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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 .
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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