1997 Rajya Sabha elections

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Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1997, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 3 members from Kerala[1] and 1 member from Puducherry [2] were elected. [3]

Elections[edit]

Elections were held in 1997 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.

Members elected[edit]

The following members are elected in the elections held in 1997. They are members for the term 1997-2003 and retire in year 2003, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1997-2003
State Member Name Party Remark
Kerala K.Karunakaran INC Res 03/03/1998 LS
Kerala[1] J. Chitharanjan CPI
Kerala C. O. Poulose CPM bye-ele 07/04/1998
Kerala S. Ramachandran Pillai CPM
Nominated Dr Raja Ramanna NOM
Nominated Dr C Narayana Reddy NOM
Nominated Dr Mrinal Sen NOM
Nominated Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav NOM
Puducherry[2] C P Thirunavukkarasu DMK

Bye-elections[edit]

The following bye elections were held in the year 1997.

State - Member - Party

  1. Tamil Nadu - S Peter Alphonse- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 2002 )
  2. Tamil Nadu - M Abdul Kader- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 1998 )

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biennial elections to the Council of States from the State of Kerala" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Biennial/bye-election to the Rajya Sabha from Pondicherry and Chhattisgarh and bye-election to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by MLAs" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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