| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sansad / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Rajya Sabha / Council of States |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Lok Sabha / House of the People
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 19 March 2010
3 July 2010 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for one-third (75) of the 233 elective seats of the Rajya Sabha. |
| (not applicable - indirect elections at regional level) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 19 March 2010
3 July 2010 |
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Seats 2010 |
|
|
|
| Indian National Congress (INC) |
69
|
22 |
|
|
|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
49
|
14 |
|
|
|
| Bahujan Samaj Party |
18
|
9 |
|
|
|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
15
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Janata Dal (United) |
7
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
7
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Nationalist Congress Party |
7
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Biju Janata Dal (BJD) |
6
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Independents and others |
6
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Samajwadi Party |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Communist Party of India (CPI) |
5
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) |
4
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Shiv Sena (SS) |
4
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
4
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
3
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC) |
2
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Asom Gana Parishad |
2
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Lok Janshakti Party |
2
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Sikkim Democratic Front |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Nagaland People's Front |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| All India Forward Block (AIFB) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Mizo National Front |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Rashtriya Lok Dal |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Bodoland People's Front |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
67
8
10.67%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
Source: IPU Group (07.12.2010
20.12.2010
28.12.2010
12.01.2012)
Note on the distribution of seats:
- The "Seats 2010" above refers to 75 indirectly elected seats renewed in 2010. As at 20 December 2010
there were 231 indirectly elected members (with two vacant seats) and 11 appointed members (one vacancy)
bringing the total number of members to 242.
- The "Seats 2010" of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) refers to a member elected on a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party ticket
who joined the AITC effective 15 November 2010.
Note on the number of women:
- In 2010
eight women (out of 75 members) were indirectly elected and one woman (out of five members) was nominated by the President.
- As at 28 December 2010
there were 25 women out of a total of 242 members.
- As at 13 January 2012
there were 26 women out of a total of 243 members. |
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