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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 ...

(meaning the "Council of States") is the

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of the

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

state elects three

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and they are indirectly elected by the

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summ ...

. Members are elected for six years and one-third of members are retired after every two years. The number of seats allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using

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with

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Current members (2022)

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List of all Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand

This is the list of all Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand in chronological order.
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Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha
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References

External links

Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian governmentState wise list
{{Rajya Sabha Uttarakhand-related lists

Lists of people from Uttarakhand

Current members (2022)

List of all Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand

See also

References

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