The Rajya Sabha (RS) 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 state assembly members and 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The remainder of the body is elected by the state and territorial legislatures. Members sit for six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.
Contents
- Nominated
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- National Capital Territory of Delhi
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
- References
The nominated and state-wise listing given below lists the number of seats against each category (nominated vs state-wise list) and the number of vacant seats (if any).
Nominated
Keys: BJP (4) Nominated (8)
Andhra Pradesh
Keys: TDP (4) INC (4) YSRCP (1) BJP (1) TRS (1)
Arunachal Pradesh
Keys: INC (1)
Assam
There are 7 members from the state of Assam.
Keys: INC (6) BPF (1)
Bihar
Keys: BJP (5) JD(U) (9) RJD (2)
Chhattisgarh
Keys: BJP (3) INC (2)
Goa
Keys: INC (1)
Gujarat
Keys: BJP (9) INC (2)
Haryana
Keys: INC (2) BJP (1) INLD (1) Independent (1)
Himachal Pradesh
Keys: INC (2) BJP (1)
Jammu and Kashmir
Keys: JKPDP (2) BJP (1) INC (1)
Jharkhand
Keys: BJP (2) RJD (1) JMM (1) INC (1) Independent (1)
Karnataka
Keys: INC (6) BJP (4) JD(S) (1) Independent (1)
Kerala
Keys: INC (3) CPI(M) (3) IUML (1) KC(M) (1) JD(U) (1)
Madhya Pradesh
Keys: BJP (8) INC (3)
Maharashtra
Keys: BJP (5) NCP (5) INC (4) Shiv Sena (3) RPI(A) (1) Independent (1)
Manipur
Keys: Vacant (1)
Meghalaya
Keys: INC (1)
Mizoram
Keys: INC (1)
Nagaland
Keys: NPF (1)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Keys: INC (3)
Odisha
Keys: BJD (8) INC (1) Independent (1)
Puducherry
Keys: AIADMK (1)
Punjab
Keys: INC (3) SAD (3) BJP (1)
Rajasthan
Keys: BJP (8) INC (2)
Sikkim
Keys: SDF (1)
Tamil Nadu
Keys: AIADMK (12) DMK (4) CPI(M) (1) CPI (1)
Telangana
Keys: INC (3) TRS (2) TDP (2)
Tripura
Keys: CPI(M) (1)
Uttar Pradesh
Keys: SP (18) BSP (6) BJP (3) INC (3) Independent (1)
Uttarakhand
Keys: INC (3)
West Bengal
Keys: AITC (12) CPI(M) (3) INC (1)