Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
राज्य सभा के उपाध्यक्ष
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Incumbent Harivansh Narayan Singh since 14 September 2020
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Rajya Sabha
Reports to	Parliament of India
Residence	14, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Seat	32, GF, Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[2]
Appointer	Members of the Rajya Sabha
Term length	Six years
Inaugural holder	S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1952–1962)
Formation	31 May 1952
Website	Official website

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The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Upādhyakṣa) presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Deputy Chairman is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.^[3]

List of Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha[]

No.	Deputy Chairman[4]	Portrait	Term		Party
			From	To
1	S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao		31 May 1952	2 April 1956	Indian National Congress
			25 April 1956	1 March 1962
2	Violet Alva		19 April 1962	2 April 1966
			7 April 1966	16 November 1969
3	B. D. Khobragade		17 December 1969	2 April 1972	Republican Party of India
4	Godey Murahari		13 April 1972	2 April 1974	Samyukta Socialist Party
			26 April 1974	20 March 1977
5	Ram Niwas Mirdha		30 March 1977	2 April 1980	Indian National Congress
6	Shyamlal Yadav		30 July 1980	4 April 1982
			28 April 1982	29 December 1984
7	Najma Heptullah		25 January 1985	20 January 1986
8	M. M. Jacob		26 February 1986	22 October 1986
9	Pratibha Patil		18 November 1986	5 November 1988
(7)	Najma Heptullah		18 November 1988	4 July 1992
			10 July 1992	4 July 1998
			9 July 1998	10 June 2004
10	K. Rahman Khan		22 July 2004	2 April 2006
			12 May 2006	2 April 2012
11	P. J. Kurien		21 August 2012	1 July 2018
12	Harivansh Narayan Singh		9 August 2018	9 April 2020	Janata Dal (United)
			14 September 2020	Incumbent

See also[]

• Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha

References[]

External links[]

• "Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha.

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