Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1997, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 3 members from Kerala and 1 member from Puducherry were elected.
Elections Elections were held in 1997 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete. Members elected The following members are elected in the elections held in 1997. They are members for the term 1997-2003 and retire in year 2003, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.
State - Member - Party + Rajya Sabha members for term 1997-2003 State Member Name Party Remark Kerala K.Karunakaran INC Res 03/03/1998 LS Kerala J. Chitharanjan CPI Kerala C. O. Poulose CPM bye-ele 07/04/1998 Kerala S. Ramachandran Pillai CPM Nominated Dr Raja Ramanna NOM Nominated Dr C. Narayana Reddy NOM Nominated Dr Mrinal Sen NOM Nominated Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav NOM Puducherry C P Thirunavukkarasu DMK
Bye-elections The following bye elections were held in the year 1997.
State - Member - Party
Tamil Nadu - S Peter Alphonse- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 2002 ) Tamil Nadu - M Abdul Kader- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 1998 )
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