- Alphabetical list of all members from Bihar
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{{Other uses|Member of Parliament (India)}}The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Bihar state elects 16 members since 2002 biennial elections . Earlier Bihar State elected 21 seats since April 1952 and 22 seats since 1956 and 16 members after the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000 and creation of new Jharkhand state on 15 November 2000. They are indirectly elected by the State Legislators of Bihar State. Members are elected for six years and 1/3 of members are retired after every two years. 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.[1] Members are listed in the list of current members of the Rajya Sabha#Bihar – 16. Alphabetical list of all members from BiharThis is the term wise list of former Rajya Sabha members from Bihar, arranged alphabetically by Last name of the member.
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2] The list is incomplete. - Star () represents Current Rajya Sabha members from BR
BJP - Bhartiya Janata Party INC - Indian National Congress JDU - Janata Dal United LJP - Lok Janashakti Party RJD - Rashtriya Janata Dal | Name (Alphabetical Last Name) | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Term | Notes |
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| Mohammad Aas | JDU | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 | 1 | |
| Ram Gopal Agarwala | JDU | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | | Ram Gopal Agarwala | JDU | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 2 | |
| Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla | BJP | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 1 | |
| S. S. Ahluwalia | INC | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 1 | | S. S. Ahluwalia | INC | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 2 | JH 2000-12 | |
| Rafique Alam | INC | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 1 | | Rafique Alam | INC | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 2nd | |
| Dr Ejaz Ali | JDU | 20/03/2008 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | Bye d Rehman | |
| Sabir Ali | JDU | 16/12/2011 | 09/04/2014 | 2 | Bye-2011 | | Sabir Ali | LJP | 10/04/2008 | 15/11/2011 | 1 | Resigned | |
| Smt Tiga Angelina | Jharkhand Party | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | |
| Abdul Qaiyum Ansari | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | Res.19/03/1972 | |
| Jalaludin Ansari | CPI | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 | 1 | |
| Ali Anwar Ansari | JDU | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 1 | | Ali Anwar Ansari | JDU | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 2 | Disq 04/12/2017 | |
| Chandan K Bagchi | INC | 12/04/1983 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | |
| Ram Deo Bhandary | Janata Dal | 08/07/1992 | 22/06/1998 | 1 | Res.22/06/1998 | | Ram Deo Bhandary | RJD | 11/06/1998 | 09/04/2002 | 2nd | bye 1998 | | Ram Deo Bhandary | RJD | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 3rd | |
| Ramchandra Bharadwaj | INC | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | | Misa Bharti | RJD | 08/07/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 1 | * | |
| Gulam Rasool Balyawi | RJD | 23/06/2014 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | bye 2014 | |
| Theodore Bodra | Jharkhand Party | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 1 | |
| Anand Chand | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | | Anand Chand | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 2nd | |
| Pranab Chatterjee | Others | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | Death-02/06/1979 | |
| Dr Chandramanilal Chowdhary | INC | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 1 | Death-08/02/1979 | |
| Mahabir Dass | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | | Mahabir Dass | INC | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 2nd | |
| Ven'ble Dhammaviriyo | RJD | 29/03/2000 | 14/11/2000 | 1 | bye 2000 to JH 2000-2002 | |
| R. K. Dhawan | INC | 08/07/2004 | 07/07/2010 | 2 | AP 1990-1996 | |
| Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1964 | 3rd | Res. 26/01/1964 | |
| Bindeshwari Dubey | RJD | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | Death- 20/01/1993 | |
| Smt. Saroj Dubey | RJD | 08/07/1998 | 07/07/2004 | 1 | |
| George Fernandes | JDU | 04/08/2009 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | Bye r S Yadav | |
| Voladi Ganapathi Gopal | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | |
| Inder Kumar Gujral | Janata Dal | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 3rd | Res.02/03/1998 PB RS-1964-76 | |
| Balkrishna Gupta | OTH | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | Death-10/09/1972 | |
| Prem Chand Gupta | Janata Dal | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | | Prem Chand Gupta | RJD | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 2nd | | Prem Chand Gupta | RJD | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 3rd | Res.12/02/14 JH 2014-20 | |
| Ram Lakhan Prasad Gupta | BJP | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | |
| Shyamlal Gupta | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | |
| Gyan Ranjan | INC | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | Death-22/04/1998 | |
| Shamim Hashmi | Janata Dal | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | Res 28/07/1989 | | Shamim Hashmi | INC | 25/09/1989 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | bye 1989 | |
| Jabir Husain | RJD | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 1 | Res.04/01/2013 | |
| Aziza Imam | INC | 20/03/1973 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | bye 1973 | | Aziza Imam | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2nd | |
| Jafar Imam | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | |
| Khawaja Inaitullah | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | |
| Dharamchand Jain | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | | Dharamchand Jain | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2nd | |
| Durga Prasad Jamuda | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | | Ram Jethmalani | RJD | 08/07/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 6 | * RJ 2010-16 | |
| Lakshmi Kant Jha | INC | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 1 | Death-16/01/1988 | |
| Kamalnath Jha | INC | 20/03/1973 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | bye 1973 | | Kamalnath Jha | INC | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 2nd | Res. 09/01/1980 Elec Lok Sabha | |
| Manoj Jha | RJD | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 1 | |
| Rudra Narain Jha | others | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | Death-10/05/1971 | |
| Shiva Chandra Jha | BJP | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | |
| Michael John | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 1 | |
| Kamta Singh | Others | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | |
| Kailash Bihari Lall | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | | Kailash Bihari Lall | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | Death- 19/03/1960 | |
| Ashfaque Karim | RJD | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Hussain Kazi | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | | Ahmad Hussain Kazi | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2nd | Death- 29/07/1961 | |
| Sitaram Kesari | INC | 02/07/1971 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | | Sitaram Kesari | INC | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 2nd | | Sitaram Kesari | INC | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 3rd | | Sitaram Kesari | INC | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 4th | | Sitaram Kesari | INC | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 [3] | 5th | |
| Raghunath Prasad Khaitan | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | |
| Anil Kumar | Janata Dal | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 1 | | Anil Kumar | Janata Dal | 08/07/1998 | 07/07/2004 | 2nd | |
| Ashwani Kumar | BJP | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | | Ashwani Kumar | BJP | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 2nd | |
| Shishir Kumar | PSP | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 1 | | Shishir Kumar | PSP | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 2nd | Death-06/12/2000 | |
| Upendra Kushwaha | JDU | 08/07/2010 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | Res.04/01/2013[4] | |
| Dr Mahabir Prasad | BJP | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 1 | Res.19/01/1985 | |
| Sri Narayan Mahtha | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | Death-06/10/1956 | |
| Bandhu Mahto | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | |
| Dhirendra Chandra Mallik | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | |
| Jagdambi Mandal | Janata Dal | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002[3] | 1 | Death-13/01/2000[3] | |
| Bhupendra Narayan Mandal | SSP | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | | Bhupendra Narayan Mandal | SSP | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 2nd | Death-30/05/1975 | |
| Mangani Lal Mandal | RJD | 23/06/2004 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | Bye-2004 | |
| Mazhar Imam Syed | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | | Mazhar Imam Syed | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 2nd | |
| Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | | Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | | Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 3rd | |
| Chaturanan Mishra | CPI | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | | Chaturanan Mishra | CPI | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 2nd | |
| Kailashpati Mishra | BJP | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | |
| Dr Jagannath Mishra | INC | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | Res 16/03/1990 | | Dr Jagannath Mishra | INC | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 [3] | 2nd | |
| Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 18/02/1964 | 02/04/1966 | 1 | bye 1964 | | Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 2nd | Res. 02/02/1972 Elec 5-LS | |
| Mahendra Mohan Mishra | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 1 | | Mahendra Mohan Mishra | INC | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 2nd | |
| Shrikant Mishra | Jan Sangh | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | Death-01/10/1970 | |
| Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | INC | 04/12/1962 | 02/04/1966 | 1 | bye 1962 | | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 2nd | Res. 11/03/1971 Elected to 5 LS | |
| Pratul Chandra Mitra | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 1 | | Pratul Chandra Mitra | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 2nd | |
| Dr Puran Chanda Mitra | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | | Dr Puran Chanda Mitra | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | Dea 23/08/1959 | |
| Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC | 22/09/1961 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | bye 1961 | | Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 2nd | | Mohammad Chaudhary A | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 3rd | Death - 07/02/1973 | |
| Bhaiya Ram Munda | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | |
| Nagmani | Janata Dal | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 | 1 | Res.-07/10/1999 Elected-13 LS, Chatra | |
| Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | BJP | 08/07/2004 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | Disqu 26/03/2008 | |
| Vidya Sagar Nishad | RJD | 23/06/2004 | 02/04/2006 | 1 | Bye-2004 | |
| Nagendra Nath Ojha | CPI | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | |
| Manorama Pandey | INC | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | | Manorama Pandey | INC | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 2nd | | Kahkashan Perween | JDU | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 1 | * | |
| Brahmadev Anand Paswan | Janata Dal | 01/06/1993 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | bye 1993 | |
| Kameshwar Paswan | BJP | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | |
| Ram Bhagat Paswan | INC | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | LJP | 08/07/2010 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | R.- 16/05/2014 Ele.16 LS, Hajipur | |
| Rajendra Kumar Poddar | Independent | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | | Rajendra Kumar Poddar | Independent | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 2nd | |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 1 | * | |
| Bhola Prasad | CPI | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | | Bhola Prasad | CPI | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2nd | |
| Dr Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 7 | | Dr Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 6 | * | | Dr Mahendra Prasad | JDU | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 5 | | Dr Mahendra Prasad | OTH | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 4 | NOM 1993-1994 | | Dr Mahendra Prasad | NOM | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 2 | NOM 1993-1994 | | Dr Mahendra Prasad | NOM | 31/01/1985 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | Bye-1985 | |
| Rajniti Prasad | RJD | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 1 | |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 1 | | Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 2 | | Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 3 | * | | Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 4 | |
| Suraj Prasad | Others | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | | Suraj Prasad | CPI | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 2nd | |
| Dr Faguni Ram | INC | 11/02/1985 | 02/04/1988 | 1 | bye 1985 | | Dr Faguni Ram | INC | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 2nd | | Dr Faguni Ram | INC | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 3rd | |
| Kishori Ram | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | | Kishori Ram | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 2nd | |
| Motiur Rahman | RJD | 08/07/2004 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | Death-18/12/2007 | |
| Kum Kum Rai | RJD | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 1 | |
| Kunj Biharilal Rathi | JS | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | dea 13/07/1968 | |
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | BJP | 04/07/2008 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | Bye Nishad | | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | BJP | 08/07/2010 | 07/07/2016 | 2nd | Res. 16/05/2014 Ele 16-LS, Saran | |
| Dr Anil Kumar Sahani | JDU | 04/01/2010 | 02/04/2012 | 1 | Bye 2010 | | Dr Anil Kumar Sahani | JDU | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 2 | * | |
| Mahendra Sahani | JDU | 03/04/2006 | 02/04/2012 | 1 | Death-06/11/2009 | |
| Rajni Ranjan Sahu | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | | Rajni Ranjan Sahu | INC | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 2nd | |
| Dayanand Sahay | Janata Dal | 04/10/1978 | 04/09/1984 | 1 | | Dayanand Sahay | INC | 03/04/1988 | 04/02/1994 | 2nd | JH 2001-2002 | |
| Mahesh Saran | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 1 | | Mahesh Saran | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 2nd | Death-29/11/1965 | |
| Syed Shahabuddin | Others | 25/07/1979 | 09/04/1984 | 1 | bye 1979 | |
| Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | Res.11/03/1971 | | Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 2nd | Res. 19/02/1983 | | Anant Prasad Sharma | INC | 22/08/1984 | 02/04/1988 | 3rd | bye 1984 | |
| Yogendra Sharma | CPI | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | | Yogendra Sharma | CPI | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 2nd | |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | INC | 31/05/1972 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | bye 1972 | | Bhola Paswan Shastri | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2nd | |
| Brahmdeo Ram Shastri | BJP | 25/07/1979 | 02/04/1980 | 1 | bye 1979 | |
| Kapil Sibal | INC | 08/07/1998 | 07/07/2004 | 1 | res 13/05/2004 LS | | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | INC | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 1 | |
| Bashistha Narain Singh | SAM | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | | Bashistha Narain Singh | JDU | 03/04/2012 | 02/04/2018 | 2 | * | | Bashistha Narain Singh | JDU | 03/04/2018 | 02/04/2024 | 3 | |
| Bhishma Narain Singh | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 1 | | Bhishma Narain Singh | INC | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 2nd | Res 15/04/1984 | |
| Bindeshwari Prasad Singh | INC | 17/06/1971 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | bye 1971 | |
| D P Singh | INC | 17/06/1971 | 02/04/1972 | 1 | bye 1971 | | D P Singh | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 2nd | Died - 21/03/1988 | |
| Devendra Prasad Singh | Others | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | |
| Digvijay Singh | Janata Dal | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | JH 2005-09 | |
| Gaya Singh | CPI | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 1 | | Gaya Singh | CPI | 08/07/1998 | 07/07/2004 | 2nd | | Gopal Narayan Singh | BJP | 08/07/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 1 | * | | Harivansh Narayan Singh | JDU | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 1 | * | |
| J K P N Singh | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | | J K P N Singh | INC | 10/04/1978 | 09/04/1984 | 2nd | |
| Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 1 | | Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 2nd | | Jahanara Jaipal Singh | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 3rd | |
| Thakur Kamakhya Prasad Singh | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | |
| Kameshwar Singh | Independent | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | | Kameshwar Singh | Independent | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 2nd | Death-01/10/1962 | |
| Kameshwar Singh | INC | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 1 | |
| N. K. Singh | JDU | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 1 | |
| Pratibha Singh | INC | 31/12/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | | Pratibha Singh | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 2nd | | Pratibha Singh | INC | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 3rd | | Pratibha Singh | INC | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 4th | 06/07/1992 | |
| Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan | Samata Party | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 1 | Res.13/05/2004 15 LS, Munger | |
| Ram Awadhesh Singh | Lok Dal | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 1 | | Ramchandra Prasad Singh | JDU | 08/07/2010 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | | Ramchandra Prasad Singh | JDU | 08/07/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 2 | * | |
| Shankar Dayal Singh | Janata Dal | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | Death-26/11/1995 | |
| Sitaram Singh | Others | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 1 | |
| Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 10/12/1956 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | bye-1956 | | Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2nd | | Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 3rd | | Awadeshwar Prasad Sinha | INC | 03/04/1970 | 02/04/1976 | 4th | |
| Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | | Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2nd | | Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha | Independent | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 3rd | |
| Ganga Sharan Sinha | Others | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 1 | | Ganga Sharan Sinha | Others | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 2nd | NOM 1968-74 | |
| Indradeep Sinha | CPI | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 1 | | Indradeep Sinha | CPI | 03/04/1980 | 02/04/1986 | 2nd | |
| Kamala Sinha | Janata Dal | 19/04/1990 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | bye 1990 | | Kamala Sinha | Janata Dal | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 [3] | 2nd | |
| Krishna Mohan Pyare Sinha | INC | 10/12/1956 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | bye 1956 | |
| Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | Socialist Party | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | |
| Ram Kripal Sinha | Jan Sangh | 03/04/1974 | 02/04/1980 | 1 | |
| Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1954 | 1 | | Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03/04/1954 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | | Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 3rd | | Rajendra Pratap Sinha | INC | 03/04/1966 | 02/04/1972 | 4th | |
| Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | | Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 12/10/1959 | 02/04/1960 | 2nd | bye 1959 | | Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha | INC | 03/04/1960 | 02/04/1966 | 3rd | |
| Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | | Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2nd | | Rama Bahadur Sinha | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 3rd | |
| Ravindra Kishore Sinha | BJP | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 1 | * | |
| Rewati Kant Sinha | Others | 07/04/1967 | 02/04/1970 | 1 | bye 1967 | |
| Shatrughan Sinha | BJP | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 1 | | Shatrughan Sinha | BJP | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 2nd | |
| Yashwant Sinha | Janata Dal | 03/04/1988 | 02/04/1994 | 1 | Res. 14/11/1993 JH 2004-2009 | |
| Shibu Soren | JMM | 08/07/1998 | 14/11/2000 | 1 | to JH 2000-2001 | |
| Dr Mahmud Syed | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | |
| Tajamul Husain | INC | 03/04/1952 | 02/04/1956 | 1 | | Tajamul Husain | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 2nd | |
| Shivanand Tiwari | JDU | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 1 | |
| Dr C. P. Thakur | BJP | 10/04/2008 | 09/04/2014 | 1 | | Dr C. P. Thakur | BJP | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 2 | * | |
| Prof Chandesh P Thakur | INC | 07/07/1986 | 06/07/1992 | 1 | |
| Gunanand Thakur | INC | 10/04/1972 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | | Ram Nath Thakur | JDU | 10/04/2014 | 09/04/2020 | 1 | * | |
| Rameshwar Thakur | INC | 10/04/1984 | 09/04/1990 | 1 | | Rameshwar Thakur | INC | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 2nd | |
| K. C. Tyagi | JDU | 07/02/2013 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | *Res of U Kushwaha[4] | |
| Shah Mohamad Umair | INC | 03/04/1956 | 02/04/1962 | 1 | |
| Bipin Bihari Varma | INC | 03/04/1962 | 02/04/1968 | 1 | 2nd LS | |
| Pavan Kumar Varma | JDU | 23/07/2014 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | Bye 2014 | |
| Kunwarani Vijaya Raje | Jan Sangh | 03/04/1952 | 20/03/1957 | 1 | Res.20/03/1957 Died 21/12/1995 | |
| Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | BJP | 07/07/1980 | 06/07/1986 | 1 | |
| Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | BJP | 03/04/1968 | 02/04/1974 | 1 | | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | BJP | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 2nd | |
| Janardan Yadav | BJP | 10/04/1994 | 09/04/2000 | 1 | |
| Lalu Prasad Yadav | RJD | 10/04/2002 | 09/04/2008 | 1 | Res.-13/05/2004 Elected 14 LS Chhapra | |
| Naresh Rajeshwar Yadav | RJD | 03/04/1994 | 02/04/2000 | 1 | |
| Ram Kripal Yadav | BJP | 08/07/2010 | 07/07/2016 | 1 | Res. 16 LS16 LS | |
| Ramanand Yadav | INC | 03/04/1976 | 02/04/1982 | 1 | | Ramanand Yadav | INC | 03/04/1982 | 02/04/1988 | 2nd | |
| Dr Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi | Janata Dal | 08/07/1992 | 07/07/1998 | 1 | | Dr Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi | [RJD | 08/07/1998 | 07/07/2004 | 2nd | |
| Ranjan Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal | 10/04/1990 | 09/04/1996 | 1 | | Ranjan Prasad Yadav | RJD | 10/04/1996 | 09/04/2002 | 2nd | |
| Sharad Yadav | JDU | 08/07/2004 | 07/07/2010 | 2 | Res-09 LS UP- RS-86-89 | | Sharad Yadav | JDU | 13/06/2014 | 07/07/2016 | 3 | Bye-2014 | | Sharad Yadav | JDU | 08/07/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 4 | Disq 04/12/2017 | |
| Subhash Prasad Yadav | RJD | 08/07/2004 | 07/07/2010 | 1 | |
| Vijay Singh Yadav | RJD | 03/04/2000 | 02/04/2006 | 1 | |
| Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 27/04/1957 | 02/04/1958 | 1 | bye 1957 | | Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 03/04/1958 | 02/04/1964 | 2nd | | Sheel Bhadra Yajee | INC | 03/04/1964 | 02/04/1970 | 3rd | |
| Hussain Zawar | INC | 20/12/1975 | 09/04/1978 | 1 | bye 1975 | |
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/rsat_work/chapter-2.pdf|website=rajyasabha.nic.in|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|accessdate=28 December 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020442/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/rsat_work/chapter-2.pdf|archivedate=5 March 2016|df=}}
2. ^Alphabetical list of former members of Rajya Sabha {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109030114/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |date=2010-01-09 }}
3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Jethmalani, Kesri's RS term ends on April 2, 2000|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/28rspoll.htm|website=rediff.com|accessdate=2 August 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124239/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/28rspoll.htm|archivedate=2 August 2017|df=}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist Rajani Patil takes oath as Rajya Sabha member|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/nehrugandhi-family-loyalist-rajani-patil-takes-oath-as-rajya-sabha-member/1077648/|accessdate=30 December 2015|agency=PTI|publisher=Indian Express}}
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