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New Rajya Sabha Members from Tamil Nadu 2026
March 12 , 2026
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- Six candidates have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu to fill six vacancies as the term of existing members ends on 2 April 2026.
- The elected members are Tiruchi Siva and Constandine Ravindran (DMK), M. Christopher Tilak (INC), L. K. Sudhish (DMDK), M. Thambidurai (AIADMK), and Anbumani Ramadoss (PMK).
- The candidates were declared elected unopposed by Returning Officer R. Santhi in accordance with Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and Rule 11(1) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.
- Manickam and Sudhish are being elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time.
- Tamil Nadu has a total of 18 members in the Rajya Sabha.
- Rajya Sabha elections use an open ballot system, where each MLA must show their marked ballot to their party’s authorized agent before casting it.
- Failure to do so cancels the vote.
- Independent MLAs keep their votes secret.
- The election follows Proportional Representation by Single Transferable Vote (STV).
- MLAs rank candidates in order of preference.
- In Round 1, all first-choice votes are counted.
- A candidate wins by reaching a specific quota calculated from the total MLAs and seats available.
- Winners exceeding the quota are declared elected.
- Surplus votes are transferred to second-choice candidates.
- If seats remain unfilled, the candidate with the lowest votes is eliminated and their votes redistributed based on the next preferences.
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