List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal

Summary

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. West Bengal elects 16 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of West Bengal. 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.[1]

Current members edit

Keys:   AITC (11)   BJP (2)   CPI(M) (1)

# Name Party Term Start Term End
1 Derek O'Brien AITC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
2 Sukhendu Shekhar Roy AITC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
3 Dola Sen AITC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
4 Samirul Islam AITC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
5 Prakash Chik Baraik AITC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
6 Subrata Bakshi AITC 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
7 Mausam Noor AITC 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
8 Jawhar Sircar AITC 03-Aug-2021 02-Apr-2026
9 Saket Gokhale AITC 30-Jul-2023 02-Apr-2026
10 Sagarika Ghose AITC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
11 Sushmita Dev AITC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
12 Ananta Maharaj BJP 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029
13 Samik Bhattacharya BJP 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
14 Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya CPI(M) 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026

Chronological list of all Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal state edit

*  represents current members

Name Party Term start Term end Term(s) Notes
Nadimul Haque TMC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030 3 [2]
Mamata Bala Thakur TMC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030 1
Sagarika Ghose TMC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030 1
Sushmita Dev TMC 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030 2
Samik Bhattacharya BJP 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030 1
Derek O'Brien TMC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 3
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy TMC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 3
Dola Sen TMC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 3
Samirul Islam TMC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 1
Prakash Chik Baraik TMC 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 1
Anant Maharaj BJP 19-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2029 1
Saket Gokhale TMC 18-Jul-2023 02-Apr-2026 1 bye - resignation of Luizinho Faleiro[3]
Luizinho Faleiro TMC 24-Nov-2021 11-Apr-2023 1 resigned[4]

bye - resignation of Arpita Ghosh[5]

Sushmita Dev TMC 27-Sep-2021 18-Aug-2023 1 bye - resignation of Manas Bhunia[6]
Jawhar Sircar TMC 03-Aug-2021 02-Apr-2026 1 bye - resignation of Dinesh Trivedi[7]
Dinesh Trivedi TMC 03-Apr-2020 12-Feb-2021 2 resigned[8]
Arpita Ghosh TMC 03-Apr-2020 15-Sep-2021 1 resigned[9]
Mausam Noor TMC 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026 1 [10]
Subrata Bakshi TMC 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026 1
Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya CPM 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026 1
Nadimul Haque TMC 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024 2
Abir Biswas TMC 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024 1
Santunu Sen TMC 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024 1
Subhasish Chakraborty TMC 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024 1
Abhishek Singhvi INC 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024 1
Derek O'Brien TMC 19-Aug-2017 18-Aug-2023 2
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy TMC 19-Aug-2017 18-Aug-2023 2
Dola Sen TMC 19-Aug-2017 18-Aug-2023 2
Shanta Chhetri TMC 19-Aug-2017 18-Aug-2023 1
Manas Bhunia TMC 19-Aug-2017 02-May-2021 1 elected to Sabang Assembly
Pradip Bhattacharya INC 19-Aug-2017 18-Aug-2023 2
Manish Gupta TMC 14-Mar-2017 02-Apr-2020 1 bye - resignation of Mithun Chakraborty
Dola Sen TMC 14-Mar-2015 18-Aug-2017 1 bye - resignation of Srinjoy Bose
Mithun Chakraborty TMC 03-Apr-2014 26-Dec-2016 1 resigned[11]
Jogen Chowdhury TMC 03-Apr-2014 02-Apr-2020 1 [12]
Ahmed Hassan Imran TMC 03-Apr-2014 02-Apr-2020 1
Kanwar Deep Singh TMC 03-Apr-2014 02-Apr-2020 1
Ritabrata Banerjee CPM 03-Apr-2014 02-Apr-2020 1
Kunal Ghosh TMC 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018 1
Vivek Gupta TMC 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018 1
Nadimul Haque TMC 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018 1
Mukul Roy TMC 03-Apr-2012 11-Oct-2017 2 resigned[13]
Tapan Kumar Sen CPM 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018 2
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy TMC 19-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2017 1
Derek O'Brien TMC 19-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2017 1
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay TMC 19-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2017 1
Srinjoy Bose TMC 19-Aug-2011 05-Feb-2015 1 resigned[14]
Pradip Bhattacharya INC 19-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2017 1
Sitaram Yechury CPM 19-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2017 2
Barun Mukherji AIFB 18-Nov-2008 02-Apr-2014 2 bye - resignation of Debabrata Biswas
Shyamal Chakraborty CPM 03-Apr-2008 02-Apr-2014 1
Prasanta Chatterjee CPM 03-Apr-2008 02-Apr-2014 2
Tarini Kanta Roy CPM 03-Apr-2008 02-Apr-2014 2
Debabrata Biswas AIFB 03-Apr-2008 23-Sep-2008 4 resigned
Ahmed Saeed Malihabadi Ind 03-Apr-2008 02-Apr-2014 1
R. C. Singh CPI 25-Jun-2008 02-Apr-2012 1 bye - resignation of Barun Mukherji
Mohammed Amin CPM 17-May-2007 18-Aug-2011 2 bye - death of Chittabrata Majumdar
Moinul Hassan CPM 03-Apr-2006 02-Apr-2012 1
Saman Pathak CPM 03-Apr-2006 02-Apr-2012 1
Tapan Kumar Sen CPM 03-Apr-2006 02-Apr-2012 1
Barun Mukherji AIFB 03-Apr-2006 06-May-2008 1 resigned
Mukul Roy TMC 03-Apr-2006 02-Apr-2012 1
Brinda Karat CPM 19-Aug-2005 18-Aug-2011 1
Sitaram Yechury CPM 19-Aug-2005 18-Aug-2011 1
Chittabrata Majumdar CPM 19-Aug-2005 20-Feb-2007 2 expired[15]
Abani Roy RSP 19-Aug-2005 18-Aug-2011 3
Arjun Kumar Sengupta Ind 19-Aug-2005 26-Sep-2010 1 expired[16]
Swapan Sadhan Bose TMC 19-Aug-2005 18-Aug-2011 1
Chittabrata Majumdar CPM 30-Jun-2004 18-Aug-2005 1 bye - resignation of Pranab Mukherjee
Sheikh Khabir Uddin Ahmed CPM 03-Apr-2002 02-Apr-2008 1
Prasanta Chatterjee CPM 03-Apr-2002 02-Apr-2008 1
Tarini Kanta Roy CPM 03-Apr-2002 02-Apr-2008 1
Debabrata Biswas AIFB 03-Apr-2002 02-Apr-2008 3
Dinesh Trivedi TMC 03-Apr-2002 02-Apr-2008 1
Biplab Dasgupta CPM 03-Apr-2000 17-Jul-2005 2 expired
Nilotpal Basu CPM 03-Apr-2000 02-Apr-2006 2
Dipankar Mukherjee CPM 03-Apr-2000 02-Apr-2006 2
Manoj Bhattacharya RSP 03-Apr-2000 02-Apr-2006 1
Jayanta Bhattacharya Ind 03-Apr-2000 02-Apr-2006 1
Sarla Maheshwari CPM 19-Aug-1999 18-Aug-2005 2
Chandrakala Pandey CPM 19-Aug-1999 18-Aug-2005 2
Jibon Roy CPM 19-Aug-1999 18-Aug-2005 2
Abani Roy RSP 19-Aug-1999 18-Aug-2005 2
Shankar Roychowdhury Ind 19-Aug-1999 18-Aug-2005 1
Pranab Mukherjee INC 19-Aug-1999 13-May-2004 4 elected to Jangipur Lok Sabha
Abani Roy RSP 24-Mar-1998 18-Aug-1999 1 bye - death of Tridib Chaudhuri
Bharati Ray CPM 03-Apr-1996 02-Apr-2002 1
Dawa Lama CPM 03-Apr-1996 02-Apr-2002 1
Mohammed Salim CPM 03-Apr-1996 10-May-2001 2 elected to Entally Assembly
Bratin Sengupta CPM 03-Apr-1996 02-Apr-2002 1
Debabrata Biswas AIFB 03-Apr-1996 02-Apr-2002 2
Nilotpal Basu CPM 03-Apr-1994 02-Apr-2000 1
Biplab Dasgupta CPM 03-Apr-1994 02-Apr-2000 1
Dipankar Mukherjee CPM 03-Apr-1994 02-Apr-2000 1
Gurudas Dasgupta CPI 03-Apr-1994 02-Apr-2000 3
Joyanta Ray AIFB 03-Apr-1994 02-Apr-2000 1
Ram Narayan Goswami CPM 19-Aug-1993 18-Aug-1999 3
Ashok Mitra CPM 19-Aug-1993 18-Aug-1999 1
Chandrakala Pandey CPM 19-Aug-1993 18-Aug-1999 1
Jibon Roy CPM 19-Aug-1993 18-Aug-1999 1
Tridib Chaudhuri RSP 19-Aug-1993 21-Dec-1997 2 expired
Pranab Mukherjee INC 19-Aug-1993 18-Aug-1999 3
Sarla Maheshwari CPM 03-Apr-1990 02-Apr-1996 1
Ratna Bahadur Rai CPM 03-Apr-1990 02-Apr-1996 2
Mohammed Salim CPM 03-Apr-1990 02-Apr-1996 1
Debabrata Biswas AIFB 03-Apr-1990 02-Apr-1996 1
Ashoke Kumar Sen JD 03-Apr-1990 02-Apr-1996 1
Ratna Bahadur Rai CPM 23-Mar-1989 02-Apr-1990 1 bye - death of T. S. Gurung
Mohammed Amin CPM 03-Apr-1988 02-Apr-1994 1
Ashis Sen CPM 03-Apr-1988 02-Apr-1994 1
Sukomal Sen CPM 03-Apr-1988 02-Apr-1994 2
Gurudas Dasgupta CPI 03-Apr-1988 02-Apr-1994 2
Saurin Bhattacharjee RSP 03-Apr-1988 02-Apr-1994 2
Ram Narayan Goswami CPM 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 2
Samar Mukherjee CPM 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 2
Ramendra Kumar Podder CPM 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 2
Sunil Basuray CPM 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 1
Dipen Ghosh CPM 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 2
Tridib Chaudhuri RSP 10-Jul-1987 09-Jul-1993 1
Samar Mukherjee CPM 29-Dec-1986 09-Jul-1987 1 bye -
Ram Narayan Goswami CPM 22-Oct-1986 09-Jul-1987 1 bye - death of Sankar Prasad Mitra
T. S. Gurung CPM 14-Mar-1986 13-Jan-1989 1 expired

bye - resignation of Badri Narayan Pradhan

Chitta Basu AIFB 02-Dec-1985 27-Nov-1989 2 elected to Barasat Lok Sabha

bye - death of Amar Prasad Chakraborty

Gurudas Dasgupta CPI 12-Mar-1985 02-Apr-1988 1 bye - death of Kalyan Roy
Ramendra Kumar Podder CPM 12-Mar-1985 09-Jul-1987 1 bye - death of Arabinda Ghosh
Shantimoy Ghosh CPM 18-Sep-1984 09-Jul-1987 1 bye - death of Santosh Mitra
Kanak Mukherjee CPM 03-Apr-1984 02-Apr-1990 2
Mostafa Bin Qausem CPM 03-Apr-1984 02-Apr-1990 1
Badri Narayan Pradhan CPM 03-Apr-1984 22-Jan-1986 1 resigned
Amar Prasad Chakraborty AIFB 03-Apr-1984 27-Oct-1985 2 expired
Deba Prasad Ray INC 03-Apr-1984 02-Apr-1990 1
Nepaldev Bhattacharjee CPM 03-Apr-1982 02-Apr-1988 2
Nirmal Chatterjee CPM 03-Apr-1982 02-Apr-1988 1
Sukomal Sen CPM 03-Apr-1982 02-Apr-1988 1
Kalyan Roy CPI 03-Apr-1982 31-Jan-1985 3 expired
Ramkrishna Mazumder AIFB 03-Apr-1982 02-Apr-1988 1
Nepaldev Bhattacharjee CPM 28-Sep-1981 02-Apr-1982 1 bye - resignation of Bhupesh Gupta
Debendra Nath Barman CPM 10-Jul-1981 09-Jul-1987 1
Arabinda Ghosh CPM 10-Jul-1981 17-Jan-1985 1 expired
Santosh Mitra CPM 10-Jul-1981 23-Apr-1984 1 expired
Dipen Ghosh CPM 10-Jul-1981 09-Jul-1987 1
Makhan Paul RSP 10-Jul-1981 09-Jul-1987 1
Sankar Prasad Mitra Ind 10-Jul-1981 09-Aug-1986 1 expired
Sangdopal Lepcha CPM 11-Mar-1980 02-Apr-1984 1 bye - resignation of Ananda Pathak
Ananda Pathak CPM 03-Apr-1978 09-Jan-1980 2 elected to Darjeeling Lok Sabha
Syed Shahedullah CPM 03-Apr-1978 02-Apr-1984 1
Kanak Mukherjee CPM 03-Apr-1978 02-Apr-1984 1
Saurin Bhattacharjee RSP 03-Apr-1978 02-Apr-1984 1
Amar Prasad Chakraborty AIFB 03-Apr-1978 02-Apr-1984 1
Ananda Pathak CPM 13-Jul-1977 02-Apr-1978 1 bye - resignation of Krishna Bahadur Chhetri
Sankar Ghose INC 03-Apr-1976 02-Apr-1982 1
Prasenjit Barman INC 03-Apr-1976 02-Apr-1982 1
Phanindra Nath Hansda INC 03-Apr-1976 02-Apr-1982 1
Purabi Mukhopadhyay INC 03-Apr-1976 02-Apr-1982 2
Bhupesh Gupta CPI 03-Apr-1976 06-Aug-1981 5 expired
Pranab Mukherjee INC 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 2
Jaharlal Banerjee INC 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 1
Pratima Bose INC 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 1
D. P. Chattopadhyaya INC 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 2
Ahmad Hossain Mondal INC 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 1
Kalyan Roy CPI 10-Jul-1975 09-Jul-1981 2
Sardar Amjad Ali INC 03-Apr-1972 02-Apr-1978 1
Rajat Kumar Chakrabarti INC 03-Apr-1972 02-Apr-1978 1
Krishna Bahadur Chhetri INC 03-Apr-1972 22-Mar-1977 1 elected to Darjeeling Lok Sabha
Kali Mukherjee INC 03-Apr-1972 02-Apr-1978 1
Sanat Kumar Raha CPI 03-Apr-1972 02-Apr-1978 1
Salil Kumar Ganguli CPM 03-Apr-1970 02-Apr-1976 1
Sasankasekhar Sanyal CPM 03-Apr-1970 02-Apr-1976 1
Dwijendralal Sen Gupta Ind 03-Apr-1970 02-Apr-1976 2
Bhupesh Gupta CPI 03-Apr-1970 02-Apr-1976 4
Purabi Mukhopadhyay INC 03-Apr-1970 02-Apr-1976 1
Monoranjan Roy CPM 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 1
Niren Ghosh CPM 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 2
Kalyan Roy CPI 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 1
Suhrid Mullick Chowdhury AIFB 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 1
D. P. Chattopadhyaya INC 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 1
Pranab Mukherjee INC 10-Jul-1969 09-Jul-1975 1
Mriganka Mohan Sur INC 03-Apr-1966 02-Apr-1972 3
Biren Roy INC 03-Apr-1966 02-Apr-1972 2
Rajpat Singh Doogar INC 03-Apr-1966 02-Apr-1972 4
Chitta Basu AIFB 03-Apr-1966 02-Apr-1972 1
Arun Prakash Chatterjee CPM 03-Apr-1966 02-Apr-1972 1
Debabrata Mookerjee INC 04-Nov-1965 02-Apr-1968 1 bye - resignation of Niharranjan Ray
Phulrenu Guha INC 03-Apr-1964 02-Apr-1970 1
Muhammad Ishaque INC 03-Apr-1964 02-Apr-1970 2
Satyendra Prosad Ray INC 03-Apr-1964 02-Apr-1970 3
Dwijendralal Sen Gupta Ind 03-Apr-1964 02-Apr-1970 1
Bhupesh Gupta CPI 03-Apr-1964 02-Apr-1970 3
Ram Kumar Bhuwalka INC 09-Sep-1963 02-Apr-1968 1 bye - death of Pannalal Saraogi
Nikunja Behari Maiti INC 25-Apr-1962 02-Apr-1966 1 bye - resignation of Abha Maiti
Ram Prasanna Ray INC 03-Apr-1962 02-Apr-1968 1
Niharranjan Ray INC 03-Apr-1962 01-Jun-1965 2 resigned
Pannalal Saraogi INC 03-Apr-1962 13-Aug-1963 1 expired
Surendra Mohan Ghose INC 03-Apr-1962 02-Apr-1968 2
Niren Ghosh CPM 03-Apr-1962 02-Apr-1968 1
Syed Nausher Ali CPI 03-Apr-1962 02-Apr-1968 2
Muhammad Ishaque INC 29-Dec-1961 02-Apr-1964 1
Sudhir Ghosh INC 03-Apr-1960 02-Apr-1966 1
Abha Maiti INC 03-Apr-1960 04-Mar-1962 1 elected to West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Rajpat Singh Doogar INC 03-Apr-1960 02-Apr-1966 3
Mriganka Mohan Sur INC 03-Apr-1960 02-Apr-1966 2
Biren Roy INC 03-Apr-1960 02-Apr-1966 1
Ansaruddin Ahmed INC 03-Apr-1958 02-Apr-1964 1
Santosh Kumar Basu INC 03-Apr-1958 02-Apr-1964 2
Maya Devi Chettry INC 03-Apr-1958 02-Apr-1964 2
Bhupesh Gupta CPI 03-Apr-1958 02-Apr-1964 2
Atindra Nath Bose PSP 03-Apr-1958 27-Nov-1961 1 expired
Surendra Mohan Ghose INC 13-Dec-1956 02-Apr-1962 1
Mehr Chand Khanna INC 15-Dec-1956 26-Feb-1962 1 elected to New Delhi Lok Sabha
Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka INC 03-Apr-1956 02-Apr-1962 1
Humayun Kabir INC 03-Apr-1956 02-Apr-1962 1
Satyendra Prosad Ray INC 03-Apr-1956 02-Apr-1962 2
Satyapriya Banerjee AIFB 03-Apr-1956 23-Mar-1957 2 expired
Charu Chandra Biswas INC 03-Apr-1954 02-Apr-1960 2
Nalinaksha Dutt INC 03-Apr-1954 02-Apr-1960 2
Rajpat Singh Doogar INC 03-Apr-1954 02-Apr-1960 2
Suresh Chandra Majumdar INC 03-Apr-1954 12-Aug-1954 2 expired
Abdur Rezzak Khan CPI 03-Apr-1954 02-Apr-1960 1
Niharranjan Ray INC 03-May-1957 02-Apr-1962 1
Santosh Kumar Basu INC 03-May-1957 02-Apr-1958 1
Sitaram Daga INC 03-May-1957 02-Apr-1958 1
Mriganka Mohan Sur INC 13-Sep-1954 02-Apr-1960 1
Charu Chandra Biswas INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1954 1
Nalinaksha Dutt INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1954 1
Rajpat Singh Doogar INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1954 1
Suresh Chandra Majumdar INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1954 1
Debaprasad Ghosh BJS 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1954 1
Syed Nausher Ali INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1956 1
Satyendra Prosad Ray INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1956 1
Indra Bhushan Beed INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1956 1
Satyapriya Banerjee AIFB 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1956 1
Beni Prasad Agarwal INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1958 1
Maya Devi Chettry INC 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1958 1
Bimal Comar Ghosh PSP 03-Apr-1952 21-Mar-1957 1 elected to Barrackpore Lok Sabha
Satyendra Mazumdar CPI 03-Apr-1952 05-Apr-1957 1
Bhupesh Gupta CPI 03-Apr-1952 02-Apr-1958 1

References edit

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  3. ^ "Trinamul Congress's Saket Gokhale takes oath as Rajya Sabha member". 24 July 2023.
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  5. ^ "TMC's Luizinho Faleiro Elected to Rajya Sabha Unopposed". News18. 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Sushmita Dev elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal". The Hindu. 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "TMC candidate Jawhar Sircar elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi resigns from Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "TMC's Arpita Ghosh steps down as Rajya Sabha MP, Chairman Naidu accepts resignation". India Today. 15 September 2021.
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  11. ^ "Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha citing health issues". Financialexpress. 26 December 2016.
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  13. ^ "Rebel leader Mukul Roy quits Trinamool, Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 11 October 2017.
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  15. ^ "Chittabrata dead". The Telegraph. 20 February 2007.
  16. ^ "Noted economist Arjun Sengupta dies at 73". Hindustan Times. 26 September 2010.

External links edit

  • Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
  • Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
  • Nominated members list
  • State wise list