List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana
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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 | Abhishek Singhvi | INC | 10-Apr-2026 | 09-Apr-2032 | |
| 2 | Renuka Chowdhury | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
| 3 | M. Anil Kumar Yadav | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
| 4 | Vem Narender Reddy | INC | 10-Apr-2026 | 09-Apr-2032 | |
| 5 | B. Parthasaradhi Reddy | BRS | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | |
| 6 | D. Damodar Rao | BRS | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | |
| 7 | Vaddiraju Ravi Chandra | BRS | 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]
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renuka Chowdhury | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | ||
| M. Anil Kumar Yadav | INC | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 1 | ||
| Vaddiraju Ravi Chandra | BRS | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | 2 | ||
| B. Parthasaradhi Reddy | BRS | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | 1 | ||
| D. Damodar Rao | BRS | 22-Jun-2022 | 21-Jun-2028 | 1 | ||
| Vaddiraju Ravichandra | BRS | 30-May-2022 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | bye - resignation of Banda Prakash | |
| K. Keshava Rao | BRS | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 1 | ||
| K. R. Suresh Reddy | BRS | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | 1 | ||
| Banda Prakash | BRS | 03-Apr-2018 | 04-Dec-2021 | 1 | elected to Telangana Legislative Council | |
| B. Lingaiah Yadav | BRS | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | ||
| Joginapally Santosh Kumar | BRS | 03-Apr-2018 | 02-Apr-2024 | 1 | ||
| V. Lakshmikantha Rao | BRS | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 | 1 | ||
| D. Srinivas | BRS | 22-Jun-2016 | 21-Jun-2022 | 1 | ||
| Garikapati Mohan Rao | BJP | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao | INC | 10-Apr-2014 | 09-Apr-2020 | 1 | ||
| Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar | INC | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | ||
| Palvai Govardhan Reddy | INC | 03-Apr-2012 | 09-Jun-2017 | 1 | death | |
| C. M. Ramesh | TDP | 03-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2018 | 1 | ||
| V. Hanumantha Rao | INC | 22-Jun-2010 | 21-Jun-2016 | 1 | ||
| Gundu Sudha Rani | TDP | 22-Jun-2010 | 21-Jun-2016 | 1 | ||