2007 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2007 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| 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 2007 to elect members of the Rajya Sabha—the upper chamber of Indian Parliament.[1] [2] [3]
Elections
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2007. They are members for the term 2007–2013 and retire in year 2013, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.The list is incomplete.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2007-2013! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| Assam | | INC | |
| Assam | | AGP |
| Tamil Nadu | | AIADMK |
| Tamil Nadu | | DMK |
| Tamil Nadu | | DMK |
| Tamil Nadu | | INC |
| Tamil Nadu | | AIADMK |
| Tamil Nadu | | CPI |
|
Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2007.
State - Member - Party
- Bye-elections were held on 29 March 2007 for vacancy from Punjab and Haryana due to deaths of seating member Sukhbuns Kaur Bhinder on 15/12/2006 with term ending on 09/04//2010 and seating member Sumitra Mahajan on 19/01/2007 with term ending on 09/04/2008[4]
- West Bengal - Mohammed Amin- CPM (ele 17/05/2007 term till 2011) (dea of Chittabrata Majumdar)[2]
- Bye-elections were held on 4 October 2007 for vacancy from Uttar Pradesh due to resignation of seating member Mayawati on 05/07/2007 with term ending on 04/07/2010[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 . Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 13 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from Assam . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404160737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_02052013.pdf . dead . 4 April 2014 . ECI, New Delhi. 29 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404161150/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_04062013.pdf . dead . 4 April 2014 . ECI, New Delhi. 29 September 2017.
- Web site: Bye-elections to the Council of States from Punjab and Haryana to fill up two vacancies occurring due to death of sitting members . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517181447/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_030307.pdf . dead . 17 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi. 29 September 2017.
- Web site: Bye-election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh to fill up the vacancy occurring due to resignation of sitting member Miss. Mayawati on 5th July, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517195848/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_06092007.pdf . dead . 17 May 2016 . ECI, New Delhi . 3 October 2017.
