# List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh

The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Madhya Pradesh State. The state elects 11 member for a term of six years and these members indirectly elected by the state legislators of Madhya Pradesh using single transferable votes. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.

## History of Rajya Sabha seats

Earlier, since 1952, there were 12 seats from Madhya Pradesh, 6 seats from Madhya Bharat, 4 seats from Vindhya Pradesh state and 1 seat from Bhopal State to Rajya Sabha. After Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, there were 16 seats from Madhya Pradesh. After the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, 5 seats are allocated to Chhattisgarh state from Madhya Pradesh State, reducing its seats from 16 to 11 seats, since 15 November 2000.

## Current members

Keys:  BJP (8)  INC (3)
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end |
| Umesh Nath Maharaj | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 |
| Bansilal Gurjar | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 |
| L. Murugan | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 |
| Maya Naroliya | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 |
| Kavita Patidar | BJP | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 |
| Sumitra Valmiki | BJP | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 |
| Jyotiraditya Scindia | BJP | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 |
| Sumer Singh Solanki | BJP | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 |
| Ashok Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 |
| Vivek Tankha | INC | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 |
| Digvijaya Singh | INC | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 |

## List of Rajya Sabha Members from Madhya Pradesh State

Chronological list by last date of appointment
* * represents current members
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes |
| L. Murugan | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 2 | |
| Umesh Nath Maharaj | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | |
| Maya Naroliya | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | |
| Bansilal Gurjar | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | |
| Ashok Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | |
| Kavita Patidar | BJP | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 | 1 | |
| Sumitra Valmiki | BJP | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 | 1 | |
| Vivek Tankha | INC | 30-Jun-2022 | 29-Jun-2028 | 2 | |
| George Kurian | BJP | 03-Sep-2024 | 21-Jun-2026 | 1 | |
| Sumer Singh Solanki | BJP | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 | 1 | |
| Digvijay Singh | INC | 22-Jun-2020 | 21-Jun-2026 | 2 | |
| Thawar Chand Gehlot | BJP | 03-Apr-2018 | 07-Jul-2021 | 2 | appointed as Governor of Karnataka |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | |
| Ajay Pratap Singh | BJP | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | |
| Kailash Soni | BJP | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | |
| Rajmani Patel | INC | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | |
| Sampatiya Uike | BJP | 01-Aug-2017 | 29-Jun-2022 | 1 | bye - death of Anil Madhav Dave |
| Anil Madhav Dave | BJP | 30-Jun-2016 | 18-May-2017 | 3 | expired |
| M. J. Akbar | BJP | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 | 1 | |
| Vivek Tankha | INC | 30-Jun-2016 | 29-Jun-2022 | 1 | |
| La. Ganesan | BJP | 07-Oct-2016 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | bye - resignation of Najma Heptulla |
| Meghraj Jain | BJP | 15-Sep-2014 | 02-Apr-2018 | 2 | bye - resignation of Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Prakash Javadekar | BJP | 13-Jun-2014 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | bye - resignation of Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| Prabhat Jha | BJP | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 2 | |
| Satyanarayan Jatiya | BJP | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | |
| Digvijay Singh | INC | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | |
| Kaptan Singh Solanki | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 27-Jul-2014 | 2 | appointed as Governor of Haryana |
| Thawar Chand Gehlot | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | |
| Faggan Singh Kulaste | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 16-May-2014 | 1 | elected to Mandla Lok Sabha |
| Najma Heptulla | BJP | 03-Apr-2012 | 17-Aug-2016 | 1 | appointed as Governor of Manipur |
| Satyavrat Chaturvedi | INC | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 2 | |
| Meghraj Jain | BJP | 06-May-2011 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | bye - death of Arjun Singh |
| Anil Madhav Dave | BJP | 30-Jun-2010 | 29-Jun-2016 | 2 | |
| Chandan Mitra | BJP | 30-Jun-2010 | 29-Jun-2016 | 2 | |
| Vijayalaxmi Sadho | INC | 30-Jun-2010 | 29-Jun-2016 | 1 | |
| Kaptan Singh Solanki | BJP | 04-Aug-2009 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | bye - resignation of Sushma Swaraj |
| Anil Madhav Dave | BJP | 04-Aug-2009 | 29-Jun-2010 | 1 | bye - resignation of Su. Thirunavukkarasar |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | BJP | 20-Jan-2009 | 29-Jun-2010 | 1 | bye - death of Laxminarayan Sharma |
| Raghunandan Sharma | BJP | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | |
| Prabhat Jha | BJP | 10-Apr-2008 | 09-Apr-2014 | 1 | |
| Maya Singh | BJP | 10-Apr-2008 | 08-Dec-2013 | 2 | elected to Gwalior East Assembly |
| Narayan Singh Kesari | BJP | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 2 | |
| Anusuiya Uikey | BJP | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 1 | |
| Vikram Verma | BJP | 03-Apr-2006 | 02-Apr-2012 | 2 | |
| Sushma Swaraj | BJP | 03-Apr-2006 | 16-May-2009 | 1 | elected to Vidisha Lok Sabha |
| Arjun Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2006 | 04-Mar-2011 | 2 | expired |
| Laxminarayan Sharma | BJP | 30-Jun-2004 | 17-Oct-2008 | 1 | expired |
| Pyarelal Khandelwal | BJP | 30-Jun-2004 | 06-Oct-2009 | 2 | expired |
| Su. Thirunavukkarasar | BJP | 30-Jun-2004 | 05-Jul-2009 | 1 | resigned |
| Narayan Singh Kesari | BJP | 24-Jun-2004 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | bye - resignation of Kailash Chandra Joshi |
| Obaidullah Khan Azmi | INC | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 1 | |
| Suresh Pachouri | INC | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 4 | |
| Maya Singh | BJP | 10-Apr-2002 | 09-Apr-2008 | 1 | |
| Manhar Bhagatram | INC | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 3 | RS member from Chhattisgarh from 01-Nov-2000 |
| H. R. Bhardwaj | INC | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 4 | |
| Arjun Singh | INC | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | |
| P K Maheshwari | INC | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | |
| Kailash Chandra Joshi | BJP | 03-Apr-2000 | 13-May-2004 | 1 | elected to Bhopal Lok Sabha |
| Vikram Verma | BJP | 03-Apr-2000 | 02-Apr-2006 | 1 | |
| Balkavi Bairagi | INC | 30-Jun-1998 | 29-Jun-2004 | 1 | |
| Jhumak Lal Bendia | INC | 30-Jun-1998 | 29-Jun-2004 | 1 | RS member from Chhattisgarh from 01-Nov-2000 |
| Mabel Rebello | INC | 30-Jun-1998 | 29-Jun-2004 | 1 | |
| Dilip Singh Judeo | BJP | 30-Jun-1998 | 29-Jun-2004 | 2 | RS member from Chhattisgarh from 01-Nov-2000 |
| O. Rajagopal | BJP | 30-Jun-1998 | 29-Jun-2004 | 2 | |
| Surendra Kumar Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | RS member from Chhattisgarh from 01-Nov-2000 |
| Suresh Pachouri | INC | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 3 | |
| Abdul Gaiyur Qureshi | INC | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 1 | |
| Lakkhiram Agarwal | BJP | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 2 | RS member from Chhattisgarh from 01-Nov-2000 |
| Sikander Bakht | BJP | 10-Apr-1996 | 09-Apr-2002 | 2 | |
| Hans Raj Bhardwaj | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 3 | |
| Veena Verma | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 3 | |
| Radhakishan Malviya | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 3 | |
| Ghufran Azam | INC | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 2 | |
| Govindram Miri | BJP | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 1 | |
| Raghavji | BJP | 03-Apr-1994 | 02-Apr-2000 | 2 | |
| Dilip Singh Judeo | BJP | 30-Jun-1992 | 29-Jun-1998 | 1 | |
| Narain Prasad Gupta | BJP | 30-Jun-1992 | 29-Jun-1998 | 1 | |
| O. Rajagopal | BJP | 30-Jun-1992 | 29-Jun-1998 | 1 | |
| Jagannath Singh | BJP | 30-Jun-1992 | 29-Jun-1998 | 1 | |
| Ajit Jogi | INC | 30-Jun-1992 | 03-Mar-1998 | 2 | elected to Raigarh Lok Sabha |
| Raghavji | BJP | 12-Aug-1991 | 29-Jun-1992 | 1 | bye - resignation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Shivprasad Chanpuria | BJP | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | |
| Kailash Sarang | BJP | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | |
| Lakhiram Agrawal | BJP | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | |
| Sikander Bakht | BJP | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 1 | |
| Suresh Pachouri | INC | 10-Apr-1990 | 09-Apr-1996 | 2 | |
| Jinendra Kumar Jain | BJP | 23-Mar-1990 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | bye - resignation of Lal Krishna Advani |
| Ghufran Azam | INC | 16-Jun-1989 | 02-Apr-1994 | 1 | bye - resignation of Motilal Vora |
| Motilal Vora | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 08-Mar-1989 | 1 | elected to Durg Lok Sabha |
| Hans Raj Bhardwaj | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | |
| Ratan Kumari | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 3 | |
| Veena Verma | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | |
| Radhakishan Malviya | INC | 03-Apr-1988 | 02-Apr-1994 | 2 | |
| Lal Krishna Advani | BJP | 03-Apr-1988 | 27-Nov-1989 | 2 | elected to New Delhi Lok Sabha |
| Satish Sharma | INC | 30-Jun-1986 | 18-Nov-1991 | 1 | elected to Amethi Lok Sabha |
| Surendra Singh Thakur | INC | 30-Jun-1986 | 29-Jun-1992 | 1 | |
| Ajit Jogi | INC | 30-Jun-1986 | 29-Jun-1992 | 1 | |
| Sayeeda Khatun | INC | 30-Jun-1986 | 29-Jun-1992 | 1 | |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP | 30-Jun-1986 | 17-Jun-1991 | 1 | elected to Lucknow Lok Sabha |
| Veena Verma | INC | 26-Jun-1986 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | bye - death of Shrikant Verma |
| Chandrika Prasad Tripathi | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | |
| Suresh Pachouri | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | |
| Jagatpal Singh Thakur | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | |
| Manhar Bhagatram | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 2 | |
| Vijaya Raje Scindia | BJP | 10-Apr-1984 | 27-Nov-1989 | 2 | elected to Guna Lok Sabha |
| Hans Raj Bhardwaj | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | |
| Keshav Prasad Shukla | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | |
| Shrikant Verma | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 25-May-1986 | 2 | expired |
| Ratan Kumari | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | |
| Radhakishan Malviya | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | |
| Lal Krishna Advani | BJP | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 1 | |
| Nand Kishore Bhatt | INC | 30-Jun-1980 | 29-Jun-1986 | 3 | |
| Praveen Kumar Prajapati | INC | 30-Jun-1980 | 29-Jun-1986 | 1 | |
| Maimoona Sultan | INC | 30-Jun-1980 | 29-Jun-1986 | 2 | |
| Pyarelal Khandelwal | BJP | 30-Jun-1980 | 29-Jun-1986 | 1 | |
| J. K. Jain | BJP | 30-Jun-1980 | 29-Jun-1986 | 1 | |
| Rajendra Singh Ishwar Singh | INC | 30-Jun-1980 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | bye - resignation of Prakash Chandra Sethi |
| Bhai Mahavir | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | |
| Vijaya Raje Scindia | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | |
| Baleshwar Dayal | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 2 | |
| Ladli Mohan Nigam | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | |
| Manhar Bhagatram | INC | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | |
| Jamuna Devi | JP | 10-Apr-1978 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | bye - resignation of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Baleshwar Dayal | JP | 14-Jul-1977 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | bye - resignation of Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Sawai Singh Sisodiya | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 3 | |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 07-Jan-1980 | 3 | elected to Indore Lok Sabha |
| Gurudev Gupta | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | |
| Balram Das | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 2 | |
| Ratan Kumari | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | |
| Shrikant Verma | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | |
| Jagdish Joshi | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | |
| Shyamkumari Devi | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 2 | |
| Narayan Prasad Chaudhary | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 2 | |
| Maimoona Sultan | INC | 03-Apr-1974 | 02-Apr-1980 | 1 | |
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | BJS | 03-Apr-1974 | 05-Dec-1977 | 1 | elected to Chhabra Lok Sabha |
| Nand Kishore Bhatt | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 2 | |
| Vidyawati Chaturvedi | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 2 | |
| Shankarlal Tiwari | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | |
| Mahendra Bahadur Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1972 | 09-Apr-1978 | 1 | |
| Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha | BJS | 10-Apr-1972 | 26-Jun-1977 | 1 | elected to Jawad Assembly |
| Balram Das | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | |
| Chakrapani Shukla | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 2 | |
| Sawai Singh Sisodiya | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 2 | |
| Bhawani Prasad Tiwari | INC | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 2 | |
| Sambhaji Angre | BJS | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 2 | |
| Vijay Bhusan Deosharan | BJS | 03-Apr-1970 | 02-Apr-1976 | 1 | |
| Sawai Singh Sisodiya | INC | 28-Apr-1969 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | bye - death of K. C. Baghel |
| D. K. Jadhav | INC | 25-Mar-1969 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | bye - death of Niranjan Singh |
| Syed Ahmad | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 02-Apr-1974 | 2 | |
| Narayan Prasad Chaudhary | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | |
| Shyamkumari Devi | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | |
| Ram Sahai | INC | 03-Apr-1968 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | |
| Narayan Shejwalkar | BJS | 03-Apr-1968 | 02-Apr-1974 | 1 | |
| Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya | INC | 31-Mar-1967 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | bye - resignation of Prakash Chandra Sethi |
| Chakrapani Shukla | INC | 08-Feb-1966 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | bye - death of Giriraj Kishore Kapoor |
| Nand Kishore Bhatt | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | |
| Vidyawati Chaturvedi | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | |
| Shankar Pratap Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | |
| A. D. Mani | Ind | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 2 | |
| Niranjan Varma | BJS | 03-Apr-1966 | 02-Apr-1972 | 1 | |
| Bhawani Prasad Tiwari | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 1 | |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 20-Feb-1967 | 2 | elected to Indore Lok Sabha |
| Dayaldas Kurre | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 02-Apr-1970 | 2 | |
| Niranjan Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1964 | 17-Oct-1968 | 2 | expired |
| Giriraj Kishore Kapoor | Oth | 03-Apr-1964 | 29-Aug-1965 | 1 | expired |
| K. C. Baghel | Ind | 03-Apr-1964 | 22-Feb-1969 | 1 | expired |
| Ram Sahai | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 2 | |
| Rameshchandra Khandekar | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | |
| Mahant Laxmi Narayan Das | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | |
| Syed Ahmad | INC | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | |
| Vimal Kumar Chordia | BJS | 03-Apr-1962 | 02-Apr-1968 | 1 | |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | INC | 02-Feb-1961 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | bye - disqualification of Kesho Prasad Verma |
| A. D. Mani | Ind | 22-Dec-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 1 | bye - death of Trimbak Damodar Pustake |
| Gurudev Gupta | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 1 | |
| Thakur Bhannu Pratap Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 3 | |
| Ratanlal Kishorilal Malviya | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 2 | |
| Gopikrishna Vijayavargiya | INC | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 2 | |
| Kesho Prasad Verma | Oth | 03-Apr-1960 | 02-Apr-1966 | 1 | disqualified |
| Dayaldas Kurre | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | |
| Seeta Parmanand | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | |
| Trimbak Damodar Pustake | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 11-Aug-1960 | 2 | expired |
| Vishnu Vinayak Sarwate | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 2 | |
| Niranjan Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1958 | 02-Apr-1964 | 1 | |

## Before the formation of Madhya Pradesh state in 1956
### Madhya Bharat

| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term |
| Gopikrishna Vijayavargiya | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 1 |
| Raghubir Sinh | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 2 |
| Trimbak Damodar Pustake | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 |
| Vishnu Vinayak Sarwate | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 |
| Krishna Kant Vyas | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 |
| Kanhaiyalal Vaidya | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 |
| Raghubir Sinh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 |
| Sambhaji Angre | HMS | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 |

### Bhopal State

| Name | Party | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes |
| Bheron Prasad | | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | |

### Vindhya Pradesh

| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term |
| Krishna Kumari | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 02-Apr-1960 | 1 |
| Gulsher Ahmed | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1956 | 1 |
| Baij Nath Dube | Socialist | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 |