List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra


The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Maharashtra elects 19 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Maharashtra. Earlier since 1952, Bombay State elects 17 seats, Madhya Pradesh State elects 12 seats, Hyderabad State 11 seats and Mysore State elect 6 seats. After Constitution Act of 1956, Bombay State elects 27 seats. After Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, three seats were increased and effective from 1 May 1960, while new Maharashtra State elects 19 seats, the new Gujarat State elects 11 seats. 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

Source: Parliament of India
NoNamePartyAssumed OfficeTerm Expires
1Udayanraje BhosaleBhartiya Janata PartyApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026
2Bhagwat KaradBhartiya Janta PartyApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026
3Prakash Javadekar3Bhartiya Janata PartyApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
4Narayan RaneBhartiya Janata PartyApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
5V. MuraleedharanBhartiya Janata PartyApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
6Piyush Goyal2Bhartiya Janata PartyJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
7Vinay SahasrabuddheBhartiya Janata PartyJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
8Vikas MahatmeBhartiya Janata PartyJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
9Sharad Pawar2Nationalist Congress PartyApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026
10Fouzia KhanNationalist Congress PartyApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026
11Vandana Chavan2Nationalist Congress PartyApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
12Praful Patel2Nationalist Congress PartyJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
13Rajeev satavIndian National CongressApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026
14Kumar KetkarIndian National CongressApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
15P. ChidambaramIndian National CongressJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
16Priyanka ChaturvediShivsenaMarch 14, 2020April 2, 2026
17Anil Desai2Shiv SenaApril 3, 2018April 2, 2024
18Sanjay Raut3Shiv SenaJuly 5, 2016July 4, 2022
19Ramdas Athawale2Republican Party of IndiaApril 3, 2020April 2, 2026