Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2012, to elect members of the
Rajya Sabha,
Indian Parliament's
upper chamber. The elections were held in January to elect respectively 3 members from NCT of Delhi,
one member from Sikkim,
and in March for 57 members from 15 States
for the Rajya Sabha and in June for three members from Kerala.
The bye-elections to
Council of States were also held from the States of Uttar Pradesh
[ and Maharashtra.]
January Elections
NCT of Delhi
Sikkim
March Elections
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
Odisha
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
June Election
Kerala
Bye-elections
The following bye-elections were held in the year 2012.
* The bye election was held, to fill the vacancy caused by death of Brij Bhushan Tiwari
Shri Brij Bhushan Tiwari (13 October 1941 – 25 April 2012) was a politician of the Samajwadi Party who was a Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. The first t ...
representing Uttar Pradesh. Alok Tiwari
Alok Tiwari (born 1 June 1972 om Village Jamuni, Siddharth Nagar District) is a politician from Samajwadi Party.
He is a member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. Wit ...
was elected unopposed on June 18, 2012, with the term till 2 April 2018.
* The bye election was held, to fill the vacancy caused by death of Vilasrao Deshmukh representing Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. Rajni Patil
Rajani Patil (5 December 1958) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress Party, she is the All India Congress Committee In-charge for Jammu & Kashmir. She is a Member of Parliament, representing Maharashtra
Maharashtra ...
was elected unopposed on December 30, with the term till 2 April 2018.
References
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2012 elections in India
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