List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam

Last updated August 19, 2025

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]			Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement
1	Bhubaneswar Kalita	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA (6)	10-Apr-2020	09-Apr-2026
2	Kanad Purkayastha			19 June 2025	18 June 2031
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-2025	14-Jun-2031
7	Ajit Kumar Bhuyan	Anchalik Gana Morcha	ASOM (1)	10-Apr-2020	09-Apr-2026

Former members

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	05/06/2024	1	bye 2021 ^[3], res 24
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa	BJP	15/06/2019	04/06/2024^[4]	1
Mission Ranjan Das	BJP	28/08/2024	14/06/2025	1	bye 2024 ^[5]
Kanad Purkayastha	BJP	15/06/2025	14/06/2031	1	*
Birendra Prasad Baishya	AGP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Birendra Prasad Baishya	AGP	15/06/2019	14/06/2025	2
Birendra Prasad Baishya	AGP	15/06/2025	14/06/2031	3	*
Rameswar Teli	BJP	28/08/2024	09/04/2026	1	* bye 2024 ^[5]
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)	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^[6]	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

No.	Name	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Vacation Date/Reason
1.	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed		INC	03/04/1954	02/04/1960	1	res 25/03/1957
1.	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed		INC	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2	25/02/1967
2.	Baharul Islam		INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	1
			INC	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	2	res 20/01/1972
			INC	15/06/1983	14/06/1989	3
3.	Lila Dhar Barooah		INC	27/08/1958	02/04/1960	1	bye 1958
3.	Lila Dhar Barooah		INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	2
4.	Dharanidhar Basumatari		INC	15/06/1983	14/06/1989	1
5.	Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati		INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
6.	Kamalendu Bhattacharjee		INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1
7.	Karnendu Bhattacharjee		INC	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1
7.	Karnendu Bhattacharjee		INC	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	2
8.	Pankaj Bora		INC	16/11/2011	02/04/2016	1	Bye-ele D Condpan
9.	Ripun Bora		INC	03/04/2016	02/04/2022	1
10.	Drupad Borgohain		INC	03/04/1998	02/04/2004^[7]	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^[6]	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^[8]
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 ^[9]
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

↑ "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.
↑ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
↑ "Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Assam". IndiaToday. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
↑ "Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats on September 3: Election Commission". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
1 2 "BJP's Rameswar Teli, Mission Ranjan Das elected unopposed to RS from Assam". Economic Times. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
1 2 "Biennial elections and bye- elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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↑ "Congress MP Sanjay Sinh quits Rajya Sabha and party to join BJP, blames zero leadership". India Today. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
↑ ""It's Suicide": Congress Loses Chief Whip Over Article 370 Stand". NDTV. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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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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[4] "Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats on September 3: Election Commission". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

[a-5] 1 2 "BJP's Rameswar Teli, Mission Ranjan Das elected unopposed to RS from Assam". Economic Times. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

[jun2001-6] 1 2 "Biennial elections and bye- elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[apr2004-7] "Biennial elections to the Council of States to fill the Seats of members retiring in April, 2004" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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

[9] ""It's Suicide": Congress Loses Chief Whip Over Article 370 Stand". NDTV. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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