Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha

The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati) presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (vice president of India). The deputy chairperson is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.^[3][4]

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Rājya Sabhā Ke Upasabhāpati
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Incumbent Harivansh Narayan Singh since 9 August 2018
Style	The Honourable
Type	Deputy Chairman
Status	Deputy Presiding Officer of Rajya Sabha
Member of	Rajya Sabha
Reports to	Parliament of India
Residence	14, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Seat	32, GF, Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[2]
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 chairpersons of the Rajya Sabha

No.	Deputy Chairman[5]	Portrait	Term		Duration	Candidate
			From	To
1	S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao		31 May 1952	2 April 1956	3 years, 307 days	Indian National Congress
			25 April 1956	1 March 1962	5 years, 309 days
2	Violet Alva		19 April 1962	2 April 1966	3 years, 348 days
			7 April 1966	16 November 1969	3 years, 223 days
3	B. D. Khobragade		17 December 1969	2 April 1972	2 years, 107 days	Republican Party of India
4	Godey Murahari		13 April 1972	2 April 1974	1 year, 354 days	Samyukta Socialist Party
			26 April 1974	20 March 1977	2 years, 328 days
5	Ram Niwas Mirdha		30 March 1977	2 April 1980	3 years, 3 days	Indian National Congress
6	Shyamlal Yadav		30 July 1980	4 April 1982	1 year, 248 days
			28 April 1982	29 December 1984	2 years, 245 days
7	Najma Heptullah		25 January 1985	20 January 1986	360 days
8	M. M. Jacob		26 February 1986	22 October 1986	238 days
9	Pratibha Patil		18 November 1986	5 November 1988	1 year, 353 days
10	Najma Heptullah		18 November 1988	4 July 1992	3 years, 229 days
			10 July 1992	4 July 1998	5 years, 359 days
			9 July 1998	10 June 2004	5 years, 337 days
11	K. Rahman Khan		22 July 2004	2 April 2006	1 year, 254 days
			12 May 2006	2 April 2012	5 years, 326 days
12	P. J. Kurien		21 August 2012	1 July 2018	5 years, 314 days
13	Harivansh Narayan Singh		9 August 2018	9 April 2020	1 year, 244 days	Janata Dal (United)
			14 September 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 346 days

See also

• Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
• Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha