The Rajya Sabha,also known as the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023,it has a maximum membership of 245,of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots,while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art,literature,science,and social service. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
Sanjay Nirupam is a former member of the Indian Parliament from Indian National Congress party,and former President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. Nirupam served two terms as an MP in the Rajya Sabha first as a member of the Shiv Sena and then as a member of the Congress Party. He represented North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 to 2014.
Rajmohan Gandhi is an Indian biographer,historian,politician and research professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,US. His paternal grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi,and his maternal grandfather is Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari. He is also a scholar in residence at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha is an Indian sports administrator and retired track and field athlete. Usha was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district,Kerala. She grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 gold medals and 7 silver medals in the Asian Games. She is often associated as the "Queen of Indian track and field".
Deepender Singh Hooda is an Indian politician. He is a five-term Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress. He was elected as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Rohtak in 2024. He was also a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Haryana. He is a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee.
Karan Singh is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.
Ashwani Kumar is an Indian politician and attorney who formerly served as Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha representing the state of Punjab. He formerly served as Union Minister of Law and Justice and Union Minister of State in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Chaheru,Phagwara,Punjab,India. The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust,through the Lovely Professional University Act,2005 and started operation in 2006.
Rajeev Shankarrao Satav was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. At the time of his death,he was the member of the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra.
Sanjay Singh is an Indian politician,activist,national spokesman for Aam Aadmi Party,a member of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi. He was convicted in a 2001 protest case and was later given bail. In October 2023,he was arrested by Enforcement Directorate for his role in the Delhi Liquor Scam. After 6 months of custody,he was released on bail by Supreme Court.
Raghav Chadha is an Indian politician and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is the youngest Rajya Sabha MP from the Punjab constituency. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in the 7th Delhi Assembly till 2022. Chadha has been elected as Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha. He is also a practising chartered accountant.
Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy is a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha;Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport,Tourism and Culture and the National General Secretary of YSR Congress Party. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession.
Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2022,to elect the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha,the Indian Parliament's upper house.
Sansad TV is an Indian government television channel,which broadcasts the proceedings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament and other public affairs programming. It was formed in March 2021 by amalgamating the existing house channels,Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV,although separate satellite channels are broadcast for each House.
The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised State party in Punjab. Currently,it is the governing party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.
Neena Mittal is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Rajpura Assembly constituency,Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Sandeep Kumar Pathak is an Indian politician from Aam Aadmi Party and Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of IIT Delhi,former research associate at University of Oxford and MIT. He is also currently Aam Aadmi Party's Incharge in Gujarat &Co-incharge in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
Sanjeev Arora is an Indian businessman and politician from Aam Aadmi Party who was elected for the upper house in the Indian parliament,Rajya Sabha. No opposition candidate opposed his election. His term in the Rajya Sabha as a member from Punjab tenure starting from 10 April 2022.
