List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

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The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Tamil Nadu elects 18 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Tamil Nadu. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.[1]

Parties - (Year 2011)

Party Coalition (as of 14/01/14) MLAs (2011) Rajya Sabha MPs
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam TF 151 11
Indian National Congress UPA 5 1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPA 23 4
Pattali Makkal Katchi None 03
Communist Party of India (Marxist) TF 10 1
Communist Party of India TF 8 1
Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam None 28

Members List

Source: Parliament of India[2]

No Name Party Terms (Month Date, Year)
1 S. Muthukaruppan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
2 T. K. Rangarajan Communist Party of India (Marxist) April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
3 Sasikala Pushpa All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
4 K. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
5 Tiruchi Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
6 Vijila Sathyananth All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam April 2, 2014 To : April 1, 2020
7 K. R. Arjunan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
8 Kanimozhi2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
9 Dr. R. Lakshmanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
10 V. Maitreyan3 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
11 D. Raja2 Communist Party of India July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
12 T. Rathinavel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam July 25, 2013 To : July 24, 2019
13 A. Navaneethakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
14 S. R. Balasubramoniyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
15 R. S. Bharathi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
16 A. Vijayakumar2 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
17 T. K. S. Elangovan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
18 R. Vaithilingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam June 30, 2016 To : June 29, 2022
  • Note: Number represents the term the MP is serving.

Alphabetical List of all Members from Tamil Nadu


Source: Indian government (Rajya Sabha) website [3]

Name (alphabetical last name) Party Date of appointment Date of retirement Term Notes
M.S. Khader Abdul ADMK 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 1
Rahim Abdul Other 03/04/1958 02/04/1962 1
A.K.A. Samad Abdul ML 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1
A.K.A. Samad Abdul ML 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2
S. Agniraj DMK 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 1
Aruna Aladi @ V. Arunachalam ADMK 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 1
S. Peter Alphonse INC 03/04/1996 02/04/2002 1 09/09/1997 res fr INC
S. Peter Alphonse TMC 10/10/1997 02/04/2002 2 Bye fr TMC
Ammu Swaminathan INC 09/11/1957 02/04/1960 1 Bye-ele 1957
T.V. Anandhan INC(O) 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1
T.V. Anandhan INC(O) 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2
P. Anbalagan ADMK 28/07/1980 02/04/1984 1 Bye-ele Swaminathan
S. Anbalagan ADMK 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
C.N. Annadurai DMK 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1 Res 25/02/1967
N.M. Anwar INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 1
G.A. Appan DMK 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1
K. R. Arjunan ADMK 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 1 *
S. Austin ADMK 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 1
Narasimha Gopalaswami Ayyangar INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1 dea 10/02/1953
N. Balaganga ADMK 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 1
M.C. Balan ADMK 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 1
S. R. Balasubramoniyan ADMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 1 *
T.R. Baalu DMK 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
A. William Rabi Bernard ADMK 15/07/2011 29/06/2016 1 Bye-ele
R. S. Bharathi DMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 1 *
S.S. Chandran ADMK 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1
Dr. S. Chandrasekhar INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1
V. V. Rajan Chellappa ADMK 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 1
T. Chengalvaroyan INC 09/08/1963 02/04/1966 1 Bye-ele 1963
T. Chengalvaroyan INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 2
T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1
T.T.V. Dhinakaran ADMK 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
V.P. Duraisamy ADMK 25/07/1995 10/10/1996 1 Bye-ele
V.P. Duraisamy DMK 26/11/1996 24/07/2001[4] 2 Bye-ele
S.Krishnamoorthy DMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2012 1
A. Elavarasan ADMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 1
T. K. S. Elangovan DMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 1 *
L. Ganesan DMK 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1 Res 10/04/1986
Misa R. Ganesan DMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 1
B.S. Gnanadesikan INC 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1
B.S. Gnanadesikan INC 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 2
R. Gopalakrishnan INC 12/03/1960 02/04/1964 1 Bye-ele
R.T. Gopalan ADMK 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
V. Gopalsamy DMK 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 1
V. Gopalsamy DMK 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 2
V. Gopalsamy DMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 3
N.R. Govindarajar ADMK 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
S. Guruswami Other 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
K.S. Hegde INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 2
K.S. Hegde INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2 Res 21/08/1957
D. Heerachand ADMK 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1
Mona Hensman INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
S.G. Indira ADMK 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1
A.P. Janardhanam ADMK 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 1
J. Jayalalithaa ADMK 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 1 Res 28/01/1989
A.A. Jinnah DMK 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 1
Valampuri John INC 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1 Disq 14/10/1974
Valampuri John ADMK 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 2
N. Jothi ADMK 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1 res 27/03/2008
M.A. Kadar DMK 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 1
M. Kadharsha DMK 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
M. Kadharsha ADMK 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 2
B.V. Kakkilaya CPI 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram DMK 23/09/1969 02/04/1970 1 Bye-ele 1969
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram DMK 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2
M. Kalyanasundaram CPI 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1
M. Kamalanathan DMK 29/07/1971 02/04/1972 1 Bye-ele
M. Kamalanathan DMK 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 2
T.V. Kamalaswamy DMK 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 2
T.V. Kamalaswamy DMK 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2
R. Kamaraj ADMK 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1
Kanimozhi DMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 1
Kanimozhi DMK 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 2 *
N. Abdul Khader TMC(M) 10/10/1997 29/06/1998 1 bye-ele
S.P.M. Syed Khan ADMK 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1 Pasupon Tha Kiruttinan DMK 15/03/1989 02/04/1990 1 Bye-ele res of Jayalalithaa
Pasupon Tha Kiruttinan DMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 2
E.R. Krishnan ADMK 18/07/1977 02/04/1980 1 Bye-ele
U.R. Krishnan ADMK 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 1
K.A. Krishnaswamy ADMK 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 1
R.K. Kumar ADMK 03/04/1996 03/04/2002 1 dea 03/10/1999
K.P.K. Kumaran DMK 11/07/2006 24/07/2007 1 Bye-ele R. Sarath Kumar
S. Muthukaruppan ADMK 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 1 *
G. Lakshmanan DMK 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1 res 08/01/1980 LS
Dr. R. Lakshmanan ADMK 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 1 *
S. Madhavan ADMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 1
Dr. V. Maitreyan ADMK 15/01/2002 29/06/2004 1 Bye-ele d. Moopnar
Dr. V. Maitreyan ADMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 2
Dr. V. Maitreyan ADMK 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 3 *
K. Malaisamy ADMK 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
K. Madhava Menon INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 1
K. Madhava Menon INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 2
V.K. Krishna Menon INC 26/05/1953 02/04/1956 1 Bye-ele d Ayyangar KL 1956-57
S. Muthu Mani ADMK 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 1
O.S. Manian ADMK 25/07/1995 24/07/2001[4] 1
Murasoli Maran DMK 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 1
Murasoli Maran DMK 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 2
Murasoli Maran DMK 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 3
R. Margabandu ADMK 25/07/1995 24/07/2001[4] 1
S.S. Mariswamy DMK 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1
S.S. Mariswamy DMK 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 2
D. Masthan ADMK 25/07/1995 24/07/2001[4] 1
Dawood Ali Mirza INC 11/12/1956 02/04/1962 1 Bye-ele
R. Mohanarangam ADMK 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1 Disq 08/09/1982
R. Mohanarangam ADMK 11/02/1983 10/02/1989 2 Bye-ele?
S.A. Khaja Mohideen ML 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1
S.A. Khaja Mohideen ML 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 2
M.J. Jamal Mohideen INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
G.K. Moopanar INC 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 1
G.K. Moopanar INC 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 2 Res 02/02/1989
G.K. Moopanar INC 25/07/1995 24/07/2001 3 Res 09/09/1997
G.K. Moopanar TMC(M) 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 4 Dea 30/08/2001
M. Moses INC 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 1
V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar IND 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar IND 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 2
Arman Ali Munshi Other 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
Sathiavani Muthu ADMK 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 1
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker Other 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1 res 15/04/1964
P.S. Rajagopal Naidu INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1
P.S. Rajagopal Naidu INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 2
A. Nallasivan CPM 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 1
K.L. Narasimham CPI 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1
K.L. Narasimham CPI 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2
P.G. Narayanan ADMK 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1
C.D. Natarajan DMK 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 2 Res 09/09/1997
Jayanthi Natarajan TMC(M) 10/10/1997 24/07/2001[4] 3
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 4
E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan INC 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan INC 30/06/2010 29/06/2016 2
A. Navaneethakrishnan ADMK 26/06/2014 29/06/2016 1 Bye-ele RS 2014
A. Navaneethakrishnan ADMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 2 *
S. Niraikulathan ADMK 03/04/1996 02/04/2002 1
V.M. Obaidullah Sahib INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1
V.M. Obaidullah Sahib INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 2 Dea 21/02/1958
M. Palaniyandi INC 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
N. Thangaraj Pandian ADMK 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 1
P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian ADMK 30/09/2010 29/06/2016 1
B. Parameswaran Other 03/04/1958 03/04/1964 1 Res 12/03/1962
G. Parthasarathy Other 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 1
R.T. Parthasarathy Other 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 1
Krishnan Parvati Other 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 1 Res 12/03/1957
T.S. Pattabiraman INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1 Madras State
T.S. Pattabiraman INC 20/04/1957 02/04/1960 2 Bye-ele 1957
T.S. Pattabiraman INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 3 Madras State
C. Perumal ADMK 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1
Sivashanmugam Pillai Other 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1
Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy ADMK 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 1 *
K. M. Rahamat Ullah INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1 Madras State
D. Raja CPI 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 1
D. Raja CPI 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 2 *
G. Rajagopalan INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State
G. Rajagopalan INC 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 2 Madras State
G. Rajagopalan INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 3 dea 16/11/1964
Lalitha G. Rajagopalan INC 13/01/1965 02/04/1970 1
Smt H D Rajai RPI 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State
Smt H D Rajai RPI 03/04/1958 02/04/1964 1 Madras State dea 30/11/1959
N. Rajangam ADMK 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 1
N. Rajendran ADMK 25/07/1995 24/07/2001[4] 1
Sedapatti Suryanarayana Thevar Rajendran DMK 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1
J.S. Raju DMK 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 1
M.S. Ramachandran INC 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1
S.K.T. Ramachandran INC 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 1
Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss PMK 30/06/2004 29/06/2010 1
Dr K. P. Ramalingam DMK 30/06/2010 29/06/2016 1
K. V. Ramalingam ADMK 30/06/2010 29/06/2016 1 res 20/05/2011
R. Ramakrishnan ADMK 30/06/1980 29/06/1986 1
T. N. Ramamurti INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 1 Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPI 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 1 Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPM 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 2
V. Ramanathan ADMK 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 1
K. S. Ramaswamy INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1 Madras State
K. S. Ramaswamy INC 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 2 Madras State
V. V. Ramaswamy OTH 20/03/1967 02/04/1968 1 Madras State
N G Ranga INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State 16/03/1957 AP 1977-80
S. Ranganathan IND 03/04/1974 02/04/1980 1
T. K. Rangarajan CPM 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 1
T. K. Rangarajan CPM 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 2 *
T. Bhaskar Rao IND 03/04/1952 02/04/1960 1 Madras State
K. Rama Rao IND 03/04/1952 02/04/1954 1 Madras State
T. Rathinavel ADMK 25/07/2013 24/07/2019 1 *
Noorjehan Razack ADMK 25/07/1977 24/07/1983 1
A.K. Refaye ML 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 1
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy INC 22/08/1952 15/09/1953 1 Madras State bye 1952 AP 1964-66 66-67
M. Ruthnaswamy INC 03/04/1962 02/04/1968 1 Madras State
M. Ruthnaswamy INC 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 2 Madras State
Era Sambasivam ADMK 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 1
S Sambhu Prasad INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1 Madras State
M. Sankaralingam DMK 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 1
K. Santhanam INC 18/04/1960 02/04/1962 1 Madras State bye 1960
K. Santhanam INC 17/04/1962 02/04/1964 2 Madras State bye 1962
T.A. Mohammed Saqhy DMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 1
R. Sarath Kumar DMK 25/07/2001 24/07/2007 1 Res 31/05/2006
Vijila Sathyananth ADMK 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 1 *
Thanga Tamil Selvan ADMK 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1
T.M. Selvaganapathi DMK 30/06/2010 29/06/2016 1 disq 17/04/2014
K. Selvaraj ADMK 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 1 *
Era Seziyan JP 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 1
R. Shunmugasundaram DMK 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1
P.N. Siva DMK 14/01/2000 02/04/2002 1 Bye-ele RS 2000
P.N. Siva DMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 2
Tiruchi Siva DMK 14/01/2000 02/04/2002 1 Bye 2000
Tiruchi Siva DMK 25/07/2007 24/07/2013 2
Tiruchi Siva DMK 03/04/2014 02/04/2020 3 *
S. Sivasubramanian DMK 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 1
P. Soundararajan ADMK 03/04/1996 02/04/2002 1
D K Somasundaram DMK 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 1 Madras State dea 25/06/1971
Thomas Srinivasan INC 03/04/1960 02/04/1966 1 Madras State dea 17/04/1963
T.K. Srinivasan DMK 03/04/1970 02/04/1976 1
Vasanthi Stanley DMK 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 1
Dr P. Subbarayan INC 03/04/1954 02/04/1960 1 Madras State 04/03/1957
Ka.Ra. Subbian DMK 14/01/2000 02/04/2002 1 Bye-ele RS 2000
Thalavai Sundaram ADMK 03/04/1996 18/05/2002 1
P Sundarayya CPI 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1. Madras State 21/03/1955
V M Surendra Ram INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State
G. Swaminathan ADMK 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
G. Swaminathan ADMK 30/06/1992 29/06/1998 2
V.V. Swaminathan ADMK 03/04/1972 02/04/1978 1
V.V. Swaminathan ADMK 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 2 res 19/06/1980
N R M Swamy INC 03/04/1966 02/04/1972 1 Madras State
S. Thangavelu DMK 30/06/2010 29/06/2016 1
K.V. Thangkabalu INC 03/04/1984 02/04/1990 1
P. Thanulingam INC 09/07/1964 02/04/1968 1 Madras State
G. Varadaraj ADMK 25/07/1983 24/07/1989 1
G. K. Vasan INC 03/04/2002 02/04/2008 1
G. K. Vasan INC 03/04/2008 02/04/2014 2
S. S. Vasan INC 03/04/1964 02/04/1970 1 dea 28/08/1969 Madras State
P. Venkatanarayana CPM 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State
R. Vaithilingam ADMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 1 *
K.K. Veerappan DMK 03/04/1990 02/04/1996 1
V. Venka DMK 03/04/1978 02/04/1984 1
T.M. Venkatachalam ADMK 03/04/1996 02/04/2002 1 Dea 02/12/1999
P. Venkatanarayana CPM 03/04/1952 02/04/1958 1 Madras State
Tindivanam G. Venkatraman DMK 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 1
M. R. Venkataraman CPM 03/04/1968 02/04/1974 1 Madras
S. Venkataraman INC 03/04/1952 02/04/1956 1 fr Madras
S. Venkataraman INC 03/04/1956 02/04/1962 2 fr Madras
A. Vijayakumar ADMK 30/06/2016 29/06/2022 1 *
M. Vincent ADMK 30/06/1986 29/06/1992 1
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 15/03/1989 24/07/1989 1 Bye-ele
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 25/07/1989 24/07/1995 2
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 30/06/1998 29/06/2004 3


  • Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members
  • Blue: Elected to Rajya Sabha from the Madras State.


Number of Rajya Sabha MPs in Tamil Nadu by party (excluding Members elected for Madras State)
Party MPs
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) 54
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 36
Indian National Congress (INC) 20
Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) 4
Muslim League (ML) 3
Communist Party of India (CPI) 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 1
Janata Party (JP) 1
Congress (Organisation) (INC(O)) 1
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) 1

See also

Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, 2013

References

  1. ^ "Composition of Rajya Sabha - Rajya Sabha At Work" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/memberstatewise.aspx
  3. ^ http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/alphabeticallist_all_terms.asp
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Biennial elections to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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