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.
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs,Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government,and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to 4 November 2004.
Rangiya also known as Rangia,is a major city of Lower Assam division and a municipal board located in the Kamrup district of Assam,India. Rangiya is also the headquarters of Kamrup district,and Rangiya serves as the Sub-divisional headquarter of Rangiya Sub-division. One of Rangiya's significant features is its role as the divisional headquarter of the Northeast Frontier Railway,which is one of the major railway zones in India. Baralia river flows through the heart of the city. The Redhorn Division of the Indian Army is located just three kilometers from the city.
Urkhao Gwra Brahma is an Indian politician,a poet and a leader of United People's Party Liberal who is serving as the Minister for Handloom,Textile &Sericulture,Soil Conservation and Welfare of Bodoland Department,Government of Assam in the Sarma ministry since 2021.He represents the Chapaguri constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021. He was a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2008 as an Independent candidate. He got Sahitya Academy Award for his poetry उदांनिफ्रायगिदिंबोफिन्नानै in 2014. In 2015,He founded the United People's Party Liberal and became President.
Ranee Narah is an Indian politician from Assam and a member of the Indian National Congress. She represented Assam as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022. She also represented Lakhimpur in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2004,and again from 2009 to 2014. Narah served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the Government of India from 2012 to 2014. Her husband,Bharat Narah,is also a member of the Indian National Congress,and the MLA of Naoboicha.
Ranganath Misra was the 21st Chief Justice of India,serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a Rajya Sabha member after Baharul Islam who was also elected as Indian National Congress member.
Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik is an Indian Politician and a member of the Parliament. He was the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment in Government of India. He represented the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is also a General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. In 2022,Wasnik was elected member of the Rajya Sabha.
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022,and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2020.
Sanjaya Sinh,also known as Sanjay Singh,is an Indian politician and a former member of the Rajya Sabha. He was twice elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh during the 1980s and held state ministerial posts. In 1990,he became a member of the upper house of the Parliament of India,which is known as the Rajya Sabha,and in 1998 he was elected to the lower house,called the Lok Sabha. His term in the 12th Lok Sabha session lasted until the following year. Subsequently,in 2009,he was successful in obtaining a second term in that house as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Sultanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the state of Assam in the Rajya Sabha. He resigned from Rajya Sabha and Indian National Congress to join Bharatiya Janata Party on 30 July 2019.
Kalita is an ethnic group or a caste of Assamese Hindus belonging to the state of Assam in North East India. Kalita is a forward caste and belongs to General or Unreserved category. Kalita represents a category in the tribe-caste continuum of Assamese society that is placed between the Keot on one side and Ganak and Brahmin on the other. According to historians like S.L.Barua,Kalitas started migrating from North and East India to Assam during the 11th century rule of Dharmapal.
Kesab Chandra Gogoi was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of the state of Assam for two months in 1982. For most of his political career,he was a member of Indian National Congress. He was a finance minister in the Assam state cabinet twice and a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Dibrugarh constituency.
Naznin Faruque was an Indian social worker,politician and former Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Assam,India belonging to the Indian National Congress party.
Drupad Borgohain was an Indian politician. He was a veteran leader of the left-wing in the Assam state. As of 2014 he was the secretary of the Assam State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI),a position he held since 1987. As of 2010 he served as president of Assam state council of All India Kisan Sabha.
Sushmita Dev is an Indian politician and member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal,and belongs to the All India Trinamool Congress. Previously,she was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from Silchar,Assam in the 2014 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress. She is the former president of All India Mahila Congress. She lost the 2019 Lok Sabha Election to BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy,which led her to resign from Indian National Congress and to join the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021.
Lokanath Misra was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the Governor of Assam from 1991 to 1997 and held additional charge as Governor of Nagaland from 1992 to 1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar. He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younger brother,Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India while his son,Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th,15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency.
2019 Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2019,to fill the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha,the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect 2 members from Assam as well as 6 members from Tamil Nadu. By-elections were held for 14 seats among various states.
Prakash Mehrotra was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He was member of Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Parliament of India,representing the state of Uttar Pradesh from 3 April 1976 to 9 August 1981. He served as the Governor of Assam and of Meghalaya. He also served as the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was married to Preeti Mehrotra and had 4 daughters and 1 son,Ravi Prakash Mehrotra who is an eminent lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.
Ajit Kumar Bhuyan is an Indian politician and former journalist and author serving as the member of Rajya Sabha from Assam since 2020 and the founder and president of Anchalik Gana Mocha since 2020. He is also the former editor of the Asomiya Pratidin,Aji,Natun Samay,and Prag News.
Prithibi Majhi is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress. He was a Deputy Speaker and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.
Rameswar Dhanowar was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Digboi. He was made a minister in Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi’s cabinet.
