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"Dharmshila Gupta is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has represented Bihar in the Rajya Sabha since 2024, after serving as a ward councillor.", "node": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.north-indian-politicians.bihar-politicians.legislators-and-party-leaders", "markdown": "# Dharmshila Gupta\n\nDharmshila Gupta is an Indian politician of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) (BJP) who has been a Member of the [Rajya Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajya-sabha), representing Bihar, since 2024.[1](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2589) Before her election to the upper house of Parliament, she served as a ward councillor and as president of the BJP's state women's wing in Bihar.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) |\n| Current office | Member of the Rajya Sabha (2024–2030)[1](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2589) |\n| Previous offices | Ward councillor; president, BJP state Mahila Morcha (women's wing), Bihar[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nGupta is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been the party's candidate for Rajya Sabha membership from Bihar.[1](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2589)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nGupta is a native of [Darbhanga](https://www.edgepedia.org/darbhanga) in Bihar and belongs to the backward class Vaishya community.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) She served as a ward councillor and later contested a mayoral election, which she lost.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html)\n\n## Career\n\nGupta held the post of ward councillor in Bihar.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) She later contested a mayoral election and was defeated.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html)\n\nThe state BJP president, [Samrat Choudhary](https://www.edgepedia.org/samrat-choudhary), who is also deputy chief minister, gave her responsibility for the party's state women's wing, the Mahila Morcha, which she led as state president.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html)\n\nIn 2024, the BJP's central leadership announced her, along with Bhim Singh, as the party's candidates from Bihar for the Rajya Sabha; the list of candidates was issued by the party's national general secretary and headquarters in-charge, Arun Singh, and the announcement was made by the party's national spokesperson, Sanjay Mayukh.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) Her name replaced that of the sitting Rajya Sabha member and senior party leader [Sushil Kumar Modi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sushil-kumar-modi) as the BJP's choice from the backward class Vaishya community.[2](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html) She took her seat in the Rajya Sabha for the term from 2024 to 2030.[1](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2589)\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### E-waste management\n\nIn a special mention (Rajya Sabha procedure to raise an issue briefly) in the Rajya Sabha on August 10, 2026, Gupta raised the need for effective management and safe disposal of the growing e-waste in the country.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\n### Sports and youth development\n\nOn August 10, 2026, Gupta made a special mention calling for the expansion of sports infrastructure and the Khelo India schemes in Bihar.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta) On August 12, 2026, she called for a national framework for youth awareness and holistic empowerment.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\n### Infrastructure in Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir\n\nOn August 12, 2026, Gupta demanded the development of tourism infrastructure in the [Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir](https://www.edgepedia.org/jammu-and-kashmir-union-territory) and asked that Bihta Airport be named Swami Sahajanand Saraswati International Airport.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta) On August 11, 2026, she demanded the establishment of a permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court at Silchar in Assam.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\n### Consumer and labor issues\n\nOn August 11, 2026, Gupta demanded reforms in the maximum retail price (MRP) system and protection of consumer interests, and called for strengthening social security and enhancing pension benefits under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS-95).[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta) On August 12, 2026, she raised concern over accidents caused by stray animals on the highway.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\n### Government administration\n\nOn August 12, 2026, Gupta made a special mention on the need to formulate a single outsourcing policy for the central government and central public sector undertakings.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta) She also raised the need to improve the maintenance and upkeep of government vehicles in public transport.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\n### Legislative record\n\nAccording to PRS Legislative Research, in her Rajya Sabha service Gupta has an attendance record of 88 percent, against a national average of 80 percent and a state average of 82 percent. She has taken part in 56 debates, against a national average of 74.3, and has asked 55 questions, against a national average of 104.33. She has introduced no private member's bills, against a national average of 0.8.[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta) Among the debates she took part in were special mentions on the safe disposal of e-waste (August 10, 2026), the expansion of sports infrastructure and Khelo India schemes in Bihar (August 10, 2026), tourism infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir (August 12, 2026), and reforms in the MRP system (August 11, 2026).[3](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n\nMost bills in India's Parliament are passed by voice vote without a record of how individual members voted, so the votes of individual members are generally not known, and every member is required to vote according to the party whip, failing which the member could lose the seat.[4](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/recording-each-vote)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Dharmshila Gupta, Rajya Sabha member biography](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2589)\n2. [Sushil Modi out of Rajya Sabha race, Dharmshila Gupta and Bhim Singh to become MPs from BJP quota, Live Hindustan](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-sushil-modi-out-of-rajya-sabha-race-dharamsheela-gupta-and-bhim-singh-will-become-mp-from-bjp-quota-9312788.html)\n3. [Dharmshila Gupta, PRS Legislative Research MP track](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha/dharmshila-gupta)\n4. 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