Rajya sabha election: Election Process to Rajyasabha

Election Process to Rajyasabha: While Lok Sabha members are elected directly by the voters, Rajya Sabha members are elected indirectly by the people, that is, by the elected Members of a state’s Legislative Assembly (MLAs). How many Rajya Sabha members a state can send depends on its population. This article presents a state-wise election timeline, key political contests, the current tenure, the no. of Rajya Sabha Seats in a particular state and the next tenure year of election. The 2024 Rajya Sabha elections were held as part of a routine six-year cycle among certain of the State Legislatures in India in July and August 2024 to elect 65 of its 245 members and 19 bye elections, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President. [1][2] Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Gazette - Notification Gazette - Notice of Election Schedule of Biennial Elections to the Council of States ... List of Contesting Candidates (Form-7B) for Biennial Elections