Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2021, to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years.[1][2][3]
Elections to the 4 vacant seats from Jammu and Kashmir were not held in February as the union territory is under President's rule and the assembly had been dissolved. These were held later in 2025.[4]
Results
Members retiring & Elected
| Seat No. | Previous MP | Previous Party | Date of retirement | Elected MP | Party | Appointing date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. K. Ragesh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 21-Apr-2021 | John Brittas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 24-Apr-2021 | [5] | ||
| 2 | Vayalar Ravi | Indian National Congress | 21-Apr-2021 | V. Sivadasan | 24-Apr-2021 | ||||
| 3 | P. V. Abdul Wahab | Indian Union Muslim League | 21-Apr-2021 | P. V. Abdul Wahab | Indian Union Muslim League | 24-Apr-2021 | |||
| Seat No. | Previous MP | Previous Party | Date of retirement | Elected MP | Party | Appointing date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Gokulakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 06-Oct-2021 | S Selvaganapathy | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 October 2021 | [6] | ||
By-elections
Aside from automatic elections, unforeseen vacancies caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, are unless a few months before the expected natural expiry of the term of tenure, filled via by-elections, which for the Rajya Sabha often take some months to organise.
- On 21 November 2020 Biswajit Daimary resigned.[7]
- Biswajit Daimary Elected As MLA.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biswajit Daimary | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bodoland People's Front | 21 November 2020 | Biswajit Daimary[8] | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 February 2021 | 9 April 2026 |
| 2 | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 May 2021 | Sarbananda Sonowal | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | 27 September 2021 | |||
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Patel | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | 25 November 2020 | Dineshchandra Anavadiya[11] | rowspan="2" width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23 February 2021 | 18 August 2023 |
| 2 | Abhay Bharadwaj | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 December 2020 | Rambhai Mokariya[11] | 23 February 2021 | 21 June 2026 | ||
- On 9 January 2021 Jose K. Mani resigned.[12]
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose K. Mani | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Kerala Congress (M) | 9 January 2021 | Jose K. Mani | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Kerala Congress (M) | 24-Nov-2021 | 01-Jul-2024 |
- On 12 February 2021, Dinesh Trivedi resigned.[13]
- Manas Bhunia Elected As MLA.
- On 15 September 2021, Arpita Ghosh resigned.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Trivedi | rowspan="3" width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Trinamool Congress | 12-Feb-2021 | Jawhar Sircar | rowspan="3" width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Trinamool Congress | 03-Aug-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 |
| 2 | Manas Bhunia | 9-May-2021 | Sushmita Dev | 27-Sep-2021 | 18-Aug-2023 | ||||
| 3 | Arpita Ghosh | 15-Sept-2021 | Luizinho Faleiro | 24-Nov-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 | ||||
- On 24 March 2021, A. Mohammedjan died.[14]
- On 10 May 2021, K. P. Munusamy Resigned Due To Election As MLA.
- On 10 May 2021, R. Vaithilingam Resigned Due To Election As MLA.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Mohammedjan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 24-Mar-2021 | M. M. Abdulla | rowspan="3" width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 06-Sept-2021 | 24-Jul-2025 | |
| 2 | K. P. Munusamy | 10-May-2021 | Kanimozhi NVN Somu | 27-Sep-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 | ||||
| 3 | R. Vaithilingam | 10-May-2021 | K. R. N. Rajeshkumar | 27-Sep-2021 | 29-Jun-2022 | ||||
- On 16 May 2021, Rajeev Satav died.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajeev Satav | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | 16 May 2021 | Rajani Patil | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | 27-Sep-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 |
- On 7 July 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot resigned due to his appointment as Governor of Karnataka.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thawar Chand Gehlot | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 07-Jul-2021 | L. Murugan | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27-Sep-2021 | 02-Apr-2024 |
Nominations
Nominated members
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swapan Dasgupta | Nominated | 16-Mar-2021 | Swapan Dasgupta | Nominated (BJP whip) | 02-Jun-2021 | 24-Apr-2022 | ||
| 2 | Raghunath Mohapatra | Nominated (BJP whip) | 9-May-2021 | Mahesh Jethmalani | 02-Jun-2021 | 13-Jul-2024 | |||
See also
- List of current members of the Rajya Sabha
- Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)
- List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha
- 2021 elections in India
- 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
- 2021 Legislative Council elections
Notes
References
- ↑ Statewise Retirement. 164.100.47.5.
- ↑ NDA likely to get majority in Rajya Sabha by 2021. The Economic Times(May 27, 2019).
- ↑ BJP's Rajya Sabha tally will marginally drop after March, but real worry will be after 2022, Arnimesh, Shanker(March 2, 2020).
- ↑ Jammu and Kashmir set to lose representation in Rajya Sabha(8 February 2021). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ Kerala: V Sivadasan, John Brittas, PV Abdul Wahab elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed.
- ↑ BJP nominates S Selvaganapathy for Puducherry Rajya Sabha elections.
- ↑ Bodoland People's Front Lone MP Resigns From Rajya Sabha, To Join BJP. NDTV.com(22 November 2020). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ BJP names former BPF member Biswajit Daimary as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Assam. The Hindu(15 February 2021).
- ↑ Congress Veteran Ahmed Patel Dies at 71 After Battling Covid. ndtv.com(25 November 2020).
- ↑ Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death. newsd.in(1 December 2020). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gujarat Rajya Sabha bypolls: Old-timer, OBC leader on BJP's list(17 February 2021).
- ↑ Jose K. Mani resigns from Rajya Sabha. The Hindu(9 January 2021).
- ↑ 'Suffocated' Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi resigns from Rajya Sabha, praises PM Narendra Modi.
- ↑ AIADMK MP Mohammedjan dies of sudden heart attack after round of hectic electioneering.
- ↑ To fight for a better Bengal, says Swapan Dasgupta after quitting Rajya Sabha(16 March 2021).
- ↑ Rajya Sabha MP Raghunath Mohapatra dies of COVID-19, PM Modi expresses grief.