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President Murmu Nominates Four Eminent Professionals to Rajya Sabha

Nominated under Article 80 to fill seats vacated by retiring members, the four will bring expertise spanning diplomacy, law, social service and academia.

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Overview

  • President Droupadi Murmu exercised her Article 80(1)(a) powers on July 12 to appoint four individuals to seats vacated by retiring nominated members.
  • Harsh Vardhan Shringla, former foreign secretary and chief coordinator of India’s G20 presidency, joins the Upper House alongside Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, the prosecutor in landmark terror cases.
  • The cohort also includes C. Sadanandan Master, a Kerala educator and grassroots activist who survived a 1994 political attack, and Dr. Meenakshi Jain, a Padma Shri–winning historian.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the nominations on X, highlighting the nominees’ contributions to India’s foreign policy, legal framework, social development and scholarship.
  • Set to take their seats in the upcoming monsoon session, the new members are expected to infuse specialized knowledge into parliamentary deliberations.