**Rajya Sabha Oath-Taking Ceremony Summary**
On April 6, 2026, Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath or affirmation to 19 newly elected and re-elected members in the Rajya Sabha Chamber.
**Member Statistics and Regional Representation**
The ceremony included 19 members representing four states:
* **Tamil Nadu (6 members):** Shri Christopher Manickam, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Shri Constandine Ravindran, Shri L. K. Sudhish, Dr. M. Thambidurai, and Shri Tiruchi Siva.
* **Maharashtra (5 members):** Shri Ramdas Bandu Athawale, Shrimati Maya Chintaman Ivnate, Shri Sharadchandra Pawar, Shri Ramrao Sakharam Wadkute, and Dr. Jyoti Nagnath Waghmare.
* **West Bengal (5 members):** Shri Babul Supriya Baral, Dr. Menaka Guruswamy, Shri Rajeev Kumar, Ms. Rukmini Mallik, and Shri Biswajit Sinha.
* **Odisha (3 members):** Shri Santrupt Mishra, Shri Dilip Kumar Ray, and Shri Manmohan Samal.
**Linguistic Diversity**
The oaths were administered in six different languages:
* **Tamil:** 6 members
* **Bengali:** 4 members
* **Marathi:** 3 members
* **Odia:** 3 members
* **Hindi:** 2 members
* **English:** 1 member
**Dignitaries in Attendance**
The event was attended by several high-ranking officials, including:
* **Shri Kiren Rijiju:** Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs.
* **Shri Jual Oram:** Minister of Tribal Affairs.
* **Shri P. C. Mody:** Secretary General of Rajya Sabha.
* Various senior officials from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
**Administrative Information**
* **Date and Time:** 06 APR 2026, 2:48 PM
* **Release ID:** 2249297
* **Location:** Rajya Sabha Chamber, Delhi
* **Visitor Counter:** 583
Key Entities Referenced
Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan: The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who administered the oath/affirmation to the nineteen newly elected and re-elected members.
Members of Rajya Sabha: The nineteen newly elected or re-elected individuals from states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Odisha who were officially sworn in.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat: The administrative body of the Upper House of Parliament responsible for conducting the official oath-taking ceremony.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs: The union ministry responsible for the conduct of business in the Houses of Parliament, represented at the event by its Minister.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan
administers oath/affirmation to newly elected/re-
elected Members in Rajya Sabha Chamber today
Posted On: 06 APR 2026 2:48PM by PIB Delhi
Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath/affirmation today in
Rajya Sabha Chamber to nineteen newly elected/ re-elected Members namely Shri Ramdas Bandu
Athawale, Shrimati Maya Chintaman Ivnate, Shri Sharadchandra Pawar, Shri Ramrao Sakharam Wadkute,
Dr. Jyoti Nagnath Waghmare, Shri Christopher Manickam, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Shri Constandine
Ravindran, Shri L. K. Sudhish, Dr. M. Thambidurai, Shri Tiruchi Siva, Shri Babul Supriya Baral, Dr.
Menaka Guruswamy, Shri Rajeev Kumar, Ms. Rukmini Mallik, Shri Biswajit Sinha, Shri Santrupt Mishra,
Shri Dilip Kumar Ray and Shri Manmohan Samal.
Three Members took oath in Marathi, two in Hindi, six in Tamil, one in English, four in Bengali and
three in Odia. Five Members are from the state of Maharashtra, six from Tamil Nadu, five from West
Bengal and three from Odisha.
Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs; Shri Jual Oram, Minister
of Tribal Affairs; Shri P. C. Mody, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha and other senior officials of the
secretariat were also present on the occasion.
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