Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Andhra Pradesh elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Andhra Pradesh. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the amount of seats, a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections in within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.
Current Parties (2015)
Party | Rajya Sabha MPs |
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Indian National Congress | 6 |
Telugu Desam Party | 3 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 1 |
Current Members (2015)
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[1]
No | Name | Party | Terms (DD/MM/YYYY) |
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1 | Chiranjeevi | Indian National Congress | 02/04/2012 - 01/04/2018 |
2 | Mohd. Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | 10/04/2014 - 09/04/2020 |
3 | Y. S. Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | 22/06/2010 - 21/06/2016 |
4 | Renuka Chowdary | Indian National Congress | 02/04/2012 - 01/04/2018 |
5 | Jairam Ramesh | Indian National Congress | 22/06/2010 - 21/06/2016 |
6 | K. Keshava Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 10/04/2014 - 09/04/2020 |
7 | T.Devender Goud | Telugu Desam Party | 02/04/2012 - 01/04/2018 |
8 | Thota Seetharama Lakshmi | Telugu Desam Party | 10/04/2014 - 09/04/2020 |
9 | Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy | Indian National Congress | 10/04/2014 - 09/04/2020 |
10 | Jesudasu Seelam | Indian National Congress | 22/06/2010 - 21/06/2016 |
11 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22/06/2014 - 21/06/2016 |
References
External links
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- Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
- Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
- Nominated members list
- State wise list
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