Assam Rajya Sabha has a significant role to play as a legislative body. Rajya Sabha is one of the two houses of Parliament of India. It is also known as the Upper House of Parliament. This house of the Parliament has 250 members and it is the maximum strength of member this house can have. The age of the members of this house should be not below the age of thirty. The Rajya Sabha members are elected for a term of six years. The Parliamentary elections are so organized that every two years, one third of the members could be elected.
From Assam Rajya Sabha, seven members represent the state in the Parliament. Depending on the relative population of the territories and states, the number of seats to be allocated are determined. The following are the name of the members of Rajya Sabha from Assam.
- Dr. Manmohan Singh
- Shri Silvius Condpan
- Shri Indramani Bora
- Shri Dwijendra Nath Sarma
- Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee
- Smti Anowara Taimur
- Shri Gwra Brahma Urkha
Last Updated on 10 January 2011