The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") 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 (Seventh Amendment) 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
Keys:
NDA - 15
MVA - 04
#NamePartyTerm startTerm end1Vinod TawdeBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20322Maya IvnateBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20323Ramrao WadkuteBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20324Medha KulkarniBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20305Ashok ChavanBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20306Ajit GopchadeBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20307Dhananjay MahadikBJP05-Jul-202204-Jul-20288Anil BondeBJP05-Jul-202204-Jul-20289Parth PawarNCP03-Apr-202602-Apr-203210Praful PatelNCP03-Apr-202402-Apr-203011 Nitin Jadhav - PatilNCP28-Aug-202404-Jul-202812Rajendra Jain NCP18-Jun-202604-Jul-202813Jyoti WaghmareSHS03-Apr-202602-Apr-203214Milind DeoraSHS03-Apr-202402-Apr-203015Ramdas AthawaleRPI(A)03-Apr-202602-Apr-203216Chandrakant HandoreINC03-Apr-202402-Apr-203017Imran PratapgarhiINC05-Jul-202204-Jul-202818Sanjay RautSS(UBT)05-Jul-202204-Jul-202819Sharad PawarNCP-SP03-Apr-202602-Apr-2032
Chronological list of all Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra state Chronological list by last date of appointment represents current members NamePartyTerm startTerm endTermNotesRajendra JainNCP18-Jun-202604-Jul-20281By-election due to the resignation of Sunetra PawarVinod TawdeBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Maya IvnateBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Ramrao WadkuteBJP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Jyoti WaghmareSHS03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Parth PawarNCP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20321Ramdas AthawaleRPI(A)03-Apr-202602-Apr-20323Sharad PawarNCP-SP03-Apr-202602-Apr-20323Dhairyashil PatilBJP28-Aug-202402-Apr-20261By-election due to the resignation of Udayanraje BhosaleNitin PatilNCP28-Aug-202404-Jul-20281By-election due to the resignation of Piyush GoyalSunetra PawarNCP21-Jun-202406-May-202611. By-election due to the resignation of Praful Patel 2. Resigned from the Rajya Sabha after winning the Baramati by-election in 2026Medha KulkarniBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Ashok ChavanBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Ajit GopchadeBJP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Milind DeoraSHS03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Praful PatelNCP03-Apr-202402-Apr-20306Chandrakant HandoreINC03-Apr-202402-Apr-20301Piyush GoyalBJP05-Jul-202204-Jun-20243Elected as Member of Parliament from Mumbai North in 2024 Dhananjay MahadikBJP05-Jul-202204-Jul-20281Anil BondeBJP05-Jul-202204-Jul-20281Sanjay RautSHS05-Jul-202204-Jul-20284Praful PatelNCP05-Jul-202227-Feb-20245ResignedImran PratapgarhiINC05-Jul-202204-Jul-20281Rajani PatilINC27-Sep-202102-Apr-20262By-election due to the death of Rajeev SatavUdayanraje BhosaleBJP03-Apr-202004-Jun-20241Elected as Member of Parliament from Satara in 2024Bhagwat KaradBJP03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261Ramdas AthawaleRPI(A)03-Apr-202002-Apr-20262Sharad PawarNCP03-Apr-202002-Apr-20262Fouzia KhanNCP03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261Priyanka ChaturvediSHS03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261Rajeev SatavINC03-Apr-202016-May-20211DiedPrakash JavadekarBJP03-Apr-201802-Apr-20242Narayan RaneBJP03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241V. MuraleedharanBJP03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Anil DesaiSHS03-Apr-201802-Apr-20242Vandana ChavanNCP03-Apr-201802-Apr-20242Kumar KetkarINC03-Apr-201802-Apr-20241Piyush GoyalBJP05-Jul-201604-Jul-20222Vinay SahasrabuddheBJP05-Jul-201604-Jul-20221Vikas MahatmeBJP05-Jul-201604-Jul-20221Sanjay RautSHS05-Jul-201604-Jul-20223Praful PatelNCP05-Jul-201604-Jul-20224P. ChidambaramINC05-Jul-201604-Jul-20221Amar Shankar SableBJP14-Mar-201502-Apr-20201By-election due to the death of Murli DeoraPraful PatelNCP13-Jun-201404-Jul-20163By-election due to the resignation of Tariq AnwarMurli DeoraINC03-Apr-201424-Nov-20143DiedHusain DalwaiINC03-Apr-201402-Apr-20202Sharad PawarNCP03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Majeed MemonNCP03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Rajkumar DhootSHS03-Apr-201402-Apr-20203Ramdas AthawaleRPI(A)03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Sanjay KakadeInd03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201Rajani PatilINC10-Jan-201302-Apr-20181By-election due to the death of Vilasrao DeshmukhRajeev ShuklaINC03-Apr-201202-Apr-20182Vilasrao DeshmukhINC03-Apr-201214-Aug-20122DiedD. P. TripathiNCP03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Vandana ChavanNCP03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Ajay SanchetiBJP03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Anil DesaiSHS03-Apr-201202-Apr-20181Husain DalwaiINC26-Jul-201102-Apr-20141By-election due to the resignation of Prithviraj ChavanAvinash PandeINC05-Jul-201004-Jul-20161Vijay J. DardaINC05-Jul-201004-Jul-20163Ishwarlal JainNCP05-Jul-201004-Jul-2016Tariq AnwarNCP05-Jul-201016-May-2014Elected as Member of Parliament from Katihar Lok Sabha constituency in 2014Piyush GoyalBJP05-Jul-201004-Jul-20161Sanjay RautSHS05-Jul-201004-Jul-20162Vilasrao DeshmukhINC04-Aug-200902-Apr-20121By-election due to the resignation of Sushilkumar ShindeGovindrao AdikNCP04-Aug-200902-Apr-20123By-election due to the resignation of Praful PatelRanjitsinh Mohite-PatilNCP04-Aug-200902-Apr-20121By-election due to the resignation of Supriya SulePrithviraj ChavanINC03-Apr-200807-May-20112Resigned from the Rajya Sabha after winning the MLC by-election in April-May 2011Murli DeoraINC03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142Y. P. TrivediNCP03-Apr-200802-Apr-2014Janardan WaghmareNCP03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141Rajkumar DhootSHS03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142Bharatkumar RautSHS03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141Prakash JavadekarBJP03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141Supriya SuleNCP18-Sep-200616-May-20091By-election due to the death of Vasant Chavan;