Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2021, to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years.
Elections to the 4 vacant seats from Jammu and Kashmir were not held in February as the union territory is under President's rule and the assembly had been dissolved. These were held later in 2025.
Results Alliance/ Party Seats +/–rowspan=3 NDABharatiya Janata Party6All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam0Total60rowspan=5 UPA Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3 Indian National Congress1Indian Union Muslim League10Kerala Congress (M)10Total6rowspan=2 OthersAll India Trinamool Congress30Communist Party of India (Marxist)2
Members retiring & Elected
Kerala Seat No.Previous MPPrevious PartyDate of retirement Elected MP PartyAppointing date Ref. 1 K. K. Ragesh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21-Apr-2021 John Brittas Communist Party of India (Marxist)24-Apr-2021 2 Vayalar Ravi Indian National Congress 21-Apr-2021 V. Sivadasan24-Apr-2021 3 P. V. Abdul Wahab Indian Union Muslim League 21-Apr-2021 P. V. Abdul Wahab Indian Union Muslim League24-Apr-2021
Puducherry Seat No.Previous MPPrevious PartyDate of retirement Elected MPPartyAppointing date Ref. 1 N Gokulakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 06-Oct-2021 S Selvaganapathy Bharatiya Janata Party 7 October 2021
By-elections Aside from automatic elections, unforeseen vacancies caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, are unless a few months before the expected natural expiry of the term of tenure, filled via by-elections, which for the Rajya Sabha often take some months to organise.
Assam
On 21 November 2020 Biswajit Daimary resigned. Biswajit Daimary Elected As MLA. S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Biswajit DaimaryBodoland People's Front 21 November 2020Biswajit DaimaryBharatiya Janata Party 22 February 2021 9 April 20262Bharatiya Janata Party 12 May 2021Sarbananda Sonowal 27 September 2021
Gujarat
On 25 November 2020 Ahmed Patel died. On 1 December 2020 Abhay Bharadwaj died.
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Ahmed PatelIndian National Congress 25 November 2020Dineshchandra AnavadiyaBharatiya Janata Party 23 February 2021 18 August 20232Abhay BharadwajBharatiya Janata Party 1 December 2020Rambhai Mokariya 23 February 2021 21 June 2026
Kerala
On 9 January 2021 Jose K. Mani resigned.
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Jose K. ManiKerala Congress (M) 9 January 2021Jose K. ManiKerala Congress (M) 24-Nov-2021 01-Jul-2024
West Bengal
On 12 February 2021, Dinesh Trivedi resigned. Manas Bhunia Elected As MLA. On 15 September 2021, Arpita Ghosh resigned. S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Dinesh TrivediAll India Trinamool Congress 12-Feb-2021Jawhar Sircar All India Trinamool Congress 03-Aug-2021 02-Apr-20262Manas Bhunia 9-May-2021Sushmita Dev 27-Sep-2021 18-Aug-20233Arpita Ghosh15-Sept-2021Luizinho Faleiro 24-Nov-2021 02-Apr-2026
Tamil Nadu
On 24 March 2021, A. Mohammedjan died. On 10 May 2021, K. P. Munusamy Resigned Due To Election As MLA. On 10 May 2021, R. Vaithilingam Resigned Due To Election As MLA. S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1A. Mohammedjan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 24-Mar-2021 M. M. AbdullaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam 06-Sept-2021 24-Jul-20252K. P. Munusamy 10-May-2021 Kanimozhi NVN Somu 27-Sep-2021 02-Apr-20263R. Vaithilingam 10-May-2021 K. R. N. Rajeshkumar 27-Sep-2021 29-Jun-2022
Maharashtra
On 16 May 2021, Rajeev Satav died.
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Rajeev SatavIndian National Congress 16 May 2021Rajani PatilIndian National Congress27-Sep-2021 02-Apr-2026
Madhya Pradesh
On 7 July 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot resigned due to his appointment as Governor of Karnataka.
S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Thawar Chand GehlotBharatiya Janata Party07-Jul-2021L. MuruganBharatiya Janata Party27-Sep-202102-Apr-2024
Nominations Nominated members
On 16 March 2021, Swapan Dasgupta resigned. On 9 May 2021, Raghunath Mohapatra died S.No Former MP Party Date of Vacancy Elected MPPartyDate of Appointment Date of retirement1Swapan DasguptaNominated 16-Mar-2021Swapan DasguptaNominated (BJP whip)02-Jun-2021 24-Apr-20222Raghunath MohapatraNominated (BJP whip) 9-May-2021Mahesh Jethmalani02-Jun-202113-Jul-2024
See also List of current members of the Rajya Sabha Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha 2021 elections in India 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2021 Legislative Council elections
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