List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Uttarakhand state elects 3 members and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Uttarakhand. Members are elected for six years and 1/3 of members are retired after every two years. 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 within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.[1]

Current members

Keys:       BJP       INC
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]

No. Name Party Term (DD/MM/YYYY)
1 Mahendra Singh Mahra Indian National Congress 03/04/2012 - 02/04/2018
2 Raj Babbar Indian National Congress 14/03/2015 - 25/11/2020
3 Tarun Vijay Bharatiya Janata Party 05/07/2010 - 04/07/2016

Former members

This is the list of former Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand in chronological order.
Keys:       BJP       INC
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[3]

Name Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Term Notes
Manohar Kant Dhyani Bharatiya Janata Party 26/11/1996 25/11/2002 1 Elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. Continued the term as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttarakhand since 09/11/2000 onwards.
Sangh Priya Gautam Bharatiya Janata Party 05/07/1998 04/07/2004 1 Elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. Continued the term as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttarakhand since 09/11/2000 onwards.
Sushma Swaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 1 Elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. Continued the term as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttarakhand since 09/11/2000 onwards.
Harish Rawat Indian National Congress 26/11/2002 25/11/2008 1
Satish Sharma Indian National Congress 05/07/2004 04/07/2010 1
Satyavrat Chaturvedi Indian National Congress 03/04/2006 02/04/2012 1
Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bharatiya Janata Party 26/11/2008 16/05/2014 1 Resigned due to his election to the 16th Lok Sabha.
Manorama Dobriyal Sharma Indian National Congress 26/11/2014 18/02/2015 1 Died in office.

References

  1. "Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand
  3. Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha

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