Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Deputy Chairman is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.[1]
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Members of the Rajya Sabha |
| Term length | Six years |
| Inaugural holder | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1952–1962) |
| Formation | 31 May 1952 |
| Website | Official website  |
List of Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha
| No. | Deputy Chairman[2] | Portrait | Term | Party | ||
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| From | To | |||||
| 1 | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao | 31 May 1952 | 2 April 1956 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 25 April 1956 | 1 March 1962 | |||||
| 2 | Violet Alva | 19 April 1962 | 2 April 1966 | |||
| 7 April 1966 | 16 November 1969 | |||||
| 3 | B. D. Khobragade |  |
17 December 1969 | 2 April 1972 | Republican Party of India | |
| 4 | Godey Murahari | 4 April 1972 | 2 April 1974 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 26 April 1974 | 20 March 1977 | |||||
| 5 | Ram Niwas Mirdha |  |
30 March 1977 | 4 April 1980 | Indian National Congress | |
| 6 | Shyamlal Yadav | 30 July 1980 | 4 April 1982 | |||
| 28 April 1982 | 29 December 1984 | |||||
| 7 | Najma Heptullah |  |
25 January 1985 | 20 January 1986 | ||
| 8 | M. M. Jacob |  |
2 February 1986 | 22 October 1986 | ||
| 9 | Pratibha Patil |  |
18 November 1986 | 5 November 1988 | ||
| (7) | Najma Heptullah |  |
11 November 1988 | 4 July 1992 | ||
| 10 July 1992 | 4 July 1998 | |||||
| 9 July 1998 | 10 June 2004 | |||||
| 10 | K. Rahman Khan | .jpg.webp) |
22 July 2004 | 2 April 2006 | ||
| 12 May 2006 | 2 April 2012 | |||||
| 11 | P. J. Kurien |  |
21 August 2012 | 1 July 2018 | ||
| 12 | Harivansh Narayan Singh |  |
9 August 2018 | 9 April 2020 | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 14 September 2020 | Incumbent | |||||
References
- "Introduction to the Parliament of India". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Former Deputy Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha.
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