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
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BACKGROUND |
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 19 January 2012 25 June 2012 |
Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for one-third 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 January 2012 25 June 2012 |
Number of registered electors Voters Blank or invalid ballot papers Valid votes |
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Notes
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Distribution of seats |
Round no 1
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Political Group |
Total
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Indian National Congress (INC) |
71
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
49
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Bahujan Samaj Party |
15
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
11
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Appointed members |
10
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Samajwadi Party |
9
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Janata Dal (United) |
9
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All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
9
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
7
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Nationalist Congress Party |
7
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Biju Janata Dal (BJD) |
7
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Independents and others |
7
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
5
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Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
5
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Shiv Sena (SS) |
4
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) |
3
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Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC) |
2
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Asom Gana Parishad (Assam People's Federation) |
2
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Communist Party of India (CPI) |
2
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) |
2
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All India Forward Block (AIFB) |
1
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Lok Janshakti Party |
1
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Sikkim Democratic Front |
1
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Nagaland People's Front |
1
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
1
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Kerala Congress (M) |
1
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Mizo National Front |
1
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Bodoland People's Front |
1
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Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) |
1
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Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men Women Percent of women |
219 26 10.61%
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Distribution of seats according to age |
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Distribution of seats according to profession |
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Comments |
Note on the distribution of seats:
- The "distribution of seats" above refers to the final composition of the Council of States after the one-third renewal of members in 2012.
- Indirect elections were held on 19 and 30 January, 30 March, 3 May and 25 June 2012 to renew a total of 67 of the 233 indirectly-elected seats through 65 biennal elections and two by-elections.
- In addition, five of the 12 appointed seats were also renewed.
- The distribution of seats according to political parties for the seats renewed in 2012 was not available from the Rajya Sabha.
- The number of seats held by the Indian National Congress (INC) includes two appointed members.
- Five women were indirectly elected and two were appointed in 2012. As at 6 August 2012, there were 26 women out of the full 245 members.
Source: IPU Group (13.03.2012, 14.03.2012, 06.08.2012, 01.01.2014) |