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{{Short description|Second-highest authority of the Upper House of the Parliament of India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Deputy Chairman
| post = Deputy Chairperson
| body = Rajya Sabha
| body = Rajya Sabha
| native_name = {{lang|hi-Latn|राज्य सभा के उपाध्यक्ष}}
| native_name = {{lang|hi-Latn|Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati}}
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insignia = Rajyasabha.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniasize = 180px
| insigniacaption = [[State Emblem of India]]
| insigniacaption = Logo of the Rajya Sabha
| image = [[File:Harivansh Narayan Singh.jpg|150px]]
| image = Harivansh Narayan Singh.jpg
| imagesize =  
| imagesize = 220px
| incumbent = [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]
| incumbent = [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]
| incumbentsince = 14 September 2020
| incumbentsince = 9 August 2018
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| appointer = Members of the [[Rajya Sabha]]
| termlength = Six years or till the retirement of the incumbent (renewable)
| termlength = Six years
| inaugural = [[S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao]] {{small|(1952–1962)}}
| inaugural = [[S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao]] {{small|(1952–1962)}}
| formation = 31 May 1952
| formation = 31 May 1952
| salary =  
| salary =  
|member_of = [[Rajya Sabha]]
| member_of = [[Rajya Sabha]]
|reports_to = [[Parliament of India]]
| type = [[Chair (officer)|Deputy Chairperson]]
|residence = 14, [[Akbar Road]], [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf</ref>
| status = Deputy presiding officer and second-highest authority of the Rajya Sabha
|seat = 32, GF, [[Parliament House (India)|Parliament House]], [[Sansad Marg]], New Delhi, Delhi, India<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf</ref>
| reports_to = [[Parliament of India]]
| nominator = Members of the Council of States
| appointer = [[Vice President of India|Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]]
| residence = 14, [[Akbar Road]], [[New Delhi]]<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| seat = [[Parliament House, New Delhi|Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi]]<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf{{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| website = {{Official website}}
| website = {{Official website}}
}}
}} {{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}


The '''Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{lang|hi-Latn|Rājya Sabhā ke Upādhyakṣa}}) presides over the proceedings of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in the absence of the [[Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]]. The Deputy Chairman is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web
The '''Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{lang|hi-Latn|Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati}}) presides over the proceedings of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in the absence of the [[chairperson of the Rajya Sabha]] ([[vice president of India]]). The deputy chairperson is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/p1.htm
|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/p1.htm|title=Introduction to the Parliament of India|publisher=[[Parliament of India]]|access-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517025653/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/p1.html|archive-date=17 May 2011|url-status=dead
|title=Introduction to the Parliament of India
}}</ref><ref name="Role of the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha">{{cite news|title=Role of the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|url=https://www.iasexpress.net/role-of-the-deputy-chairman-of-rajya-sabha-and-deputy-speaker-of-the-lok-sabha/|access-date=25 October 2022|date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025080812/https://www.iasexpress.net/role-of-the-deputy-chairman-of-rajya-sabha-and-deputy-speaker-of-the-lok-sabha/|archive-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
|publisher=[[Parliament of India]]
 
|access-date=11 August 2017
==List==
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517025653/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/p1.html
|archive-date=17 May 2011
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


==List of Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
|-
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!rowspan=2| Portrait
!rowspan=2| Portrait
!colspan=2| Term
!colspan=2| Term
!rowspan=2| Duration
!rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party
!rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party
|-
|-
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|rowspan=2 | 1
|rowspan=2 | 1
|rowspan=2 | [[S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao]]  
|rowspan=2 | [[S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao]]  
|rowspan=2 |
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Blank.svg|100px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images here per WP:IPH -->
| 31 May 1952
| 31 May 1952
| 2 April 1956
| 2 April 1956
|'''{{ayd|1952|5|31|1956|4|2}}'''
|rowspan=4 | [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=4 | [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=4|
|-
|-
| 25 April 1956  
| 25 April 1956  
| 1 March 1962  
| 1 March 1962  
|'''{{ayd|1956|4|26|1962|3|1}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 2
|rowspan=2 | 2
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| 19 April 1962
| 19 April 1962
| 2 April 1966  
| 2 April 1966  
||'''{{ayd|1962|4|19|1966|4|2}}'''
|-
|-
| 7 April 1966  
| 7 April 1966  
| 16 November 1969  
| 16 November 1969  
|'''{{ayd|1966|4|7|1969|11|16}}'''
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
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| 17 December 1969
| 17 December 1969
| 2 April 1972  
| 2 April 1972  
|'''{{ayd|1969|12|17|1972|4|2}}'''
| [[Republican Party of India]]
| [[Republican Party of India]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Republican Party of India/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party of India}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 4
|rowspan=2 | 4
|rowspan=2 | [[Godey Murahari]]  
|rowspan=2 | [[Godey Murahari]]  
|rowspan=2 |
|rowspan=2 | [[File:Godey Murahari.jpg|90px]]
| 13 April 1972  
| 13 April 1972  
| 02 April 1974  
| 2 April 1974  
|'''{{ayd|1972|4|13|1974|4|2}}'''
|rowspan=2 | [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samyukta Socialist Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}" rowspan=2|
|-
|-
| 26 April 1974  
| 26 April 1974  
| 20 March 1977  
| 20 March 1977  
|'''{{ayd|1974|4|26|1977|3|20}}'''
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]  
| [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]  
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| [[File:Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpeg|90px]]
| 30 March 1977  
| 30 March 1977  
| 2 April 1980  
| 2 April 1980  
|'''{{ayd|1977|3|30|1980|4|2}}'''
|rowspan=12 | [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=12 | [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=12|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=12|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 6
|rowspan=2 | 6
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|rowspan=2 |
|rowspan=2 |
| 30 July 1980
| 30 July 1980
| 4 April 1982  
| 4 April 1982
| '''{{ayd|1980|7|30|1982|4|4}}'''
|-
|-
| 28 April 1982
| 28 April 1982
| 29 December 1984  
| 29 December 1984  
|'''{{ayd|1982|4|28|1984|12|29}}'''
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
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| 25 January 1985  
| 25 January 1985  
| 20 January 1986
| 20 January 1986
|'''{{ayd|1985|1|25|1986|1|20}}'''
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
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| 26 February 1986  
| 26 February 1986  
| 22 October 1986  
| 22 October 1986  
|'''{{ayd|1986|2|26|1986|10|22}}'''
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
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| 18 November 1986
| 18 November 1986
| 5 November 1988  
| 5 November 1988  
|'''{{ayd|1986|11|18|1988|11|5}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 | (7)
|rowspan=3 | 10
|rowspan=3 | [[Najma Heptullah]]  
|rowspan=3 | [[Najma Heptullah]]  
|rowspan=3 | [[File:Najma A. Heptulla presenting the Badalte Qadam Award to the Cinematographer, Doordarshan, Ms. Jayshree Puri, at the Best Achievers Award Ceremony, organised by the Child Care & Welfare Foundation, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|90px]]
|rowspan=3 | [[File:Najma A. Heptulla presenting the Badalte Qadam Award to the Cinematographer, Doordarshan, Ms. Jayshree Puri, at the Best Achievers Award Ceremony, organised by the Child Care & Welfare Foundation, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| 18 November 1988
| 18 November 1988
| 4 July 1992
| 4 July 1992
|'''{{ayd|1988|11|18|1992|7|4}}'''
|-
|-
| 10 July 1992
| 10 July 1992
| 4 July 1998
| 4 July 1998
|'''{{ayd|1992|7|10|1998|7|4}}'''
|-
|-
| 9 July 1998
| 9 July 1998
| 10 June 2004
| 10 June 2004
|'''{{ayd|1998|7|9|2004|6|10}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 10
|rowspan=2 | 11
|rowspan=2 | [[K. Rahman Khan]]  
|rowspan=2 | [[K. Rahman Khan]]  
|rowspan=2 | [[File:K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg|90px]]
|rowspan=2 | [[File:K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| 22 July 2004
| 22 July 2004
| 2 April 2006
| 2 April 2006
|'''{{ayd|2004|7|22|2006|4|2}}'''
|-
|-
| 12 May 2006  
| 12 May 2006  
| 2 April 2012  
| 2 April 2012  
|'''{{ayd|2006|5|12|2012|4|2}}'''
|-
|-
| 11
| 12
| [[P. J. Kurien]]  
| [[P. J. Kurien]]  
| [[File:P. J. Kurien portrait.jpg|90px]]
| [[File:P._J._Kurien.jpg|90px]]
| 21 August 2012
| 21 August 2012
|  1 July 2018  
|  1 July 2018  
|'''{{ayd|2012|8|21|2018|7|1}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 12
| rowspan="2" | 13
| rowspan="2" | [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Harivansh Narayan Singh.jpg|90px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Harivansh Narayan Singh.jpg|90px]]
| 09 August 2018
| 9 August 2018
| 09 April 2020
| 9 April 2020
|'''{{ayd|2018|8|9|2020|4|9}}'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
|-
|-
|14 September 2020
|14 September 2020
|''Incumbent''
|9 April 2026
|'''{{age in years and days|2020|9|14}}'''
|}
|}


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*[[Leader of the House in Lok Sabha]]
*[[Leader of the House in Lok Sabha]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha]]
 
*[[Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha]]
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* {{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/deputy_chairman/former_deputy_chairmen.asp|title=Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha|website=[[Rajya Sabha]]}}


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Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati
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Incumbent
Harivansh Narayan Singh
since 9 August 2018
StyleThe Honourable
TypeDeputy Chairperson
StatusDeputy presiding officer and second-highest authority of the Rajya Sabha
Member ofRajya Sabha
Reports toParliament of India
Residence14, Akbar Road, New Delhi[1]
SeatSansad Bhavan, New Delhi[2]
NominatorMembers of the Council of States
AppointerChairman of the Rajya Sabha
Term lengthSix years or till the retirement of the incumbent (renewable)
Inaugural holderS. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1952–1962)
Formation31 May 1952
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The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati) presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (vice president of India). The deputy chairperson is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.[3][4]

List[edit | edit source]

No. Deputy Chairman[5] Portrait Term Duration Party
From To
1 S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao 31 May 1952 2 April 1956 3 years, 307 days Indian National Congress
25 April 1956 1 March 1962 5 years, 309 days
2 Violet Alva 19 April 1962 2 April 1966 3 years, 348 days
7 April 1966 16 November 1969 3 years, 223 days
3 B. D. Khobragade 17 December 1969 2 April 1972 2 years, 107 days Republican Party of India
4 Godey Murahari 13 April 1972 2 April 1974 1 year, 354 days Samyukta Socialist Party
26 April 1974 20 March 1977 2 years, 328 days
5 Ram Niwas Mirdha 30 March 1977 2 April 1980 3 years, 3 days Indian National Congress
6 Shyamlal Yadav 30 July 1980 4 April 1982 1 year, 248 days
28 April 1982 29 December 1984 2 years, 245 days
7 Najma Heptullah 25 January 1985 20 January 1986 360 days
8 M. M. Jacob 26 February 1986 22 October 1986 238 days
9 Pratibha Patil 18 November 1986 5 November 1988 1 year, 353 days
10 Najma Heptullah 18 November 1988 4 July 1992 3 years, 229 days
10 July 1992 4 July 1998 5 years, 359 days
9 July 1998 10 June 2004 5 years, 337 days
11 K. Rahman Khan 22 July 2004 2 April 2006 1 year, 254 days
12 May 2006 2 April 2012 5 years, 326 days
12 P. J. Kurien 21 August 2012 1 July 2018 5 years, 314 days
13 Harivansh Narayan Singh 9 August 2018 9 April 2020 1 year, 244 days Janata Dal (United)
14 September 2020 9 April 2026 5 years, 336 days

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  2. ↑ http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdfTemplate:Bare URL PDF
  3. ↑ "Introduction to the Parliament of India". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Role of the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha". 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha.

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