List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Bihar state elects 16 members since the 2002 biennial elections. Before, Bihar State has elected 21 seats since April 1952 and 22 seats since 1956, and 16 members after the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000 and the creation of the new Jharkhand state on 15 November 2000. They are elected indirectly by the State Legislators of Bihar State. Members are elected for six years and 1/3 of members are retired after every two years. The number of seats allocated to the party is determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using a Single transferable vote with proportional representation.[1]
Members from Bihar are listed in the list of current members of the Rajya Sabha.
Current members (2024)
[edit]Keys: BJP (5) JD(U) (4) RLM (1) RJD (5) INC (1)
| # | Name[2] | Party | Alliance | Term Start[3] | Term End[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satish Chandra Dubey | BJP | National Democratic Alliance (10) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Shambhu Sharan Patel | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |||
| 3 | Manan Kumar Mishra | 27-Aug-2024 | 07-Jul-2028 | |||
| 4 | Dharamshila Gupta | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |||
| 5 | Bhim Singh | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |||
| 6 | Khiru Mahto | JD(U) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | ||
| 7 | Harivansh Narayan Singh | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
| 8 | Ram Nath Thakur | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar Jha | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |||
| 10 | Upendra Kushwaha | RLM | 27-Aug-2024 | 09-Apr-2026 | ||
| 11 | Faiyaz Ahmad | RJD | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (6) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 12 | Prem Chand Gupta | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
| 13 | Amarendra Dhari Singh | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
| 14 | Manoj Jha | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |||
| 15 | Sanjay Yadav | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |||
| 16 | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | ||
Chronological list of all members from Bihar
[edit]This is the term wise list of former Rajya Sabha members from Bihar, arranged chronologically by Last date of election of the member.
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[4]
* represents members who won bye-election
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misa Bharti | RJD | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | 2 | * | |
| Faiyaz Ahmad | RJD | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | 1 | * | |
| Sanjay Yadav | RJD | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | * | |
| Khiru Mahto | JDU | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | 1 | * | |
| Satish Chandra Dubey | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | 2 | * | |
| Shambhu Sharan Patel | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | 1 | * | |
| Anil Hegde | JDU | 30-May-2022 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | bye - death of Mahendra Prasad | |
| Sushil Kumar Modi | BJP | 07-Dec-2020 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | bye - death of Ram Vilas Paswan | |
| Prem Chand Gupta | RJD | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 5 | * | |
| Amarendra Dhari Singh | RJD | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 1 | * | |
| Harivansh Narayan Singh | JDU | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 2 | * | |
| Ram Nath Thakur | JDU | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 2 | * | |
| Vivek Thakur | BJP | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 1 | * | |
| Satish Chandra Dubey | BJP | 09-Oct-2019 | 07-Jul-2022 | 1 | bye - death of Ram Jethmalani | |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | LJP | 29-Jun-2019 | 02-Apr-2024 | 2 | expired on 08-Oct-2020
bye - resignation of Ravi Shankar Prasad | |
| Ashfaque Karim | RJD | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | ||
| Manoj Jha | RJD | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | ||
| Manoj Jha | RJD | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 2 | * | |
| Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 7 | expired on 27-Dec-2021 | |
| Bashistha Narain Singh | JDU | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 3 | ||
| Sanjay Kumar Jha | JDU | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | * | |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 4 | elected to Patna Sahib on 23-May-2019 | |
| Akhilesh Prasad Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | ||
| Akhilesh Prasad Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 2 | * | |
| Misa Bharti | RJD | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 | 1 | ||
| Ram Jethmalani | RJD | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 | 6 | expired on 08-Sep-2019[5] | |
| Ramchandra Prasad Singh | JDU | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 | 2 | ||
| Sharad Yadav | JDU | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 | 4 | disqualified on 04-Dec-2017[6] | |
| Gopal Narayan Singh | BJP | 08-Jul-2016 | 07-Jul-2022 | 1 | ||
| Pavan Kumar Varma | JDU | 23-Jun-2014 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | bye - resignation of Rajiv Pratap Rudy | |
| Gulam Rasool Balyawi | JDU | 23-Jun-2014 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | bye - resignation of Ram Vilas Paswan | |
| Sharad Yadav | JDU | 13-Jun-2014 | 07-Jul-2016 | 3 | bye - resignation of Ram Kripal Yadav | |
| Kahkashan Perween | JDU | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| Harivansh Narayan Singh | JDU | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| Ram Nath Thakur | JDU | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| C. P. Thakur | BJP | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 2 | ||
| Ravindra Kishore Sinha | BJP | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| K. C. Tyagi | JDU | 07-Feb-2013 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | bye - resignation of Upendra Kushwaha | |
| Bashistha Narain Singh | JDU | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 2 | ||
| Ali Anwar | JDU | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 2 | disqualified on 04-Dec-2017[6] | |
| Anil Kumar Sahani | JDU | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 2 | ||
| Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 6 | ||
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 3 | ||
| Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | ||
| Dharamshila Gupta | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | * | |
| Bhim Singh | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | * | |
| Sabir Ali | JDU | 16-Dec-2011 | 09-Apr-2014 | 2 | defected from LJP[7] | |
| Ramchandra Prasad Singh | JDU | 08-Jul-2010 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | ||
| Upendra Kushwaha | JDU | 08-Jul-2010 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | resigned from 04-Jan-2013[8] | |
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | BJP | 08-Jul-2010 | 07-Jul-2016 | 2 | elected to Saran on 16-May-2014 | |
| Ram Kripal Yadav | RJD | 08-Jul-2010 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | elected to Pataliputra on 16-May-2014 | |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | LJP | 08-Jul-2010 | 07-Jul-2016 | 1 | elected to Hajipur on 16-May-2014 | |
| Anil Kumar Sahani | JDU | 04-Jan-2010 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | bye - death of Mahendra Sahni[9] | |
| George Fernandes | JDU | 04-Aug-2009 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | bye - resignation of Sharad Yadav | |
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | BJP | 04-Jul-2008 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | bye - disqualification of Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | |
| Shivanand Tiwari | JDU | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | ||
| N. K. Singh | JDU | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | ||
| C. P. Thakur | BJP | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | ||
| Prem Chand Gupta | RJD | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 3 | ||
| Sabir Ali | LJP | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | defected to JDU[10] | |
| Ejaz Ali | JDU | 20-Mar-2008 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | bye - death of Motiur Rehman | |
| Ali Anwar | JDU | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | ||
| Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 5 | ||
| Mahendra Sahani | JDU | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | expired on 6-Nov-2009[11] | |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 2 | ||
| Rajniti Prasad | RJD | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | ||
| Jabir Husain | RJD | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | ||
| Mangani Lal Mandal | RJD | 23-Jun-2004 | 09-Apr-2008 | 1 | bye - resignation of Lalu Prasad Yadav | |
| Vidya Sagar Nishad | RJD | 23-Jun-2004 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | bye - resignation of Lalan Singh | |
| Subhash Prasad Yadav | RJD | 08-Jul-2004 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | ||
| Motiur Rahman | RJD | 08-Jul-2004 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | expired on 18-Dec-2007[12] | |
| Sharad Yadav | JDU | 08-Jul-2004 | 07-Jul-2010 | 2 | elected to Madhepura on 16-May-2009 | |
| Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | BJP | 08-Jul-2004 | 07-Jul-2010 | 1 | disqualified on 26-Mar-2008[13] | |
| R. K. Dhawan | INC | 08-Jul-2004 | 07-Jul-2010 | |||
| Lalu Prasad Yadav | RJD | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 1 | elected to Chapra on 13-May-2004 | |
| Ram Deo Bhandary | RJD | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 3 | ||
| Prem Chand Gupta | RJD | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 2 | ||
| Shatrughan Sinha | BJP | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 2 | ||
| Bashistha Narain Singh | SAP | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 1 | ||
| Vijay Singh Yadav | RJD | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | ||
| Kum Kum Rai | RJD | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | ||
| Faguni Ram | INC | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 3 | ||
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | ||
| Lalan Singh | SAP | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | elected to Begusarai on 13-May-2004 | |
| Mahendra Prasad | Ind | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 4 | ||
| Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo | RJD | 29-Mar-2000 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | bye - death of Jagdambi Mandal
RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards | |
| Ramendra Kumar Yadav | RJD | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 2 | ||
| Anil Kumar | RJD | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 2 | ||
| Saroj Dubey | RJD | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 1 | ||
| Kapil Sibal | INC | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 1 | elected to Chandni Chowk on 13-May-2004 | |
| Gaya Singh | CPI | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 2 | ||
| Shibu Soren | JMM | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 1 | RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards | |
| Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla | BJP | 08-Jul-1998 | 07-Jul-2004 | 2 | RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards | |
| Ram Deo Bhandary | RJD | 11-Jun-1998 | 09-Apr-2002 | 2 | bye - death of Gyan Ranjan | |
| Ranjan Prasad Yadav | JD | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 2 | ||
| Jagdambi Mandal | JD | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | expired on 13-Jan-2000 | |
| Prem Chand Gupta | JD | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | ||
| Gyan Ranjan | INC | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | expired on 22-Apr-1998 | |
| Nagendra Nath Ojha | CPI | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | ||
| Shatrughan Sinha | BJP | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | ||
| Naresh Yadav | JD | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | ||
| Mohammad Aas | JD | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | ||
| Nagmani | JD | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | elected to Chatra on 07-Oct-1999 | |
| Kamala Sinha | JD | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 2 | ||
| Jagannath Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 2 | ||
| Sitaram Kesri | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 5 | ||
| Jalaludin Ansari | CPI | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | ||
| Janardan Yadav | BJP | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | ||
| Brahmadev Anand Paswan | JD | 01-Jun-1993 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | bye - death of Bindeshwari Dubey | |
| Ramendra Kumar Yadav | JD | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Ram Deo Bhandary | JD | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Anil Kumar | JD | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Inder Kumar Gujral | JD | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 3 | elected to Jalandhar on 02-Mar-1998 | |
| S. S. Ahluwalia | INC | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 2 | ||
| Gaya Singh | CPI | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla | BJP | 08-Jul-1992 | 07-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Kamala Sinha | JD | 19-Apr-1990 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | bye - resignation of Jagannath Mishra | |
| Ranjan Prasad Yadav | JD | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | ||
| Shankar Dayal Singh | JD | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | expired on 26-Nov-1995 | |
| Digvijay Singh | JD | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | ||
| Rajni Ranjan Sahu | INC | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 2 | ||
| Rameshwar Thakur | INC | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 2 | ||
| Chaturanan Mishra | CPI | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 2 | ||
| Kameshwar Paswan | BJP | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | ||
| Shamim Hashmi | INC | 25-Sep-1989 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | defected from Janata Dal | |
| Jagannath Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | resigned on 16-Mar-1990 | |
| Bindeshwari Dubey | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | expired on 20-Jan-1993 | |
| Sitaram Kesri | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 4 | ||
| Rafique Alam | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | ||
| Faguni Ram | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | ||
| Dayanand Sahay | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | ||
| Pratibha Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 06-Jul-1992 | 4` | bye - death of Lakshmi Kant Jha | |
| Yashwant Sinha | JD | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | resigned on 14-Nov-1993 | |
| Shamim Hashmi | JD | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | defected to Indian National Congress on 27-Mar-1989 | |
| Mahendra Prasad | INC | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 2 | ||
| Manorama Pandey | INC | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 2 | ||
| Lakshmi Kant Jha | INC | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 1 | expired on 16-Jan-1988 | |
| S. S. Ahluwalia | INC | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 1 | ||
| Chandesh P Thakur | INC | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 1 | ||
| Ashwani Kumar | BJP | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 2 | ||
| Ram Awadhesh Singh | LKD | 07-Jul-1986 | 06-Jul-1992 | 1 | ||
| Faguni Ram | INC | 11-Feb-1985 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | bye - resignation of Mahabir Prasad | |
| Mahendra Prasad | INC | 31-Jan-1985 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | bye - | |
| Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 22-Aug-1984 | 02-Apr-1988 | 3 | bye - resignation of Bhishma Narain Singh | |
| Durga Prasad Jamuda | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Bandhu Mahto | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Thakur Kamakhya Prasad Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Rameshwar Thakur | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Rajni Ranjan Sahu | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Chaturanan Mishra | CPI | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Kailashpati Mishra | BJP | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Chandan Bagchi | INC | 12-Apr-1983 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | bye -resignation of Anant Prasad Sharma | |
| Rafique Alam | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | ||
| Mahendra Mohan Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Bhishma Narain Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | appointed as Governor of Assam on 15-Apr-1984 | |
| Pratibha Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 3 | ||
| Ramanand Yadav | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Suraj Prasad | CPI | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Mahabir Prasad | JP | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | resigned on 19-Jan-1985 | |
| Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | BJP | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Ramchandra Bharadwaj | INC | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Manorama Pandey | INC | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Sitaram Kesri | INC | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 3 | ||
| Ram Bhagat Paswan | INC | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Indradeep Sinha | CPI | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 2 | ||
| Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | JP | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Ashwani Kumar | BJP | 07-Jul-1980 | 06-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Syed Shahabuddin | JP | 25-Jul-1979 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | bye - death of Pranab Chatterjee | |
| Brahmdeo Ram Shastri | JP | 25-Jul-1979 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | ||
| Pranab Chatterjee | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | expired on 2-Jun-1979 | |
| Shiva Chandra Jha | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | ||
| Dayanand Sahay | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | ||
| Ram Lakhan Prasad Gupta | BJS | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | ||
| Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 2 | appointed as Governor of West Bengal on 10-Mar-1983 | |
| J. K. P. N. Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 2 | ||
| Yogendra Sharma | CPI | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 2 | ||
| Mahendra Mohan Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | ||
| Dharamchand Jain | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | ||
| Bhishma Narain Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | ||
| Pratibha Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | ||
| Ramanand Yadav | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | ||
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | ||
| Aziza Imam | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | ||
| Bhola Prasad | CPI | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | ||
| Hussain Zawar | INC | 20-Dec-1975 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | bye - death of Bhupendra Narayan Mandal | |
| Kamalnath Jha | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 2 | elected to Saharsa on 9-Jan-1980 | |
| Kameshwar Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | ||
| Sitaram Kesri | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 2 | ||
| Chandramanilal Chowdhary | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | expired on 8-Feb-1979 | |
| Rajendra Kumar Poddar | Ind | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 2 | ||
| Indradeep Sinha | CPI | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | ||
| Ram Kripal Sinha | BJS | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | ||
| Aziza Imam | INC | 20-Mar-1973 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | bye -death of Mohammad Chaudhary A | |
| Kamalnath Jha | INC | 20-Mar-1973 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | bye - death of Balkrishna Gupta | |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | INC | 31-May-1972 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | bye - resignation of Abdul Qaiyum Ansari | |
| D. P. Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 2 | ||
| Gunanand Thakur | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | ||
| Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 3 | ||
| Shyamlal Gupta | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | ||
| Bhaiya Ram Munda | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | ||
| Bhupendra Narayan Mandal | SSP | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | expired on 21-Jul-1975 | |
| Yogendra Sharma | CPI | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | ||
| Sitaram Kesri | INC | 02-Jul-1971 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | bye - resignation of Anant Prasad Sharma | |
| Bindeshwari Prasad Singh | INC | 17-Jun-1971 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | bye - death of Rudra Narain Jha | |
| D. P. Singh | INC | 17-Jun-1971 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | bye - resignation of Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | |
| Pratibha Singh | INC | 31-Dec-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | bye - death of Shrikant Mishra | |
| Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 4 | ||
| Dharamchand Jain | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | ||
| Abdul Qaiyum Ansari | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | resigned on 19-Mar-1972 | |
| Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC(O) | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 3 | expired on 07-Feb-1973 | |
| Shishir Kumar | PSP | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 2 | ||
| Sitaram Singh | SSP | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | ||
| Bhola Prasad | CPI | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | ||
| Shrikant Mishra | BJS | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | expired on 01-Oct-1970 | |
| Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | elected to Buxar on 11-Mar-1971 | |
| Mahabir Dass | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 2 | ||
| Rudra Narain Jha | SSP | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | expired on 10-May-1971 | |
| Balkrishna Gupta | SSP | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | expired on 10-Sep-1972 | |
| Rajendra Kumar Poddar | Ind | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | ||
| Suraj Prasad | CPI | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | ||
| Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | BJS | 03-Apr-1968 | 04-Apr-1974 | 1 | ||
| Rewati Kant Sinha | SSP | 07-Apr-1967 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | bye - | |
| Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 2 | ||
| Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 2 | elected to Begusarai on 11-Mar-1971 | |
| Pratul Chandra Mitra | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 2 | ||
| Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 4 | ||
| Raghunath Prasad Khaitan | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | ||
| Bhupendra Narayan Mandal | SSP | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | ||
| Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 18-Feb-1964 | 02-Apr-1966 | 1 | bye - resignation of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | |
| Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 3 | ||
| Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 3 | ||
| Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 3 | ||
| Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 2 | ||
| Anand Chand | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 2 | ||
| Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 3 | ||
| Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 2 | ||
| Shishir Kumar | PSP | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | ||
| Mahabir Dass | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | ||
| Dhirendra Chandra Mallik | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | ||
| J. K. P. N. Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | ||
| Syed Mahmud | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | ||
| Bipin Bihari Varma | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | ||
| Ganga Sharan Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 2 | ||
| Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC | 22-Sep-1961 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | bye - death of Kazi Ahmad Hussain | |
| Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1964 | 3 | resigned on 26-Jan-1964 | |
| Pratul Chandra Mitra | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 1 | ||
| Mahesh Saran | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 2 | expired on 29-Nov-1965 | |
| Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 3 | ||
| Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 3 | ||
| Rajendra Pratap Sinha | PSP | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 3 | ||
| Kameshwar Singh | Ind | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 2 | expired on 01-Oct-1962 | |
| Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 12-Oct-1959 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | bye - death of Purna Chandra Mitra | |
| Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | ||
| Anand Chand | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | ||
| Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | ||
| Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | ||
| Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | ||
| Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | ||
| Kazi Ahmad Hussain | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | expired on 14-Aug-1961[14] | |
| Devendra Prasad Singh | PSP | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | ||
| Kamta Singh | SWA | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | ||
| Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 27-Apr-1957 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | bye - | |
| Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 10-Dec-1956 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | bye - | |
| Krishna Mohan Pyare Sinha | INC | 10-Dec-1956 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | bye - | |
| Ganga Sharan Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 1 | ||
| Shah Mohamad Umair | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 1 | ||
| Michael John | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 1 | ||
| Mazhar Imam Syed | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 2 | ||
| Kishori Ram | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 2 | ||
| Tajamul Husain | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 2 | ||
| Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | ||
| Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | ||
| Puran Chanda Mitra | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | expired on 23-Aug-1959 | |
| Mahesh Saran | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 1 | ||
| Kailash Bihari Lall | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | expired on 19-Mar-1960 | |
| Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 | ||
| Theodore Bodra | JHP | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 1 | ||
| Angelina Tiga | JHP | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Voladi Ganapathi Gopal | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Jafar Imam | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Khawaja Inaitullah | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Kailash Bihari Lall | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Ahmad Hussain Kazi | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | ||
| Sri Narayan Mahtha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | Death-06/10/1956 | |
| Mazhar Imam Syed | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Dr. Puran Chanda Mitra | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Kishori Ram | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Kameshwar Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | ||
| Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | ||
| Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | ||
| Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | ||
| Tajamul Husain | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Kunwarani Vijaya Raje | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | Res.20/03/1957 | |
| Ram Gopal Agarwala | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 | ||
| Ram Gopal Agarwala | INC | 03-Apr-1956 | 02-Apr-1962 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "List of Members: Sitting Members → State-wise". Rajya Sabha Council of States. 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.[failed verification]
- ^ Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Veteran lawyer and former Union minister Ram Jethmalani passes away at 95". India Today. 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar disqualified as Rajya Sabha members". Hindustan Times. 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Sabir Ali retains RS seat unopposed". The Times of India. 16 December 2011.
- ^ "JD(U) MP Upendra Kushwaha resigns, attacks Nitish Kumar". The Economic Times. 4 January 2013.
- ^ "JD-U candidate elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Former LJP member Sabir Ali joins JD(U)". zeenews.india.com.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha adjourns after obituary reference". The Hindu. 19 November 2009.
- ^ "RJD MP Motiur Rehman passes away". The Times of India. 18 December 2007.
- ^ "BJP MP Jai Narain Nishad disqualified from Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 15 April 2008.
- ^ Rajya Sabhas Members Biographical Sketches 1952-2019 (PDF). Parliament of India. October 2019. p. 34.
External links
[edit]- Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
- Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
- Who's who list
- State wise list
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