List of current members of the Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members. 233 members are elected by the Vidhan Sabha members and 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sits for six years term, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.
The nominated and state-wise list given below lists the number of seats against each category (nominated and state-wise list) and the number of vacant seats (if any).[1]
Nominated
No. | Name[2] | Field | Affiliation [3] | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Raghunath Mohapatra | Art | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14-Jul-2018 | 13-Jul-2024 |
2 | Sonal Mansingh | Art | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14-Jul-2018 | 13-Jul-2024 |
3 | Ram Shakal | Social work | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14-Jul-2018 | 13-Jul-2024 |
4 | Rakesh Sinha | Literature | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14-Jul-2018 | 13-Jul-2024 |
5 | Roopa Ganguly | Art | Bharatiya Janata Party | 04-Oct-2016 | 03-Oct-2022 |
6 | Sambhaji Raje | Social work | Bharatiya Janata Party | 07-Jun-2016 | 03-May-2022 |
7 | Suresh Gopi | Art | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25-Apr-2016 | 24-Apr-2022 |
8 | Subramanian Swamy | Economics | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25-Apr-2016 | 24-Apr-2022 |
9 | Narendra Jadhav | Economics | Nominated | 25-Apr-2016 | 24-Apr-2022 |
10 | Mary Kom | Sport | Nominated | 25-Apr-2016 | 24-Apr-2022 |
11 | Swapan Dasgupta | Journalism | Nominated | 25-Apr-2016 | 24-Apr-2022 |
12 | K. T. S. Tulsi | Law | Nominated | 25-Feb-2014 | 24-Feb-2020 |
Andhra Pradesh
Keys: TDP (5) YSRCP (2) INC (2) TRS (1) BJP (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
2 | C. M. Ramesh | Telugu Desam Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
3 | T. G. Venkatesh | Telugu Desam Party | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
4 | Y. S. Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
5 | Thota Seetharama Lakshmi | Telugu Desam Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
6 | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
7 | V. Vijayasai Reddy | YSR Congress Party | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
8 | Mohd. Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
9 | T. Subbarami Reddy | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
10 | K. Keshava Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
11 | Suresh Prabhu | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
Arunachal Pradesh
Keys: INC (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mukut Mithi | Indian National Congress | 24-Jun-2014 | 23-Jun-2020 |
Assam
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | 15-Jun-2013 | 14-Jun-2019 |
2 | Santiuse Kujur | Indian National Congress | 15-Jun-2013 | 14-Jun-2019 |
3 | Ripun Bora | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
4 | Ranee Narah | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
5 | Bhubaneswar Kalita | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
6 | Sanjay Singh | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
7 | Biswajit Daimary | Bodoland People's Front | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
Bihar
Keys: JD(U) (6) BJP (4) RJD (4) INC (1) Vacant (1)
Chhattisgarh
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ranvijay Singh Judev | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
2 | Ramvichar Netam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 |
3 | Saroj Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
4 | Motilal Vora | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
5 | Chhaya Verma | Indian National Congress | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 |
Goa
Keys: BJP (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vinay Tendulkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 29-Jul-2017 | 28-Jul-2023 |
Gujarat
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Smriti Irani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19-Aug-2017 | 18-Aug-2023 |
2 | Chunibhai K Gohel | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
3 | Amit Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19-Aug-2017 | 18-Aug-2023 |
4 | Shambhuprasad Tundiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
5 | Parsottambhai Rupala | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
6 | Lal Sinh Vadodia | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
7 | Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
8 | Ahmed Patel | Indian National Congress | 19-Aug-2017 | 18-Aug-2023 |
9 | Naranbhai Rathwa | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
10 | Amee Yajnik | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
11 | Madhusudan Mistry | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
Haryana
Keys: BJP (2) INC (1) INLD (1) Independent (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Devender Paul Vats | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
2 | Birender Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 02-Aug-2016 | 01-Aug-2022 |
3 | Selja Kumari | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
4 | Ram Kumar Kashyap | Indian National Lok Dal | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
5 | Subhash Chandra | Independent | 02-Aug-2016 | 01-Aug-2022 |
Himachal Pradesh
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
2 | Anand Sharma | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
3 | Jagat Prakash Nadda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
Jammu and Kashmir
Keys: JKPDP (2) BJP (1) INC (1)
No | Name | Party | Date of Appointment |
Date of Retirement |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fayaz Ahmad Mir | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 11-Feb-2015 | 10-Feb-2021 |
2 | Nazir Ahmad Laway | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 16-Feb-2015 | 15-Feb-2021 |
3 | Shamsheer Singh Manhas | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11-Feb-2015 | 10-Feb-2021 |
4 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Indian National Congress | 16-Feb-2015 | 15-Feb-2021 |
Jharkhand
Keys: BJP (3) INC (1) RJD (1) Independent (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 |
2 | Mahesh Poddar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 |
3 | Sameer Oraon | Bharatiya Janata Party | 04-May-2018 | 03-May-2024 |
4 | Dhiraj Prasad Sahu | Indian National Congress | 04-May-2018 | 03-May-2024 |
5 | Prem Chand Gupta | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
6 | Parimal Nathwani | Independent | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
Karnataka
Keys: INC (8) BJP (3) JD(S) (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B. K. Hariprasad | Indian National Congress | 26-Jun-2014 | 25-Jun-2020 |
2 | L. Hanumanthaiah | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
3 | Oscar Fernandes | Indian National Congress | 01-Jul-2016 | 30-Jun-2022 |
4 | Syed Naseer Hussain | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
5 | Rajeev Gowda | Indian National Congress | 26-Jun-2014 | 25-Jun-2020 |
6 | G C Chandrasekhar | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
7 | Jairam Ramesh | Indian National Congress | 01-Jul-2016 | 30-Jun-2022 |
8 | K. C. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress | 01-Jul-2016 | 30-Jun-2022 |
9 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Bharatiya Janata Party | 01-Jul-2016 | 30-Jun-2022 |
10 | Prabhakar Kore | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26-Jun-2014 | 25-Jun-2020 |
11 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
12 | D. Kupendra Reddy | Janata Dal (Secular) | 26-Jun-2014 | 25-Jun-2020 |
Kerala
Keys: CPI(M) (3) INC (2) CPI (1) KC(M) (1) IUML (1) Independent (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elamaram Kareem | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 02-Jul-2018 | 01-Jul-2024 |
2 | K. Somaprasad | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
3 | K.K. Ragesh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 22-Apr-2015 | 21-Apr-2021 |
4 | A. K. Antony | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
5 | Vayalar Ravi | Indian National Congress | 22-Apr-2015 | 21-Apr-2021 |
6 | Binoy Viswam | Communist Party of India | 02-Jul-2018 | 01-Jul-2024 |
7 | Jose K. Mani | Kerala Congress (M) | 02-Jul-2018 | 01-Jul-2024 |
8 | P. V. Abdul Wahab | Indian Union Muslim League | 22-Apr-2015 | 21-Apr-2021 |
9 | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | Independent | 23-Mar-2018 | 02-Apr-2022 |
Madhya Pradesh
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sampatiya Uike | Bharatiya Janata Party | 01-Aug-2017 | 29-Jun-2022 |
2 | M. J. Akbar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 |
3 | Satyanarayan Jatiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
4 | Prabhat Jha | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
5 | Kailash Soni | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
6 | Ajay Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
7 | Thawar Chand Gehlot | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
8 | Dharmendra Pradhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
9 | Vivek Tankha | Indian National Congress | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 |
10 | Digvijaya Singh | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
11 | Rajmani Patel | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
Maharashtra
Keys: BJP (7) NCP (4) Shiv Sena (3) INC (3) RPI(A) (1) Independent (1)
Manipur
Keys: BJP (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bhabananda Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25-May-2017 | 09-Apr-2020 |
Meghalaya
Keys: INC (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wansuk Syiem | Indian National Congress | 13-Apr-2014 | 12-Apr-2020 |
Mizoram
Keys: INC (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronald Sapa Tlau | Indian National Congress | 19-Jul-2014 | 18-Jul-2020 |
Nagaland
Keys: NPF (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | K. G. Kenye | Naga People's Front | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Keys: AAP (3)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Narain Dass Gupta | Aam Aadmi Party | 28-Jan-2018 | 27-Jan-2024 |
2 | Sushil Kumar Gupta | Aam Aadmi Party | 28-Jan-2018 | 27-Jan-2024 |
3 | Sanjay Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 28-Jan-2018 | 27-Jan-2024 |
Odisha
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prashanta Nanda | Biju Janata Dal | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
2 | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
3 | Achyuta Samanta | Biju Janata Dal | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
4 | Pratap Keshari Deb | Biju Janata Dal | 18-May-2017 | 01-Jul-2022 |
5 | Prasanna Acharya | Biju Janata Dal | 26-Jul-2016 | 01-Jul-2022 |
6 | N. Bhaskar Rao | Biju Janata Dal | 02-Jul-2016 | 01-Jul-2022 |
7 | Narendra Kumar Swain | Biju Janata Dal | 07-Dec-2015 | 02-Apr-2020 |
8 | Anubhav Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | 13-Jun-2014 | 02-Apr-2020 |
9 | Sarojini Hembram | Biju Janata Dal | 03-Apr-2014 | 02-Apr-2020 |
10 | Ranjib Biswal | Indian National Congress | 03-Apr-2014 | 02-Apr-2020 |
Puducherry
Keys: AIADMK (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N Gokulakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 07-Oct-2015 | 06-Oct-2021 |
Punjab
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ambika Soni | Indian National Congress | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
2 | Pratap Singh Bajwa | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 |
3 | Shamsher Singh Dullo | Indian National Congress | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 |
4 | Balwinder Singh Bhunder | Shiromani Akali Dal | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
5 | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | Shiromani Akali Dal | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 |
6 | Naresh Gujral | Shiromani Akali Dal | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 |
7 | Shwait Malik | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 |
Rajasthan
Keys: BJP (10)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Narayan Lal Panchariya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
2 | Ramnarayan Dudi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
3 | Vijay Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
4 | Om Prakash Mathur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
5 | Ram Kumar Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
6 | Harshvardhan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
7 | Alphons Kannanthanam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 09-Nov-2017 | 04-Jul-2022 |
8 | Bhupender Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
9 | Madan Lal Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
10 | Kirodi Lal Meena | Bharatiya Janata Party | 04-Apr-2018 | 03-Apr-2024 |
Sikkim
Keys: SDF (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hishey Lachungpa | Sikkim Democratic Front | 24-Feb-2018 | 23-Feb-2024 |
Tamil Nadu
Keys: AIADMK (12) DMK (4) CPI (1) CPI(M) (1)
Telangana
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Banda Prakash | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
2 | Badugula Lingaiah Yadav | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
3 | Joginapally Santosh Kumar | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
4 | D. Srinivas | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
5 | V. Lakshmikantha Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 |
6 | Garikapati Mohan Rao | Telugu Desam Party | 02-Jun-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
7 | K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao | Indian National Congress | 02-Jun-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 |
Tripura
Keys: CPI(M) (1)
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jharna Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 03-Apr-2016 | 02-Apr-2022 |
Uttar Pradesh
Keys: SP (13) BJP (11) BSP (4) INC (2) Independent (1)
Uttarakhand
No | Name[2] | Party | Date of Appointment[4] |
Date of Retirement[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Raj Babbar | Indian National Congress | 14-Mar-2015 | 25-Nov-2020 |
2 | Pradeep Tamta | Indian National Congress | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 |
3 | Anil Baluni | Bharatiya Janata Party | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 |
West Bengal
Keys: AITC (13) INC (2) Independent (1)
See also
- List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha, the Lower House of Parliament of India. (As of October 2018)
- Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha
References
- ↑ "State Position Summary". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "STRENGTHWISE PARTY POSITION IN THE RAJYA SABHA". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.