2026 Rajya Sabha elections
March – November 2026
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72 of the 233 elected seats in the Rajya Sabha 123 total seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle of the upper house of the Parliament of India from 16 March to November 2026 to elect 72 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President.