2013 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu
# 2013 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu

Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu was the indirect election to the Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of the Parliament of India to elect members from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The election were held for six seats on 27 June 2013. The elections for which voting was held for the first time in 17 years.

## Background

The term of six members of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu expired on 27 July. Hence, the Election Commission of India decided to hold a biennial election for the six seats. The candidates were indirectly elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Tamil Nadu using a single transferable vote with proportional representation.

## Party Position in the State assembly

| Name of the Party | Number of Members in the Legislative Assembly |
| - | - |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) | 151 |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam(DMDK) | 29 - $7^*$ = 22 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) | 23 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M)) | 10 |
| Communist Party of India(CPI) | 8 |
| Indian National Congress(INC) | 5 |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK) | 3 |
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi(MMK) | 2 |
| Puthiya Tamizhagam(PT) | 2 |
| All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 1 |

* 7 dissident MLAs of DMDK are supporting AIADMK

## Candidates

Each candidate should have 34 number of MLAs. Therefore, the party which has 34 MLAs can elect one member. The party which has less than 34 MLAs can get support from other parties.

| Candidate | Party | Support from other parties |
| - | - | - |
| V. Maitreyan | AIADMK | Has required votes |
| K. R. Arjunan | AIADMK | Has required votes |
| T Rathnavel | AIADMK | Has required votes |
| R Lakshmanan | AIADMK | Has required votes |
| D. Raja | CPI | AIADMK, CPI(M), AIFB |
| Kanimozhi | DMK | MMK, PT, CONGRESS |
| Elangovan | DMDK | |

## Results

The results to the election were declared on June 27.

| Candidate | Votes won | Elected |
| - | - | - |
| V. Maitreyan | 36 | Yes |
| K R Arjunan | 36 | Yes |
| T Rathnavel | 36 | Yes |
| R Lakshmanan | 35 | Yes |
| D. Raja | 34 | Yes |
| Kanimozhi | 31 | Yes |
| Elangovan | 22 | No |

Three MLAs of PMK boycotted the elections.

