List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab
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The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Punjab. The state elects 7 members for a term of 6 years. The members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, as done since 1952.[1]
| # | Name[2] | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikramjit Singh Sahney | BJP | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Ashok Mittal | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 3 | Raghav Chadha | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 4 | Sandeep Pathak | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 6 | Rajinder Gupta | 24-Oct-2025 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 7 | Balbir Singh Seechewal | AAP | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | |
List of former members of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab (since 1952)
Source: [3]
- ^ - Incumbent Member of Parliament
| Name | Term start | Left office[a] | Statutory end of term[b] | Party | Reason for leaving office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 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 after being elected to Punjab legislative assembly | |
| 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 | 2 April 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 | Elected to Lok Sabha | ||
| 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 after being elected to Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly | |
| 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 | 4 July 2022 | |||||
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajinder Gupta | BJP | 17-Oct-2025 | 09-Apr-2028 | 1 | bye-election due to resignation of Sanjeev Arora[4] | |
| Vikramjit Singh Sahney | BJP | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | 1 | ||
| Balbir Singh Seechewal | AAP | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | 1 | ||
| Raghav Chadha | BJP | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | 1 | [5] | |
| Ashok Mittal | BJP | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | 1 | ||
| Sanjeev Arora | AAP | 10-Apr-2022 | 01-Jul-2025 | 1 | elected to Ludhiana West Assembly[6] | |
| Sandeep Pathak | BJP | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | 1 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | BJP | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | 1 | ||
| Balwinder Singh Bhunder | SAD | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 | 3 | ||
| Ambika Soni | INC | 05-Jul-2016 | 04-Jul-2022 | 4 | ||
| Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | SAD | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 | 3 | ||
| Naresh Gujral | SAD | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 | 3 | ||
| Shwait Malik | BJP | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 | 1 | ||
| Partap Singh Bajwa | INC | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 | 1 | ||
| Shamsher Singh Dullo | INC | 10-Apr-2016 | 09-Apr-2022 | 1 | ||
| Balwinder Singh Bhunder | SAD | 05-Jul-2010 | 04-Jul-2016 | 2 | ||
| Ambika Soni | INC | 05-Jul-2010 | 04-Jul-2016 | 3 | ||
| Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | SAD | 10-Apr-2010 | 09-Apr-2016 | 2 | ||
| Naresh Gujral | SAD | 10-Apr-2010 | 09-Apr-2016 | 2 | ||
| Avinash Rai Khanna | BJP | 10-Apr-2010 | 09-Apr-2016 | 1 | ||
| Ashwani Kumar | INC | 10-Apr-2010 | 09-Apr-2016 | 3 | ||
| M. S. Gill | INC | 10-Apr-2010 | 09-Apr-2016 | 1 | ||
| Naresh Gujral | SAD | 22-Mar-2007 | 09-Apr-2010 | 1 | bye-election due to death of Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder | |
| Ambika Soni | INC | 05-Jul-2004 | 04-Jul-2010 | 2 | ||
| Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha | SAD | 05-Jul-2004 | 04-Jul-2010 | 2 | ||
| M. S. Gill | INC | 10-Apr-2004 | 09-Apr-2010 | 1 | ||
| Dharam Pal Sabharwal | INC | 10-Apr-2004 | 09-Apr-2010 | 1 | ||
| Ashwani Kumar | INC | 10-Apr-2004 | 09-Apr-2010 | 2 | ||
| Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder | INC | 10-Apr-2004 | 15-Dec-2006 | 1 | death[7] | |
| Varinder Singh Bajwa | SAD | 10-Apr-2004 | 09-Apr-2010 | 1 | ||
| Ashwani Kumar | INC | 21-May-2002 | 09-Apr-2004 | 1 | bye-election due to resignation of Balwinder Singh Bhunder | |
| Gurcharan Kaur | BJP | 07-Jun-2001 | 04-Jul-2004 | 1 | bye-election due to resignation of Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha[8] | |
| Sukhbir Singh Badal | SAD | 26-Feb-2001 | 09-Apr-2004 | bye-election due to disqualification of Barjinder Singh Hamdard[9] | ||
| Sukhdev Singh Libra | SAD | 05-Jul-1998 | 13-May-2004 | 1 | elected to Ropar Lok Sabha | |
| Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha | SAD | 05-Jul-1998 | 01-Mar-2001 | 1 | elected to Majitha Assembly | |
| Gurcharan Singh Tohra | SAD | 10-Apr-1998 | 09-Apr-2004 | 5 | ||
| Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | SAD | 10-Apr-1998 | 09-Apr-2004 | 1 | ||
| Balwinder Singh Bhunder | SAD | 10-Apr-1998 | 07-Mar-2002 | 1 | elected to Sardulgarh Assembly | |
| Lajpat Rai | BJP | 10-Apr-1998 | 09-Apr-2004 | 1 | ||
| Barjinder Singh Hamdard | Ind | 10-Apr-1998 | 21-Dec-2000 | 1 | disqualified[10] | |
| Mohinder Singh Kalyan | INC | 05-Jul-1992 | 04-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Virendra Kataria | INC | 05-Jul-1992 | 04-Jul-1998 | 1 | ||
| Balbir Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1992 | 09-Apr-1998 | 1 | ||
| Iqbal Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1992 | 09-Apr-1998 | 1 | ||
| Jagir Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1992 | 09-Apr-1998 | 1 | ||
| Venod Sharma | INC | 10-Apr-1992 | 09-Apr-1998 | 1 | ||
| Surinder Kumar Singla | INC | 10-Apr-1992 | 09-Apr-1998 | 1 | ||
| Jagjit Singh Aurora | SAD | 05-Jul-1986 | 04-Jul-1992 | 1 | ||
| Harvendra Singh Hanspal | INC | 05-Jul-1986 | 04-Jul-1992 | 2 | ||
| Pawan Kumar Bansal | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 09-Apr-1990 | 1 | ||
| Darbara Singh | INC | 10-Apr-1984 | 11-Mar-1990 | 1 | death | |
| Amarjit Kaur | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Sat Pal Mittal | INC | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 2 | ||
| Gurcharan Singh Tohra | SAD | 03-Apr-1982 | 02-Apr-1988 | 4 | ||
| Harvendra Singh Hanspal | INC | 05-Jul-1980 | 04-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Jagdev Singh Talwandi | SAD | 05-Jul-1980 | 04-Jul-1986 | 1 | ||
| Gurcharan Singh Tohra | SAD | 09-May-1980 | 02-Apr-1982 | 3 | bye-election due to resignation of Bansi Lal | |
| Rajinder Kaur | SAD | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | ||
| Harkishan Singh Surjeet | CPM | 10-Apr-1978 | 09-Apr-1984 | 1 | ||
| Sat Pal Mittal | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | ||
| Amarjit Kaur | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 02-Apr-1982 | 1 | ||
| Bansi Lal | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 07-Jan-1980 | 1 | elected to Bhiwani Lok Sabha | |
| Raghbir Singh Gill | INC | 03-Apr-1976 | 09-May-1980 | 1 | disqualified | |
| Amrit Kaur | INC | 20-Apr-1957 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | bye - resignation of Swaran Singh | |
| Raghbir Singh Panjhazari | INC | 01-Nov-1956 | 02-Apr-1960 | 1 | RS member of PEPSU till 01-Nov-1956 | |
| Joginder Singh Mann | INC | 01-Nov-1956 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | RS member of PEPSU till 01-Nov-1956 | |
| Hans Raj Raizada | INC | 17-Mar-1953 | 02-Apr-1958 | 1 | bye - death of Mukund Lal Puri | |
| Swaran Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 18-Mar-1957 | 1 | elected to Jalandhar Lok Sabha | |
| Mukund Lal Puri | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 11-Jan-1953 | 1 | death | |
| Guraj Singh Dhillon | SAD | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-April-1958 | 1 | ||
| Diwan Chaman Lall | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-April-1956 | 1 | ||
| Darshan Singh Pheruman | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-April-1956 | 1 | ||
| Udham Singh Nagoke | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| M.H.S. Nihal Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
| Anup Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Apr-1954 | 1 | ||
List of members of the Rajya Sabha from the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (1952-1956)
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghbir Singh Panjhazari | INC | 03-Apr-1954 | 01-Nov-1956 | 1 | RS member of Punjab from 01-Nov-1956 onwards | |
| Jagan Nath Kaushal | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-April-1958 | 1 | ||
| Joginder Singh Mann | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 01-Nov-1956 | 1 | RS member of Punjab from 01-Nov-1956 onwards | |
| Kartar Singh | INC | 03-Apr-1952 | 02-Oct-1953 | 1 | death | |
