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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
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| previous_election = [[2018 Rajya Sabha elections|2018]]
| ongoing = no
| next_election = [[2020 Rajya Sabha elections|2020]]
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| previous_election = 2018 Rajya Sabha elections
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| election_date = 31 May – 5 December 2019
| previous_year = 2018
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| seats_for_election = 22 seats in the [[Rajya Sabha]]{{efn|Including 14 [[Casual vacancy|casual vacancies]]}}
| nopercentage = yes
| next_election = 2020 Rajya Sabha elections
| next_year =2020
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| election_date = 31 May – 5 December 2019
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| seats_for_election = 22 seats in the [[Rajya Sabha]]<br/>
Including 14 [[Casual vacancy|casual vacancies]]


| image1 =
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader1 = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| leader1 = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| seats1 = 11
| seats1 = 11
| last_election1 = 5
| last_election1 = 5


| party2 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| party2 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| leader2 = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| leader2 = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| seats2 = 2
| seats2 = 2
| last_election2 = 4
| last_election2 = 4


| party3 = Biju Janata Dal
| party3 = Biju Janata Dal
| leader3 = [[Sasmit Patra]]
| leader3 = [[Sasmit Patra]]
| seats3 = 2
| seats3 = 2
| last_election3 = 3
| last_election3 = 3


| party4 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| party4 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| leader4 = [[Tiruchi Siva]]
| leader4 = [[Tiruchi Siva]]
| seats4 = 2
| seats4 = 2
| last_election4 = 1
| last_election4 = 1


| party5 = Asom Gana Parishad
| party5 = Asom Gana Parishad
| leader5 = -
| leader5 = -
| seats5 = 1
| seats5 = 1
| last_election5 = 0
| last_election5 = 0


| party6 = Indian National Congress
| party6 = Indian National Congress
| leader6 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| leader6 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| seats6 = 1
| seats6 = 1
| last_election6 = 3
| last_election6 = 3


| party7 = Lok Janshakti Party
| party7 = Lok Janshakti Party
| leader7 = -
| leader7 = -
| seats7 = 1
| seats7 = 1
| last_election7 = 0
| last_election7 = 0


| party8 = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| party8 = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| leader8 = -
| leader8 = -
| seats8 = 1
| seats8 = 1
| last_election8 = 0
| last_election8 = 0


| party9 = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| party9 = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| leader9 = -
| leader9 = -
| seats9 = 1
| seats9 = 1
| last_election9 = 0
| last_election9 = 0
}}
}}
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* On 15 July 2019 Neeraj Sekhar Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 15 July 2019 Neeraj Sekhar Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 2 August 2019 [[Surendra Singh Nagar]] Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 2 August 2019 [[Surendra Singh Nagar]] Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 5 August 2019 [[Sanjay Seth]] Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 5 August 2019 [[Sanjay Seth (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Sanjay Seth]] Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] And Membership Of [[Samajwadi Party]] And Joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* On 24 August 2019 [[Arun Jaitley]] Had Died
* On 24 August 2019 [[Arun Jaitley]] Had Died
*On 24 October 2019 Tazeen Fatma Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] due to her election as the member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] On 21 October by-poll From [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur]]
*On 24 October 2019 Tazeen Fatma Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] due to her election as the member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] On 21 October by-poll From [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur]]
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 5 March 2024

2019 Rajya Sabha elections
← 2018 31 May – 5 December 2019 2020 →
22 seats in the Rajya Sabha
Including 14 casual vacancies
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Thawar Chand Gehlot A. Navaneethakrishnan Sasmit Patra
Party BJP AIADMK BJD
Last election 5 4 3
Seats won 11 2 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Tiruchi Siva - Ghulam Nabi Azad
Party DMK AGP INC
Last election 1 0 3
Seats won 2 1 1
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader - - -
Party LJP MDMK PMK
Last election 0 0 0
Seats won 1 1 1

2019 Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2019, to fill the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect 2 members from Assam as well as 6 members from Tamil Nadu. By-elections were held for 14 seats among various states.

The elections resulted in the ruling BJP maintaining and increasing their majority with a net gain of 6 seats.

Results

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Elections

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Assam

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Seat No Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Reference
1 Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party [1]
2 Santiuse Kujur Indian National Congress Birendra Prasad Baishya Asom Gana Parishad

Tamil Nadu

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Seat No Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Reference
1 R. Lakshmanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Mohammedjan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [2]
2 V. Maitreyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Chandrasekaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3 K. R. Arjunan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Anbumani Ramadoss Pattali Makkal Katchi
4 T. Rathinavel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5 Kanimozhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P. Wilson Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6 D. Raja Communist Party of India Vaiko Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

By-elections

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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

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  • On 23 May 2019 Ravi Shankar Prasad Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar due to his election as the member of Lok Sabha From Patna Sahib
  • On 8 September 2019 Ram Jethmalani Had Died
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Ravi Shankar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 23 May 2019 Ram Vilas Paswan Lok Janshakti Party 28 June 2019 2 April 2024
2 Ram Jethmalani Rashtriya Janata Dal 8 September 2019 Satish Chandra Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party 9 October 2019 7 July 2022

Gujarat

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  • On 23 May 2019 Amit Shah Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat due to his election as the member of Lok Sabha From Gandhinagar
  • On 24 May 2019 Smriti Irani Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat due to her election as the member of Lok Sabha From Amethi
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Amit Shah Bharatiya Janata Party 23 May 2019 S. Jaishankar Bharatiya Janata Party 5 July 2019 18 August 2023
2 Smriti Irani Bharatiya Janata Party 24 May 2019 Jugalji Thakore Bharatiya Janata Party 5 July 2019 18 August 2023

Odisha

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  • On 24 May 2019 Achyuta Samanta Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha due to his election as the member of Lok Sabha From Kandhamal
  • On 6 June 2019 Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha due to his election as the member of Odisha Legislative Assembly From Khandapada
  • On 6 June 2019 Pratap Keshari Deb Resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha due to his election as the member of Odisha Legislative Assembly From Aul
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Achyuta Samanta Biju Janata Dal 24 May 2019 Ashwini Vaishnaw Bharatiya Janata Party 28 June 2019 3 April 2024
2 Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Biju Janata Dal 6 June 2019 Amar Patnaik Biju Janata Dal 28 June 2019 3 April 2024
3 Pratap Keshari Deb Biju Janata Dal 9 June 2019 Sasmit Patra Biju Janata Dal 28 June 2019 1 July 2022

Rajasthan

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  • 24 June 2019 Madan Lal Saini Had Died
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Madan Lal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 24 June 2019 Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress 26 August 2019 3 April 2024

Uttar Pradesh

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S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Neeraj Shekhar Samajwadi Party 15 July 2019 Neeraj Shekhar Bharatiya Janata Party 26 August 2019 25 November 2020
2 Surendra Singh Nagar Samajwadi Party 2 August 2019 Surendra Singh Nagar Bharatiya Janata Party 16 September 2019 4 July 2022
3 Sanjay Seth Samajwadi Party 5 August 2019 Sanjay Seth Bharatiya Janata Party 16 September 2019 4 July 2022
4 Arun Jaitley Bharatiya Janata Party 24 August 2019 Sudhanshu Trivedi Bharatiya Janata Party 9 October 2019 2 April 2024
5 Tazeen Fatma Samajwadi Party 24 October 2019 Arun Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 5 December 2019 25 November 2020

Karnataka

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S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MP Party Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 K. C. Ramamurthy Indian National Congress 16 October 2019 K. C. Ramamurthy Bharatiya Janata Party 5 December 2019 30 June 2022

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Nominees of BJP, AGP elected unopposed to two RS seats in Assam". Business Standard. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Six candidates elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha MPs". The Hindu. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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