The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. West Bengal elects 16 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of West Bengal. 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.
Current members Keys:
#NamePartyTerm startTerm end1Babul Supriyo 03-Apr-202602-Apr-20322Menaka Guruswamy 03-Apr-202602-Apr-20323Rajeev Kumar 03-Apr-202602-Apr-20324Nadimul Haque 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20305Mamata Bala Thakur 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20306Sagarika Ghose 03-Apr-202402-Apr-20307Derek O'Brien 19-Aug-202318-Aug-20298Dola Sen 19-Aug-202318-Aug-20299Samirul Islam 19-Aug-202318-Aug-202910Rahul Sinha03-Apr-202602-Apr-203211Samik Bhattacharya03-Apr-202402-Apr-203012Ananta Maharaj19-Aug-202318-Aug-202913 Sushmita Dev17-Jul-202602-Apr-2030 14 Prakash Chik Baraik17-Jul-202618-Aug-202915Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 17-Jul-202618-Aug-202916Koel Mallick10-Oct-202602-Apr-2032
Chronological list of all Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal state
NamePartyTerm startTerm endTerm(s)Notes Koel Mallick10-Oct-202602-Apr-20322 Sushmita Dev17-July-202602-Apr-2030 3 Prakash Chik Baraik17-July-202618-Aug-20292Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 17-July-2026 18-Aug-20294Babul SupriyoTMC03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Menaka GuruswamyTMC03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Koel MallickTMC03-Apr-202616-Jul-20261resignedRajeev KumarTMC03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Rahul Sinha03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Nadimul HaqueTMC03-Apr-202402-Apr-20303Mamata Bala ThakurTMC03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Sagarika GhoseTMC03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Sushmita DevTMC03-Apr-202410-Jun-20262resignedSamik Bhattacharya03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Derek O'BrienTMC19-Aug-202318-Aug-20293Dola SenTMC19-Aug-202318-Aug-20293Samirul IslamTMC19-Aug-202318-Aug-20291Prakash Chik BaraikTMC19-Aug-202311-Jun-20261resignedSukhendu Sekhar RoyTMC19-Aug-202308-Jun-20263resignedAnant Maharaj19-Aug-202318-Aug-20291Saket GokhaleTMC18-Jul-202302-Apr-20261bye - resignation of Luizinho FaleiroLuizinho FaleiroTMC24-Nov-202111-Apr-20231resigned bye - resignation of Arpita GhoshSushmita DevTMC27-Sep-202118-Aug-20231bye - resignation of Manas BhuniaRitabrata BanerjeeTMC20-Dec-202402-Apr-20262bye - resignation of Jawhar SircarJawhar SircarTMC03-Aug-202108-Sep-20241resignedbye - resignation of Dinesh TrivediDinesh TrivediTMC03-Apr-202012-Feb-20212resignedArpita GhoshTMC03-Apr-202015-Sep-20211resignedMausam NoorTMC03-Apr-202005-Jan-20261resignedSubrata BakshiTMC03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261Bikash Ranjan BhattacharyaCPM03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261Nadimul HaqueTMC03-Apr-201802-Apr-20242Abir BiswasTMC03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Santanu SenTMC03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Subhasish ChakrabortyTMC03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Abhishek Singhvi03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Derek O'BrienTMC19-Aug-201718-Aug-20232Sukhendu Sekhar RoyTMC19-Aug-201718-Aug-20232Dola SenTMC19-Aug-201718-Aug-20232Shanta ChhetriTMC19-Aug-201718-Aug-20231Manas BhuniaTMC19-Aug-201702-May-20211elected to Sabang AssemblyPradip Bhattacharya19-Aug-201718-Aug-20232Manish GuptaTMC14-Mar-201702-Apr-20201bye - resignation of Mithun ChakrabortyDola SenTMC14-Mar-201518-Aug-20171bye - resignation of Srinjoy BoseMithun ChakrabortyTMC03-Apr-201426-Dec-20161resignedJogen ChowdhuryTMC03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Ahmed Hassan ImranTMC03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Kanwar Deep SinghTMC03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Ritabrata BanerjeeCPM03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Kunal GhoshTMC03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Vivek GuptaTMC03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Nadimul HaqueTMC03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Mukul RoyTMC03-Apr-201211-Oct-20172resignedTapan Kumar SenCPM03-Apr-201202-Apr-20182Sukhendu Sekhar RoyTMC19-Aug-201118-Aug-20171Derek O'BrienTMC19-Aug-201118-Aug-20171Debabrata BandyopadhyayTMC19-Aug-201118-Aug-20171Srinjoy BoseTMC19-Aug-201105-Feb-20151resignedPradip Bhattacharya19-Aug-201118-Aug-20171Sitaram YechuryCPM19-Aug-201118-Aug-20172Barun Mukherji18-Nov-200802-Apr-20142bye - resignation of Debabrata BiswasShyamal ChakrabortyCPM03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141Prasanta ChatterjeeCPM03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142Tarini Kanta RoyCPM03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142Debabrata Biswas03-Apr-200823-Sep-20084resignedAhmed Saeed MalihabadiInd03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141R. C. Singh25-Jun-200802-Apr-20121bye - resignation of Barun MukherjiMohammed AminCPM17-May-200718-Aug-20112bye - death of Chittabrata MajumdarMoinul HassanCPM03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121Saman PathakCPM03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121Tapan Kumar SenCPM03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121Barun Mukherji03-Apr-200606-May-20081resignedMukul RoyTMC03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121Brinda KaratCPM19-Aug-200518-Aug-20111Sitaram YechuryCPM19-Aug-200518-Aug-20111Chittabrata MajumdarCPM19-Aug-200520-Feb-20072expiredAbani Roy19-Aug-200518-Aug-20113Arjun Kumar SenguptaInd19-Aug-200526-Sep-20101expiredSwapan Sadhan BoseTMC19-Aug-200518-Aug-20111Chittabrata MajumdarCPM30-Jun-200418-Aug-20051bye - resignation of Pranab MukherjeeSheikh Khabir Uddin AhmedCPM03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081Prasanta ChatterjeeCPM03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081Tarini Kanta RoyCPM03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081Debabrata Biswas03-Apr-200202-Apr-20083Dinesh TrivediTMC03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081Biplab DasguptaCPM03-Apr-200017-Jul-20052expiredNilotpal BasuCPM03-Apr-200002-Apr-20062Dipankar MukherjeeCPM03-Apr-200002-Apr-20062Manoj Bhattacharya03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061Jayanta BhattacharyaInd03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061Sarla MaheshwariCPM19-Aug-199918-Aug-20052Chandrakala PandeyCPM19-Aug-199918-Aug-20052Jibon RoyCPM19-Aug-199918-Aug-20052Abani Roy19-Aug-199918-Aug-20052Shankar RoychowdhuryInd19-Aug-199918-Aug-20051Pranab Mukherjee19-Aug-199913-May-20044elected to Jangipur Lok SabhaAbani Roy24-Mar-199818-Aug-19991bye - death of Tridib ChaudhuriBharati RayCPM03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021Dawa LamaCPM03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021Mohammed SalimCPM03-Apr-199610-May-20012elected to Entally AssemblyBratin SenguptaCPM03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021Debabrata Biswas03-Apr-199602-Apr-20022Nilotpal BasuCPM03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001Biplab DasguptaCPM03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001Dipankar MukherjeeCPM03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001Gurudas Dasgupta03-Apr-199402-Apr-20003Joyanta Ray03-Apr-199402-Apr-20001Ram Narayan GoswamiCPM19-Aug-199318-Aug-19993Ashok MitraCPM19-Aug-199318-Aug-19991Chandrakala PandeyCPM19-Aug-199318-Aug-19991Jibon RoyCPM19-Aug-199318-Aug-19991Tridib Chaudhuri19-Aug-199321-Dec-19972expiredPranab Mukherjee19-Aug-199318-Aug-19993Sarla MaheshwariCPM03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961Ratna Bahadur RaiCPM03-Apr-199002-Apr-19962Mohammed SalimCPM03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961Debabrata Biswas03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961Ashoke Kumar Sen03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961Ratna Bahadur RaiCPM23-Mar-198902-Apr-19901bye - death of T. S. GurungMohammed AminCPM03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941Ashis SenCPM03-Apr-198802-Apr-19941Sukomal SenCPM03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942Gurudas Dasgupta03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942Saurin Bhattacharjee03-Apr-198802-Apr-19942Ram Narayan GoswamiCPM10-Jul-198709-Jul-19932Samar MukherjeeCPM10-Jul-198709-Jul-19932Ramendra Kumar PodderCPM10-Jul-198709-Jul-19932Sunil BasurayCPM10-Jul-198709-Jul-19931Dipen GhoshCPM10-Jul-198709-Jul-19932Tridib Chaudhuri10-Jul-198709-Jul-19931Samar MukherjeeCPM29-Dec-198609-Jul-19871bye - Ram Narayan GoswamiCPM22-Oct-198609-Jul-19871bye - death of Sankar Prasad MitraT. S. GurungCPM14-Mar-198613-Jan-19891expired bye - resignation of Badri Narayan PradhanChitta Basu02-Dec-198527-Nov-19892elected to Barasat Lok Sabha