2015 Rajya Sabha elections
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Rajya Sabha elections were held in India in 2015 to elect eight members of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Several bye-elections were also held. The regular elections were held to fill seats in the States of Jammu and Kashmir,[1] Kerala,[2] and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.[3]
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir had an election on February 7, 2015.[1]
Seat No | Previous MP | Elected MP | Previous Party | Elected Party | Reference | ||
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1 | Saifuddin Soz | Shamsheer Singh Manhas | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=1| | Congress | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| | BJP | [4] |
2 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=1| | Congress | ||||
3 | G. N. Ratanpuri | Fayaz Ahmad Mir | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/color" rowspan=1| | JKNC | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| | JKPDP | |
4 | Mohammad Shafi | Nazir Ahmad Laway | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/color" rowspan=1| | JKNC | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| | JKPDP |
Kerala
Kerala was supposed to have an election on April 16, 2015.[2] But, the election was postponed to April 20.[5]
Seat No | Previous MP | Elected MP | Previous Party | Elected Party | Reference | ||
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1 | M. P. Achuthan | K.K. Ragesh | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color" rowspan=1| | CPI(M) | [6] | ||
2 | P Rajeev | P. V. Abdul Wahab | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color" rowspan=1| | CPI(M) | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color" rowspan=1| | IUML | |
3 | Vayalar Ravi | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=1| | Congress |
Pondicherry
Pondicherry held the election on September 28, 2015 to elect one Member of Parliament.[3]
Seat No | Previous MP | Elected MP | Previous Party | Elected Party | ||
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1 | P. Kannan | N Gokulakrishnan | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=1| | Congress | width="1px" bgcolor="Template:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" rowspan=1| | AIADMK |
Bye elections
The following bye-elections were also held in 2015.
References
- ^ a b "Biennial elections to the Council of States from the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Election Commission of India".
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(help)Biennial elections to the Council of States from the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Election Commission of India ([1]) - ^ a b "Biennial elections to the Council of States from Kerala, Election Commission of India".
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(help)Biennial elections to the Council of States from Kerala, Election Commission of India ([2]) - ^ a b "Biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from the Union Territory of Pondicherry, Election Commission of India".
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(help)Biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from the Union Territory of Pondicherry, Election Commission of India ([3]) - ^ "Rajya Sabha Polls in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP Opens Account, PDP Wins Two". NDTV. February 7, 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Biennial election to the Council of States from Kerala, Election Commission of India
- ^ "No surprises in Kerala Rajya Sabha election". The Pioneer. Kochi. April 21, 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Bye elections to the Council of States from various states, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Congress leader Raj Babbar, BJP's Amar Shankar Sable take oath in Rajya Sabha". News Nation. March 17, 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Bye-election to the Council of States from Jharkhand, Election Commission of India
- ^ "MJ Akbar Wins Rajya Sabha By-Poll from Jharkhand". NDTV.com. 2 July 2015.
- ^ Bye-election to the Council of States from Odisha, Election Commission of India
- ^ "BJD candidate Narendra Kumar Swain elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Odisha". Economic Times. Retrieved 8 December 2015.