List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana

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]

For other uses, see Member of Parliament (India).

Current Members (2020)

Keys:   TRS (7)

No Name[2] Party affiliation Date of
Appointment[3]		 Date of
Retirement[3]
1 K. Keshava Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
2 K. R. Suresh Reddy Telangana Rashtra Samithi 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
3 Banda Prakash Telangana Rashtra Samithi 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
4 B. Lingaiah Yadav Telangana Rashtra Samithi 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
5 Joginapally Santosh Kumar Telangana Rashtra Samithi 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
6 V. Lakshmikantha Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022
7 D. Srinivas Telangana Rashtra Samithi 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022

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]

Keys:   INC   TDP   BJP

No Name[2] Party affiliation Date of
Appointment[3]		 Date of
Retirement[3]		 Notes
1 V. Hanumantha Rao Indian National Congress 22-Jun-2010 21-Jun-2016
2 Gundu Sudha Rani Telugu Desam Party 22-Jun-2010 21-Jun-2016
3 Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar Indian National Congress 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018
4 Palvai Govardhan Reddy Indian National Congress 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018 Died On 9 June 2017
5 C. M. Ramesh Telugu Desam Party 03-Apr-2012 02-Apr-2018
6 K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao Indian National Congress 10-Apr-2014 09-Apr-2020
7 Garikapati Mohan Rao Bharatiya Janata Party 10-Apr-2014 09-Apr-2020 Elected As TDP Candidate But Merged Into BJP On 21 June 2020

References
  1. "Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra". The Hindu. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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