The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Jharkhand State. State elect six members for the term of six years. They are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Jharkhand state, since 2002 biennial elections to Rajya Sabha. As per the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000, these six seats are allocated to Jharkhand state from Bihar State, reducing Bihar seats from 22 to 16 seats, since 15 November 2000.
Current members Keys:
# Name PartyTerm startTerm end1Sarfaraz Ahmad04-May-202403-May-20302Pradip Kumar Varma04-May-202403-May-20303Mahua Maji08-Jul-202207-Jul-20284Aditya Sahu08-Jul-202207-Jul-20285Baidyanath Ram18-Jun-202619-Jun-20326Parimal Nathwani18-Jun-202619-Jun-2032
Chronological list of Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand state Alphabetical list by last name
The list is incomplete. represents current members NamePartyTerm startTerm endTermNotesSarfaraz Ahmad04-May-202403-May-20301Pradip Kumar Varma04-May-202403-May-20301Mahua Maji08-Jul-202207-Jul-20281Aditya Sahu08-Jul-202207-Jul-20281Baidyanath Ram18-Jun-202619-Jun-20321Parimal Nathwani18-Jun-202619-Jun-20323Deepak Prakash22-Jun-202021-Jun-20261Shibu Soren22-Jun-202004-Aug-20253Death On 04-Aug-2025Sameer Oraon04-May-201803-May-20241Dhiraj Prasad Sahu04-May-201803-May-20243Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi08-Jul-201607-Jul-20221Mahesh Poddar08-Jul-201607-Jul-20221M. J. Akbar03-Jul-201529-Jun-20161bye- res of K. D. Singh Prem Chand Gupta10-Apr-201409-Apr-20201Parimal Nathwani10-Apr-201409-Apr-20202Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu04-May-201203-May-20181Sanjiv Kumar 04-May-201203-May-20181K. D. Singh 08-Jul-201012-Feb-20141resignedDhiraj Prasad Sahu08-Jul-201007-Jul-20162Dhiraj Prasad Sahu24-Jun-200907-Jul-20101bye - res of Digvijay SinghHemant Soren24-Jun-200904-Jan-20101bye -res of Yashwant Sinha resignedParimal Nathwani10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141Jai Prakash Narayan Singh10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141S. S. Ahluwalia03-Apr-200602-Apr-20122Mabel Rebello03-Apr-200602-Apr-20121Digvijay SinghJDU06-Jun-200505-Apr-20091bye - res of Stephen Marandi resignedStephen Marandi08-Jul-200416-Mar-20051disqualifiedYashwant Sinha08-Jul-200416-May-20091elected to Hazaribagh Lok SabhaDevdas Apte02-Jul-200209-Apr-20081bye - res of Shibu SorenAjay Maroo10-Apr-200209-Apr-20081Shibu Soren10-Apr-200202-Jun-20022resignedS. S. Ahluwalia03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061R. K. Anand03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061Abhay Kant Prasad05-Jun-200207-Jul-20041bye - death of Dayanand SahayDayanand Sahay19-Jul-200119-Mar-20021bye - res of Shibu Soren expiredShibu Soren08-Jul-199818-Jul-20011resignedParmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla08-Jul-199807-Jul-20041Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo15-Nov-200009-Apr-20021Obaidullah Khan Azmi10-Apr-199609-Apr-20021
Party-wise MPs list Bharatiya Janata Party represents current members # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla08-Jul-199807-Jul-20042Abhay Kant Prasad05-Jun-200207-Jul-20043Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia03-Apr-200002-Apr-20061st term4Ajay Maroo10-Apr-200209-Apr-20085Devdas Apte02-Jul-200209-Apr-20086Yashwant Sinha08-Jul-200416-May-2009(3)Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia03-Apr-200602-Apr-20122nd term7Jai Prakash Narayan Singh10-Apr-200809-Apr-20148Mobasher Jawed Akbar03-Jul-201529-Jun-20169Mahesh Poddar08-Jul-201607-Jul-202210Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi08-Jul-201607-Jul-202211Sameer Oraon04-May-201803-May-202412Deepak Prakash22-Jun-202021-Jun-202613Aditya Sahu08-Jul-202207-Jul-202814Pradip Kumar Varma04-May-202403-May-2030
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha represents current members # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Shibu Soren08-Jul-199818-Jul-20011st term(1)10-Apr-200202-Jun-20022nd term2Stephen Marandi08-Jul-200416-Mar-20053Hemant Soren24-Jun-200904-Jan-20104Kanwar Deep Singh08-Jul-201012-Feb-20145Sanjiv Kumar04-May-201203-May-2018(1)Shibu Soren22-Jun-202004-Aug-20253rd term6Mahua Maji08-Jul-202207-Jul-20287Sarfaraz Ahmad04-May-202403-May-2030
Indian National Congress # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Ram Kumar Anand03-Apr-200002-Apr-20062Mabel Rebello03-Apr-200602-Apr-20123Dhiraj Prasad Sahu24-Jun-200907-Jul-20101st term08-Jul-201007-Jul-20162nd term04-May-201803-May-20243rd term4Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu04-May-201203-May-2018
Rashtriya Janata Dal # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo15-Nov-200009-Apr-20022Prem Chand Gupta10-Apr-201409-Apr-2020
Janata Dal (United) # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Digvijay Singh06-Jun-200505-Apr-2009
Janata Dal # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Obaidullah Khan Azmi10-Apr-199609-Apr-2002
Independent # Name PartyTerm startTerm endNotes1Dayanand Sahay19-Jul-200119-Mar-20022Parimal Nathwani10-Apr-200809-Apr-20141st term(2)10-Apr-201409-Apr-20202nd term
References
External links Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government List of Sitting Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise) MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA (STATE WISE RETIREMENT LIST)