gt;[[1996 Rajya Sabha elections|1996]]&lt;br&gt;[[1997 Rajya Sabha elections|1997]]&lt;br&gt;[[1998 Rajya Sabha elections|1998]]&lt;br&gt;[[1999 Rajya Sabha elections|1999]]<br /> <br /> |[[2000 Rajya Sabha elections|2000]]&lt;br&gt;[[2001 Rajya Sabha elections|2001]]&lt;br&gt;[[2002 Rajya Sabha elections|2002]]&lt;br&gt;[[2003 Rajya Sabha elections|2003]]&lt;br&gt;[[2004 Rajya Sabha elections|2004]]&lt;br&gt;[[2005 Rajya Sabha elections|2005]]&lt;br&gt;[[2006 Rajya Sabha elections|2006]]&lt;br&gt;[[2007 Rajya Sabha elections|2007]]&lt;br&gt;[[2008 Rajya Sabha elections|2008]]&lt;br&gt;[[2009 Rajya Sabha elections|2009]]<br /> <br /> |[[2010 Rajya Sabha elections|2010]]&lt;br&gt;[[2011 Rajya Sabha elections|2011]]&lt;br&gt;[[2012 Rajya Sabha elections|2012]]&lt;br&gt;[[2013 Rajya Sabha elections|2013]]&lt;br&gt;[[2014 Rajya Sabha elections|2014]]&lt;br&gt;[[2015 Rajya Sabha elections|2015]]&lt;br&gt;[[2016 Rajya Sabha elections|2016]]&lt;br&gt;[[2017 Rajya Sabha elections|2017]]&lt;br&gt;[[2018 Rajya Sabha elections|2018]]&lt;br&gt;[[2019 Rajya Sabha elections|2019]]<br /> <br /> |[[2020 Rajya Sabha elections|2020]]&lt;br&gt;[[2021 Rajya Sabha elections|2021]]&lt;br&gt;[[2022 Rajya Sabha elections|2022]]&lt;br&gt;[[2023 Rajya Sabha elections|2023]]&lt;br&gt;[[2024 Rajya Sabha elections|2024]]&lt;br&gt;[[2025 Rajya Sabha elections|2025]]&lt;br&gt;[[2026 Rajya Sabha elections|2026]]&lt;br&gt;&#039;&#039;[[2027 Rajya Sabha elections|2027]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;&#039;&#039;[[2028 Rajya Sabha elections|2028]]&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Elections in India]]<br /> * [[List of Indian presidential elections]]<br /> * [[List of Indian vice presidential elections]]<br /> * [[List of Indian general elections]]<br /> * [[List of Indian state legislative assembly elections]]<br /> * [[Government of India]]<br /> * [[Parliament of India]]<br /> * [[Rajya Sabha]]<br /> * [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Indian elections}}<br /> {{Rajya Sabha}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Lists of elections in India]]<br /> [[Category:Rajya Sabha elections in India|*]]</div> Lucinda30E