1956 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1956, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. [1]

Elections

Elections were held in 1956 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.

Members elected

The following members are elected in the elections held in 1956. They are members for the term 1956-62 and retire in year 1962, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1956-1962
StateMember NamePartyRemark
Ajmer & CoorgAbdul Shakoor MaulanaINC
AndhraV C Keshava RaoINC
AndhraA Balarami ReddyINCres 09/03/1962
AndhraN Narotham ReddyINCres 15/03/1960 LS
AndhraYasoda ReddyINCres 27/02/1962 2LS
AndhraV VentakaramanaINC
AssamPushpalata DasINC
AssamPurna Chandra SharmaINC
Bilaspur &
Himachal Pradesh		Lila DeviINC
BiharRam Gopal AgarwalaINC
BiharMichael JohnINC
BiharKishori RamINC
BiharImam Syed MazharINC
BiharAwadeshwar Prasad SinhaINC
BiharGanga Sharan SinhaOTH
BiharTajumal HussainINC
BiharShah Mohd. UmairINC
BombayB R AmbedkarOTHDea. 06/12/1956
BombayTrimbak R DeogirikarINC
BombayDr M D D GilderINCterm till 1960
BombayDr N S HardikarINC
BombayGajanan R KulkarniINC
BombayD Y PawarINC
BombayManilal C ShahINCDea. 09/01/1960
BombayManubhai C ShahINCRes. 12/03/1957 2LS
BombayMeghjibhai P ShahINCRes. 26/07/1957
DelhiOnkar NathINCRes. 16/04/1955
HyderabadV K DhageINDterm till 1960
HyderabadDr Raj Bahadur GoudINC
Jammu & KashmirSyed M JalaliJKNCdea. 22/02/1961
KutchPremji Bhavanji ThackerINCRes. 26/07/1952
Madhya BharatKanhailal D VaidyaINC
Madhya BharatKrishna Kant VyasINC
Madhya PradeshDr Waman S BarlingayINC
Madhya PradeshMohammad AliINC
Madhya PradeshRam SahaiINC
Madhya PradeshRukmani BaiINC
Madhya PradeshDr Raghu ViraINC
Madhya PradeshMarotirao D TumpalliwarINCres. 12/03/1962
MadrasV K Krishna MenonINCres. 15/03/1957 2LS
MadrasA Ramaswami MudaliarIND
MadrasV M Obaidullah SahibINCdea. 21/02/1958
MadrasT.S. PattabiramanINC
MadrasT N RamamurtiINC
MadrasS VenkatanaramanINC
Manipur and TripuraAbdul LatifINC
ManipurLaimayum L M SharmaINCele 01/12/1956
term till 1960
MysoreS V Krishna Moorty RaoINC01/03/1962
MysoreM Govinda ReddyINC
MysoreJ R DesaiOTH
MysoreDr N S HardikarINC
NominatedRukmini Devi ArundaleNOM
NominatedN R MalkaniNOM
NominatedDr B V WarekarNOM
NominatedDr Zakir HussainNOMres 06/07/1957
OrissaBhagirathi MahapatraINC
OrissaMaheshwar NaikINCres. 27/02/1962 3LS
OrissaAbhimanyu RathINC
P E P S ULt. Col Joginder Singh MannOTH
PunjabChaman Lall DiwanINC
PunjabDarshan Singh PherumanINCtill 22/10/1956
PunjabZail SinghINCres 10/03/1962
RajasthanSharda BhargavaINC
RajasthanJaswantt SinghOTH
RajasthanDr Kalu Lal ShrimaliINC01 Mar 1962
SaurashtraNanabhai BhatINC
SaurashtraBhogilal M ShahINC
Travancore & CochinK P Madhavan NairINC
Travancore & CochinM N Govindan NairCPM
Travancore & CochinP Narayan NairINCterm till 1960
Uttar PradeshAkhtar HussainINC
Uttar PradeshJogesh Chandra ChatterjeeINCterm till 1960
Uttar PradeshJashaud Singh BhistINC
Uttar PradeshJaspat Roy KapoorINC
Uttar PradeshDr Hriday N KunzruIND
Uttar PradeshChandravati LakhanpalINC
Uttar PradeshAnis KidwaiINC
Uttar PradeshSavitri Devi NigamINCres. 28/02/1962 3LS
Uttar PradeshHar Prasad SaksenaINC
Uttar PradeshPrakash Narayan SapruINC
Uttar PradeshRam Kripal SinghINCDea. 14/03/1961
Uttar PradeshRam Prasad TamtaINCres. 01/05/1958
Vindyachal PradeshAhmed GulsherOTH
West BengalSatyapriya BanerjeeFBterm till 1960
Dea. 23/03/1957
West BengalP D Himatsingka INCRes 27/02/1962 3LS
West BengalProf Humayun KabirINCRes 27/02/1962 3LS
West BengalSatyendra Prosad RayINC

Bye-elections

The following bye elections were held in the year 1956.

State - Member - Party

  1. Delhi - Begum Siddiqa Kidwai - INC ( ele 24/11/1956, term till 1958 )
  2. Delhi - Onkar Nath - INC ( ele 24/11/1956 term till 1960 )
  3. Assam - Mahendramohan Chaudhury - INC ( ele 01/12/1956 term till 1958 )
  4. Orissa - Govind Chandra Misra - INC ( ele 06/12/1956 term till 1960 )
  5. Bihar - Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha - INC ( ele 10/12/1956 term till 1958 )
  6. Bihar - Krishna Mohan Pyare Sinha- INC ( ele 10/12/1956 term till 1958 )
  7. Madras - Dawood Ali Mirza - INC ( ele 11/12/1956 term till 1962)
  8. Uttar Pradesh - Mahabir Prasad Bhargava - INC ( ele 13/12/1956 term 1958 )
  9. Uttar Pradesh - Bal Krishna Sharma - INC ( ele 13/12/1956 term 1962 death 29/04/1960 )
  10. Uttar Pradesh - Pandit Algu Rai Shastri - INC ( ele 13/12/1956 term 1962 res. 24/04/1958 )
  11. West Bengal - Surendra Mohan Ghose - INC ( ele 13/12/1956 term till 1962 )
  12. West Bengal - Mehr Chand Khanna - INC ( ele 15/12/1956 res 26/02/1962 3LS )

References
  1. "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2017.


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