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2024 Rajya Sabha Elections
The 2024 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle among certain of the State Legislatures in India in July and August 2024 to elect 65 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President Members Retiring and Elected Delhi Sikkim Andhra Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Telangana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Odisha Rajasthan Jharkhand Kerala Members Nominated Nominated By-elections Maharashtra See also * List of current members of the Rajya Sabha References {{Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ... Rajya Sabha el ...
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2023 Rajya Sabha Elections
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Chandra Babu Naidu
Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is also the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh serving from 2014 to 2019. He is the National President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He also served as the convenor of National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He suffered a major political setback in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections by winning only 23 seats out of the 175 assembly segments. This was a never before seen defeat in the history of Telugu Desam Party (TDP). His son, Nara Lokesh too lost in the elections from Mangalagiri Assembly Constituency. Early life and education Naidu was born on 20 April 1950 at Naravaripalle, Tirupati district in present-day Andhra Pradesh in an agricultural family to Nara Kharjura Naidu and his wife Amanamma. He h ...
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in ...
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Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Sikkim. He has been elected in Sikkim Legislative Assembly election in 2014 and 2019 from Gnathang Machong constituency as candidate of Sikkim Democratic Front but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod .... He was minister of Sikkim Public Works (Buildings & Housing) and Transport in Pawan Chamling fifth ministry from 2014 to 2019. Dorjee Tshering Lepcha was declared as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Rajya Sabha candidate from Sikkim for upcoming elections to be held on 19 January 2024. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Sikkim Sikkim MLAs 2019–2024 Sikkim Democratic Front politicians Year of birth missing (living people) P ...
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Sikkim Democratic Front
Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. It was the ruling party in Sikkim from 12 December 1994 to 23 May 2019. History The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the Sikkim state from 1994 to 2019 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the 2004 election. In the 2009 assembly election, the party made a clean sweep, winning all 32 seats. It also retained the lone Lok Sabha seat. In 2014 assembly elections, SDF won 22 seats and retained power. In May 2016, after the BJP led NDA formed its first government in Assam, a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) was formed with BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener. The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland too belong to this alliance. Thus, ...
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Hishey Lachungpa
Hishey Lachungpa (born 10 May 1967 at Phaka, Lachung, North Sikkim district, Sikkim) a politician from Sikkim Democratic Front party is Member of the Parliament of India representing Sikkim in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ... for the term from February 2012 to February 2018 and February 2018 to February 2024. References 1967 births Living people Sikkim Democratic Front politicians Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim People from Mangan district Sikkim politicians {{Sikkim-politician-stub ...
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Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. Situated in the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim's capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by Khangchendzonga National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. It was ruled by Buddhist priest-kings known as the Chogyal. It became a princely state of British India in 1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with ...
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Swati Maliwal
Swati Maliwal (born 15 October 1984) is an Indian activist. She is the current Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women. Before joining DCW, Maliwal worked as the advisor to the Chief Minister of Delhi on public grievances. Maliwal was a core member of the Indian Against Corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. After the formation of the Arvind Kejriwal government in 2015, Maliwal was appointed the Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women. Personal life Maliwal was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1984. She went to Amity International School and then received a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the JSS Academy of Technical Education. She got a job at an MNC and left it to join an NGO called "Parivartan". Maliwal was married to Aam Aadmi Party leader Naveen Jaihind. They divorced in February 2020. Political career Maliwal started her first term as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women in July 2015. ...
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Sushil Gupta
Sushil Kumar Gupta is an Indian politician, businessman and owner of various schools in and around Delhi. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Sushil 1961 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Delhi Rajya Sabha members from Aam Aadmi Party Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Delhi People named in the Pandora Papers ...
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Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popularly known as Anna Andolan. The AAP is currently the ruling party of two governments: Delhi, the capital territory of India, and the state of Punjab. The party's election symbol is a broom. The party came into existence following a rift between Kejriwal and Indian activist Anna Hazare regarding the incorporation of electoral politics into the popular 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, which had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred the movement should remain politically unaligned, whereas Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated changes in government's representation itself. Janlokpal was established in Delhi and in Punjab as soon as AAP formed the respective governments with full majority. ...
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Sanjay Singh (Uttar Pradesh Politician)
Sanjay Singh (born 22 March 1972) is an Indian politician who has served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi since 2018. He is the national spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party and the state-in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan. Singh has been a senior leader of the party since its inception in November 2012 and is a member of the party's foremost decision-making body, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC). He joined hands with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his apolitical campaigns from the Right To Information campaign in 2006 to the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on 8 January 2018 from the state of Delhi. Early life and education He was at the forefront to speak for the right of miners along with being associated to the rights of street hawkers. Career in social work He formed the Azad Samaj Seva Samiti in Lucknow in 1994. He worked towards providing employment opportun ...
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Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit ...
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