| Election Name: | 2013 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | Complete |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Rajya Sabha elections |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | Entire 2013 |
| Seats For Election: | 8 seats to the Rajya Sabha |
| Leader2: | Arun Jaitley |
| Party2: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Leader Since2: | 3 June 2009 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Gujarat |
| Alliance2: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Seats Before2: | 49 |
| Seats After2: | 49 |
| Leader1: | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Leader Since1: | 21 March 1998 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Assam |
| Alliance1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats Before1: | 71 |
| Seats After1: | 72 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
Minor Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2013, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber also known as the Council of States. Routine elections were held in May and June among proportionately qualifying legislators to elect (nominate) two members from Assam[1] and six from Tamil Nadu, to the 245-member body.[2]
By-elections were also held among legislators of the States of Bihar,[3] Meghalaya,[4] Karnataka,[5] (one seat for each) and two in Uttar Pradesh.[6]
| Seat No | Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | [7] | ||
| 2 | Kumar Deepak Das | Asom Gana Parishad | Santiuse Kujur | ||||
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Date of appointment | Date of retirement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohan Singh | Samajwadi Party | 22 September 2013 | Kanak Lata Singh | 13 December 2013 | 4 July 2016 | ||||
| 2 | Rasheed Masood | Indian National Congress | 1 October 2013 | Pramod Tiwari | 13 December 2013 | 2 April 2018 | ||||