2016 Indian Rajya Sabha elections


The 2016 Rajya Sabha elections were held as part of a routine six-year cycle among certain of the State Legislatures in India on March 14 and June 11, 2016, to elect 13 and 57 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President. Being even-numbered, 2016 was a year in which about 30% of the State Legislature-elected 233-seat component of the body is elected.
There were also two by-elections, which are held if the incumbent resigns, dies, or is otherwise disqualified from serving.

March elections

The election of March 14, 2016 was held to elect 13 members for duration of 6 years from 6 states to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election with terms of sitting members ending as: Assam - 2 seats, Himachal Pradesh - 1 seat, Kerala - 3 seats, Tripura - 1 seat all term ending on 2 April 201; Nagaland - 1 seat with term ending on 2 April 2016 but vacant since 26 November 2015 and Punjab - 5 seats with term ending on 9 April 2016.

Assam">Rajya Sabha members from Assam">Assam

Himachal Pradesh">List of Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh

Kerala">Rajya Sabha members from Kerala">Kerala

Nagaland">List of Rajya Sabha members from Nagaland">Nagaland

Tripura">List of Rajya Sabha members from Tripura">Tripura

Punjab">List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab">Punjab

June elections

The election of June 11, 2016 was held to elect 57 members from 15 states to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election:

Andhra Pradesh">Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh

Bihar">Rajya Sabha members from Bihar">Bihar

Chhattisgarh">List of Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh

Haryana">List of Rajya Sabha members from Haryana">Haryana

Jharkhand">List of Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand">Jharkhand

Karnataka">List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka">Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh">Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra">Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra">Maharashtra

Odisha">List of Rajya Sabha members from Odisha">Odisha

Punjab">List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab">Punjab

Rajasthan">List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan">Rajasthan

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Telangana">Rajya Sabha members from Telangana">Telangana

Uttar Pradesh">List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand">List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand

Bye elections

Gujarat">List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat">Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh">List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh