The list of current and past

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

members from the

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

State. The state elects 11 member for a term of six years and these members indirectly elected by the state legislators of Madhya Pradesh using single transferable votes. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.

History of Rajya Sabha seats

Earlier, since 1952, there were 12 seats from Madhya Pradesh, 6 seats from Madhya Bharat, 4 seats from Vindhya Pradesh state and 1 seat from Bhopal State to Rajya Sabha. After Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, there were 16 seats from Madhya Pradesh. After the

Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enabled the creation of Chhattisgarh state out of Madhya Pradesh. The law was introduced by the NDA government headed by Prime Minister Vajpayee to fulfil its ...

, 5 seats are allocated to Chhattisgarh state from Madhya Pradesh State, reducing its seats from 16 to 11 seats, since 15 November 2000.

Current members

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List of all Rajya Sabha Members from Madhya Pradesh State

List by Last Name ''The list is Incomplete''. * Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from MP State.

References

External links

Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian governmentList of Sitting Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise) MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA (STATE WISE RETIREMENT LIST)
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Lists of people from Madhya Pradesh