List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat explained

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Gujarat elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Gujarat. Earlier since 1952, Bombay State elects 17 seats, Saurashtra State elects 4 seats and Kutch State elects 1 seat. After Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956, Bombay State elects 27 seats. After Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, three seats were increased and effective from 1 May 1960, the new Gujarat State elects 11 seats while new Maharshtra State elects 19 seats. 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

Keys:

Name^[2]	Party affiliation		Date of Appointment^[3]	Date of Retirement
Jagat Prakash Nadda		02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Jasvantsinh Salamsinh Parmar		02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Mayankbhai Nayak		02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Govind Dholakia		02-Apr-2024	02-Apr-2030
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar		19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Kesridevsinh Jhala		19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Babubhai Desai		19-Aug-2023	18-Aug-2029
Rambhai Mokariya		22-Feb-2021	21-Jun-2026
Ramilaben Bara		22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
Narhari Amin		22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
Shaktisinh Gohil		22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026

BJP MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
		19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st	Death-21/12/2009
		22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1
		22/02/2021	18/08/2023	1	Bye-e Ahmed Patel
		03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
		22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1
		22/06/2020	01/12/2020	1	Death: 1 December 2020
		10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1
		10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
		10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
		10/04/1996	09/04/2004	2nd
		19/08/2023	18/08/2029	1
		10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
		07/04/1998	02/04/2000	1	bye 1998 res of A Patel
		19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1
		19/08/2017	18/08/2023	2	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Amethi^[4]
		03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
		03/04/2006	02/04/2012	2
		03/04/2012	02/04/2018	3
		06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1st	bye 2019 res of Amit Shah^[5]
		19/08/2023	18/08/2029	2nd	^[6]
		19/08/2023	18/08/2029	1	^[7]
		10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st	Death-25/09/2007
		03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
Mansukh L. Mandaviya		03/04/2018	02/04/2024	2nd
		03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res.-02/11/1996
		19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1
		22/02/2021	21/06/2026	1
		19/02/2010	18/08/2011	1st	Bye-e D. Acharya
		19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1st
		03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1st
		03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res 12/03/1998 Ele GJ Assembly
		10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1st
		03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1st
		10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st
		19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st
		19/08/1993	18/08/1999^[8]	1st
Parsottambhai Rupala		10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Parsottambhai Rupala		01/06/2016	02/04/2018	2nd	Bye-e D Rashtrapal
Parsottambhai Rupala		03/04/2018	02/04/2024	3rd
Vijay Rupani		03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
		19/08/2017	18/08/2023	1st	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Gandhinagar
		19/08/1993	18/08/1999	1st	Died-21/04/2008
Savita Sharda		19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1st
		10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
		10/04/1996	09/04/2002	2nd
		06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1	bye 2019 res of Smriti Irani
		10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
		10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
		03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
		10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
		10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1	Res.27/11/1989 -Ele 9-LS, Gandhinagar

INC MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
		10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1	died 6/1/2009
		14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
Nanabhai Shah		03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra
		13/08/1960	02/04/1966	1st	bye 1960
		03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.10/03/1971 Ele 5th LS, Patan
		03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
		03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd
		20/07/1977	02/04/1980	1	bye 1977
		03/04/1976	02/04/1982	1
		22/04/1957	02/04/1960	1	Bombay State Madhya Saurashtra 1952-57
		03/04/1960	02/04/1966	2nd	Bombay State
		22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1
		03/04/1952	02/04/1958	1	Saurashtra (state)Res-12/03/1957 Elected to 2nd LS
		03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2
		03/04/1968	02/04/1974	3
		15/03/1973	02/04/1976	1	bye 1973 dea D Patel
		03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2
		03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3	Res.-25/11/1985
		22/04/1957	02/04/1958	1	bye 1957 resHathi Bombay State
		10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
		10/04/1978	09/04/1984	2	Died 27-7-1987
		10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
		10/04/2008	09/04/2014	2
Sumitra Kulkarni		10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st	Switched to Janata Party in mid-term
		10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1st
		03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1st	Saurashtra State
		03/04/1954	02/04/1960	2nd	Bombay State
		30/08/1968	02/04/1970	1st	bye 1968
		03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd	Death -20/11/1972
Amee Yajnik		03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1
		24/09/1952	04/02/1954	1st	bye 1952 Kutch State res Thaker
		04/03/1954	04/02/1960	1st	Bombay State
		13/08/1960	02/04/1964	1st	bye 1960
		14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
		14/08/1981	13/08/1987	2nd	Res.-15/03/1985
		05/03/1973	02/04/1976	1st	bye 1973 dea S Vasavada
		04/03/1976	04/02/1982	2nd
		03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3rd
		03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
		03/04/1994	02/04/2000^[9]	2nd
		03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1	Saurashtra State res 26/07/1952
		10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st
		10/05/1985	13/08/1987	1st	bye 1985 res H Mahida
		14/08/1987	13/08/1993	2nd
		03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1	Bombay State - 5th LS Kutch
		03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st
		21/03/1983	09/04/1984	1st
		10/04/1984	09/04/1990	2nd
		10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
		03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
		03/04/1994	02/04/2000	2nd
		03/04/2000	02/04/2006	3rd
		19/08/2011	18/08/2017	4
		19/08/2017	25/11/2020	5	Death, 25/11/2020
		14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
		03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State
		10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1
		03/04/1964	02/04/1970	2nd
		03/04/1970	02/04/1976	3rd	Death-11/08/1973
		21/11/1957	02/04/1962	1	bye 1957 res Shah Bombay State
		03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1
		14/08/1981	13/08/1987	3	WB 1969-81 WB 1993-2004
		16/08/1960	02/04/1962	1st	bye 1960
		03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2nd	Death-16/04/1967
		03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1st
		21/07/1967	02/04/1968	1st
		03/04/1968	02/04/1974	2nd
		03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
		03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
		03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
		03/04/2012	02/04/2018	2nd	Death-12/05/2016
Naranbhai Rathwa		03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1
		03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
		03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
Sagar Rayka		27/01/1986	02/04/1988	1	bye 1986 res of K Joshi
Bhogilal Maganlal Shah		03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra-Died.5-12-1976
Kodardas Kalidas Shah		03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
Kodardas Kalidas Shah		03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.22/05/1971-Gov of TN
Maneklal Chunilal Shah		03/04/1962	02/04/1968	1	13/03/1967
Manubhai Shah		03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Res.-12/03/1957 Ele to 2 LS Madhya Saurashtra
Manubhai Shah		03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd
Meghji Pethraj Shah		03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Bombay State Res.-26/07/1957

Other MP List

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party		Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
		10/04/1990	09/04/1996	2nd
		10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1	WB 2002 - 08
		10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st
		14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
		10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
		10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st	Died 27/03/2015
		10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1	Death-29/01/1983
Sumitra Kulkarni		Janata Party	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st	Switched from INC in mid-term
		03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2nd	DL 1970-76, MP 1982-89
		03/04/1970	02/04/1976	1st	Died 27-12-2001
		03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State Died 11/10/1987
		03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st	Death-16/09/1971
		03/04/1968	02/04/1974	1st	Died 4-3-1991
		14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st	MH-RS 1990-96
		14/08/1981	13/08/1987	1
		26/11/1996	02/04/2000	1st	bye 1996 res K Mangrola

• Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from GJ

External links

• Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
• Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
• - List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)
• Nominated members list
• State wi

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3. Web site: Statewise Retirement. 164.100.47.5. 12 June 2016.
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