List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Bihar state elects 16 members since 2002 biennial elections . Earlier Bihar State elected 21 seats since April 1952 and 22 seats since 1956 and 16 members after the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000 and creation of new Jharkhand state on 15 November 2000. They are indirectly elected by the State Legislators of Bihar State. 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]

Members are listed in the list of current members of the Rajya Sabha#Bihar – 16.

Alphabetical list of all members from Bihar

This is the term wise list of former Rajya Sabha members from Bihar, arranged alphabetically by Last name of the member.
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]

The list is incomplete.

BJP - Bhartiya Janata Party INC - Indian National Congress JDU - Janata Dal United LJP-Lok Janashakti Party RJD - Rashtriya Janata Dal

Name (Alphabetical Last Name) Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Term Notes
Mohammad Aas JDU 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 1
Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla BJP 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 1
Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla BJP 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 2nd Jharkhand
S. S. Ahluwalia INC 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 1
S. S. Ahluwalia INC 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 2
S. S. Ahluwalia BJP 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 3 Jharkhand
S. S. Ahluwalia BJP 03/04/2006 02/04/2012 4th Jharkhand
Rafique Alam INC 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 1
Rafique Alam INC 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 2nd
Dr Ejaz Ali JDU 20/03/2008 07/07/2010 1
Sabir Ali JDU 16/12/2011 09/04/2014 1 Resigned
Sabir Ali LJP 10/04/2008 15/11/2011 1 Resigned
Smt Tiga Angelina Jharkhand Party 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Abdul Qaiyum Ansari INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1 Res.19/03/1972
Jalaludin Ansari CPI 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 1
Ali Anwar Ansari JDU 03/04/2012 02/04/2018 1 *
Chandan K Bagchi INC 12/04/1983 09/04/1984 1
Ram Deo Bhandary Janata Dal 08/07/1992 22/06/1998 1 Res.22/06/1998
Ram Deo Bhandary RJD 11/06/1998 09/04/2002 2nd
Ram Deo Bhandary RJD 10/04/2002 09/04/2008 3rd
Ramchandra Bharadwaj INC 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 1
Theodore Bodra Jharkhand Party 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 1
Anand Chand INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1
Anand Chand INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 2nd
Pranab Chatterjee Others 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 1 Death-02/06/1979
Dr Chandramanilal Chowdhary INC 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1 Death-08/02/1979
Mahabir Dass INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
Mahabir Dass INC 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 2nd
Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo RJD 29/03/2000 14/11/2000 1
Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo RJD 15/11/2000 09/04/2002 1 Jharkhand State formed
R. K. Dhawan INC 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 1 Andhra Pradesh
R. K. Dhawan INC 08/07/2004 07/07/2010 2nd
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2nd
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1964 3rd Res. 26/01/1964
Bindeshwari Dubey RJD 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 1 Death- 20/01/1993
Smt. Saroj Dubey RJD 08/07/1998 07/07/2004 1
George Fernandes JDU 04/08/2009 07/07/2010 1
Voladi Ganapathi Gopal INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Inder Kumar Gujral INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1 Punjab
Inder Kumar Gujral INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2nd Punjab
Inder Kumar Gujral Janata Dal 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 3rd Res.02/03/1998
Balkrishna Gupta INC 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1 Death-10/09/1972
Prem Chand Gupta Janata Dal 10/04/1996 09/04/2002 1
Prem Chand Gupta RJD 10/04/2002 09/04/2008 2nd
Prem Chand Gupta RJD 10/04/2008 09/04/2014 3rd Res.12/02/2014
Ram Lakhan Prasad Gupta BJP 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 1
Shyamlal Gupta INC 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 1
Gyan Ranjan INC 10/04/1996 09/04/2002 1 Death-

22/04/1998

Shamim Hashmi Janata Dal 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 1 Res.28/07/1989
Shamim Hashmi INC 25/09/1989 02/04/1994 1
Jabir Husain RJD 03/04/2006 02/04/2012 1 Res.04/01/2013
Tajamul Husain INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Tajamul Husain INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 2nd
Aziza Imam INC 20/03/1973 02/04/1976 1
Aziza Imam INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 2nd
Jafar Imam INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Khawaja Inaitullah INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Dharamchand Jain INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1
Dharamchand Jain INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 2nd
Durga Prasad Jamuda INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Lakshmi Kant Jha INC 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 1 Death-16/01/1988
Kamalnath Jha INC 20/03/1973 02/04/1974 1
Kamalnath Jha INC 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 2nd Res. 09/01/1980 Elected to Lok Sabha
Rudra Narain Jha others 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1 Death-10/05/1971
Shiva Chandra Jha BJP 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 1
Michael John INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 1
Kamta Singh Others 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1
Kailash Bihari Lall INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Kailash Bihari Lall INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2nd Death- 19/03/1960
Raghunath Prasad Khaitan INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 1
Ahmad Hussain Kazi INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
Ahmad Hussain Kazi INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2nd Death- 29/07/1961
Sitaram Kesari INC 02/07/1971 02/04/1974 1
Sitaram Kesari INC 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 2nd
Sitaram Kesari INC 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 3rd
Sitaram Kesari INC 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 4th
Sitaram Kesari INC 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 [3] 5th
Anil Kumar Janata Dal 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 1
Anil Kumar Janata Dal 08/07/1998 07/07/2004 2nd
Ashwani Kumar BJP 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 1
Ashwani Kumar BJP 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 2nd
Shishir Kumar PSP 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1
Shishir Kumar PSP 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2nd Death-06/12/2000
Upendra_Kushwaha RJD 08/07/2010 07/07/2016 1 Res.04/01/2013[4]
Dr Mahabir Prasad BJP 03/04/1982 19/01/1985 1 Res.19/01/1985
Sri Narayan Mahtha INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Death-06/10/1956
Bandhu Mahto INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Dhirendra Chandra Mallik INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
Jagdambi Mandal Janata Dal 10/04/1996 09/04/2002[3] 1 Death-13/01/2000[3]
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal SSP 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 1
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal SSP 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 2nd Death-30/05/1975
Mangani Lal Mandal RJD 23/06/2004 09/04/2008 1
Mazhar Imam Syed INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Mazhar Imam Syed INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 2nd
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2nd
Lakshmi N. Menon INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 3rd
Chaturanan_Mishra INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Chaturanan_Mishra INC 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 2nd
Kailashpati Mishra BJP 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Dr Jagannath Mishra INC 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 1 Res.16/03/1990
Dr Jagannath Mishra INC 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 [3] 2nd
Lalit_Narayan_Mishra INC 18/02/1964 02/04/1966 1
Lalit_Narayan_Mishra INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 2nd Res. 02/02/1972 Elected to 5 LS
Mahendra Mohan_Mishra INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 1
Mahendra Mohan_Mishra INC 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 2nd
Shreekant Mishra Jan Sangh 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1 Death-01/10/1970
Shyam_Nandan_Prasad_Mishra INC 04/12/1962 02/04/1966 1
Shyam_Nandan_Prasad_Mishra INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 2nd Res. 11/03/1971 Elected to 5 LS
Purtul Chandra Mitra INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 1
Purtul Chandra Mitra INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 2nd
Dr Puran Chanda Mitra INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Dr Puran Chanda Mitra INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2nd Death-23/08/1959
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC 22/09/1961 02/04/1964 1
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 2nd
Mohammad Chaudhary A INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 3rd Death - 07/02/1973
Bhaiya Ram Munda INC 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 1
Nagmani Janata Dal 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 1 Res.-07/10/1999 Elected-13 LS, Chatra
Jai Narain Prasad Nishad BJP 08/07/2004 07/07/2010 1 Disqualification-26/03/2008
Vidya Sagar Nishad RJD 23/06/2004 02/04/2006 1
Nagendra Nath Ojha CPI 10/04/1996 09/04/2002 1
Manorama Pandey INC 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 1
Manorama Pandey INC 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 2nd
Brahmadev_Anand_Paswan Janata Dal 01/06/1993 02/04/1994 1 *
Kameshwar Paswan BJP 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 1 *
Ram Bhagat Paswan INC 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 1
Ram Vilas Paswan LJP 08/07/2010 07/07/2016 1 Res.-

16/05/2014 Elected to 16 LS, Hajipur

Rajendra Kumar Poddar Independent 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1
Rajendra Kumar Poddar Independent 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 2nd
Dharmendra Pradhan BJP 03/04/2012 02/04/2018 1 *
Bhola Prasad CPI 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1
Bhola Prasad CPI 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 2nd
Dr Mahendra Prasad JDU 03/04/2012 02/04/2018 1 *
Rajniti Prasad RJD 03/04/2006 02/04/2012 1
Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 03/04/2012 02/04/2018 1 *
Suraj Prasad Others 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1
Suraj Prasad CPI 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 2nd
Dr Faguni Ram INC 11/02/1985 02/04/1988 1 Res.11/03/1971
Dr Faguni Ram INC 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 2nd
Dr Faguni Ram INC 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 3rd
Kishori Ram INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Kishori Ram INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1960 2nd Death- 19/03/1960
Motiur Rahman RJD 08/07/2004 07/07/2010 1 Death-18/12/2007
Kum Kum Rai RJD 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 1
Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP 04/07/2008 07/07/2010 1
Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP 08/07/2010 07/07/2016 2nd Res. 16/05/2014 Elected to 16 LS, Saran
Mahendra Sahni JDU 03/04/2006 02/04/2012 1 Death-06/11/2009
Rajni Ranjan Sahu INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Rajni Ranjan Sahu INC 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 2nd
Dayanand Sahay Janata Dal 04/10/1978 04/09/1984 1
Dayanand Sahay INC 03/04/1988 04/02/1994 2nd
Dayanand Sahay Independent 19/07/2001 07/07/2004 3rd Jharkhand Death
Mahesh Saran INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 1
Mahesh Saran INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 2nd Death-29/11/1965
Syed_Shahabuddin Others 25/07/1979 09/04/1984 1
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1 Res.11/03/1971
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 2nd Res. 19/02/1983
Anant Prasad Sharma INC 22/08/1984 02/04/1988 3rd
Yogendra Sharma CPI 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 1
Yogendra Sharma CPI 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 2nd
Bhola Paswan Shastri INC 31/05/1972 02/04/1976 1
Bhola Paswan Shastri INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 2nd
Brahmdeo Ram Shastri BJP 25/07/1979 02/04/1980 1
Kapil Sibal INC 08/07/1998 07/07/2004 1 Death-13/05/2004
Bashistha Narain Singh JDU 03/04/2012 02/04/2018 1 *
Bhishma_Narain_Singh INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 1
Bhishma_Narain_Singh INC 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 2nd Res.-15/04/1984
Bindeshwari Prasad Singh INC 17/06/1971 02/04/1974 1
D P Singh INC 17/06/1971 02/04/1972 1
D P Singh INC 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 2nd Died - 21/03/1988
Devendra Prasad Singh Others 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1
Digvijay Singh Janata Dal 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 1
Digvijay Singh JDU 06/06/2005 07/07/2010 2nd Jharkhand Res.-05/04/2009
Gaya Singh CPI 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 1
Gaya Singh CPI 08/07/1998 07/07/2004 2nd
Gopal Narayan Singh BJP 08/07/2016 07/07/2022 1 *
J K P N Singh INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
J K P N Singh INC 10/04/1978 09/04/1984 2nd
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 2nd
Jahanara Jaipal Singh INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 3rd
Thakur Kamakhya Prasad Singh INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Kameshwar Singh Independent 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
Kameshwar Singh Independent 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 2nd Death-01/10/1962
Kameshwar Singh INC 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
N. K. Singh JDU 10/04/2008 09/04/2014 1
Pratibha Singh INC 31/12/1970 02/04/1976 1
Pratibha Singh INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 2nd
Pratibha Singh INC 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 3rd
Pratibha Singh INC 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 4th 06/07/1992
Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan Samata Party 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 1 Res.13/05/2004 15 LS, Munger
Ram Awadhesh Singh Lok Dal 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 1
Ramchandra Prasad Singh JDU 08/07/2016 07/07/2022 1 *
Shankar Dayal Singh Janata Dal 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 1 Death-26/11/1995
Sitaram Singh Others 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 10/12/1956 02/04/1958 1
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2nd
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 3rd
Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha INC 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 4th
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2nd
Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha Independent 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 3rd
Ganga Sharan Sinha Others 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 1
Ganga Sharan Sinha Others 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 2nd
Ganga Sharan Sinha Nominated 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 3rd
Indradeep Sinha CPI 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
Indradeep Sinha CPI 03/04/1980 02/04/1986 2nd
Kamala_Sinha Janata Dal 19/04/1990 02/04/1994 1
Kamala_Sinha Janata Dal 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 [3] 2nd
Krishna Mohan Pyare Sinha INC 10/12/1956 02/04/1958 1
Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha Socialist Party 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
Shatrughan_Sinha BJP 10/04/1996 09/04/2002 1
Shatrughan_Sinha BJP 10/04/2002 09/04/2008 2nd
Ram Kripal Sinha Jan Sangh 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2nd
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 3rd
Rajendra Pratap Sinha INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 4th
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 12/10/1959 02/04/1960 2nd
Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 3rd
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2nd
Rama Bahadur Sinha INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 3rd
Ravindra Kishore Sinha BJP 10/04/2014 09/04/2020 1 *
Rewati Kant Sinha Others 07/04/1967 02/04/1970 1
Yashwant Sinha Janata Dal 03/04/1988 02/04/1994 1 Res.14/11/1993
Yashwant Sinha BJP 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 2nd Jharkhand State Res.16/05/2009 Elected to 14 LS
Shibu Soren JMM 08/07/1998 14/11/2000 1
Shibu Soren JMM 15/11/2000 07/07/2004 1 Jharkhand State formed Res. 18/07/2001
Shibu Soren JMM 10/04/2002 09/04/2008 2nd Res.02/06/2002
Dr Mahmud Syed INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
Shivanand Tiwari JDU 10/04/2008 09/04/2014 1
Dr C. P. Thakur BJP 10/04/2014 09/04/2020 1 *
Prof Chandesh P Thakur INC 07/07/1986 06/07/1992 1
Gunanand Thakur INC 10/04/1972 09/04/1978 1
Rameshwar Thakur INC 10/04/1984 09/04/1990 1
Rameshwar Thakur INC 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 2nd
K. C. Tyagi JDU 07/02/2013 07/07/2016 1 *Res of U Kushwaha[4]
Shah Mohamad Umaird INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 1
Bipin Bihari Varma INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1 2nd LS
Pavan Kumar Varma JDU 23/07/2014 07/07/2016 1
Kunwarani Vijaya Raje Jan Sangh 03/04/1952 20/03/1957 1 Res.20/03/1957 Died 21/12/1995
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav BJP 07/07/1980 06/07/1986 1
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav BJP 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav BJP 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 2nd
Janardan Yadav BJP 10/04/1994 09/04/2000 1
Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD 10/04/2002 09/04/2008 1 Res.-13/05/2004 Elected 14 LS Chhapra
Naresh Rajeshwar Yadav RJD 03/04/1994 02/04/2000 1
Ram Kripal Yadav BJP 08/07/2010 07/07/2016 1 Res. 16 LS16 LS
Ramanand Yadav INC 03/04/1976 02/04/1982 1
Ramanand Yadav INC 03/04/1982 02/04/1988 2nd
Dr Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi Janata Dal 08/07/1992 07/07/1998 1
Dr Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi [RJD 08/07/1998 07/07/2004 2nd
Ranjan Prasad Yadav Janata Dal 10/04/1990 09/04/1996 1
Ranjan Prasad Yadav RJD 10/04/1996 09/04/2002 2nd
Sharad Yadav JDU 13/06/2014 07/07/2016 1
Sharad Yadav JDU 08/07/2016 07/07/2022 2 *
Subhash Prasad Yadav RJD 08/07/2004 07/07/2010 1
Vijay Singh Yadav RJD 03/04/2000 02/04/2006 1
Sheel Bhadra YajeeINC 27/04/1957 02/04/1958 1
Sheel Bhadra YajeeINC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2nd
Sheel Bhadra YajeeINC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 3rd
Hussain Zawar INC 20/12/1975 09/04/1978 1

References

  1. ↑ "Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jethmalani, Kesri's RS term ends on April 2, 2000". rediff.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist Rajani Patil takes oath as Rajya Sabha member". Indian Express. PTI. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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