List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab

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]	Party	Since
1	Ambika Soni	Indian National Congress	5 July 2004
2	Pratap Singh Bajwa	Indian National Congress	10 April 2016
3	Shamsher Singh Dullo	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^[a]	Date of Retirement^[b]		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		Indian National Congress
	3 April 1958	2 April 1964		Swatantra Party
	3 April 1952	2 April 1956		Shiromani Akali Dal
	3 April 1952	29 August 1952	2 April 1954	Indian National Congress	Resigned
	3 April 1953	2 April 1958		Indian National Congress
	3 April 1952	11 January 1953	2 April 1954	Indian National Congress	Death
	3 April 1952	2 April 1954		Indian National Congress
	3 April 1954	2 April 1960		Indian National Congress
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
Udham Singh Nagoke	3 April 1954	2 April 1960		Indian National Congress
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
Amrit Kaur	3 April 1958	6 February 1964	2 April 1964	Indian National Congress	Death
Jagan Nath Kaushal	3 April 1958	2 April 1964		Indian National Congress
	20 April 1957	2April 1962		Indian National Congress
	3 April 1958	2 April 1964		Indian National Congress
Bansi Lal	3 April 1960	2 April 1966		Indian National Congress
Bansi Lal	3 April 1976	7 January 1980	2 April 1982	Independent	Death
Mohan Singh	3 April 1960	2 April 1966		Indian National Congress
Mohan Singh	10 April 1972	April 1968		Indian National Congress
Neki Ram	3 April 1960	2 April 1966		Indian National Congress
Raghbir Singh Panjhazari	3 April 1960	2 April 1966		Indian National Congress
Raghbir Singh Panjhazari	3 April 1966	2 April 1972		Indian National Congress
	23 November 1962	23 February 1967	22 November 1968	Independent	Elected to Lok Sabha
	3 April 1962	2 April 1968		Indian National Congress
Inder Kumar Gujral	3 April 1964	2 April 1970		Indian National Congress
Inder Kumar Gujral	3 April 1970	2 April 1976		Indian National Congress
Mohinder Kaur	3 April 1964	24 February 1967	2 April 1970	Indian National Congress	Elected to Lok Sabha
	3 April 1964	20 April 1968	2 April 1970	Independent	Death
	3 April 1966	2 April 1972		Shiromani Akali Dal
	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
Gurmukh Singh Musafir	3 April 1974	18 January 1976	2 April 1980	Indian National Congress	Death
	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
	28 March 1969	2 April 1970		Independent
	3 April 1970	2 April 1976		Shiromani Akali Dal
	13 October 1976	9 April 1978		Indian National Congress
	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
	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
Amarjit Kaur	3 April 1982	2 April 1988		Indian National Congress
	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
Sat Paul Mittal	3 April 1982	2 April 1988		Indian National Congress
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
Harvendra Singh Hanspal	5 July 1986	4 July 1992		Indian National Congress
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
	10 April 1992	9 April 1998		Indian National Congress
Iqbal Singh	10 April 1992	9 April 1998		Indian National Congress
	10 April 1992	9 April 1998		Indian National Congress
Venod Sharma	10 April 1992	9 April 1998		Indian National Congress
	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
	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
Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha	5 July 2004	4 July 2010		Shiromani Akali Dal
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
Manohar Singh Gill	10 April 2010	9 April 2016		Indian National Congress
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		Reason for ending of Term
	3 April 1952	2 October 1953		Indian National Congress
	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[]

^ Term Ended when member left office due to any reason although the date of retirement is different.
^ 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[]

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

External links[]

[4] Term Ended when member left office due to any reason although the date of retirement is different.

[5] 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.

[rs-at-work-1] Rajya Sabha At Work (Second ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[2] Members statewise

[RS-list-alpha-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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