As the last day to file nominations to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) came to close on Friday, many important candidates were elected as Members of Parliament unopposed. With no opposition in the fray, these Rajya Sabha seats were won without a vote cast, reported Press Trust of India.
| Candidates elected Rajya Sabha unopposed or unanimously | |||
| Bihar | Tamil Nadu | Maharashtra | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sharad Yadav - JD (U) | S.R. Balasubramoniyan(AIADMK) | Piyush Goyal, Union Power Minister | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu--Union Railway MinisterBJP Nominee(Unanimous) |
| Ram Jethmalani - Supreme Court Advocate | R. Vaithilingam(AIADMK) | P. Chidambaram | Satyanarayana Chowdary, Union Minister of Science and Technology(Unanimous) |
| Misa Bharti (RJD) -Daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav |
(AIADMK) |
Praful Patel (NCP) | T.G. Venkatesh |
| A. Vijayakumar | Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (BJP) | V. Vijaysai Reddy | |
| T.K.S.Elangovan (DMK) | Vikas Mahatme (BJP) | ||
| R.S.Bharathi (DMK) | Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena) | ||
