List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka - wikipedia List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka For other uses, see Member of Parliament ( India ). The Rajya Sabha ( meaning the `` Council of States '' ) is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Karnataka elects 12 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Karnataka. The number of seats allocated to the party are determined by the number 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. Current members No Name Party Mandagadde Rama Jois Bharatiya Janata Party Rajeev Chandrasekhar Independent K.C. Ramamurthy Indian National Congress Oscar Fernandes Indian National Congress 5 K. Rahman Khan Indian National Congress 6 Rajeev Gowda Indian National Congress 7 Basavaraja Patil Sedam Bharatiya Janata Party 8 Prabhakar Kore Bharatiya Janata Party 9 Nirmala Sitharaman Bharatiya Janata Party 10 B.K. Hariprasad Indian National Congress 11 Jairam Ramesh Indian National Congress 12 D. Kupendra Reddy JD ( S ) 13 G.C chandrashekar INC - ) Alphabetical List of all Members from Karnataka since 1952 Source : Indian government ( Rajya Sabha ) website Name ( Alphabetical Last Name ) Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Term Notes Alva, K. Nagappa INC - O 03 / 04 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Alva, Margaret INC 03 / 04 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 Alva, Margaret INC 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Alva, Margaret INC 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 Alva, Margaret INC 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Alva, Violet INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 MY State, BOM - 1952 - 54, 1954 - 60 Alva, Violet INC 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 dea 20 / 11 / 1969 Basavaraj, H.R INC 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 res 17 / 01 / 1980 Basavaraju, M INC 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Bommai, S.R. INC 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 OR 1992 - 98 Cariappa, Prema INC 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Chandrasekhar, Rajeev Independent 03 / 04 / 2006 02 / 04 / 2012 Chandrasekhar, Rajeev Independent 03 / 04 / 2012 02 / 04 / 2018 * Chandrasekharappa, T.V. INC 13 / 07 / 1977 09 / 04 / 1978 bye 1977 Monika Das INC 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Dasappa, H.C. INC 03 / 04 / 1954 02 / 04 / 1960 res 13 / 03 / 1957 2 - LS Desai, R.M. INC 03 / 04 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 Deve Gowda, H.D. Janata Dal 23 / 09 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 Bye 1996 res 02 / 03 / 1998 Fernandes, Oscar INC 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 Fernandes, Oscar INC 01 / 07 / 2004 30 / 06 / 2010 Fernandes, Oscar INC 01 / 07 / 2010 30 / 06 / 2016 Gowda, D.B. Chandre Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 14 / 12 / 1989 Gowda, H.K. Javare Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 Gowda, K.G. Thimme Janata Dal 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Gowda, K.S. Malle Independent 03 / 04 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Gowda, K.S. Malle Independent 03 / 04 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 Gowda, U.K. Lakshmana Independent 03 / 04 / 1968 02 / 04 / 1974 Gowda, U.K. Lakshmana Independent 03 / 04 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 Rajeev Gowda INC 26 / 06 / 2014 25 / 06 / 2020 * Gurupadaswamy, M.S. PSP 10 / 04 / 1960 09 / 04 / 1966 Mysore State Gurupadaswamy, M.S. Janata Party 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 UP 1966 - 72 Gurupadaswamy, M.S. Janata Dal 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1992 Hanumanthappa, H. INC 03 / 04 / 1982 02 / 04 / 1988 Hanumanthappa, H. INC 03 / 04 / 1988 02 / 04 / 1994 Hanumanthappa, H. INC 03 / 04 / 1994 02 / 04 / 2000 Hardikar, N.S. INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1956 Bombay State Hardikar, N.S. INC 03 / 04 / 1956 02 / 04 / 1962 Mysore State Hariprasad, B.K. INC 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Hariprasad, B.K. INC 01 / 07 / 2004 30 / 06 / 2010 Hariprasad, B.K. INC 22 / 08 / 2013 25 / 06 / 2014 bye 2013 Hariprasad, B.K. INC 26 / 06 / 2014 25 / 06 / 2020 * Havanur, L.G. INC 13 / 07 / 1977 09 / 04 / 1980 bye 1977 Hegde, Ramakrishna Janata Party 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 res 23 / 05 / 1983 Hegde, Ramakrishna Janata Dal 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 Hema Malini BJP 04 / 03 / 2011 02 / 04 / 2012 Nominated 2003 - 09 bye 2011 Ibrhim, B. INC 25 / 03 / 1980 09 / 04 / 1984 bye 1980 Ibrahim, C.M. Janata Dal 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 Javali, J.P. Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1988 02 / 04 / 1994 Jayadevappa, K.R. INC 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Jethmalani, Ram Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1988 02 / 04 / 1994 5 Jois, M. Rama BJP 25 / 06 / 2008 24 / 06 / 2014 Karmakar, D.P. INC 03 / 04 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1968 Mysore State Khan, F.M. INC 03 / 04 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 1. Khan, F.M. INC 03 / 04 / 1982 02 / 04 / 1988 Khan, K. Rahman Congress ( I ) 03 / 04 / 1994 02 / 04 / 2000 Khan, K. Rahman INC 03 / 04 / 2000 02 / 04 / 2006 Khan, K. Rahman INC 03 / 04 / 2006 02 / 04 / 2012 Khan, K. Rahman INC 03 / 04 / 2012 02 / 04 / 2018 Khan, Maqsood Ali INC 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 Khan, Maqsood Ali INC 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 Kollur, M.L. INC 03 / 04 / 1968 02 / 04 / 1974 Kollur, M.L. INC 03 / 04 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 Kollur, M.L. INC 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Kondaiah, K.C. INC 14 / 01 / 2000 09 / 04 / 2002 bye 2000 Kore, Prabhakar INC 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Kore, Prabhakar BJP 22 / 06 / 2008 21 / 06 / 2014 Kore, Prabhakar BJP 22 / 06 / 2014 21 / 06 / 2020 * Korwar, Gundappa INC 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Krishna, S.M. INC 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 res 14 / 10 / 1999 Krishna, S.M. INC 25 / 06 / 2008 24 / 06 / 2014 Krishnan, G.Y. INC 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Kushnoor, Veershetty Moglappa INC 03 / 04 / 1982 02 / 04 / 1988 Lad, Anil H. INC 25 / 06 / 2008 24 / 06 / 2014 Res. 20 / 05 / 2013 Prof Lakshmisagar, A. Janata Dal 13 / 04 / 1998 09 / 04 / 2002 bye 1998 Maddanna, M. INC 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Maheswarappa, K.G. Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 Mahishi, Sarojini Janata Party 08 / 09 / 1983 09 / 04 / 1984 bye 1983 Mahishi, Sarojini Janata Party 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Mallya, Vijay Independent 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Mallya, Vijay Independent 01 / 07 / 2010 30 / 06 / 2016 res 04 / 05 / 2016 Manjunatha, Aayanur BJP 01 / 07 / 2010 30 / 06 / 2016 Murty, K.B. Krishna INC 03 / 04 / 2000 02 / 04 / 2006 Murthy, M. Rajasekara Congress ( I ) 03 / 04 / 1994 02 / 04 / 2000 res 23 / 08 / 1999 Murthy, M. Rajasekara BJP 03 / 04 / 2000 02 / 04 / 2006 res 10 / 11 / 2005 Murthy, M. Rajasekara JDS 03 / 04 / 2006 02 / 04 / 2012 dea 05 / 12 / 2010 Nagaraja Murthy, P.B. INC 03 / 04 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Naidu, M. Venkaiah BJP 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 Naidu, M. Venkaiah BJP 01 / 07 / 2004 30 / 06 / 2010 Naidu, M. Venkaiah BJP 01 / 07 / 2010 30 / 06 / 2016 RJ 2016 - 17 Naik, L.R. Janata Dal 20 / 07 / 1977 02 / 04 / 1980 bye 1977 Naik, R.S. Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 Nanjundaiya, B.C. INC 25 / 04 / 1957 02 / 04 / 1960 bye 1957 Mysore State Nanjundaiya, B.C. INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 Mysore State Narasiah, H.S. INC 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 15 / 05 / 1977 Narayan, M.D. Others 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 Mysore Pai, T.A. INC 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 res 21 / 03 / 1977 LS Basavaraja Patil Sedam BJP 03 / 04 / 2012 02 / 04 / 2018 * Patil, Puttappa Others 03 / 04 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1968 Mysore State Patil, Puttappa Others 03 / 04 / 1968 02 / 04 / 1974 Mysore State Patil, Veerendra Others 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 Poojary, Janardhana Congress ( I ) 03 / 04 / 1994 02 / 04 / 2000 Poojary, Janardhana INC 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Poonacha, C.M. INC 03 / 04 / 1964 02 / 04 / 1970 res 25 / 02 / 1967 LS - 4 Prasad, Leeladevi Renuka JD 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 22 / 04 / 1996 Rachaiah, B. INC 03 / 04 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 21 / 03 / 1977 Raikar, Bimba INC 03 / 04 / 2000 02 / 04 / 2006 Rajagopal, M. INC 30 / 06 / 1992 29 / 06 / 1998 1. Rajasekharan, M.V. INC 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 R. Ramakrishna BJP 03 / 04 / 2012 02 / 04 / 2018 * K.C. Ramamurthy INC 01 / 07 / 2016 30 / 06 / 2022 * Ramaswamy, M.A.M. JDS 01 / 07 / 2004 30 / 06 / 2010 Jairam Ramesh INC 01 / 07 / 2016 30 / 06 / 2022 * AP 2004 - 16 Rao, B. Shiva INC 25 / 04 / 1957 02 / 04 / 1960 bye 1957 Rao, S.V. Krishna Moorthy INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1956 Mysore State Rao, S.V. Krishna Moorthy INC 03 / 04 / 1956 01 / 03 / 1962 Mysore State Rao Raghavendra Others 03 / 04 / 1954 02 / 04 / 1960 Mysore State Reddy, C.G. Others 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1954 Mysore State D. Kupendra Reddy JDS 26 / 06 / 2014 25 / 06 / 2020 * Reddy, Kysamballi Chengalraya INC 09 / 10 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1954 Mysore State Reddy, Kysamballi Chengalraya INC 03 / 04 / 1954 02 / 04 / 1960 18 / 03 / 1957 Mysore State Reddy, Mulka Govinda Others 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1964 Mysore State Reddy, Mulka Govinda Others 03 / 04 / 1964 02 / 04 / 1970 Mysore State Reddy, Mulka Govinda INC 03 / 04 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Reddy, Mulka Govinda INC 03 / 04 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 Reddy, N. Sri Rama INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 Mysore State Reddy, N. Sri Rama INC 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 Mysore State Prof Sanadi, I.G. INC 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Satchidananda INC 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 1. Satchidananda INC 04 / 09 / 1991 02 / 04 / 1992 bye 1991 Satchidananda INC 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Shanappa, K.B. BJP 03 / 04 / 2006 02 / 04 / 2012 Sherkhan, M. INC 09 / 03 / 1961 02 / 04 / 1964 bye 1961 Mysore State Sherkhan, M. INC 03 / 04 / 1964 02 / 04 / 1970 Mysore State Sherkhan, M. INC 30 / 03 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1972 bye 1970 Shetty, B.P. Basappa INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1958 Mysore State Shetty, B.P. Basappa INC 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1964 Mysore State Siddalingaya, T. INC 03 / 05 / 1967 02 / 04 / 1970 bye 1967 MY State Siddiqui, Abdul Samad Janata Dal 03 / 04 / 1988 02 / 04 / 1994 Nirmala Sitharaman BJP 01 / 07 / 2016 30 / 06 / 2022 * AP 2014 - 16 Smt DK Tharadevi INC 23 / 03 / 1990 25 / 03 / 1996 16 / 06 / 1991 Smt A Devi Thihmareddy INC 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1964 Mysore State Smt A Devi Thihmareddy INC 03 / 04 / 1964 02 / 04 / 1970 Mysore State LH Thimmabovy INC 03 / 04 / 1952 24 / 08 / 1952 res 24 / 08 / 1952 M Valiulla INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1958 Mysore State M Valiulla INC 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1964 dea 17 / 12 / 1960 J Venkatappa OTH 03 / 04 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1968 Mysore State References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rajya Sabha members of Karnataka. Jump up ^ `` Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work '' ( PDF ). rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 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