National
Nominated Member of the Rajya Sabha
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Nominated by the President from persons with special knowledge or practical experience of literature, science, art and social service (Art. 80(1)(a), 80(3)).
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 12
Who holds these seats now
- C. Sadanandan Master BJP since July 2025 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Ghulam Ali Khatana BJP since September 2022 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Harivansh since April 2026 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla BJP since July 2025 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Ilaiyaraaja since July 2022 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Meenakshi Jain since July 2025 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- P. T. Usha since July 2022 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Satnam Singh Sandhu BJP since January 2024 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Sudha Murty since March 2024 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Ujjwal Nikam BJP since July 2025 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- Veerendra Heggade since July 2022 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
- V. Vijayendra Prasad since July 2022 Report Source: sansad.in, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selection method, seat counts and terms; minister portfolios from Wikipedia 'Third Modi ministry' (read 2026-10-12). Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmindia.gov.in and cabsec.gov.in were not reachable for a machine-readable portfolio list. For: Nominated Member of the Rajya Sabha
- sansad.in · checked Rajya Sabha Secretariat, sansad.in Rajya Sabha member API (api_rs/member/sitting-members), records updated to 2026-04-22..2026-10, read 2026-10-12: sitting member, state, party, notification (term start) and expiry dates. All 244 sitting members cross-checked against this load; official source supersedes the Wikipedia fallback. For: C. Sadanandan Master, current term, Ghulam Ali Khatana, current term, Harivansh, current term, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, current term, Ilaiyaraaja, current term and 7 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Third Modi ministry (read 2026-10-12): cabinet portfolios, holders and the 25 July 2026 Education charge change. Fallback source. For: C. Sadanandan Master, current term, Ghulam Ali Khatana, current term, Harivansh, current term, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, current term, Ilaiyaraaja, current term and 7 more
- sansad.in · checked Lok Sabha: sansad.in member API, status=Sitting, read 2026-10-12 (term start date not published, left empty). Rajya Sabha and ministers: Wikipedia 'List of current members of the Rajya Sabha' and 'Third Modi ministry' (fallback, read 2026-10-12; official Rajya Sabha list unreachable). Officers: Wikipedia infoboxes cross-checked with Wikidata. For: C. Sadanandan Master, current term, Ghulam Ali Khatana, current term, Harivansh, current term, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, current term, Ilaiyaraaja, current term and 7 more