2018 Rajya Sabha elections
First party
Second party
Leader
Arun Jaitley
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Party
BJP
INC
Alliance
NDA
UPA
Leader since
2 June 2014
8 June 2014
Leader's seat
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Seats before
58
58
Seats after
73
50
Seat change
15
8
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Derek O'Brien
Ram Gopal Yadav
Party
AITC
SP
Leader since
19 August 2011
26 November 2014
Leader's seat
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Seats before
13
18
Seats after
13
13
Seat change
–
5
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2018 to elect the 65 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha , Indian Parliament 's upper chamber . There were, as routine, three such elections held among relevant State and Union Territory legislators by single transferable vote (STV) and Open Ballot: on 16 January to elect 3 members from Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim; on 23 March to elect 58 members from 16 States; and lastly on 21 June to elect 3 members from Kerala. Being even-numbered, 2018 was a year in which about 30% of the State Legislature-elected 233-seat component of the body is elected. The other 12 seats of the body are appointed by the President.
Not as part of a six-yearly cycle, a by-election was held to elect 1 member from Kerala in March, which proved to be a re-election but as an independent member, of M. P. Veerendra Kumar , the only by-election of the year.[1]
Elections [ ]
The elections were held to elect 3 members from National Capital Territory of Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim. 3 members from the National Capital Territory of Delhi retired on 27 January 2018 and 1 member from Sikkim retired on 23 February 2018. Elections for 58 seats and a by-election for 1 seat were held on 23 March 2018. The election was held for 3 seats of Kerala on 21 June 2018.
Members Elected [ ]
National Capital Territory of Delhi [ ]
Delhi had an election for 3 Rajya Sabha seats on 16 January 2018 to replace members retiring on 27 January 2018.
Sikkim [ ]
Sikkim had an election for 1 Rajya Sabha seat on 16 January 2018 to replace member retiring on 23 February 2018.
Andhra Pradesh [ ]
From Andhra Pradesh State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[2]
Bihar [ ]
From Bihar State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[3]
Chhattisgarh [ ]
From Chhattisgarh State, 1 member is elected for the Rajya Sabha seat on 23 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.[4]
Seat No
Former MP
Former Party
Elected MP
Elected Party
Reference
1
Bhushan Lal Jangde
BJP
Saroj Pandey
BJP
[5] [4]
Gujarat [ ]
From Gujarat State, 4 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[6]
Haryana [ ]
From Haryana State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.[7]
Himachal Pradesh [ ]
From Himachal Pradesh State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.[8]
Seat No
Former MP
Former Party
Elected MP
Elected Party
Reference
1
Jagat Prakash Nadda
BJP
Jagat Prakash Nadda
BJP
[8] [7]
Jharkhand [ ]
From Jharkhand State, 2 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 May 2018.[9]
Karnataka [ ]
From Karnataka State, 4 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[10]
Madhya Pradesh [ ]
From Madhya Pradesh State, 5 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[11]
Maharashtra [ ]
From Maharashtra State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[12]
Odisha [ ]
From Odisha State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018.[13]
Rajasthan [ ]
From Rajasthan State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018.[14]
Telangana [ ]
From Telangana State, 3 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[15]
Uttarakhand [ ]
From Uttarakhand State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018.[16]
Uttar Pradesh [ ]
From Uttar Pradesh State, 10 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.[17]
West Bengal [ ]
From West Bengal State, 5 members are elected for the Rajya Sabha seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018.
Kerala [ ]
From Kerala State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha seats on 14 June 2018, to replace members retiring on 1 July 2018.
By-elections [ ]
In addition to scheduled elections, unforeseen vacancies, caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, may also be filled via By-elections .
On 2 September 2017, Manohar Parrikar resigned from membership of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh , due to his election as the member of Goa Legislative Assembly on 23 August by-poll.[20]
Uttar Pradesh [ ]
S.No
Former MP
Party
Date of Vacancy
Elected MP
Party
Date of appointment
Date of retirement
1
Manohar Parrikar
BJP
2 September 2017
Hardeep Singh Puri
BJP
9 January 2018
25 November 2020
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