Sansad Ratna Awards 2026 Explained: Full Winners List and Why the Parliamentary Honour Matters

For the year 2026, the Sansad Ratna Awards have been announced the outstanding performance by the Members of Parliament and Parliamentary Standing Committees. This year jury has selected the 10 Lok Sabha MPs, 2 Rajya Sabha MPs and 4 Parliamentary Standing Committees for the prestigious honors. Also among those awardees Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni from Pune and Lok Sabha MP Smita Uday Wagh from Jalgaon are the standout names.

Women MPs Among Major Award Winners

The inclusion of the Medha Kulkarni and Smita Uday Wagh has drawn special attention.

Smita Uday Wagh’s recognition is particularly significant because of her dedication to the parliamentary duties despite battling cancer.

According to the awards committee, she had continued attending Parliament sessions even while undergoing chemotherapy treatment which reflects the extraordinary commitment to public service.

Full List of Sansad Ratna Awards 2026 Individual Winners

The MPs selected for the outstanding parliamentary performance includes the,

1. Jagdambika Pal (Uttar Pradesh)
2. P.P. Chaudhary (Rajasthan)
3. Nishikant Dubey (Jharkhand)
4. Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Maharashtra)
5. Praveen Patel (Uttar Pradesh)
6. Bidyut Baran Mahato (Jharkhand)
7. Lumbaram Chaudhary (Rajasthan)
8. Dr Hemant Vishnu Savara (Maharashtra)
9. Smita Uday Wagh (Maharashtra)
10. Naresh Ganpat Mhaske (Maharashtra)
11. Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni (Maharashtra)
12. Narhari Amin (Gujarat)

The awards are based on the parliamentary performance up to the end of the Budget Session 2026.

Parliamentary Committees That Won Awards

Also the Four Parliamentary Standing Committees have also been recognized for the exceptional work.

These includes the,

1. Committee on Agriculture – chaired by Dr Charanjit Singh Channi
2. Finance Committee – chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab
3. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Committee – chaired by Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
4. Coal and Mines Committee – chaired by Anurag Thakur

These committees were selected for their effective legislative oversight and impactful parliamentary functioning.

What Is the Sansad Ratna Award?

The Sansad Ratna Award was instituted in the year 2010 by Chennai-based NGO Prime Point Foundation.

The main idea was inspired by the former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who also launched the first awards ceremony.

The honour also recognizes the parliamentarians who demonstrate outstanding legislative performance, active participation and effective public representation.

How Winners Are Selected

The selection process is based on data-driven.

The performance of evaluation is based on official parliamentary data including the,

• Questions asked
• Debates participated in
• Private member bills introduced
• Committee participation
• Attendance and legislative engagement

Data support comes from the,

• PRS Legislative Research
• Lok Sabha Secretariat
• Rajya Sabha Secretariat

The independent jury comprising former parliamentarians, constitutional experts and academicians finalizes the winners.