Rajya Sabha Members from Punjab

 'Rajya Sabha' (Council of States) is the Upper House of the Parliament of India. There are total 7 Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab.
The next elections to elect new Rajya Sabha members from Punjab will be held on 31st March 2022. Out of the total 7 Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab, the tenure of 5 existing members will end on 9 April 2022. These members are Shwait Malik (BJP), Shamsher Singh Dullo (Congress), Partap Singh Bajwa (Congress), Naresh Gujral (SAD) and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (SAD-Sanyukt). As the AAP swept the state assembly elections and currently has 92 MLAs in the 117 member house, so AAP is set to win all 5 seats. The list of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominees for these 5 seats are:
  • Harbhajan Singh (Indian Cricketer)
  • Raghav Chadha (MLA from Delhi)
  • Ashok Mittal (Chancellor of Lovely Professional University LPU)
  • Sandeep Pathak (Professor at IIT Delhi)
  • Sanjiv Arora (Industrialist from Ludhiana and founder of Krishna Pran Breast Cancer Charitable Trust)
A latest list of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab in 2022 is given in the next section.
The Government of India Act, 1919 provided for the creation of 'Council of States' as a second chamber of the parliament and it actually came into existence in 1921. After independence of India, it was decided to have a bicameral legislature and hence 'Council of States' in its new structure was formed in 1952. On 23 August 1954, it was announced that Council of States will be called as Rajya Sabha in Hindi.
There can be a maximum of 250 members, out of which 238 are elected through members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) of states and two union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President of India. The Vice President of India is ex-offitio chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha Seats In Punjab

There are total seven rajya sabha seats in Punjab. Unlike lok sabha or state assembly, these members are not representing an electoral constituency, rather the members from these seats are representatives of the state. According to current list of members from Punjab, three members are from ruling Akali Dal, three members are from Congress party and one seat is represented by BJP.

Rajya Sabha Members from Punjab 2022

There are 7 Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab and a list of current Rajya Sabha members from Punjab in 2022 is given below. Out of these 7 members, 5 are set to retire in April 2022 and remaining 2 will reitre in May 2022. For now, this is the latest list according to the last elections held in June 2016. Out of these 7 members, 3 belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal, 3 belongs to Congress party and one member is from Bhartiya Janta Party.
  1. Shri Naresh Gujral - Shri Naresh Gujral is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He is son of former Prime Minister Late Shri Inder Kumar Gujral (I.K.Gujral). His education qualification is B.A. from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi and F.C.A from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is an industrialist by profession. He was re-elected as Rajya Sabha MP in April 2016. Earlier also he was a rajya sabha member from April 2010 to April 2016.
    Address: 5, Amrita Shergil Marg, New Delhi - 110003
    Contact Number : 24622772, 24693999, 24656191(R), 26929323(O), Mobile: 09478402210
    Email : nareshgujral@sansad.nic.in
  2. Smt. Ambika Soni - Smt. Ambika Soni is a senior leader of Indian National Congress. His educational qualification is B.A. (History Honours), Diplome Superiore en Langue Francaise, Post-Graduate Diploma in Spanish Art and Literature at I. P. College, Delhi University and University of Havana, Cuba.
    Address: 22, Akbar Road, New Delhi - 110011
    Contact Number : 011-23795053, 0172-2742775, 0172-2746434
    Email : ambika@sansad.nic.in
  3. Shamsher Singh Dullo - Shamsher Singh Dullo is a senior member of Congress party and is a former president of state unit of the party.
    Term Start: April 2016,     Term End: April 2022
    Address: Ram Partap Street, Samrala Road, Khanna, District Ludhiana
    Contact Number: 98156-44330
  4. Shwait Malik - Shwait Malik belongs to BJP and is a former mayor of Amritsar municipal corporation.
    Term Start: April 2016,     Term End: April 2022
    Address: 27-Kennedy Avenue, Court Road, Amritsar - 143001
  5. Partap Singh Bajwa - Partap Singh Bajwa is a senior member of Congress party and is a former president of state unit of the party.
    Term Start: April 2016,     Term End: April 2022
    Current Residence: H No. 7, Sector 8-A, Chandigarh
    Contact Number: 98788-70206
  6. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa - Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa was elected to Rajaya Sabha as a member of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), but he no longer belongs to this party. He has studied B.A. from Government Ranbir College, Sangrur. His profession is agriculture. He was re-elected as Rajya Sabha MP in April 2016. Earlier also he was a rajya sabha member from April 2010 to April 2016.
    Delhi Address: 12, Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi - 110001.
    Permanent Address: V.P.O. Ubhawal, District Sangrur, Punjab.
    Contact Number: 011-23752132, 23356717, Mobile : 9013181132
    Email: sukhdevd@sansad.nic.in
  7. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder - Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal. He has studied B.A. from Government Rajindra College, Bathinda. He is agriculturist by profession.
    Address: 129-131, M.P. Flats, North Avenue, New Delhi.
    Contact Number : 01659-250022, 09013181201 Mobile: 09872997441
    Email : balbirs@sansad.nic.in


Do you know who is the current Chairman of Rajya Sabha? Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India, is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha. There is an interesting fact that Vice President is not a member of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha and not an MLA of any state. If an MLA or MP is elected as Vice President, it is deemed that he has vaccated his seat of MP or MLA when he takes charge of his office as Vice President.