List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana

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The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Telangana elects 7 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Telangana. 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. After the Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, members were allotted to Telangana state for the first time by lucky draw. [1]

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Current Members

#Name [2] PartyTerm start [3] Term end [3]
1 B. Parthasaradhi Reddy BRS 22-Jun-202221-Jun-2028
2 D. Damodar Rao BRS 22-Jun-202221-Jun-2028
3 K. R. Suresh Reddy BRS 10-Apr-202009-Apr-2026
4 Vaddiraju Ravichandra BRS 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
5 Abhishek Singhvi INC 28-Aug-202409-Apr-2026
6 Renuka Chowdhury INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030
7 M. Anil Kumar Yadav INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-2030

Members Bifurcated From Andhra Pradesh

Before the bifurcation of states, the combined state of Andhra Pradesh used to represent 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. Post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh seats were changed to 11 and Telangana has had 7 seats since then. On 30 May 2014, draw was conducted amongst the existing 18 members to select the 7 members of Telangana. In the draw, 3 members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 4 members of Indian National Congress (INC) were selected. [1]

NamePartyTerm startTerm endTermNotes
Renuka Chowdhury INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301
M. Anil Kumar Yadav INC 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301
Vaddiraju Ravichandra BRS 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20302
B. Parthasaradhi Reddy BRS 22-Jun-202221-Jun-20281
D. Damodar Rao BRS 22-Jun-202221-Jun-20281
Vaddiraju Ravichandra BRS 30-May-202202-Apr-20241bye - resignation of Banda Prakash
K. Keshava Rao BRS 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20261
K. R. Suresh Reddy BRS 10-Apr-202009-Apr-20261
Banda Prakash BRS 03-Apr-201804-Dec-20211elected to Telangana Legislative Council
B. Lingaiah Yadav BRS 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241
Joginapally Santosh Kumar BRS 03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241
V. Lakshmikantha Rao BRS 22-Jun-201621-Jun-20221
D. Srinivas BRS 22-Jun-201621-Jun-20221
Garikapati Mohan Rao BJP 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao INC 10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201
Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar INC 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181
Palvai Govardhan Reddy INC 03-Apr-201209-Jun-20171death
C. M. Ramesh TDP 03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181
V. Hanumantha Rao INC 22-Jun-201021-Jun-20161
Gundu Sudha Rani TDP 22-Jun-201021-Jun-20161

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.