The
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 ...
or Council of States is the
Upper House
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of the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...
. Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members. 233 members are elected by the
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
members and 12 are nominated by the
President
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for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for overlapping six years terms, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.
Andhra Pradesh
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Assam
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Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
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Goa
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Gujarat
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Haryana
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Himachal Pradesh
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Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Madhya Pradesh
Keys:
Maharashtra
Keys:
Manipur
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Meghalaya
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Mizoram
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Nagaland
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Odisha
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Sikkim
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Tamil Nadu
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Telangana
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Tripura
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Uttar Pradesh
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Uttarakhand
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West Bengal
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Jammu and Kashmir
NCT of Delhi
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Puducherry
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Nominated
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Membership by party
Members of the Rajya Sabha by their political party ():
See also
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List of current members of the Lok Sabha
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List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha
This is a List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha (17 June 2019 – 16 June 2024) arranged by state-wise & union territory-wise representation in Lok Sabha. These members of the Lower house of the Indian Parliament were elected in the 2019 Ind ...
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha ( abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the one of the two houses of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elect ...
References
External links
Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha Secretariat
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