The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Assam elects 7 seats since 1956 (one more than 1952-1956).[1] Members are indirectly elected by state legislators (elected politicians) of Assam. The number of the seven seats allocated to each party is proportional to the legislators' number at the time of nomination. Each party in Assam thus meeting a minimum quota of 1⁄7 of the local seats nominates a member; if a party has 2⁄7 to 3⁄7ths of the local seats those legislators select two members (and so forth).
Elections within the state legislatures are held using proportional representation via single transferable vote.
Current members
editKeys: BJP (4) UPPL (1) AGP (1) AGM (1)
| No | Name[2] | Party affiliation | Alliance | Date of Appointment[citation needed] |
Date of Retirement[citation needed] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhubaneswar Kalita | Bharatiya Janata Party | National Democratic Alliance (6) | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |
| 2 | Mission Ranjan Das | 20 August 2024 | 14-Jun-2025 | |||
| 3 | Rameswar Teli | 20 August 2024 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
| 4 | Pabitra Margherita | 2-Apr-2022 | 2-Apr-2028 | |||
| 5 | Rwngwra Narzary | United People's Party Liberal | 2-Apr-2022 | 2-Apr-2028 | ||
| 6 | Birendra Prasad Baishya | Asom Gana Parishad | 15-Jun-2019 | 14-Jun-2025 | ||
| 7 | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | Anchalik Gana Morcha | United Opposition Forum (1) | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |
BPF,SSP,JP,BJP,IND,UPPL,JAN,ASDC,OTH MP list
edit- Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from as:
| Name (Alphabetical Last Name) | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biswajit Daimary | BPF | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 1 | ||
| Biswajit Daimary | BPF | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 2 | ||
| Biswajit Daimary | BPF | 10/04/2020 | 12/11/2020 | 3 | res 2020 | |
| Golap Borbora | SSP | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 (First RS member in the history of Assam to be elected from opposition) | ||
| Usha Barthakur | SSP | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | ||
| Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | IND | 10/04/2020 | 09/04/2026 | 1 | * | |
| Urkhao Gwra Brahma | IND | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | ||
| Sriman Prafulla Goswami | IND | 04/05/1967 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | bye 1967 | |
| Sriman Prafulla Goswami | IND | 04/05/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 2 | ||
| Maulana M Tayyebulla | IND | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2 | ||
| Biswa Goswami | JP | 03/04/1980 | 02/04/1986 | 1 | ||
| Indramoni Bora | BJP | 15/06/2001 | 14/06/2007 | 1 | ||
| Biswajit Daimary | BJP | 22/02/2021 | 12/05/2021 | 4 | res 2021 | |
| Bhubaneswar Kalita | BJP | 10/04/2020 | 09/04/2026 | 5 | * | |
| Pabitra Margherita | BJP | 03/04/2022 | 02/04/2028 | 1 | * | |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | BJP | 01/10/2021 | 09/04/2026 | 1 | * bye 2021 [3] | |
| Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | BJP | 15/06/2019 | 14/06/2025 | 1 | * | |
| Rwngwra Narzary | UPPL | 03/04/2022 | 02/04/2028 | 1 | * | |
| Ajit Kumar Sharma | JAN | 03/04/1978 | 02/04/1984 | 1 | ||
| Prakanta Warisa | ASDC | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | ||
| Amritlal Basumatary | OTH | 13/06/1989 | 01/08/1991 | 1 | Disq 01/08/1991 | |
AGP MP List
edit| Name (Alphabetical Last Name) | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birendra Prasad Baishya | AGP | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 1 | ||
| Birendra Prasad Baishya | AGP | 15/06/2019 | 04/06/2025 | 2 | * | |
| Bijoya Chakravarty | AGP | 03/04/1986 | 02/04/1992 | 1 | ||
| Parag Chaliha | AGP | 15/06/1995 | 14/06/2001 | 1 | dea 22/06/1999 bye-e Dr J Mahanta | |
| Bhadreswar Buragohain | AGP | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | ||
| Kumar Deepak Das | AGP | 15/06/2007 | 14/06/2013 | 1 | ||
| Dinesh Goswami | AGP | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | ||
| Dinesh Goswami | AGP | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 2 | dea 02/06/1991 | |
| David Ledger | AGP | 15/06/1989 | 14/06/1995 | 1 | ||
| Dr Jayashree Goswami Mahanta | AGP | 24/08/1999 | 14/06/2001[4] | 1 | bye 1999 dea Parag Chaliha | |
| Dr Nagen Saikia | AGP | 03/04/1986 | 02/04/1992 | 1 | ||
| Ajit Kumar Sarma | AGP | 03/04/1998 | 02/04/2004 | 1 | ||
INC MP list
edit| Name | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Term | Vacation Date/Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 1 | res 25/03/1957 | |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 2 | 25/02/1967 | |
| Baharul Islam | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | ||
| Baharul Islam | INC | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 2 | res 20/01/1972 | |
| Baharul Islam | INC | 15/06/1983 | 14/06/1989 | 3 | ||
| Lila Dhar Barooah | INC | 27/08/1958 | 02/04/1960 | 1 | bye 1958 | |
| Lila Dhar Barooah | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 2 | ||
| Dharanidhar Basumatari | INC | 15/06/1983 | 14/06/1989 | 1 | ||
| Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | ||
| Kamalendu Bhattacharjee | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | ||
| Karnendu Bhattacharjee | INC | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | ||
| Karnendu Bhattacharjee | INC | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | ||
| Pankaj Bora | INC | 16/11/2011 | 02/04/2016 | 1 | Bye-ele D Condpan | |
| Ripun Bora | INC | 03/04/2016 | 02/04/2022 | 1 | ||
| Drupad Borgohain | INC | 03/04/1998 | 02/04/2004[5] | 1 | ||
| D K Borooah | INC | 19/07/1973 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | bye 1973 | |
| D K Borooah | INC | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 2 | 21/03/1977 | |
| Lakshesvar Borooah | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | ||
| Bedavati Buragohain | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2 | ||
| Bedavati Buragohain | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 1 | ||
| Purna Chadra Sharma | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 1 | ||
| Dwijendra Nath Sharmah | INC | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | ||
| Dr Manmohan Singh | INC | 01/10/1991 | 14/06/1995 | 1 | Bye-1991 | |
| Dr Manmohan Singh | INC | 15/06/1995 | 14/06/2001[4] | 2 | ||
| Dr Manmohan Singh | INC | 15/06/2001 | 14/06/2007 | 3 | ||
| Dr Manmohan Singh | INC | 15/06/2007 | 14/06/2013 | 4 | ||
| Dr Manmohan Singh | INC | 15/06/2013 | 14/06/2019 | 5 | ||
| Dr Sanjay Sinh | INC | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 2 | UP 1990-96, res 7/30/2019[6] | |
| Nabinchandra Buragohain | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | ||
| Purnanand Chetia | INC | 03/04/2004 | 02/04/2010 | 1 | ||
| Mahendramohan Chaudhury | INC | 01/12/1956 | 09/04/1958 | 1 | bye 1956 | |
| Mahendramohan Chaudhury | INC | 19/06/1972 | 02/04/1974 | 2 | bye 1972 | |
| Nripati Ranjan Choudhury | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | ||
| Silvius Condpan | INC | 03/04/2004 | 02/04/2010 | 1 | ||
| Silvius Condpan | INC | 03/04/2010 | 02/04/2016 | 2 | dea 10/10/2011 | |
| Bipinpal Das | INC | 03/05/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | ||
| Bipinpal Das | INC | 03/05/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2 | ||
| Pushpalata Das | INC | 03/05/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | ||
| Pushpalata Das | INC | 03/05/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 2 | ||
| Dinesh Chandra Deb | INC | 03/05/1957 | 02/04/1960 | 1 | bye 1957 | |
| Dinesh Chandra Deb | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 2 | ||
| Naznin Faruque | INC | 03/04/2010 | 02/04/2016 | 1 | ||
| Maulana M Tayyebulla | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | ||
| Syeda Anwara Taimur | INC | 03/04/2004 | 02/04/2010 | 2 | NOM 1988-90 | |
| Raymond Thanhlira | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | ||
| A Thanglura | INC | 20/06/1962 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | bye 1964 | |
| A Thanglura | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 2 | 02/02/1967 | |
| Joy Bhadra Hagjer | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1962 | 1 | res. 17/03/1962 3LS | |
| Bijoy Krishna Handique | INC | 03/04/1980 | 02/04/1986 | 1 | ||
| Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | ||
| Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 2 | ||
| Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 3 | ||
| Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 4 | res 05/08/2019 [7] | |
| Santiuse Kujur | INC | 15/06/2013 | 14/06/2019 | 1 | ||
| Prithibi Majhi | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | ||
| Syed A Malik | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 1 | ||
| Mohammad Rafique | IND | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | ||
| Tara Charan Mazumdar | IND | 03/04/1992 | 02/04/1998 | 1 | ||
| Matang Singh | INC | 03/04/1992 | 02/04/1998 | 1 | ||
| Ranee Narah | INC | 03/04/2016 | 02/04/2022 | 1 | ||
| Purakayastha Mahitosh | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | res 21/03/1972 | |
| Robin Kakati | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | ||
| Robin Kakati | INC | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 2 | ||
| Emonsing M Sangma | INC | 04/05/1967 | 02/04/1970 | 1 | bye 1967 | |
| Emonsing M Sangma | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 2 | ||
| Basanti Sarma | INC | 03/09/1991 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | bye 1991 d D Goswami | |
| Basanti Sarma | INC | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 2 | ||
References
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