List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab

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The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Punjab, India. The state elects 7 member for a term of 6 years. The members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, as done since 1952.[1]

Current members

Keys:   INC (3) ,   SAD (3) ,   BJP (1)

S. No. Name[2] Portrait Party Since
1 Ambika Soni Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian National Congress 5 July 2004
2 Pratap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress 10 April 2016
3 Shamsher Singh Dullo Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian National Congress 10 April 2016
4 Balwinder Singh Bhunder Shiromani Akali Dal 5 July 2010
5 Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Shiromani Akali Dal 10 April 2010
6 Naresh Gujral Shiromani Akali Dal 22 March 2007
7 Shwait Malik Bharatiya Janata Party 10 April 2016

List of all Rajya Sabha members from Punjab (India) state

Complete list of former Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament from Punjab[3]

Color key for the party of Member of Parliament

Name Term Start Term Ended[lower-alpha 1] Date of Retirement[lower-alpha 2] Party Reason for ending of Term
Anup Singh 3 April 1952 2 April 1954 Indian National Congress
3 April 1954 2 April 1960
3 April 1962 22 November 1962 2 April 1964 Disqualified
3 April 1964 28 January 1969 2 April 1970 Death
Diwan Chaman Lall 3 April 1952 2 April 1956 Indian National Congress
3 April 1956 2 April 1962
3 April 1962 2 April 1968
Darshan Singh Pheruman 3 April 1952 2 April 1956 Indian National Congress
3 April 1956 2 April 1958
3 April 1958 2 April 1964 Swatantra Party
Guraj Singh Dhillon 3 April 1952 2 April 1956 Shiromani Akali Dal
Hans Raj Raizada 3 April 1952 29 August 1952 2 April 1954 Indian National Congress Resigned
3 April 1953 2 April 1958
Mukund Lal Puri 3 April 1952 11 January 1953 2 April 1954 Indian National Congress Death
M. H. S. Nihal Singh 3 April 1952 2 April 1954 Indian National Congress
3 April 1954 2 April 1960
Swaran Singh 7 October 1952 18 March 1957 6 October 1958 Indian National Congress Elected to Lok Sabha
Udham Singh Nagoke 3 April 1952 2 April 1954 Indian National Congress
3 April 1954 2 April 1960
Zail Singh 3 April 1956 10 March 1962 2 April 1962 Indian National Congress Resigned
Amrit Kaur 20 April 1957 2 April 1958 Indian National Congress
3 April 1958 6 February 1964 2 April 1964 Death
Jagan Nath Kaushal 3 April 1958 2 April 1964 Indian National Congress
Jugal Kishore 20 April 1957 2April 1962 Indian National Congress
Madho Ram Sharma 3 April 1958 2 April 1964 Indian National Congress
Bansi Lal 3 April 1960 2 April 1966 Indian National Congress
3 April 1976 7 January 1980 2 April 1982 Independent Death
Mohan Singh 3 April 1960 2 April 1966 Indian National Congress
10 April 1972 April 1968
Neki Ram 3 April 1960 2 April 1966 Indian National Congress
Raghbir Singh Panjhazari 3 April 1960 2 April 1966 Indian National Congress
3 April 1966 2 April 1972
Abdul Ghani Dar 23 November 1962 23 February 1967 22 November 1968 Independent Elected to Lok Sabha
Surjit Singh Atwal 3 April 1962 2 April 1968 Indian National Congress
Inder Kumar Gujral 3 April 1964 2 April 1970 Indian National Congress
3 April 1970 2 April 1976
Mohinder Kaur 3 April 1964 24 February 1967 2 April 1970 Indian National Congress Elected to Lok Sabha
Uttam Singh Dugal 3 April 1964 20 April 1968 2 April 1970 Independent Death
Narinder Singh Brar 3 April 1966 2 April 1972 Shiromani Akali Dal
Salig Ram 3 April 1966 19 March 1972 2 April 1972 Indian National Congress Resigned
Bhupinder Singh Brar 3 April 1967 2 April 1970 Independent
Gurmukh Singh Musafir 3 April 1968 2 April 1974 Indian National Congress
3 April 1974 18 January 1976 2 April 1980 Death
Rattan Lal Jain 3 April 1968 2 April 1974 Indian National Congress
Gurcharan Singh Tohra 28 March 1969 April 1970 Shiromani Akali Dal
3 April 1970 2 April 1976
3 April 1980 2 April 1982
3 April 1982 2 April 1988
10 April 1998 1 April 2004 9 April 2004 Death
Harcharan Singh Duggal 28 March 1969 2 April 1970 Independent
Bhupinder Singh 3 April 1970 2 April 1976 Shiromani Akali Dal
13 October 1976 9 April 1978 Indian National Congress
Sita Devi 10 April 1972 23 March 1974 9 April 1978 Indian National Congress Death
Jagjit Singh Anand 3 April 1974 2 April 1980 Communist Party of India
Niranjan Singh Talib 16 July 1974 28 May 1976 9 April 1978 Indian National Congress Death
Ambika Soni^ 30 March 1976 2 April 1980 Indian National Congress
5 July 2004 4 July 2010
5 July 2010 4 July 2016
5 July 2016 Incumbent 4 July 2022
Amarjit Kaur 3 April 1976 2 April 1982 Indian National Congress
3 April 1982 2 April 1988
Raghbir Singh Gill 3 April 1976 9 May 1980 2 April 1982 Indian National Congress Disqualified
Sat Paul Mittal 3 April 1976 2 April 1982 Indian National Congress
3 April 1982 2 April 1988
Harkishan Singh Surjeet 10 April 1978 9 April 1984 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Rajinder Kaur 10 April 1978 9 April 1984 Shiromani Akali Dal
Harvendra Singh Hanspal 5 July 1980 4 July 1986 Indian National Congress
5 July 1986 4 July 1992
Jagdev Singh Talwandi 5 July 1980 4 July 1986 Shiromani Akali Dal
Darbara Singh 10 April 1984 11 March 1990 9 April 1990 Indian National Congress Death
Pawan Kumar Bansal 10 April 1984 9 April 1990 Indian National Congress
Jagjit Singh Aurora 5 July 1986 4 July 1992 Shiromani Akali Dal
Balbir Singh 10 April 1992 9 April 1998 Indian National Congress
Iqbal Singh 10 April 1992 9 April 1998 Indian National Congress
Jagir Singh 10 April 1992 9 April 1998 Indian National Congress
Venod Sharma 10 April 1992 9 April 1998 Indian National Congress
Mohinder Singh Kalyan 5 July 1992 4 July 1998 Indian National Congress
Virendra Kataria 5 July 1992 4 July 1998 Indian National Congress
Balwinder Singh Bhunder^ 10 April 1998 7 March 2002 9 April 2004 Shiromani Akali Dal Resigned
5 July 2010 4 July 2016
5 July 2016 Incumbent 4 July 2022
Barjinder Singh Hamdard 10 April 1998 21 February 2000 9 April 2004 Independent Seat Declared Vacant
Lajpat Rai 10 April 1998 9 April 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa^ 10 April 1998 9 April 2004 Shiromani Akali Dal
10 April 2010 9 April 2016
10 April 2016 Incumbent 2 April 2022
Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha 5 July 1998 1 March 2001 4 July 2004 Shiromani Akali Dal Resigned
5 July 2004 4 July 2010
Sukhdev Singh Libra 5 July 1998 13 May 2004 4 July 2004 Shiromani Akali Dal Elected to Lok Sabha
Sukhbir Singh Badal 26 February 2001 9 April 2004 Shiromani Akali Dal
Gurcharan Kaur 7 June 2001 4 July 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
Ashwani Kumar 21 May 2002 10 April 2010 Indian National Congress
10 April 2004 9 April 2010
10 April 2010 9 April 2016
Dharam Pal Sabharwal 10 April 2004 9 April 2010 Indian National Congress
Manohar Singh Gill 10 April 2004 9 April 2010 Indian National Congress
10 April 2010 9 April 2016
Varinder Singh Bajwa 10 April 2004 9 April 2010 Shiromani Akali Dal
Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder 26 June 2004 15 December 2006 9 April 2010 Indian National Congress Death
Naresh Gujral^ 22 March 2007 9 April 2010 Shiromani Akali Dal
10 April 2010 9 April 2016
10 April 2016 Incumbent 9 April 2022
Avinash Rai Khanna 10 April 2010 9 April 2016 Bhartiya Janata Party
Pratap Singh Bajwa^ 10 April 2016 Incumbent 9 April 2022 Indian National Congress
Shamsher Singh Dullo^ 10 April 2016 Incumbent 9 April 2022 Indian National Congress
Shwait Malik^ 10 April 2016 Incumbent 9 April 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party

Former Rajya Sabha members from erstwhile PEPSU (1952-1956)

Name Term Start Term Ended Date of Retirement Party Reason for ending of Term
Kartar Singh 3 April 1952 2 October 1953 Indian National Congress
Joginder Singh Mann 3 April 1952 2 April 1956 Independent
Jagan Nath Kaushal 3 April 1952 1 November 1956 2 April 1958 Indian National Congress Merger of State
Raghbir Singh Panjhazari 3 April 1954 1 November 1956 2 April 1960 Indian National Congress Merger of State

Notes

  1. ↑ Term Ended when member left office due to any reason although the date of retirement is different.
  2. ↑ Date of Retirement is fixed when a Person elected to Rajya Sabha but some time due to many reasons Person Left the Office before Retirement so here provided separately.

References

  1. ↑ Rajya Sabha At Work (Second ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Members statewise
  3. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Sansad Bhawan, New Delhi.

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