Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1952, to elect members of the Council of States (the Rajya Sabha), Indian Parliament's upper chamber.

Dr. S Radhakrishnan was the First Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, also the First Vice President of the Nation.

As per the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Rajya Sabha was first constituted 3 April 1952. and consist of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States.As per President Order known as the Council of States (Term of Office of Members) Order, 1952 for curtailing the term of office of some of the members, then chosen in order that as nearly as one-third of the members holding seats of each class would retire in every second year.

[3][4] The following members are retired before the elections held in 1954.

State - Member - Party The following bye elections were held in the year 1952.