List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar

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The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Bihar state elects 16 members since the 2002 biennial elections. Before, Bihar State has elected 21 seats since April 1952 and 22 seats since 1956, and 16 members after the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000 and the creation of the new Jharkhand state on 15 November 2000. They are elected indirectly by the State Legislators of Bihar State. Members are elected for six years and 1/3 of members are retired after every two years. The number of seats allocated to the party is determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using a Single transferable vote with proportional representation. [1]

Contents

Members from Bihar are listed in the list of current members of the Rajya Sabha.

Current members (2024)

Keys:  BJP (5)  JD(U) (4)  RLM (1)  RJD (5)  INC (1)

#Name [2] PartyAllianceTerm Start [3] Term End [3]
1 Satish Chandra Dubey BJP National Democratic Alliance (10)08-Jul-202207-Jul-2028
2 Shambhu Sharan Patel 08-Jul-202207-Jul-2028
3Manan Kumar Mishra27-Aug-202407-Jul-2028
4 Dharamshila Gupta 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
5 Bhim Singh 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
6 Khiru Mahto JD(U) 08-Jul-202207-Jul-2028
7 Harivansh Narayan Singh 10-Apr-202009-Apr-2026
8 Ram Nath Thakur 10-Apr-202009-Apr-2026
9 Sanjay Kumar Jha 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
10 Upendra Kushwaha RLM 27-Aug-202409-Apr-2026
11 Faiyaz Ahmad RJD Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (6)08-Jul-202207-Jul-2028
12 Prem Chand Gupta 10-Apr-202009-Apr-2026
13 Amarendra Dhari Singh 10-Apr-202009-Apr-2026
14 Manoj Jha 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
15 Sanjay Yadav 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
16 Akhilesh Prasad Singh INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030

Chronological list of all members from Bihar

This is the term wise list of former Rajya Sabha members from Bihar, arranged chronologically by Last date of election of the member.
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha) [4]

*  represents members who won bye-election

NamePartyTerm startTerm endTermNotes
Misa Bharti RJD 08-Jul-202207-Jul-20282*
Faiyaz Ahmad RJD 08-Jul-202207-Jul-20281*
Sanjay Yadav RJD 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301*
Khiru Mahto JDU 08-Jul-202207-Jul-20281*
Satish Chandra Dubey BJP 08-Jul-202207-Jul-20282*
Shambhu Sharan Patel BJP 08-Jul-202207-Jul-20281*
Anil Hegde JDU 30-May-202202-Apr-20241bye - death of Mahendra Prasad
Sushil Kumar Modi BJP 07-Dec-202002-Apr-20241bye - death of Ram Vilas Paswan
Prem Chand Gupta RJD 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20265*
Amarendra Dhari Singh RJD 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20261*
Harivansh Narayan Singh JDU 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20262*
Ram Nath Thakur JDU 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20262*
Vivek Thakur BJP 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20261*
Satish Chandra Dubey BJP 09-Oct-201907-Jul-20221bye - death of Ram Jethmalani
Ram Vilas Paswan LJP 29-Jun-201902-Apr-20242expired on 08-Oct-2020

bye - resignation of Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ashfaque Karim RJD 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241
Manoj Jha RJD 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241
Manoj Jha RJD 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20302*
Mahendra Prasad JDU 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20247expired on 27-Dec-2021
Bashistha Narain Singh JDU 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20243
Sanjay Kumar Jha JDU 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301*
Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20244elected to Patna Sahib on 23-May-2019
Akhilesh Prasad Singh INC 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241
Akhilesh Prasad Singh INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20302*
Misa Bharti RJD 08-Jul-201607-Jul-20221
Ram Jethmalani RJD 08-Jul-201607-Jul-20226expired on 08-Sep-2019 [5]
Ramchandra Prasad Singh JDU 08-Jul-201607-Jul-20222
Sharad Yadav JDU 08-Jul-201607-Jul-20224disqualified on 04-Dec-2017 [6]
Gopal Narayan Singh BJP 08-Jul-201607-Jul-20221
Pavan Kumar Varma JDU 23-Jun-201407-Jul-20161bye - resignation of Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Gulam Rasool Balyawi JDU 23-Jun-201407-Jul-20161bye - resignation of Ram Vilas Paswan
Sharad Yadav JDU 13-Jun-201407-Jul-20163bye - resignation of Ram Kripal Yadav
Kahkashan Perween JDU 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
Harivansh Narayan Singh JDU 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
Ram Nath Thakur JDU 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
C. P. Thakur BJP 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20202
Ravindra Kishore Sinha BJP 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
K. C. Tyagi JDU 07-Feb-201307-Jul-20161bye - resignation of Upendra Kushwaha
Bashistha Narain Singh JDU 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20182
Ali Anwar JDU 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20182disqualified on 04-Dec-2017 [6]
Anil Kumar Sahani JDU 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20182
Mahendra Prasad JDU 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20186
Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20183
Dharmendra Pradhan BJP 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181
Dharamshila Gupta BJP 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301*
Bhim Singh BJP 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301*
Sabir Ali JDU 16-Dec-201109-Apr-20142defected from LJP [7]
Ramchandra Prasad Singh JDU 08-Jul-201007-Jul-20161
Upendra Kushwaha JDU 08-Jul-201007-Jul-20161resigned from 04-Jan-2013 [8]
Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP 08-Jul-201007-Jul-20162elected to Saran on 16-May-2014
Ram Kripal Yadav RJD 08-Jul-201007-Jul-20161elected to Pataliputra on 16-May-2014
Ram Vilas Paswan LJP 08-Jul-201007-Jul-20161elected to Hajipur on 16-May-2014
Anil Kumar Sahani JDU 04-Jan-201002-Apr-20121bye - death of Mahendra Sahni [9]
George Fernandes JDU 04-Aug-200907-Jul-20101bye - resignation of Sharad Yadav
Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP 04-Jul-200807-Jul-20101bye - disqualification of Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
Shivanand Tiwari JDU 10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141
N. K. Singh JDU 10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141
C. P. Thakur BJP 10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141
Prem Chand Gupta RJD 10-Apr-200809-Apr-20143
Sabir Ali LJP 10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141defected to JDU [10]
Ejaz Ali JDU 20-Mar-200807-Jul-20101bye - death of Motiur Rehman
Ali Anwar JDU 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121
Mahendra Prasad JDU 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20125
Mahendra Sahani JDU 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121expired on 6-Nov-2009 [11]
Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20122
Rajniti Prasad RJD 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121
Jabir Husain RJD 03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121
Mangani Lal Mandal RJD 23-Jun-200409-Apr-20081bye - resignation of Lalu Prasad Yadav
Vidya Sagar Nishad RJD 23-Jun-200402-Apr-20061bye - resignation of Lalan Singh
Subhash Prasad Yadav RJD 08-Jul-200407-Jul-20101
Motiur Rahman RJD 08-Jul-200407-Jul-20101expired on 18-Dec-2007 [12]
Sharad Yadav JDU 08-Jul-200407-Jul-20102elected to Madhepura on 16-May-2009
Jai Narain Prasad Nishad BJP 08-Jul-200407-Jul-20101disqualified on 26-Mar-2008 [13]
R. K. Dhawan INC 08-Jul-200407-Jul-2010
Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD 10-Apr-200209-Apr-20081elected to Chapra on 13-May-2004
Ram Deo Bhandary RJD 10-Apr-200209-Apr-20083
Prem Chand Gupta RJD 10-Apr-200209-Apr-20082
Shatrughan Sinha BJP 10-Apr-200209-Apr-20082
Bashistha Narain Singh SAP 10-Apr-200209-Apr-20081
Vijay Singh Yadav RJD 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061
Kum Kum Rai RJD 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061
Faguni Ram INC 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20063
Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061
Lalan Singh SAP 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061elected to Begusarai on 13-May-2004
Mahendra Prasad Ind 03-Apr-200002-Apr-20064
Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo RJD 29-Mar-200009-Apr-20021bye - death of Jagdambi Mandal

RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards

Ramendra Kumar Yadav RJD 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20042
Anil Kumar RJD 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20042
Saroj Dubey RJD 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20041
Kapil Sibal INC 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20041elected to Chandni Chowk on 13-May-2004
Gaya Singh CPI 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20042
Shibu Soren JMM 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20041 RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards
Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla BJP 08-Jul-199807-Jul-20042 RS member from Jharkhand 15-Nov-2000 onwards
Ram Deo Bhandary RJD 11-Jun-199809-Apr-20022bye - death of Gyan Ranjan
Ranjan Prasad Yadav JD 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20022
Jagdambi Mandal JD 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021expired on 13-Jan-2000
Prem Chand Gupta JD 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021
Gyan Ranjan INC 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021expired on 22-Apr-1998
Nagendra Nath Ojha CPI 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021
Shatrughan Sinha BJP 10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021
Naresh Yadav JD 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001
Mohammad Aas JD 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001
Nagmani JD 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001elected to Chatra on 07-Oct-1999
Kamala Sinha JD 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20002
Jagannath Mishra INC 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20002
Sitaram Kesri INC 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20005
Jalaludin Ansari CPI 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001
Janardan Yadav BJP 03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001
Brahmadev Anand Paswan JD 01-Jun-199302-Apr-19941bye - death of Bindeshwari Dubey
Ramendra Kumar Yadav JD 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19981
Ram Deo Bhandary JD 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19981
Anil Kumar JD 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19981
Inder Kumar Gujral JD 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19983elected to Jalandhar on 02-Mar-1998
S. S. Ahluwalia INC 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19982
Gaya Singh CPI 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19981
Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla BJP 08-Jul-199207-Jul-19981
Kamala Sinha JD 19-Apr-199002-Apr-19941bye - resignation of Jagannath Mishra
Ranjan Prasad Yadav JD 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19961
Shankar Dayal Singh JD 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19961expired on 26-Nov-1995
Digvijay Singh JD 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19961
Rajni Ranjan Sahu INC 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19962
Rameshwar Thakur INC 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19962
Chaturanan Mishra CPI 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19962
Kameshwar Paswan BJP 10-Apr-199009-Apr-19961
Shamim Hashmi INC 25-Sep-198902-Apr-19942defected from Janata Dal
Jagannath Mishra INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941resigned on 16-Mar-1990
Bindeshwari Dubey INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941expired on 20-Jan-1993
Sitaram Kesri INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19944
Rafique Alam INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942
Faguni Ram INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942
Dayanand Sahay INC 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942
Pratibha Singh INC 03-Apr-198806-Jul-19924`bye - death of Lakshmi Kant Jha
Yashwant Sinha JD 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941resigned on 14-Nov-1993
Shamim Hashmi JD 03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941defected to Indian National Congress on 27-Mar-1989
Mahendra Prasad INC 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19922
Manorama Pandey INC 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19922
Lakshmi Kant Jha INC 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19921expired on 16-Jan-1988
S. S. Ahluwalia INC 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19921
Chandesh P Thakur INC 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19921
Ashwani Kumar BJP 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19922
Ram Awadhesh Singh LKD 07-Jul-198606-Jul-19921
Faguni Ram INC 11-Feb-198502-Apr-19881bye - resignation of Mahabir Prasad
Mahendra Prasad INC 31-Jan-198506-Jul-19861bye -
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 22-Aug-198402-Apr-19883bye - resignation of Bhishma Narain Singh
Durga Prasad Jamuda INC 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Bandhu Mahto INC 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Thakur Kamakhya Prasad Singh INC 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Rameshwar Thakur INC 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Rajni Ranjan Sahu INC 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Chaturanan Mishra CPI 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Kailashpati Mishra BJP 10-Apr-198409-Apr-19901
Chandan Bagchi INC 12-Apr-198309-Apr-19841bye -resignation of Anant Prasad Sharma
Rafique Alam INC 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19881
Mahendra Mohan Mishra INC 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19882
Bhishma Narain Singh INC 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19882appointed as Governor of Assam on 15-Apr-1984
Pratibha Singh INC 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19883
Ramanand Yadav INC 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19882
Suraj Prasad CPI 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19882
Mahabir Prasad JP 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19881resigned on 19-Jan-1985
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav BJP 03-Apr-198202-Apr-19882
Ramchandra Bharadwaj INC 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19861
Manorama Pandey INC 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19861
Sitaram Kesri INC 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19863
Ram Bhagat Paswan INC 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19861
Indradeep Sinha CPI 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19862
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav JP 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19861
Ashwani Kumar BJP 07-Jul-198006-Jul-19861
Syed Shahabuddin JP 25-Jul-197909-Apr-19841bye - death of Pranab Chatterjee
Brahmdeo Ram Shastri JP 25-Jul-197902-Apr-19801
Pranab Chatterjee JP 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19841expired on 2-Jun-1979
Shiva Chandra Jha JP 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19841
Dayanand Sahay JP 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19841
Ram Lakhan Prasad Gupta BJS 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19841
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19842appointed as Governor of West Bengal on 10-Mar-1983
J. K. P. N. Singh INC 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19842
Yogendra Sharma CPI 10-Apr-197809-Apr-19842
Mahendra Mohan Mishra INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19821
Dharamchand Jain INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19822
Bhishma Narain Singh INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19821
Pratibha Singh INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19822
Ramanand Yadav INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19821
Bhola Paswan Shastri INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19822
Aziza Imam INC 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19822
Bhola Prasad CPI 03-Apr-197602-Apr-19822
Hussain Zawar INC 20-Dec-197509-Apr-19781bye - death of Bhupendra Narayan Mandal
Kamalnath Jha INC 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19802elected to Saharsa on 9-Jan-1980
Kameshwar Singh INC 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
Sitaram Kesri INC 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19802
Chandramanilal Chowdhary INC 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801expired on 8-Feb-1979
Rajendra Kumar Poddar Ind 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19802
Indradeep Sinha CPI 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
Ram Kripal Sinha BJS 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
Aziza Imam INC 20-Mar-197302-Apr-19761bye -death of Mohammad Chaudhary A
Kamalnath Jha INC 20-Mar-197302-Apr-19741bye - death of Balkrishna Gupta
Bhola Paswan Shastri INC 31-May-197202-Apr-19761bye - resignation of Abdul Qaiyum Ansari
D. P. Singh INC 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19782
Gunanand Thakur INC 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19781
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19783
Shyamlal Gupta INC 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19781
Bhaiya Ram Munda INC 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19781
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal SSP 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19781expired on 21-Jul-1975
Yogendra Sharma CPI 10-Apr-197209-Apr-19781
Sitaram Kesri INC 02-Jul-197102-Apr-19741bye - resignation of Anant Prasad Sharma
Bindeshwari Prasad Singh INC 17-Jun-197102-Apr-19741bye - death of Rudra Narain Jha
D. P. Singh INC 17-Jun-197102-Apr-19721bye - resignation of Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Pratibha Singh INC 31-Dec-197002-Apr-19761bye - death of Shrikant Mishra
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19764
Dharamchand Jain INC 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
Abdul Qaiyum Ansari INC 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761resigned on 19-Mar-1972
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC(O) 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19763expired on 07-Feb-1973
Shishir Kumar PSP 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
Sitaram Singh SSP 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
Bhola Prasad CPI 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
Shrikant Mishra BJS 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761expired on 01-Oct-1970
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741elected to Buxar on 11-Mar-1971
Mahabir Dass INC 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19742
Rudra Narain Jha SSP 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741expired on 10-May-1971
Balkrishna Gupta SSP 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741expired on 10-Sep-1972
Rajendra Kumar Poddar Ind 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741
Suraj Prasad CPI 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav BJS 03-Apr-196804-Apr-19741
Rewati Kant Sinha SSP 07-Apr-196702-Apr-19701bye -
Lalit Narayan Mishra INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19722
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19722elected to Begusarai on 11-Mar-1971
Pratul Chandra Mitra INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19722
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19724
Raghunath Prasad Khaitan INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal SSP 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
Lalit Narayan Mishra INC 18-Feb-196402-Apr-19661bye - resignation of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19703
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19703
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19703
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19702
Anand Chand INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19702
Sheel Bhadra Yajee INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19703
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19702
Shishir Kumar PSP 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
Mahabir Dass INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Dhirendra Chandra Mallik INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
J. K. P. N. Singh INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Syed Mahmud INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Bipin Bihari Varma INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Ganga Sharan Sinha INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19682
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC 22-Sep-196102-Apr-19641bye - death of Kazi Ahmad Hussain
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19643resigned on 26-Jan-1964
Pratul Chandra Mitra INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
Mahesh Saran INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662expired on 29-Nov-1965
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19663
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19663
Rajendra Pratap Sinha PSP 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19663
Kameshwar Singh Ind 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662expired on 01-Oct-1962
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 12-Oct-195902-Apr-19602bye - death of Purna Chandra Mitra
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
Anand Chand INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
Sheel Bhadra Yajee INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
Kazi Ahmad Hussain INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642expired on 14-Aug-1961 [14]
Devendra Prasad Singh PSP 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
Kamta Singh SWA 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
Sheel Bhadra Yajee INC 27-Apr-195702-Apr-19581bye -
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 10-Dec-195602-Apr-19581bye -
Krishna Mohan Pyare Sinha INC 10-Dec-195602-Apr-19581bye -
Ganga Sharan Sinha INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19621
Shah Mohamad Umair INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19621
Michael John INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19621
Mazhar Imam Syed INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
Kishori Ram INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
Tajamul Husain INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
Puran Chanda Mitra INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602expired on 23-Aug-1959
Mahesh Saran INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19601
Kailash Bihari Lall INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602expired on 19-Mar-1960
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
Theodore Bodra JHP 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19601
Angelina Tiga JHP 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Voladi Ganapathi Gopal INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Jafar Imam INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Khawaja Inaitullah INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Kailash Bihari Lall INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Ahmad Hussain Kazi INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Sri Narayan Mahtha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581Death-06/10/1956
Mazhar Imam Syed INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Dr. Puran Chanda Mitra INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Kishori Ram INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Kameshwar Singh INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Tajamul Husain INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Kunwarani Vijaya Raje INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581Res.20/03/1957
Ram Gopal Agarwala INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Ram Gopal Agarwala INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622

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References

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  4. ↑ Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Veteran lawyer and former Union minister Ram Jethmalani passes away at 95". India Today. 8 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar disqualified as Rajya Sabha members". Hindustan Times. 4 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sabir Ali retains RS seat unopposed". The Times of India. 16 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "JD(U) MP Upendra Kushwaha resigns, attacks Nitish Kumar". The Economic Times. 4 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "JD-U candidate elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2010.
  10. ↑ "Former LJP member Sabir Ali joins JD(U)". zeenews.india.com.
  11. ↑ "Rajya Sabha adjourns after obituary reference". The Hindu. 19 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "RJD MP Motiur Rehman passes away". The Times of India. 18 December 2007.
  13. ↑ "BJP MP Jai Narain Nishad disqualified from Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 15 April 2008.
  14. ↑ Rajya Sabhas Members Biographical Sketches 1952-2019 (PDF). Parliament of India. October 2019. p. 34.
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