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Indian Rajya Sabha elections, 2016

Rajya Sabha elections, 2016
India
2015 ←
March 14 and June 11, 2016 → 2017

70 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 66 48
Seats won 60 55
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 7

Rajya Sabha elections were held in India on March 14, and June 11, 2016, to elect 13 and 57 members of the Rajya Sabha respectively.

The election of March 14, 2016 was held to elect 13 members to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election:

The election of June 11, 2016 was held to elect 57 members to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election:


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