The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Telangana elects 7 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Telangana. 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. After the Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, members were allotted to Telangana state for the first time by lucky draw.[1]
Current Members
| # | Name[2] | Party | Term start[3] | Term end[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Parthasaradhi Reddy | Template:Party name with colour | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | |
| 2 | D. Damodar Rao | Template:Party name with colour | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | |
| 3 | K. R. Suresh Reddy | Template:Party name with colour | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |
| 4 | Vaddiraju Ravichandra | Template:Party name with colour | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
| 5 | Abhishek Singhvi | Template:Party name with colour | 28-Aug-2024 | 09-Apr-2026 | |
| 6 | Renuka Chowdhury | Template:Party name with colour | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
| 7 | M. Anil Kumar Yadav | Template:Party name with colour | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
Members Bifurcated From Andhra Pradesh
Before the bifurcation of states, the combined state of Andhra Pradesh used to represent 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. Post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh seats were changed to 11 and Telangana has had 7 seats since then. On 30 May 2014, draw was conducted amongst the existing 18 members to select the 7 members of Telangana. In the draw, 3 members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 4 members of Indian National Congress (INC) were selected.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra. The Hindu(30 May 2014).
- ↑ Statewise List. 164.100.47.5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statewise Retirement. 164.100.47.5.