Elections for the Upper House of Indian Parliament
Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1961, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[1]
Elections
Elections were held to elect members from various states.
Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1961. They are members for the term 1961-1967 and retire in year 1967, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
The list is incomplete.
State - Member - Party
Rajya Sabha members for term 1961-1967
State |
Member Name |
Party |
Remark
|
Nominated |
V T Krishnamachari |
NOM |
dea 13/02/1964
|
Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 1961.
State - Member - Party
- Mysore - M Sherkhan - INC ( ele 09/03/1961 term till 1964 )
- Uttar Pradesh - Uma Shankar Dikshit - INC ( ele 26/04/1961 term till 1964 )
- Uttar Pradesh - A C Gilbert - INC ( ele 27/04/1961 term till 1962 )
- Uttar Pradesh - Shanti Devi - OTH ( ele 27/04/1961 term till 1962 )
- Jammu & Kashmir - Haqim Ali Khawja - OTH ( ele 22/08/1961 term till 1962 )
- Madhya Pradesh - P C Sethi - INC ( ele 29/08/1961 term till 1964 )
- Orissa - Dhananjoy Mohanty - INC ( ele 22/08/1961 term till 1964 )
- Orissa - Bhabani Charan Pattanayak - INC ( ele 29/08/1961 term till 1966 )
- Bihar - Mohammad Chaudhary A - INC ( ele 22/09/1961 term till 1964 )
- West Bengal - M Ishaque - INC ( ele 29/12/1961 term till 1964 )
References