2006 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2006 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2005 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2005 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| 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 on various dates in 2006, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively one member from Sikkim,[1] 58 members from 15 states,[2] two members from Jharkhand,[3] and three members from Kerala,[4] [5] for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.[6]
Elections
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2006.The list is incomplete.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2006-2012! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| SK | | SDF | |
| DL | | INC | R |
| DL | | INC |
| DL | | INC |
| AP | | CPI | |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | TDP |
| BH | | BJP | R |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | RJD |
| BH | | RJD |
| CG | | BJP | R |
| GJ | | BJP | R |
| GJ | | BJP |
| GJ | | BJP |
| GJ | | INC |
| HR | | INC | |
| HP | | INC | |
| JH | | BJP | |
| JH | | INC |
| KA | | BJP | |
| KA | | BJP |
| KA | | INC |
| KA | | IND |
| MP | | BJP | |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | INC | res 29/06/2009 Govr KA |
| MH | | BJP | |
| MH | | SS | |
| MH | | INC | |
| MH | | INC | |
| MH | | NCP | |
| MH | | NCP | R |
| OR | | BJP | |
| OR | | BJD | |
| OR | | INC | |
| RJ | | BJP | |
| RJ | | INC |
| RJ | | INC |
| UP | | BJP | |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | Jai Prakash | BSP |
| UP | | SP | res 23/04/2009 |
| UP | | SP | ele 19/06/2009 |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | RLD |
| UK | | INC | |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | AIFB | |
| WB | | TMC | |
| JH | | BJP | |
| JH | | INC |
| KL | | INC | |
| KL | | CPI |
| KL | | CPM |
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Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2006.
State - Member - Party
- Bye-elections were held on 28/03/2006 for vacancy from Orissa due to the expulsion of seating member Dr Chhattrapal Singh Lodha on 23 December 2005 with term ending on 1 July 2010[7]
- Bye-elections were held on 15/06/2006 for vacancy from Uttar Pradesh due to disqualification of seating member Jaya Bachchan on 16.03.2006 with term ending on -- and due to resignation of seating member Anil Ambani on 29.03.2006 with term ending on -- [8]
- Bye-elections were held on 15/06/2006 for vacancy from Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir due to death of seating member Pramod Mahajan on 03.05.2006 with term ending on -- and due to resignation of seating member Ghulam Nabi Azad on 29.04.2006 with term ending on -- [8]
- Bye-elections were held on 13/07/2006 for vacancy from Tamil Nadu due to resignation of seating member R. Sarath Kumar on 31 May 2006, with term ending on 24 July 2007[9]
- Bye-elections were held on 18/09/2006 for vacancy from Maharashtra due to death of seating member Vasant Chavan on 11 July 2006, with term ending on 2 April 2012[10]
- Bye-elections were held on 11/12/2006 for vacancy from Uttar Pradesh due to death of seating member Lalit Suri on 10 October 2006, with term ending on 4 July 2010[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from the State of Sikkim . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111131714/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN412012.pdf . dead . 11 January 2012 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of members retiring in April, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405052601/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN03032012.pdf . dead . 5 April 2014 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from the State of Jharkhand . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405051409/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn1042012.pdf . dead . 5 April 2014 . 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/20140405050310/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN01062012.pdf . dead . 5 April 2014 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Rajya Sabha – Retirements – Abstract As on 1 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: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 13 September 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from Orissa to fill up the vacancy occurring due to expulsion of sitting member Dr. Chhattrapal Singh Lodha . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515161311/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_03032006.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-elections to the Council of States from Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to fill up the vacancies occurring due to disqualification/death/resignation of sitting members . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515132303/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_200506.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu to fill up the vacancy occurring due to resignation of sitting member Shri R. Sarath Kumar . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515161311/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_03032006.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from Maharashtra to fill up the vacancy occurring due to the death of sitting member Shri Chavan, Vasant Chhotelal . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515161311/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_03032006.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh caused due to death of Shri Lalit Suri and Maharashtra Legislative Council from Aurangabad Division Teachers Constituency caused due to death of Shri Vasant Shankarrao Kale . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515094820/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_211106.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
