List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam

Last updated March 23, 2024

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).

Current members

Keys: BJP (4) UPPL (1) AGP (1) AGM (1)

No	Name^[2]		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	Kamakhya Prasad Tasa			15-Jun-2019	14-Jun-2025
3	Sarbananda Sonowal			6-Oct-2021	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

Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from as:

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)		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

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)		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

Name		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
B C Bhagawati	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

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[RSat-work-1] "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.

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[6] "Congress MP Sanjay Sinh quits Rajya Sabha and party to join BJP, blames zero leadership". India Today. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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Presiding Officers and Parliamentary Functionaries	Chairperson List Deputy Chairperson Pro tem Chairperson Panel of Chairperons Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees Whips Secretariat Secretary General Sansad TV
Members	Alphabetical List Nominated Members Current Members Aam Aadmi Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Members by State or Union Territory	Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
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