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Indian Rajya Sabha elections, 2015

Rajya Sabha elections, 2015
India
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13 seats to the Rajya Sabha
  First party Second party
  Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG Arun Jaitley, Minister.jpg
Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Arun Jaitley
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since June 8, 2014 June 3, 2009
Leader's seat Jammu and Kashmir Gujarat
Seats before 69 45
Seats won 66 48
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3

Rajya Sabha elections were held in India in 2015 to elect eight members of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Several bye-elections were also held. The regular elections were held to fill seats in the States of Jammu and Kashmir,Kerala, and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Jammu and Kashmir had an election on February 7, 2015.

Kerala was supposed to have an election on April 16, 2015. But, the election was postponed to April 20.

Pondicherry held the election on September 28, 2015 to elect one Member of Parliament.

The following bye-elections were also held in 2015.


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