Rajya Sabha Chairman administers oath/affirmation to newly Members

Chairman, Rajya Sabha, C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath/affirmation today in Rajya Sabha Chamber to nine newly elected/ re-elected Members namely Dr. Mukeshbhai J. Rathwa, Pawan Khera, Mahesh Kewat, James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma, Khiangte Laltluangkima, Dr. Satish Poonia, Prakash Chik Baraik, Ms. Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray.

Five Members took oath in Hindi, two in English and two in Bengali. Three Members are from the state of West Bengal and one each from Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Rajasthan. (UPDATED ON 20TH JULY 2026)