<page_title> 2017 Indian Rajya Sabha elections </page_title> <section_title> By-elections </section_title> <table> <cell> West Bengal <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mithun Chakraborty <col_header> Former MP </col_header> </cell> <cell> 29 December 2016 <col_header> Date of resign/death </col_header> </cell> </table>
Mithun Chakraborty from West Bengal resigned his seat on 29 December 2016.