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Elections for the Upper House of Indian Parliament
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The 2026 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle of the upper house of the Parliament of India to elect 72 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President.[1]
Electoral system
MPs are elected through indirect election by the members of the State legislative assemblies using the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Each voter (MLA) ranks candidates in the order of preference (marking 1, 2, 3 and so on) under an open ballot system. Candidate have to reach a specific quota of votes in order to win a seat.[2]
Quota = ( Total valid votes Vacancies + 1 ) + 1 {\displaystyle {\text{Quota}}=\left({\frac {\text{Total valid votes}}{{\text{Vacancies}}+1}}\right)+1}
For a single-seat election, each ballot is valued at one. When multiple seats are filled, the ballot value is set to one hundred.[3]
A candidate is elected unopposed when the number of candidates matches the number of available seats after nominations and withdrawals period.[4]
Members Retiring and Elected
Members Retiring and Nominated
| # | Previous MP | Party | Term end | Nominated MP | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjan Gogoi | NOM | 16-Mar-2026 | ||||
Notes
- ^ excluding 12 nominated seats
- ^ out of 245 (including 12 nominated seats)
- ^ excluding 5 nominated members
- ^ excluding 12 nominated members
- ^ including the support of 12 nominated members
- ^ Quota = 243 ÷ (5+1) + 1 = 41 votes. NDA with 202 MLAs could win four seats; remaining votes are NDA 38, MGB 35 and Others 6. Since none reach 41, the result of the fifth seat depends on the stand of the six Other MLAs (AIMIM-5, BSP-1).
- ^ Quota = 288 ÷ (7+1) + 1 = 37 votes. MY with 236 MLAs could win six seats. MVA with 48 MLAs has enough votes to win the seventh seat.
- ^ Quota = 147 ÷ (4+1) + 1 = 30 votes. NDA with 82 MLAs could win two seats, BJD with 50 MLAs could win one seat; remaining votes are NDA 22, BJD 20 and Others 15. Since none reach 30, the result of the fourth seat depends on the stand of the 15 Other MLAs (INC-14, CPI(M)-1).
- ^ Quota = 403 ÷ (10+1) + 1 = 37 votes. NDA with 291 MLAs could win seven seats and INDIA with 108 MLAs could win two seats; the remaining votes are NDA 35, INDIA 30 and Others 3. Since none reach 37, the result of the tenth seat depends on the stand of the three Other MLAs (JD(L)-2, BSP-1) and three by-election
