2013 Rajya Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu
7 seats to the Rajya Sabha
  First party Second party
 
Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK

Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu was the indirect election to the Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of the Parliament of India to elect members from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The election were held for six seats on 27 June 2013.[1] The elections for which voting was held for the first time in 17 years.[2]

Background

The term of six members of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu expired on 27 July. Hence, the Election Commission of India decided to hold a biennial election for the six seats.[3] The candidates were indirectly elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Tamil Nadu using a single transferable vote with proportional representation.

Party Position in the State assembly

Name of the Party Number of Members in the Legislative Assembly
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) 151
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam(DMDK) 29 - 7* = 22
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) 23
Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M)) 10
Communist Party of India(CPI) 8
Indian National Congress(INC) 5
Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK) 3
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi(MMK) 2
Puthiya Tamizhagam(PT) 2
All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) 1
  • 7 dissident MLAs of DMDK are supporting AIADMK

Candidates

Each candidate should have 34 number of MLAs. Therefore, the party which has 34 MLAs can elect one member. The party which has less than 34 MLAs can get support from other parties.

Candidate Party Support from other parties
V. Maitreyan AIADMK Has required votes
K. R. Arjunan AIADMK Has required votes
T Rathnavel AIADMK Has required votes
R Lakshmanan AIADMK Has required votes
D. Raja CPI AIADMK, CPI(M), AIFB
Kanimozhi DMK MMK, PT, CONGRESS
Elangovan DMDK

Results

The results to the election were declared on June 27.[4]

Candidate Votes won Elected
V. Maitreyan 36 Yes
K R Arjunan 36 Yes
T Rathnavel 36 Yes
R Lakshmanan 35 Yes
D. Raja 34 Yes
Kanimozhi 31 Yes
Elangovan 22 No

Three MLAs of PMK boycotted the elections.

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu's Rajya Sabha elections present new partnerships". NDTV.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rajya Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu today, Kanimozhi's re-election bid gets boost after Congress' support". India Today. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ PTI (4 June 2013). "Election Commission to notify Rajya Sabha poll on Jun 10, voting on 27th". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kanimozhi, D. Raja, Maitreyan elected to Rajya Sabha". Business Line. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.


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