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INDIA
Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
LAST ELECTIONS

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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) 19 January 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
Distribution of votes
Distribution of seats
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women


%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Note on the 2012 renewal
- Indirect elections to renew one third of the 233 elective seats of the Rajya Sabha began on 19 January 2012 and will finish by the end of July 2012.
- The current number of members and number of women members on the general information page refers to the statistics compiled before the 2012 renewal.
- As at 14 March 2012, there were 24 women out of 238 members.
Source: IPU Group (13.03.2012, 14.03.2012)

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