List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat

For other uses, see Member of Parliament (India).

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Gujarat elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Gujarat. Earlier since 1952, Bombay State elects 17 seats, Saurashtra State elects 4 seats and Kutch State elects 1 seat. After Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956, Bombay State elects 27 seats. After Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, three seats were increased and effective from 1 May 1960, the new Gujarat State elects 11 seats while new Maharshtra State elects 19 seats. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are 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 Single transferable vote with proportional representation. ^[1]

Current members

Keys:  BJP (10)  INC (1)

Name [2]	Party affiliation		Date of Appointment [3]	Date of Retirement [3]
Jagat Prakash Nadda		Bharatiya Janata Party	02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Dr. Jasvantsinh Salamsinh Parmar		Bharatiya Janata Party	02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Mayankbhai Nayak		Bharatiya Janata Party	02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Govind Dholakia		Bharatiya Janata Party	02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar		Bharatiya Janata Party	19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Kesridevsinh Jhala		Bharatiya Janata Party	19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Babubhai Desai		Bharatiya Janata Party	19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Rambhai Mokariya		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Feb-2021	21-Jun-2026
Ramilaben Bara		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
Narhari Amin		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
Shaktisinh Gohil		Indian National Congress	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026

BJP MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
Suryakantbhai Acharya		BJP	19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st	Death-21/12/2009
Narhari Amin		BJP	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Dineshchandra Anavadiya		BJP	22/02/2021	18/08/2023	1	Bye-e Ahmed Patel
Lekhraj Bachani		BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
Ramilaben Bara		BJP	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Abhay Bharadwaj		BJP	22/06/2020	01/12/2020	1	Death: 1 December 2020
Bangaru Laxman		BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1
Jayantilal Barot		BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
Anantray Devshanker Dave		BJP	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
Anantray Devshanker Dave		BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2004	2nd
Babubhai Desai		BJP	19/08/2023	18/08/2029	1	* [4]
Chunibhai K Gohel		BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Prafull Goradia		BJP	07/04/1998	02/04/2000	1	bye 1998 res of A Patel
Smriti Zubin Irani		BJP	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1
Smriti Zubin Irani		BJP	19/08/2017	18/08/2023	2	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Amethi [5]
Arun Jaitley		BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
Arun Jaitley		BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	2
Arun Jaitley		BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	3
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar		BJP	06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1st	bye 2019 res of Amit Shah [6]
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar		BJP	19/08/2023	18/08/2029	2nd	* [7]
Kesridevsinh Jhala		BJP	19/08/2023	18/08/2029	1	* [4]
Jana Krishnamurthi		BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st	Death-25/09/2007
Mansukh L. Mandaviya		BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
Mansukh L. Mandaviya		BJP	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	2nd	*
Kanaksinh Mohansinh Mangrola		BJP	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res.-02/11/1996
Lalitbhai Mehta		BJP	19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1
Rambhai Mokariya		BJP	22/02/2021	21/06/2026	1	* Bye-e Abhay Bharadwaj
Pravin Naik		BJP	19/02/2010	18/08/2011	1st	Bye-e D. Acharya
Dilip Pandya		BJP	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1st
Dr A. K. Patel		BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1st
Anandiben Patel		BJP	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res 12/03/1998 Ele GJ Assembly
Bharatsinh Parmar		BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1st
Kanjibhai Patel		BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1st
Keshubhai Patel		BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st
Surendra Motilal Patel		BJP	19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st
Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel		BJP	19/08/1993	18/08/1999 [8]	1st
Parsottambhai Rupala		BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Parsottambhai Rupala		BJP	01/06/2016	02/04/2018	2nd	Bye-e D Rashtrapal
Parsottambhai Rupala		BJP	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	3rd	*
Vijay Rupani		BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
Amit Shah		BJP	19/08/2017	18/08/2023	1st	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Gandhinagar [5]
Chimanbhai Haribhai Shukla		BJP	19/08/1993	18/08/1999 [8]	1st	Died-21/04/2008
Savita Sharda		BJP	19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1st
Gopalsinh G Solanki		BJP	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
Gopalsinh G Solanki		BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	2nd
Jugalji Mathurji Thakor		BJP	06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1	bye 2019 res of Smriti Irani
Natuji Halaji Thakor		BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya		BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Shankarbhai Vegad		BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
Lal Sinh Vadodia		BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Shankersinh Vaghela		BJP	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1	Res.27/11/1989 -Ele 9-LS, Gandhinagar

INC MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
Brahma Kumar Bhatt		INC	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1	died 6/1/2009
Jitendrabhai Labhshanker Bhatt		INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
Nanabhai Shah		INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra
Khemchandbhai Chavda		INC	13/08/1960	02/04/1966	1st	bye 1960
Khemchandbhai Chavda		INC	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.10/03/1971 Ele 5th LS, Patan
Suresh J Desai		INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
Suresh J Desai		INC(O)	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd
Tilok Gogoi		INC	20/07/1977	02/04/1980	1	bye 1977
Mohammed Husain Golandaz		INC	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	1
Jethalal Harikrishna Joshi		INC	22/04/1957	02/04/1960	1	Bombay State Madhya Saurashtra 1952-57
Jethalal Harikrishna Joshi		INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	2nd	Bombay State
Shaktisinh Gohil		INC	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Jaisukh lal Hathi		INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1958	1	Saurashtra (state)Res-12/03/1957 Elected to 2nd LS
Jaisukh lal Hathi		INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2
Jaisukh lal Hathi		INC	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	3
Kumud Ben Joshi		INC	15/03/1973	02/04/1976	1	bye 1973 dea D Patel
Kumud Ben Joshi		INC	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2
Kumud Ben Joshi		INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3	Res.-25/11/1985
Maganlal Bhagwanji Joshi		INC	22/04/1957	02/04/1958	1	bye 1957 resHathi Bombay State
Ibrahim Kalaniya		INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
Ibrahim Kalaniya		INC	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	2	Died 27-7-1987
Prof. Alka Balram Kshatriya		INC	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
Prof. Alka Balram Kshatriya		INC	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	2
Sumitra Kulkarni		INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st	Switched to Janata Party in mid-term
Raoof Valiullah		INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1st
Dr Dara Hormusji Variava		INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1st	Saurashtra State
Dr Dara Hormusji Variava		INC	03/04/1954	02/04/1960	2nd	Bombay State
Shamprasad R Vasavada		INC	30/08/1968	02/04/1970	1st	bye 1968
Shamprasad R Vasavada		INC(O)	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd	Death -20/11/1972
Amee Yajnik		INC	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1	*
Lavji Lakhamshi		INC	24/09/1952	04/02/1954	1st	bye 1952 Kutch State res Thaker
Lavji Lakhamshi		INC	04/03/1954	04/02/1960	1st	Bombay State
Iqbal Mohammed Khan Lohani		INC	13/08/1960	02/04/1964	1st	bye 1960
Harisinh Bhagubava Mahida		INC	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
Harisinh Bhagubava Mahida		INC	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	2nd	Res.-15/03/1985
Yogendra Makwana		INC	05/03/1973	02/04/1976	1st	bye 1973 dea S Vasavada
Yogendra Makwana		INC	04/03/1976	04/02/1982	2nd
Yogendra Makwana		INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3rd
Madhav Singh Solanki		INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
Madhav Singh Solanki		INC	03/04/1994	02/04/2000 [9]	2nd
Premji B Thaker		INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1	Saurashtra State res 26/07/1952
Himmat Sinh		INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st
P Shiv Shankar		INC	10/05/1985	13/08/1987	1st	bye 1985 res H Mahida
P Shiv Shankar		INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	2nd
Mahipatray M Mehta		INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1	Bombay State - 5th LS Kutch
Pushpaben Mehta		INC(O)	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st
Irshad Baig Mirza		INC	21/03/1983	09/04/1984	1st	bye 1983 dea of Piloo Modi
Irshad Baig Mirza		INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	2nd
Madhusudan Mistry		INC	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Raju Parmar		INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
Raju Parmar		INC	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	2nd
Raju Parmar		INC	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	3rd
Ahmed Patel		INC	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	4
Ahmed Patel		INC	19/08/2017	25/11/2020	5	Death, 25/11/2020
Chhotubhai Sukhabhai Patel		INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
Dahyabhai Patel		INC	03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State
Chimanbhai Mehta		INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1
Dahyabhai Patel		INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	2nd
Dahyabhai Patel		INC	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	3rd	Death-11/08/1973
Jadhavji Keshavji Modi		INC	21/11/1957	02/04/1962	1	bye 1957 res Shah Bombay State
Gulam Haider Valimohmed Momin		INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1
Pranab Mukherjee		INC	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	3	WB 1969-81 WB 1993-2004
Maganbhai Shankerbhai Patel		INC	16/08/1960	02/04/1962	1st	bye 1960
Maganbhai Shankerbhai Patel		INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2nd	Death-16/04/1967
Maniben Vallabhbhai Patel		INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1st
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel		INC	21/07/1967	02/04/1968	1st	bye 1967 dea M Patel
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel		INC	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	2nd
Vithalbhai Motibhai Patel		INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
Vithalbhai Motibhai Patel		INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
Praveen Rashtrapal		INC	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
Praveen Rashtrapal		INC	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	2nd	Death-12/05/2016
Naranbhai Rathwa		INC	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1	*
Ramsinh Rathwa		INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
Ramsinh Rathwa		INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
Sagar Rayka		INC	27/01/1986	02/04/1988	1	bye 1986 res of K Joshi
Bhogilal Maganlal Shah		INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra-Died.5-12-1976
Kodardas Kalidas Shah		INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
Kodardas Kalidas Shah		INC	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.22/05/1971-Gov of TN
Maneklal Chunilal Shah		INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	1	13/03/1967
Manubhai Shah		INC	03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Res.-12/03/1957 Ele to 2 LS Madhya Saurashtra
Manubhai Shah		INC	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd
Meghji Pethraj Shah		INC	03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Bombay State Res.-26/07/1957

Other MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
Chimanbhai Mehta		Janata Dal	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	2nd
Dinesh Trivedi		Janata Dal	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1	WB 2002 - 08
Ghanshyam Oza		Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st
Prof Ramlal Parikh		Janata Party	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
H M Trivedi		Janata Party	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
Manubhai Patel		Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st	Died 27/03/2015
Piloo Modi		Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1	Death-29/01/1983
Sumitra Kulkarni		INC	Janata Party	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st	Switched from INC in mid-term
Lal Krishna Advani		Bharatiya Jana Sangh	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2nd	DL 1970-76, MP 1982-89
Devdatt Kumar Kikabhai Patel		Bharatiya Jana Sangh	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	1st	Died 27-12-2001
Rohit Manushankar Dave		Praja Socialist Party	03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State Died 11/10/1987
Dr Biharilal Naranji Antani		Swatantra Party	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st	Death-16/09/1971
U N Mahida		Independent	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	1st	Died 4-3-1991
Viren J. Shah		Independent	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st	MH-RS 1990-96
Kishor Chandulal Mehta		Independent	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	1
Dr Yoginder K Alagh		Independent	26/11/1996	02/04/2000	1st	bye 1996 res K Mangrola

• Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from GJ

External links

• Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
• Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
• - List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)
• Nominated members list
• State wi

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