| Election Name: | 1953 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1952 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Election Date: | 17 March 1953 (1 seat) 26 May 1953 (1 seat) 16 November 1953 (1 seat) 30 November 1953 (4 seats) |
| Next Election: | 1954 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
| Seats For Election: | 7 (of 228 seats) to the Rajya Sabha |
| Majority Seats: | 115 |
| Leader1: | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Party1: | INC |
| Seats1: | 169 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 74.12% |
| Swing1: | 0.22% |
| Party2: | CPI |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 3.95% |
| Swing2: | 0.41% |
Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1953, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[1]
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1953. They are members for the term 1953-1959 and retire in year 1959, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.The list is incomplete.
State - Member - Party
The following by-elections were held in the year 1953.
State - Member - Party
| Punjab | bgcolor= | Elected 17/03/1953 | ||
| Madras | bgcolor= | Elected 26/05/1953 | ||
| Nominated | Elected 16/11/1953 | |||
| Andhra | bgcolor= | Elected 30/11/1953 | ||
| Andhra | bgcolor= | Elected 30/11/1953 | ||
| Andhra | bgcolor= | Elected 30/11/1953 | ||
| Andhra | bgcolor= | Elected 30/11/1953 | ||