# 2021 Rajya Sabha elections

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 has been dissolved.

## Elections

| State | Members retiring | Date of retirement |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 4 | 10 & 15 February 2021 |
| Kerala | 3 | 21 April 2021 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 6 October 2021 |

## Results
### Members retiring & Elected
#### Jammu And Kashmir

| Seat No. | Previous MP | Previous Party | Date of retirement | Elected MP | Party | Appointing date | Ref. |
| 1 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Indian National Congress | 15-Feb-2021 | Vacant | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | Nazir Ahmad Laway | J&K Peoples Democratic Party | 15-Feb-2021 | Vacant | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | Fayaz Ahmad Mir | J&K Peoples Democratic Party | 10-Feb-2021 | Vacant | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | Shamsheer Singh Manhas | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Feb-2021 | Vacant | TBD | TBD | TBD |

#### Kerala

| Seat No. | Previous MP | Previous Party | Date of retirement | Elected MP | Party | Appointing date |
| 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. Sivadasan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 24-Apr-2021 |
| 3 | P. V. Abdul Wahab | Indian Union Muslim League | 21-Apr-2021 | P. V. Abdul Wahab | Indian Union Muslim League | 24-Apr-2021 |

#### Puducherry

| Seat No. | Previous MP | Previous Party | Previous Party | Date of retirement | Elected MP | Party | Party | Appointing 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 | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Biswajit Daimary | | Bodoland People's Front | 21 November 2020 | Biswajit Daimary | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 February 2021 | 9 April 2026 |
| 2 | Biswajit Daimary | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 May 2021 | Sarbananda Sonowal | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27 September 2021 | 9 April 2026 |

#### Gujarat

* On 25 November 2020 Ahmed Patel died.
* On 1 December 2020 Abhay Bharadwaj died.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Ahmed Patel | | Indian National Congress | 25 November 2020 | Dineshchandra Anavadiya | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23 February 2021 | 18 August 2023 |
| 2 | Abhay Bharadwaj | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 December 2020 | Rambhai Mokariya | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23 February 2021 | 21 June 2026 |

#### Kerala

* On 9 January 2021 Jose K. Mani resigned.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Jose K. Mani | | Kerala Congress (M) | 9 January 2021 | Jose K. Mani | | Kerala 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 MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Dinesh Trivedi | All India Trinamool Congress | 12-Feb-2021 | Jawhar Sircar | All India Trinamool Congress | 03-Aug-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 |
| 2 | Manas Bhunia | All India Trinamool Congress | 9-May-2021 | Sushmita Dev | All India Trinamool Congress | 27-Sep-2021 | 18-Aug-2023 |
| 3 | Arpita Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | 15-Sept-2021 | Luizinho Faleiro | All India Trinamool Congress | 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 MP | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | A. Mohammedjan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 24-Mar-2021 | M.M. Abdulla | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 06-Sept-2021 | 24-Jul-2025 |
| 2 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 10-May-2021 | Kanimozhi NVN Somu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27-Sep-2021 | 02-Apr-2026 |
| 3 | R. Vaithilingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 10-May-2021 | K R N Rajeshkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27-Sep-2021 | 29-Jun-2022 |

#### Maharashtra

* On 16 May 2021, Rajeev Satav died.
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Rajeev Satav | | Indian National Congress | 16 May 2021 | Rajani Patil | | Indian National Congress | 27-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 | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Thawar Chand Gehlot | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 07-Jul-2021 | L. Murugan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27-Sep-2021 | 02-Apr-2024 |

## Nominations
### Nominated members

* On 16 March 2021, Swapan Dasgupta resigned.
* On 9 May 2021, Raghunath Mohapatra died
| S.No | Former MP | Party | Party | Date of Vacancy | Elected MP | Party | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Swapan Dasgupta | | Nominated | 16-Mar-2021 | Swapan Dasgupta | | Nominated (BJP whip) | 02-Jun-2021 | 24-Apr-2022 |
| 2 | Raghunath Mohapatra | | Nominated (BJP whip) | 9-May-2021 | Mahesh Jethmalani | | Nominated (BJP whip) | 02-Jun-2021 | 13-Jul-2024 |