The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Assam elects 7 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Assam. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the amount of seats, a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections in within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.
Current Parties (2009)
Current Members (2009)
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[1]
| No |
Name |
Party |
Current Term |
| 1 |
Birendra Prasad Baishya |
Asom Gana Parishad |
April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
Silvius Condpan |
Indian National Congress |
April 3, 2004 - April 2, 2010 |
| 3 |
Biswajit Daimary |
Bodoland People's Front |
April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014 |
| 4 |
Kumar Deepak Das |
Asom Gana Parishad |
June 15, 2007 - June 14, 2013 |
| 5 |
Bhubaneswar Kalita3 |
Indian National Congress |
April 10, 2008 - April 9, 2014 |
| 6 |
Syeda Anwara Taimur2 |
Indian National Congress |
April 3, 2004 - April 2, 2010 |
| 7 |
Manmohan Singh4 |
Indian National Congress |
June 15, 2007 - June 14, 2013 |
- Note: Number represents the term the MP is serving.
References
- ^ http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/StatewiseList.asp#AS
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Rajya Sabha by States and Territories |
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| States |
Andhra Pradesh · Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Bihar · Chhattisgarh · Goa · Gujarat · Haryana · Himachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kerala · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Orissa · Punjab · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Tamil Nadu · Tripura · Uttar Pradesh · Uttarakhand · West Bengal
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| Union Territories |
Delhi · Puducherry
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