A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the upper house of the Parliament of India which is known as "Rajya Sabha" (constitutionally "Council of States").

Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elected members of the State Assembly with a system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote.

However, every second year, one third of the members are retired and the vacancies are filled by fresh elections and Presidential nomination at the beginning of every third year.

[3] Broad responsibilities of the members of parliament of Rajya Sabha are: Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha enjoy special powers and responsibilities with regard to: Unlike Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha can not be dissolved and is a permanent body, therefore members usually get chances to serve their full tenure unless they resign or vacate the seat due to death.

So each member has a term of six years[3] A person must satisfy all following conditions to be qualified to become a member of parliament of the Rajya Sabha: A person would be ineligible for being a Member of the Rajya Sabha if the person: Membership in the Rajya Sabha is limited to 250 members, and up to 238 members are elected by the members of all the Vidhan Sabhas (individual state legislatures) and up to 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.