2019 Rajya Sabha elections

2019 Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2019, to fill the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber.

The elections were held to elect 2 members from Assam as well as 6 members from Tamil Nadu.

By-elections were held for 14 seats among various states.

The elections resulted in the ruling BJP maintaining and increasing their majority with a net gain of 6 seats.

Aside from automatic elections, unforeseen vacancies caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, are unless a few months before the expected natural expiry of the term of tenure, filled via by-elections, which for the Rajya Sabha often take some months to organise.