2008 Rajya Sabha elections explained
| Election Name: | 2008 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2009 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
| 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 2008, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 55 members from 15 states,[1] four members from Karnataka and one member from Mizoram and Aruncahl Pradesh,[2] and 11 members from two states[3] for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.
Elections
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2008.The list is incomplete.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 2008-2014! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark| MH | | INC | |
| MH | | INC |
| MH | | NCP |
| MH | | NCP |
| MH | | SS |
| MH | | SS |
| MH | | BJP |
| OR | | BJP | |
| OR | | BJD |
| OR | | BJD |
| OR | | INC |
| TN | | DMK | |
| TN | | DMK |
| TN | | INC |
| TN | | INC |
| TN | | ADMK |
| TN | | CPM |
| WB | | CPM | |
| WB | | AIFB |
| WB | | CPM |
| WB | | CPM |
| WB | | IND |
| AP | | INC | |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | INC |
| AP | | TDP |
| AS | | BPF | |
| AS | | AGP |
| AS | | INC |
| BH | | BJP | R |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | JDU |
| BH | | RJD |
| CG | | INC | R |
| CG | | BJP |
| GJ | | INC | R |
| GJ | | BJP |
| GJ | | BJP |
| GJ | | BJP |
| HR | | INC | |
| HR | | INC |
| HP | | BJP | |
| JH | | BJP | |
| JH | | IND |
| MP | | BJP | |
| MP | | BJP |
| MP | | BJP |
| MN | | INC | |
| RJ | | BJP | |
| RJ | | BJP |
| RJ | | INC |
| MG | | INC | |
| AR | | INC | |
| KA | | INC | |
| KA | | INC |
| KA | | BJP |
| KA | | BJP |
| MZ | | INC | |
| UP | | BSP | |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BJP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | SP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UP | | BSP |
| UK | | BJP | |
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Bye-elections
The bye-elections were also held for the vacant seats from the State of Bihar,[4] Nagaland, West Bengal and Bihar,[5] West Bengal,[6] and Madhya Pradesh.[7]
- Bye-election was held on 26 March 2008 for vacancy from Bihar due to death of seating member Motiur Rahman on 18/12/2007 with term ending on 07/07/2010. Dr Ejaz Ali of JDU got elected unopposed.[8]
- Bye-elections were held on 26 June 2008 for vacancy from Nagaland due to resignation of seating member T. R. Zeliang of NPF on 24/03/2008 with term ending on 02/04/2010, from West Bengal due to resignation of seating member Barun Mukherjee of AIFB on 06/05/2008 with term ending on 02/04/2012, and from Bihar due to disqualification of seating member Jai Narain Prasad Nishad of BJP on 26/03/2008 with term ending on 19/07/2010.H. Khekiho Zhimomi of NPF for Nagaland, Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP & R.C.Singh of CPI for West Bengal became members.
- Bye-election was held on 21 November 2008 for vacancy from West Bengal due to resignation of seating member Debabrata Biswas of AIFB on 23/09/2010 with term ending on 02/04/2014. Barun Mukherji of AIFB became the member
- Bye-election was held on 22 January 2009 for vacancy from Madhya Pradesh due to death of seating member Laxminarayan Sharma of BJP on 17/10/2008 with term ending on 29/06/2010. Narendra Singh Tomar of BJP became the member.
Notes and References
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)-2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203023949/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf . dead . 3 February 2014 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi. 18 August 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)and Legislative Council-2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720003547/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN25_19052014.pdf . dead . 20 July 2014 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi. 18 August 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand -2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150426004038/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN55_27102014.pdf . dead . 26 April 2015 . Election Commission of India, New Delhi. 18 August 2017.
- 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. 1 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Elections and Bye-Elections to the Council of States and State Legislative Councils by (MLAs). https://web.archive.org/web/20160515160438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn020608.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI New Delhi. 1 September 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 . ECI New Delhi. 1 September 2017.
- Web site: Biennial Election & Bye-Election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by Members of Legislative Assembly and bye-election to the Council of States from Madhya Pradesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20160515164408/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN291208.pdf . dead . 15 May 2016 . ECI New Delhi. 1 September 2017.
- News: Ejaz Ali makes it to Rajya Sabha, unopposed. 2 November 2017.
