<P> The Rajya Sabha (RS) or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India . Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members . 233 members are elected by state assembly members and 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services . The remainder of the body is elected by the state and territorial legislatures . Members sit for six - year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years . </P> <P> The nominated and state-wise list given below lists the number of seats against each category (nominated and state-wise list) and the number of vacant seats (if any). </P> <P> Keys: BJP (4) Nominated (8) </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> Affiliation </Th> <Th> Date of Appointment </Th> <Th> Date of Retirement </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Roopa Ganguly </Td> <Td> Art </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 04 - Oct - 2016 </Td> <Td> 03 - Oct - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sambhaji Raje </Td> <Td> Social work </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 07 - Jun - 2016 </Td> <Td> 03 - May - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Suresh Gopi </Td> <Td> Art </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 25 - Apr - 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 - Apr - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Subramanian Swamy </Td> <Td> Economics </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 25 - Apr - 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 - Apr - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Narendra Jadhav </Td> <Td> Economics </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 25 - Apr - 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 - Apr - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Mary Kom </Td> <Td> Sport </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 25 - Apr - 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 - Apr - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Swapan Dasgupta </Td> <Td> Journalism </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 25 - Apr - 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 - Apr - 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> K.T.S. Tulsi </Td> <Td> Law </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 25 - Feb - 2014 </Td> <Td> 24 - Feb - 2020 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> K. Parasaran </Td> <Td> Law </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 09 - Jun - 2012 </Td> <Td> 08 - Jun - 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Rekha </Td> <Td> Art </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 27 - Apr - 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 - Apr - 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> Sachin Tendulkar </Td> <Td> Sport </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 27 - Apr - 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 - Apr - 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Anu Aga </Td> <Td> Business </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> 27 - Apr - 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 - Apr - 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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