Parliament of India consists of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and President. Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the parliament also known as ‘Council of States’. In this article, we will read State wise MP Seats in Rajya Sabha in India.
More about MP Seats in Rajya Sabha in India
- First Rajya Sabha was convened in 1952 in Independent India.
- Maximum Strength – 250
- Nominated by the States and UTs- 238 (State-234 and UT-4)
- Nominated by the President from the field of Literature, Science, Art, and Social Service-12
- Current Strength– 245 (233 representatives of the states and UTs and 12 members are nominated by the President)
- Maximum Seats – Uttar Pradesh (31)
- UT Representation – Only Two UTs has NCR Delhi(3) and Puducherry(1)
| Name of the States/ UTs | Rajya Sabha Seats |
| Andhra Pradesh | 11 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 |
| Assam | 7 |
| Bihar | 16 |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 |
| Goa | 1 |
| Gujarat | 11 |
| Haryana | 5 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 4 |
| Jharkhand | 6 |
| Karnataka | 12 |
| Kerala | 9 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 11 |
| Maharashtra | 19 |
| Manipur | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 |
| Odisha | 10 |
| Punjab | 7 |
| Rajasthan | 10 |
| Sikkim | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 18 |
| Telangana | 7 |
| Tripura | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31 |
| Uttarakhand | 3 |
| West Bengal | 16 |
| Andaman and Nicobar | 0 |
| Chandigarh | 0 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0 |
| Daman and Diu | 0 |
| NCR, Delhi | 3 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 |
| Puducherry | 1 |
| Total | 233 |
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