2004 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2004 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2003 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | (of 228 seats) to the Rajya Sabha |
| Leader2: | Jaswant Singh |
| Party2: | BJP |
| Image1: | File:IBSA-leaders Manmohan Singh.jpg |
| Leader1: | Manmohan Singh |
| Party1: | INC |
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2004, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 13 members from six states,[1] 49 members from 12 states,[2] six members from Andhra Pradesh,[3] and two members from Haryana,[4] for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.[5] [6]
Elections
Elections were held in 2004 to elect members from various states.The list is incomplete.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2004. They are members for the term 2004–2010 and retire in year 2010, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
State – Member – Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2004–2010! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| AS | | INC | R |
| AS | | INC |
| HP | | INC | |
| KL | | INC | |
| KL | | INC |
| KL | | CPM |
| NG | | INC | |
| TR | | CPM | |
| PB | | INC | |
| PB | | SAD |
| PB | | INC | |
| PB | | SAD |
| PB | | INC | |
| CG | | BJP | |
| CG | | INC |
| MP | | BJP | |
| MP | | BJP | Dea 6.10.2009 |
| MP | | BJP | Res.11.2009 |
| TN | | PMK | |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | INC | |
| KA | | INC | |
| KA | | BJP |
| KA | | JDS |
| KA | | INC |
| OR | | BJP | |
| OR | | BJD |
| OR | | INC |
| MH | | NCP | |
| MH | Sharad Joshi | SBP |
| MH | | INC | Res 21.01.2010 |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | SS |
| MH | | IND |
| MH | | BJP | dea 03/05/2006 |
| PB | | INC | |
| PB | | SAD |
| RJ | | BJP |
| RJ | | BJP |
| RJ | | INC |
| RJ | | INC | Bye 2009 |
| RJ | | BJP | res 16/05/2009 LS |
| UP | | BJP | |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | BJP | res 23/04/2009 LS |
| UP | | BSP | ele 19/06/2009 |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UK | | INC | |
| BR | | JDU | |
| BR | | JDU |
| BR | | BJP | 16/05/2009 LS |
| BR | | BJP |
| BR | | RJD |
| BR | | INC |
| JH | | INC | |
| JH | | JMM | res 4.1.2010 |
| AP | | INC | |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | CPM |
| HR | | INLD | Res 03.11.2009 |
| HR | | IND |
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Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2004.
State – Member – Party
- Bye-elections were held on 21/06/2004 for vacancy from Andhra and Punjab due to death of seating members K. M. Khan on 16/10/2003 with term ending on 02/04/2006 and Gurcharan Singh on 01/04/2004, with term ending on 09/04/2008.[7]
- Bye-elections were held on 21/06/2004 for vacancy from Rajasthan due to death of seating member Dr Abrar Ahmed on 04/05/2004 with term ending on 09/04/2008.[7]
- Bye-elections were held on 28/06/2004 for vacancy from Bihar due to election to Lok Sabha of seating members Rajiv Ranjan Singh on 13/05/2004 with term ending on 02/04/2006 and Lalu Prasad on 13/05/2004 with term ending on 09/04/2008.[8]
- Bye-elections were held on 28/06/2004 for vacancy from Madhya pradesh and West Bengal due to election to Lok Sabha of seating members Kailash Chandra on 13/05/2004 with term ending on 02/04/2006 and Pranab Mukherjee on 13/05/2004 with term ending on 18/08/2005.[8]
- Bye-elections were held on 28/06/2004 for vacancy from Orissa due to election to Lok Sabha of seating members Manamohan Samal on 13/05/2004 with term ending on 03/04/2006.[8]
- Bye-elections were held on 28/06/2004 for vacancy from Delhi due to resignation of seating members Ambika Soni on 10 June 2004 with term ending on 27 January 2006 and Dr A R Kidwai on 7 July 2004 with term ending on 27 January 2006.[9]
- Bye-elections were held on 06/01/2005 for vacancy from Kerala due to death of seating members V. V. Raghavan on 27/10/2004 with term ending on 01/07/2006.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of members retiring in April, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515155144/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/7PN22022010.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial and Bye-Elections to the Council of States . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515155221/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/Press_Note-14.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from the State of Andhra Pradesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515095003/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/Press_Note_15.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from the State of Haryana . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515123306/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN19090610.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 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 1 st 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: Biennial and Bye -Elections to the Council of States and State Legislative Councils by Members of Legislative Assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518001757/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_240504ii.pdf . dead . 18 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial and Bye -Elections to the Council of States and State Legislative Councils by Members of Legislative Assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518001757/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_240504ii.pdf . dead . 18 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-elections to the Council of States from the National Capital Territory of Delhi. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518003125/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN230704.pdf . dead . 18 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from Kerala to fill up the vacancy occurring due to the death of sitting member of the Shri V. V. Raghavan . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517181652/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13122004.pdf. dead. 17 May 2016. ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
