2021 Rajya Sabha elections

Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2021, to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years.

Elections to the 4 vacant seats from Jammu and Kashmir were not held in February as the union territory is under President's rule and the assembly has been dissolved.

By-elections
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.

Assam

 * On 21 November 2020 Biswajit Daimary resigned.
 * Biswajit Daimary Elected As MLA.

Gujarat

 * On 25 November 2020 Ahmed Patel died.
 * On 1 December 2020 Abhay Bharadwaj died.

Kerala

 * On 9 January 2021 Jose K. Mani resigned.

West Bengal

 * On 12 February 2021, Dinesh Trivedi resigned.
 * Manas Bhunia Elected As MLA.
 * On 15 September 2021, Arpita Ghosh resigned.

Tamil Nadu

 * On 24 March 2021, A. Mohammedjan died.
 * On 10 May 2021, K. P. Munusamy Resigned Due To Election As MLA.
 * On 10 May 2021, R. Vaithilingam Resigned Due To Election As MLA.

Maharashtra

 * On 16 May 2021, Rajeev Satav died.

Madhya Pradesh

 * On 7 July 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot resigned due to his appointment as Governor of Karnataka.

Nominated members

 * On 16 March 2021, Swapan Dasgupta resigned.
 * On 9 May 2021, Raghunath Mohapatra died