2002 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2002 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2001 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2001 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| 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 2002, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 56 members from 17 states and four seats from Karnataka,[1] four members from Jammu and Kashmir,[2] and 11 members from two states[3] for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.[4] [5]
Elections
Elections were held in 2002 to elect members from various states.The list is incomplete.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2002. They are members for the term 2002–2008 and retire in year 2008, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2002-2008! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| MH | | BJP | R |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | SS |
| MH | | SS |
| MH | | NCP |
| MH | | NCP | dea 15/06/2002 |
| MH | | IND | bye 29/07/2002 |
| Orissa | | BJD |
| Orissa | | INC |
| Orissa | | INC |
| Orissa | | BJP |
| TN | | DMK | |
| TN | | INC |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | AIFB |
| WB | | CPM |
| WB | | CPM |
| WB | | AITC |
| AP | | INC | |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | TDP |
| AP | | TDP |
| AP | | TDP |
| AP | | TDP | - |
| AS | | IND | |
| AS | | INC |
| AS | | INC |
| BH | | BJP | R |
| BH | | SP |
| BH | | RJD |
| BH | | RJD |
| BH | | RJD |
| CG | | INC | R |
| CG | | INC |
| GJ | | INC | R |
| GJ | | BJP |
| GJ | | BJP | dea 25/07/2007 |
| GJ | | BJP |
| HR | | INLD | |
| HR | | INC |
| HP | | BJP | Res |
| JH | | BJP | |
| JH | | BJP |
| MP | | INC | |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | INC |
| MN | | INC | |
| RJ | | INC | |
| RJ | | INC |
| RJ | | INC | dea 04/05/2004 |
| RJ | | BJP |
| MG | | NCP | |
| AR | | INC | |
| KA | | INC | |
| KA | | INC |
| KA | | INC |
| KA | | IND |
| Jammu and Kashmir | | JKPDP | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | | INC |
| Jammu and Kashmir | | JKNC |
| Jammu and Kashmir | | JKPDP |
| UP | | BSP | Res 08/05/2008 |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | BSP | Disq 04/07/2008 |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | SP |
| UK | | INC | R |
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Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2002.
State - Member - Party
- Bye-elections were held on 30/05/2002 for vacancy from Tripura and Punjab due to election to Lok Sabha of seating member Khagan Das on 25.02.2002 with term ending on 02.04.2004 and due to resignation of seating member Balwinder Singh Bhunder on 07.03.2002 with term ending on 09.04.2004[6]
- Bye-elections were held on 30/05/2002 for vacancy from Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand due to election to Lok Sabha of seating member Mohd. Azam Khan on 09.03.2002 with term ending on 25.11.2002 and due to resignation of seating member Dayanand Sahay on 19.03.2002 with term ending on 07.07.2004[6]
- Bye-elections were held on 01/07/2002 for vacancy from Jharkhand due to election to JH Assembly of seating member Shibu Soren on 2 June 2002 with term ending on 2 April 2008.[7]
- Bye-elections were held on 01/07/2002 for vacancy from Maharashtra due to death of seating member Mukeshbhai R Patel on 15 June 2002 with term ending on 2 April 2008.[8] P C Alexander became member as IND candidate on bye 29/07/2002.
- Bye-elections were held on 18/11/2002 for vacancy from Uttar Pradesh due to resignation of seating member T N Chaturvedi on 20.8.2002 with term ending on --.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Biennial/Bye Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and State Legislative Councils of Bihar and Maharashtra by (MLAs)-2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515154248/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn_250208.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI New Delhi . 27 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States from the States of Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515095608/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn120109.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi. 18 August 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections and Bye-Election to the Council of States. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515120648/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN13102008A.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . 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: RAJYA SABHA – RETIREMENTS – ABSTRACT As on 1st November, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20101009123012/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/rajya_sabha_council.pdf . dead . 9 October 2010 . eci.nic.in. 6 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye elections to fillup casual vacancies in Rajya Sabha.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517181326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_26042002.pdf . dead . 17 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from the State of Jharkhand . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518001920/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_10062002.pdf . dead . 18 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from the State of Maharashtra . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518003149/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_01072002.pdf . dead . 18 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill the seats of members retiring in November, 2002 and bye-elections to the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517201752/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_23102002.pdf . dead . 17 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
