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Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
| Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Rajya Sabha |
| Reports to | Parliament of India |
| Residence | 14, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1] |
| Seat | 32, GF, Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[2] |
| Appointer | Members of the Rajya Sabha |
| Term length | Six years |
| Inaugural holder | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1952–1962) |
| Formation | 31 May 1952 |
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The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (IAST: ) 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.[3]
List of Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha[edit | edit source]
| No. | Deputy Chairman[4] | Portrait | Term | Party | ||
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| From | To | |||||
| 1 | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao | 31 May 1952 | 2 April 1956 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 25 April 1956 | 1 March 1962 | |||||
| 2 | Violet Alva | .jpg)
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19 April 1962 | 2 April 1966 | ||
| 7 April 1966 | 16 November 1969 | |||||
| 3 | B. D. Khobragade | .jpg)
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17 December 1969 | 2 April 1972 | Republican Party of India | |
| 4 | Godey Murahari | 13 April 1972 | 02 April 1974 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 26 April 1974 | 20 March 1977 | |||||
| 5 | Ram Niwas Mirdha | .jpg)
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30 March 1977 | 2 April 1980 | Indian National Congress | |
| 6 | Shyamlal Yadav | 30 July 1980 | 4 April 1982 | |||
| 28 April 1982 | 29 December 1984 | |||||
| 7 | Najma Heptullah | 
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25 January 1985 | 20 January 1986 | ||
| 8 | M. M. Jacob | 
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26 February 1986 | 22 October 1986 | ||
| 9 | Pratibha Patil | 
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18 November 1986 | 5 November 1988 | ||
| (7) | Najma Heptullah | .jpg)
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18 November 1988 | 4 July 1992 | ||
| 10 July 1992 | 4 July 1998 | |||||
| 9 July 1998 | 10 June 2004 | |||||
| 10 | K. Rahman Khan | .jpg)
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22 July 2004 | 2 April 2006 | ||
| 12 May 2006 | 2 April 2012 | |||||
| 11 | P. J. Kurien | 
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21 August 2012 | 1 July 2018 | ||
| 12 | Harivansh Narayan Singh | 
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09 August 2018 | 09 April 2020 | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 14 September 2020 | Incumbent | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
- Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf
- ↑ http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf
- ↑ "Introduction to the Parliament of India". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha.
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