1977 Rajya Sabha elections explained

Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1977, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.^[1]

Elections

Elections were held to elect members from various states.

Members elected

The following members are elected in the elections held in 1979. They are members for the term 1977-1983 and retire in year 1983, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.The list is incomplete.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1977-1983! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark

Puducherry	V P M Samy	AIADMK
Tamil Nadu		INC
Tamil Nadu		DMK
Tamil Nadu	A P Janardhanam	AIADMK
Tamil Nadu	U R Krishnan	AIADMK
Tamil Nadu	Noorjehan Razack	AIADMK
Tamil Nadu		CPM

Bye-elections

The following bye elections were held in the year 1977.

State - Member - Party

1. Haryana - Sujan Singh - INC (ele 13/07/1977 term till 1978)
2. WB - Ananda Pathak - CPM (ele 13/07/1977 term till 1978)
3. Orissa - Patitpaban Pradhan - LD (ele 13/07/1977 term till 1982)
4. Karnataka - T V Chandrasekharappa - INC (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1978)
5. Karnataka - L G Havanur - INC (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1978)
6. Uttar Pradesh - Narendra Singh - JAN (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1978)
7. Uttar Pradesh - Dr M M S Siddhu - JAN (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1978)
8. Madhya Pradesh - Baleshwar Dayal - JAN (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1978)
9. Uttar Pradesh - Dinesh Singh - JAN (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1980)
10. Uttar Pradesh - K B Asthana - JP (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1980)
11. Uttar Pradesh - Shanti Bhushan - JP (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1980)
12. Uttar Pradesh - Prem Manohar - JP (ele 14/07/1977 term till 1980)
13. Andhra Pradesh - N. G. Ranga - INC (ele 18/07/1977 term till 1980) 08/01/1980
14. Tamil Nadu - E R Krishnan - AIADMK (ele 18/07/1977 term till 1980)
15. Gujarat - Trilok Gogoi - INC (ele 20/07/1977 term till 1980)
16. Karnataka - L R Naik - INC (ele 20/07/1977 term till 1980)
17. Kerala - Thalekkunnil Basheer - INC INC (ele 20/07/1977 term till 1979)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 13 September 2017. 14 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx. dead.