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List of Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry

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For other uses, see Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Every state and union territory of India has been allocated some seats according to the Indian Constitution, and Puducherry is allocated one seat in the house, which is indirectly elected by members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The seat elected to the house is determined by the number of seats a party possesses in the assembly during nomination.[1]

List of the members of parliament

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   represents current member

Name Party Term start Term end Term
Selvaganapathy[2][3] Bharatiya Janata Party 07-Oct-2021 06-Oct-2027 1
N. Gokulakrishnan[4][5] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 07-Oct-2015 06-Oct-2021 1
P. Kannan Indian National Congress 07-Oct-2009 06-Oct-2015 1
V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 07-Oct-2003 16-May-2009[a] 3
C. P. Thirunavukkarasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 07-Oct-1997 06-Oct-2003 1
V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 05-Aug-1991 04-Aug-1997 2
V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 05-Aug-1985 04-Aug-1991 1
V. P. M. Samy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 28-Jul-1977 27-Jul-1983 1
S. Sivaprakasam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 07-Aug-1969 06-Aug-1975 1
P. Abraham Indian National Congress 07-Aug-1963 06-Aug-1969 1
  1. ^ elected to Puducherry LS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rajya Sabha At Work (Second ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ The New Indian Express (22 September 2021). "Selvaganapathy of BJP is NDA pick for Rajya Sabha poll in Puducherry". Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ The Times of India (22 September 2021). "S Selvaganapathy set to be Puducherry's first BJP MP". Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ NDTV (21 September 2015). "AIADMK Nominee N Gokulakrishnan Elected to Rajya Sabha From Puducherry". Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ The Hindu (21 September 2015). "N. Gokulakrishnan elected to RS unopposed". Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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