Rajya Sabha Chairman administers oath to Mallikarjun Kharge and seven other members
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath on 29 June 2026 to re-elected member Mallikarjun Kharge of Karnataka and to seven newly elected or re-elected members in the Rajya Sabha Chamber.
Summary
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath in Parliament House on 29 June 2026 to re-elected member Mallikarjun Kharge, representing Karnataka, who took the oath in Hindi. The Chairman also administered oath or affirmation in the Rajya Sabha Chamber to seven newly elected or re-elected members: Mansingh Meraman Parmar, Tarun Chugh, Alka Singh, Jitendra Meghjibhai Kanzariya, Rajendra Hiralal Jain, M. Nagaraja and Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi. Of the seven, four took the oath in Hindi and one each in Kannada, Punjabi and Manipuri; two are from Gujarat and one each from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur and Rajasthan.
Key facts
- Date
- 29 June 2026
- Administered by
- Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan
- Kharge
- Re-elected, Karnataka; oath in Hindi
- Other members
- Seven: two from Gujarat; one each from Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan
- Languages (seven)
- Hindi 4; Kannada, Punjabi, Manipuri 1 each
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Mallikarjun Kharge, who took oath as a re-elected Rajya Sabha member on 29 June 2026, represents which state?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Karnataka
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath to re-elected member Mallikarjun Kharge, representing Karnataka; he took the oath in Hindi.