2000 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2000 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | (of 228 seats) to the Rajya Sabha |
| Image1: | File:Jaswant Singh (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Jaswant Singh |
| Party1: | BJP |
| Leader2: | Manmohan Singh |
| Party2: | INC |
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2000, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 3 seats from Delhi and 1 seat from Sikkim,[1] 58 members from 15 states [2] and 3 members from Kerala[3] for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.[4]
Elections
Elections were held in 2000 to elect members from various states.The list is incomplete.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2000. They are members for the term 2000-2006 and retire in year 2006, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2000-2006! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| Delhi | | INC |
| Delhi | | INC |
| Delhi | | INC |
| Sikkim | | SDF |
| AP | | INC | R |
| AP | | TDP |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | TDP |
| AP | | TDP |
| BH | | JDU | |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | BJP |
| BH | | INC |
| BH | | RJD |
| BH | | RJD |
| CG | Kamla Manhar | INC | |
| GJ | | BJP | |
| GJ | | INC |
| GJ | | INC |
| GJ | | INC |
| HR | | INLD | |
| HP | | INC | |
| JH | | BJP | |
| JH | | INC |
| KA | | INC | |
| KA | | INC |
| KA | | INC | Res 10-11-2005 |
| KA | | INC |
| MP | | INC | |
| MP | | INC |
| MP | | INC |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | BJP |
| MH | | BJP | |
| MH | | RPI |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | NCP |
| MH | | NCP |
| MH | | OTH |
| UP | | BJP | |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | INC |
| UP | | IND |
| UP | | BJP | fr UP till 08/11/2000 |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | RSP | |
| WB | | INC | |
| WB | | CPM | Dea 17-07-2005 |
| OR | | BJP | |
| OR | | -- | |
| OR | | BJD | |
| RJ | | BJP | |
| RJ | | INC |
| RJ | | INC |
| Kerala | | INC | |
| Kerala | | RSP | |
| Kerala | | ML | |
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Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2000.
State - Member - Party
- Bye-elections were held on 20/01/2000 for vacancy from Karnataka and Jammu Kashmir due to resignations of seating members S M Krishna on 14.10.1999 with term ending on 09.04.2002 and Dr Karan Singh on 12.08.1999 with term ending on 29 November 2002.[5] From Karnataka K. C. Kondaiah of INC became member.
- Bye-elections were held on 20/01/2000 for vacancy from Tamil Nadu due to resignations of seating members R.K. Kumar on 03.10.1999 with term ending on 02.04.2002 and T.M. Venkatachalam on 02.12.1999 with term ending on 02.04.2002.[5]
- Bye-elections were held on 29/03/2000 for vacancy from Jammu Kashmir and Bihar due to resignation of seating member Dr Karan Singh on 12.08.1999 with term ending on 29 November 2002 and death of seating member Jagdambi Mandal on 13 January 2000 with term ending on 09.04.2002. [6]
- Bye-elections were held on 21/09/2000 for vacancy from Sikkim due to death of seating member K G Bhutia on 12.8.2000 with term ending on 23 February 2006. [7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from National Capital Territory of Delhi and Sikkim – 2005-06 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and State Legislative Councils of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh by (MLAs)-2006 . ECI New Delhi . 27 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from Kerala . Election Commission of India, New Delhi. 18 August 2017.
- Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 13 September 2017.
- Web site: Elections to Rajya Sabha . ECI New Delhi . 27 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill the seats of members retiring on 02.04.2000 . ECI, New Delhi . 10 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from the State of Sikkim . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
