2001 Rajya Sabha elections
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Leader Jaswant Singh Manmohan Singh
Party BJP INC

Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2001, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 2 members from Assam [1] and 6 members from Tamil Nadu [2] were elected to Rajya Sabha.[3]

Elections

Elections were held to elect members from various states.

Members elected

The following members are elected in the elections held in 2001. They are members for the term 2001-2007 and retire in year 2007, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. The list is incomplete.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 2001-2007
State Member Name Party Remark
Assam Dr Manmohan Singh INC R
Assam[4] Indramoni Bora BJP
Tamil Nadu R. Kamaraj AIADMK
Tamil Nadu K. P. K. Kumaran DMK
Tamil Nadu S. G. Indira AIADMK
Tamil Nadu S. S. Chandran AIADMK
Tamil Nadu P. G. Narayanan AIADMK
Tamil Nadu B. S. Gnanadesikan TMC

Bye-elections

The following bye elections were held in the year 2001.

State - Member - Party

  1. Bye-elections were held on 22/02/2001 for vacancy from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh due to disqualification of seating member Barjinder Singh Hamdard on 21.12.2000 with term ending on 09.04.2004 and death of seating member Chaudhary Chuni Lal on 31.12.2000 with term ending on 25.11.2002.[5] From UP Shyam Lal of BJP became member from 16/02/2001.
  2. Haryana - xx - INLD ( ele 04/06/2001 term till 2004 )- dea of Devi Lal
  3. Punjab - xx - SAD ( ele 04/06/2001 term till 2004 )- res of Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha
  4. Uttar Pradesh - Kalraj Mishra - BJP ( ele 04/06/2001 term till 2006 )- res of Raj Nath Singh [4]
  5. Jharkhand - Dayanand Sahay - IND ( ele 19/07/2001 term till 2004 ) dea 19/03/2002
  6. Bye-elections were held on 17/01/2002 for vacancy from Tamil Nadu due to death of seating member G. K. Moopanar on 30 August 2001 with term ending on 29 June 2004 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill the seats of members retiring in June, 2007 and Bye-election to fill one casual vacancy" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ "RAJYA SABHA – RETIREMENT S – ABSTRACT As on 1 st November, 2006" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Biennial elections and bye-elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)" (PDF). ECI, New elhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Bye-elections to fill casual vacancies in the Rajya Sabha and Karnataka State Legislative Council" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Bye- election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu to fill up the vacancy caused due to death of Shri G.K.Moopanar" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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