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2018 Rajya Sabha elections
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Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2018 to elect the 65 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. There were, as routine, three such elections held among relevant State and Union Territory legislators by single transferable vote (STV) and Open Ballot: on 16 January to elect 3 members from Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim; on 23 March to elect 58 members from 16 States; and lastly on 21 June to elect 3 members from Kerala. Being even-numbered, 2018 was a year in which about 30% of the State Legislature-elected 233-seat component of the body is elected. The other 12 seats of the body are appointed by the President.
Not as part of a six-yearly cycle, a by-election was held to elect 1 member from Kerala in March, which proved to be a re-election but as an independent member, of M. P. Veerendra Kumar, the only by-election of the year.
Elections
The elections were held to elect 3 members from National Capital Territory of Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim. 3 members from the National Capital Territory of Delhi retired on 27 January 2018 and 1 member from Sikkim retired on 23 February 2018. Elections for 58 seats and a by-election for 1 seat were held on 23 March 2018. The election was held for 3 seats of Kerala on 21 June 2018.
Members Elected
Delhi had an election for 3 Rajya Sabha seats on 16 January 2018 to replace members retiring on 27 January 2018.
Sikkim had an election for 1 Rajya Sabha seat on 16 January 2018 to replace member retiring on 23 February 2018.
From Andhra Pradesh State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Bihar State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Chhattisgarh State, 1 member is elected for the Rajya Sabha seat on 23 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Gujarat State, 4 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Haryana State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Himachal Pradesh State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Jharkhand State, 2 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 May 2018.
From Karnataka State, 4 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Madhya Pradesh State, 5 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Maharashtra State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Odisha State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018.
From Rajasthan State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018.
From Telangana State, 3 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Uttarakhand State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Uttar Pradesh State, 10 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From West Bengal State, 5 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
From Kerala State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 14 June 2018, to replace members retiring on 1 July 2018.
By-elections
In addition to scheduled elections, unforeseen vacancies, caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, may also be filled via By-elections.
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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- Hindustan Times (4 January 2018). "Billionaire, chartered accountant, party loyalist: Meet AAP's 3 nominees for RS". Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha polls: Two from TDP, one from YSR Congress get elected". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Six including Ravi Shankar Prasad elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed". United news of India. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Trivedi, Vivek (24 March 2018). "Rajya Sabha Polls: BSP's MLA Votes in Favour of BJP's Saroj Pandey, Ensures Win". news18.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Shrivastava, Rahul. "All you need to know about Rajya Sabha election 2018". India Today. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Polls: All four candidates from Gujarat elected unopposed". DNA. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "BJP's Vats makes Rajya Sabha debut, J P Nadda begins 2nd innings". The Times of India. TNN. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "JP Nadda Elected Unopposed to Rajya Sabha Seat From Himachal Pradesh". India.com News Desk. india.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Convicted MLA's vote puts Congress Rajya Sabha nominee's victory in Jharkhand under cloud; BJP to move high court". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Amid high drama, Congress wins 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka". The Times of India. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Rajendra Sharma (15 March 2018). "Four BJP leaders, a Congress veteran elected unopposed to RS from MP". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "RS polls now a formality as 7th nominee opts out of race". The Times of India. TNN. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Achyuta, Prashanta, Soumya Ranjan elected to Rajya Sabha from Odisha". kalingatv.com. KalingaTV News Network. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "All three BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Rajasthan elected unopposed". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha polls: Three TRS candidates declared winners, Congress's P Balram loses". Zee News. Zee Media Bureau. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "अनिल बलूनी राज्यसभा के लिए निर्विरोध निर्वाचित, मिला सर्टिफ़िकेट". news18.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Elections Results: BJP Wins 9 Seats in Uttar Pradesh, BSP's BR Ambedkar Loses". india.com. India.com News Desk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "Kerala Rajya Sabha election 2018: Two LDF candidates, one from elected unopposed". 14 June 2018.
- "RSS thinker Rakesh Sinha, Dalit leader Ram Shakal among 4 nominated to Rajya Sabha". India Today.
- "Parrikar, Rane take oath as newly-elected MLAs". Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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