Rajya Sabha members from Assam

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Assam elects 7 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Assam. 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 proportional representation via Single transferable vote.

Current Parties (2009)

Party Coalition (2009) Rajya Sabha MPs
Indian National Congress UPA 4
Asom Gana Parishad NDA 2
Bodoland People's Front UPA 1

Current Members (2009)

Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[1]

No Name Party Current Term
1 Birendra Prasad Baishya Asom Gana Parishad April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014
2 Silvius Condpan Indian National Congress April 3, 2004 - April 2, 2010
3 Biswajit Daimary Bodoland People's Frontℵ⊤□□ April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014
4 Kumar Deepak Das Asom Gana Parishad June 15, 2007 - June 14, 2013
5 Bhubaneswar Kalita3 Indian National Congress April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014
6 Syeda Anwara Taimur2 Indian National Congress April 3, 2004 - April 2, 2010
7 Manmohan Singh4 Indian National Congress June 15, 2007 - June 14, 2013

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