1997 Rajya Sabha elections
# 1997 Rajya Sabha elections

Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1997, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 3 members from Kerala and 1 member from Puducherry were elected.

## Elections

Elections were held in 1997 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.

### Members elected

The following members are elected in the elections held in 1997. They are members for the term 1997-2003 and retire in year 2003, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1997-2003 :

| State | Member Name | Party | Remark |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kerala | K.Karunakaran | INC | Res 03/03/1998 LS |
| Kerala | J. Chitharanjan | CPI |
| Kerala | C. O. Poulose | CPM | bye-ele 07/04/1998 |
| Kerala | S. Ramachandran Pillai | CPM |
| Nominated | Dr Raja Ramanna | NOM |
| Nominated | Dr C Narayana Reddy | NOM |
| Nominated | Dr Mrinal Sen | NOM |
| Nominated | Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav | NOM |
| Puducherry | C P Thirunavukkarasu | DMK |

## Bye-elections

The following bye elections were held in the year 1997.

State - Member - Party

* Tamil Nadu - S Peter Alphonse- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 2002 )
* Tamil Nadu - M Abdul Kader- TMC ( ele 10/10/1997 term till 1998 )
