List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam - wikipedia List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam 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. Assam elects 7 seats since 1956 and 6 seats since 1952. and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Assam. 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 proportional representation via Single transferable vote. Contents 1 Current Parties ( October 2016 ) 2 Current members ( As of October 2015 ) 3 Alphabetical List of all Members from Assam 4 References Current Parties ( October 2016 ) Party Coalition Rajya Sabha MPs Indian National Congress UPA 6 Asom Gana Parishad NEDA Nil Bharatiya Janata Party NEDA Nil Bodoland People 's Front NEDA Current members ( As of October 2015 ) See Current RS members from Assam State. Alphabetical List of all Members from Assam The list is Incomplete. Star ( * ) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from AS Name ( Alphabetical Last Name ) Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Term Notes Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed INC 03 / 04 / 1954 02 / 04 / 1960 res 25 / 03 / 1957 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed INC 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 25 / 02 / 1967 Baharul Islam INC 03 / 04 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1968 Baharul Islam INC 03 / 04 / 1968 02 / 04 / 1974 res 20 / 01 / 1972 Baharul Islam INC 15 / 06 / 1983 14 / 06 / 1989 Birendra Prasad Baishya AGP 10 / 04 / 2008 09 / 04 / 2014 Barbora Golap INC 03 / 04 / 1968 02 / 04 / 1974 Lila Dhar Barooah INC 27 / 08 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1960 bye 1958 Lila Dhar Barooah INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 Usha Barthakur SSP 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 Dharanidhar Basumatari INC 15 / 06 / 1983 14 / 06 / 1989 Amritlal Basumatary OTH 15 / 06 / 2007 14 / 06 / 2013 Disq 01 / 08 / 1991 BC Bhagawati INC 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 Kamalendu Bhattacharjee INC 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Karnendu Bhattacharjee INC 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 Karnendu Bhattacharjee INC 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Indramoni Bora BJP 15 / 06 / 2001 14 / 06 / 2007 Pankaj Bora INC 16 / 11 / 2011 02 / 04 / 2016 Bye - ele D Condpan Ripun Bora INC 03 / 04 / 2016 02 / 04 / 2022 * Drupad Borgohain INC 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 DK Borooah INC 19 / 07 / 1973 02 / 04 / 1974 bye 1973 DK Borooah INC 03 / 04 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 21 / 03 / 1977 Lakshesvar Borooah INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1954 Urkhao Gwra Brahma IND 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Bedavati Buragohain INC 03 / 04 / 1954 02 / 04 / 1960 Bedavati Buragohain INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 Bhadreswar Buragohain AGP 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Nabinchandra Buragohain INC 10 / 04 / 1972 09 / 04 / 1978 Bijoya Chakravarty AGP 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 Parag Chaliha AGP 15 / 06 / 1995 14 / 06 / 2001 dea 22 / 06 / 1999 bye - e Dr J Mahanta Purnanand Chetia INC 03 / 04 / 2004 02 / 04 / 2010 Mahendramohan Chaudhury INC 01 / 12 / 1956 09 / 04 / 1958 bye 1956 Mahendramohan Chaudhury INC 19 / 06 / 1972 02 / 04 / 1974 bye 1972 Nripati Ranjan Choudhury INC 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Silvius Condpan INC 03 / 04 / 2004 02 / 04 / 2010 Silvius Condpan INC 03 / 04 / 2010 02 / 04 / 2016 dea 10 / 10 / 2011 Biswajit Daimary BPF 10 / 04 / 2008 09 / 04 / 2014 Biswajit Daimary BPF 10 / 04 / 2014 09 / 04 / 2020 * Bipinpal Das INC 03 / 05 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Bipinpal Das INC 03 / 05 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 Kumar Deepak Das AGP 15 / 06 / 2007 14 / 06 / 2013 Pushpalata Das INC 03 / 05 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1956 Pushpalata Das INC 03 / 05 / 1956 02 / 04 / 1962 Dinesh Chandra Deb INC 03 / 05 / 1957 02 / 04 / 1960 bye 1957 Dinesh Chandra Deb INC 03 / 04 / 1960 02 / 04 / 1966 Naznin Faruque INC 03 / 04 / 2010 02 / 04 / 2016 Biswa Goswami OTH 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Dinesh Goswami AGP 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 Dinesh Goswami AGP 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 dea 02 / 06 / 1991 Sriman Prafulla Goswami IND 04 / 05 / 1967 02 / 04 / 1972 bye 1967 Sriman Prafulla Goswami IND 04 / 05 / 1974 02 / 04 / 1980 Joy Bhadra Hagjer INC 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1962 res. 17 / 03 / 1962 3LS Bijoy Krishna Handique INC 03 / 04 / 1980 02 / 04 / 1986 Bhubaneswar Kalita INC 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Bhubaneswar Kalita INC 10 / 04 / 1990 09 / 04 / 1996 Bhubaneswar Kalita INC 10 / 04 / 2008 09 / 04 / 2014 Bhubaneswar Kalita INC 10 / 04 / 2014 09 / 04 / 2020 * Santiuse Kujur INC 15 / 06 / 2013 14 / 06 / 2019 * David Ledger AGP 15 / 06 / 1989 14 / 06 / 1995 Dr Jayashree Goswami Mahanta AGP 24 / 08 / 1999 14 / 06 / 2001 bye 1999 dea Parag Chaliha Prithibi Majhi INC 10 / 04 / 1984 09 / 04 / 1990 Tara Charan Mazumdar IND 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Syed A Malik INC 03 / 04 / 1976 02 / 04 / 1982 Mohammad Rafique IND 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1956 Matang Singh INC 03 / 04 / 1992 02 / 04 / 1998 Ranee Narah INC 03 / 04 / 2016 02 / 04 / 2022 * Purakayastha Mahitosh INC 03 / 04 / 1966 02 / 04 / 1972 res 21 / 03 / 1972 Robin Kakati INC 03 / 04 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1968 Robin Kakati INC 10 / 04 / 1978 09 / 04 / 1984 Dr Nagen Saikia AGP 03 / 04 / 1986 02 / 04 / 1992 Emonsing M Sangma INC 04 / 05 / 1967 02 / 04 / 1970 bye 1967 Emonsing M Sangma INC 03 / 04 / 1970 02 / 04 / 1976 Ajit Kumar Sarma AGP 03 / 04 / 1998 02 / 04 / 2004 Basanti Sarma INC 03 / 09 / 1991 09 / 04 / 1996 bye 1991 d D Goswami Basanti Sarma INC 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 Ajit Kumar Sharma JAN 03 / 04 / 1978 02 / 04 / 1984 Purna Chadra Sharma INC 03 / 04 / 1956 02 / 04 / 1962 Dwijendra Nath Sharmah INC 10 / 04 / 2002 09 / 04 / 2008 Dr Manmohan Singh INC 01 / 10 / 1991 14 / 06 / 1995 Bye - 1991 Dr Manmohan Singh INC 15 / 06 / 1995 14 / 06 / 2001 Dr Manmohan Singh INC 15 / 06 / 2001 14 / 06 / 2007 Dr Manmohan Singh INC 15 / 06 / 2007 14 / 06 / 2013 Dr Manmohan Singh INC 15 / 06 / 2013 14 / 06 / 2019 * Dr Sanjay Sinh INC 10 / 04 / 2014 09 / 04 / 2020 * UP 1990 - 96 Maulana M Tayyebulla INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1958 Maulana M Tayyebulla IND 03 / 04 / 1958 02 / 04 / 1964 Syeda Anwara Taimur INC 03 / 04 / 2004 02 / 04 / 2010 NOM 1988 - 90 Raymond Thanhlira INC 03 / 04 / 1952 02 / 04 / 1958 A Thanglura INC 20 / 06 / 1962 02 / 04 / 1964 bye 1964 A Thanglura INC 03 / 04 / 1964 02 / 04 / 1970 02 / 02 / 1967 Prakanta Warisa ASDC 10 / 04 / 1996 09 / 04 / 2002 References 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. Jump up ^ `` Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 ''. rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Jump up ^ `` Biennial elections to the Council of States to fill the Seats of members retiring in April, 2004 '' ( PDF ). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Biennial elections and bye - elections to the Council of States ( Rajya Sabha ) '' ( PDF ). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017. List of Members of Rajya Sabha by States and Territories Presiding Officers & Parliamentary Functionaries Chairman Deputy - Chairman Chairman Pro tem Panel of Deputy - Chairmen Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees ( Rajya Sabha ) Whips Secretary - General Current members List of current members of the Rajya Sabha See also : List of current members of the Lok Sabha Members by state, territory or nomination Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Nominated Elections 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Assam&oldid=819432826 '' Categories : Lists of members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha members from Assam Assam - related lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 9 January 2018, at 10 : 05. 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Question: who votes to elect a rajya sabha memmber
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