2021 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

Rajya Sabha elections is to be 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. [2][3][4]

2021 Rajya Sabha elections
8 seats to the Rajya Sabha
 
Leader Thawar Chand Gehlot

Leader of the House

 Ghulam Nabi Azad

Leader of the Opposition

Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader since 11 June 2019 8 June 2014
Leader's seat Madhya Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir
Current seats 93[1] 37[1]

Elections
  • Listed According To The Dates
State Members retiring Date of retirement
Jammu and Kashmir 4 10 & 15 February 2021
Kerala 3 21 April 2021
Puducherry 1 6 October 2021

Members retiring

Jammu And Kashmir
Seat No. Previous MP Previous Party Date of retirement Elected MP Elected Party Date of appointment Reference
1 Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian National Congress 15-Feb-2021 TBD
2 Nazir Ahmad Laway Peoples Democratic Party 15-Feb-2021 TBD
3 Fayaz Ahmad Mir Peoples Democratic Party 10-Feb-2021 TBD
4 Shamsheer Singh Manhas Bharatiya Janata Party 10-Feb-2021 TBD

Kerala
Seat No. Previous MP Previous Party Date of retirement Elected MP Elected Party Date of appointment Reference
1 K. K. Ragesh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21-Apr-2021 TBD
2 Vayalar Ravi Indian National Congress 21-Apr-2021 TBD
3 P. V. Abdul Wahab Indian Union Muslim League 21-Apr-2021 TBD

Puducherry
Seat No. Previous MP Previous Party Date of retirement Elected MP Elected Party Date of appointment Reference
1 N Gokulakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 06-Oct-2021 TBD

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.

Bihar
  • On 4 December, 2017 Sharad Yadav had been disqualified[5]
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Name Date of Appointment Date of retirement
1 Sharad Yadav Janata Dal (United) 4 December 2017 TBD 7 July 2022

Assam
  • On 21 November 2020 Biswajit Daimary resigned.[6]
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of Appointment Date of retirement
1 Biswajit Daimary Bodoland People's Front 21 November 2020 TBD 09-Apr-2026

Gujarat
  • On 25 November 2020 Ahmed Patel died.[7]
  • On 01 December 2020 Abhay Bhardwaj died.[8]
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of Appointment Date of retirement
1 Ahmed Patel Indian National Congress 25 November 2020 Manvendra Singh Gohil Bharatiya Janata Party TBD 18 August 2023
2 Abhay Bharadwaj Bharatiya Janata Party 01 December 2020 TBD Bharatiya Janata Party TBD 21 June 2026

Kerala
  • On 9 January 2021 Jose K. Mani resigned.[9]
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of Appointment Date of retirement
1 Jose K. Mani Kerala Congress (M) 9 January 2021 TBD 01-Jul-2024

References
  1. "Party Position in the Rajya Sabha" (PDF). 23 December 2020. p. 5. Archived (pdf) from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5.
  3. "NDA likely to get majority in Rajya Sabha by 2021". 27 May 2019 – via The Economic Times.
  4. Arnimesh, Shanker (2 March 2020). "BJP's Rajya Sabha tally will marginally drop after March, but real worry will be after 2022".
  5. "Sharad Yadav disqualified from RS". The Hindu. 5 December 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. Choudhury, Ratnadip (22 November 2020). "Bodoland People's Front Lone MP Resigns From Rajya Sabha, To Join BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. "Congress Veteran Ahmed Patel Dies at 71 After Battling Covid". ndtv.com. 25 November 2020.
  8. "Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death". newsd.in. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jose-k-mani-resigns-from-rajya-sabha/article33535384.ece
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