Template:Infobox electionRajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2005, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. One member from Goa, three members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal[1] were elected.[2]
Elections
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2005. They are members for the term 2005-2011 and retire in year 2011, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
| Seat No | Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eduardo Faleiro | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | INC | Shantaram Naik | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | INC | |
| Seat No | Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ahmed Patel | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | INC | Ahmed Patel | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | INC | |
| 2. | Lalitbhai Mehta | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2| | BJP | Suryakantbhai Acharya | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2| | BJP | |
| 3. | Savitaben V Sharda | Surendra Motilal Patel | |||||
| Seat No | Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abani Roy | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | RSP | Abani Roy | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | RSP | |
| 2. | Chandrakala Pandey | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=4| | CPI(M) | Sitaram Yechury | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=3| | CPI(M) | |
| 3. | Chittabrata Majumdar | Chittabrata Majumdar | |||||
| 4. | Jibon Bihari Roy | Brinda Karat | |||||
| 5. | Sarla Maheshwari | Swapan Sadhan Bose | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | AITC | |||
| 6. | Shankar Roy Chowdhury | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | IND | Arjun Kumar Sengupta | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | IND | |
Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2005.
State - Member - Party
- Bye-elections were held on 30/04/2005 for vacancy from Maharashtra due to resignation of seating member Nirupam on 18/03/2005 with term ending on 02/04/2006 [3]
- Bye-elections were held on 03/06/2005 for vacancy from Jharkhand and Kerala due to elections to JH Assembly of seating member Stephen Marandi on 16 March, 2005 with term ending on 07/07/2010 and resignation of seating member K. Karunakaran on 19/01/2007 with term ending on 02/04/2010 [4]
References
- ↑ RAJYA SABHA – RETIREMENTS – ABSTRACT As on 1 November, 2006. eci.nic.in.
- ↑ Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
- ↑ Bye-election to the Council of States from Maharashtra to fill up the vacancy occurring due to the resignation of sitting member Shri Nirupam Sanjay Brijkishorlal. ECI, New Delhi.
- ↑ Bye-elections to the Council of States from Jharkhand and Kerala to fill up the vacancy occurring due to the election of sitting member Shri Stephan Marandi in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and resignation of Shri K. Karunakaran. ECI, New Delhi.