List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

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)PartyDate of appointmentDate of retirementTermNotes
M.S. Khader AbdulADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
Rahim AbdulOther03/04/195802/04/19621
A.K.A. Samad AbdulML03/04/196402/04/19701
A.K.A. Samad AbdulML03/04/197002/04/19762
S. AgnirajDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
Aruna Aladi @ V. ArunachalamADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
S. Peter AlphonseINC03/04/199602/04/2002109/09/1997 res fr INC
S. Peter AlphonseTMC10/10/199702/04/20022Bye fr TMC
Ammu SwaminathanINC09/11/195702/04/19601Bye-ele 1957
T.V. AnandhanINC(O)03/04/196402/04/19701
T.V. AnandhanINC(O)03/04/197002/04/19762
P. AnbalaganADMK28/07/198002/04/19841Bye-ele Swaminathan
S. AnbalaganADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
C.N. AnnaduraiDMK03/04/196202/04/19681Res 25/02/1967
N.M. AnwarINC03/04/196002/04/19661
G.A. AppanDMK03/04/196802/04/1974 1
K. R. ArjunanADMK25/07/201324/07/20191*
S. AustinADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
Narasimha Gopalaswami AyyangarINC03/04/195202/04/19561dea 10/02/1953
N. BalagangaADMK03/04/200802/04/20141
M.C. BalanADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
S. R. BalasubramoniyanADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
T.R. BaaluDMK30/06/198629/06/19921
A. William Rabi BernardADMK15/07/201129/06/20161Bye-ele
R. S. BharathiDMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
S.S. ChandranADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
Dr. S. ChandrasekharINC03/04/196402/04/19701
V. V. Rajan ChellappaADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
T. ChengalvaroyanINC09/08/196302/04/19661Bye-ele 1963
T. ChengalvaroyanINC03/04/196602/04/19722
T. S. Avinashilingam ChettiarINC03/04/195802/04/19641
T.T.V. DhinakaranADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
V.P. DuraisamyADMK25/07/199510/10/19961Bye-ele
V.P. DuraisamyDMK26/11/199624/07/2001[4]2Bye-ele
S.KrishnamoorthyDMK25/07/200724/07/20121
A. ElavarasanADMK25/07/200724/07/20131
T. K. S. ElangovanDMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
L. GanesanDMK30/06/198029/06/19861Res 10/04/1986
Misa R. GanesanDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25/07/200124/07/20071
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25/07/200724/07/20132
R. GopalakrishnanINC12/03/196002/04/19641Bye-ele
R.T. GopalanADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/197802/04/19841
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/198402/04/19902
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/199002/04/19963
N.R. GovindarajarADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
S. GuruswamiOther03/04/195202/04/19541
K.S. HegdeINC03/04/195202/04/19542
K.S. HegdeINC03/04/195402/04/19602Res 21/08/1957
D. HeerachandADMK30/06/198029/06/19861
Mona HensmanINC03/04/195202/04/19561
S.G. IndiraADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
A.P. JanardhanamADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
J. JayalalithaaADMK03/04/198402/04/19901Res 28/01/1989
A.A. JinnahDMK03/04/200802/04/20141
Valampuri JohnINC03/04/197402/04/19801Disq 14/10/1974
Valampuri JohnADMK03/04/198402/04/19902
N. JothiADMK03/04/200202/04/20081res 27/03/2008
M.A. KadarDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
M. KadharshaDMK03/04/197402/04/19801
M. KadharshaADMK25/07/198324/07/19892
B.V. KakkilayaCPI03/04/195202/04/19541
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK23/09/196902/04/19701Bye-ele 1969
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK03/04/197002/04/19762
M. KalyanasundaramCPI30/06/198029/06/19861
M. KamalanathanDMK29/07/197102/04/19721Bye-ele
M. KamalanathanDMK03/04/197202/04/19782
T.V. KamalaswamyDMK03/04/195202/04/19542
T.V. KamalaswamyDMK03/04/195402/04/19602
R. KamarajADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
KanimozhiDMK25/07/200724/07/20131
KanimozhiDMK25/07/201324/07/20192 *
N. Abdul KhaderTMC(M)10/10/199729/06/19981bye-ele
S.P.M. Syed KhanADMK03/04/200202/04/20081 Pasupon Tha KiruttinanDMK15/03/198902/04/19901Bye-ele res of Jayalalithaa
Pasupon Tha KiruttinanDMK03/04/199002/04/19962
E.R. KrishnanADMK18/07/197702/04/19801Bye-ele
U.R. KrishnanADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
K.A. KrishnaswamyADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
R.K. KumarADMK03/04/199603/04/20021dea 03/10/1999
K.P.K. KumaranDMK11/07/200624/07/20071Bye-ele R. Sarath Kumar
S. MuthukaruppanADMK03/04/201402/04/20201*
G. LakshmananDMK03/04/197402/04/19801res 08/01/1980 LS
Dr. R. LakshmananADMK25/07/201324/07/20191*
S. MadhavanADMK03/04/199002/04/19961
Dr. V. MaitreyanADMK15/01/200229/06/20041Bye-ele d. Moopnar
Dr. V. MaitreyanADMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Dr. V. MaitreyanADMK25/07/201324/07/20193*
K. MalaisamyADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
K. Madhava MenonINC03/04/195402/04/19601
K. Madhava MenonINC03/04/196002/04/19662
V.K. Krishna MenonINC26/05/195302/04/19561Bye-ele d Ayyangar KL 1956-57
S. Muthu ManiADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
O.S. ManianADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[4]1
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/197724/07/19831
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/198324/07/19892
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/198924/07/19953
R. MargabanduADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[4]1
S.S. MariswamyDMK03/04/196402/04/19701
S.S. MariswamyDMK03/04/197002/04/19762
D. MasthanADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[4]1
Dawood Ali MirzaINC11/12/195602/04/19621Bye-ele
R. MohanarangamADMK30/06/198029/06/19861Disq 08/09/1982
R. MohanarangamADMK11/02/198310/02/19892Bye-ele?
S.A. Khaja MohideenML03/04/196802/04/19741
S.A. Khaja MohideenML03/04/197402/04/19802
M.J. Jamal MohideenINC03/04/196202/04/19681
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/197724/07/19831
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/198324/07/19892Res 02/02/1989
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/199524/07/20013Res 09/09/1997
G.K. MoopanarTMC(M)30/06/199829/06/20044Dea 30/08/2001
M. MosesINC03/04/197802/04/19841
V. K. Ramaswami MudaliarIND03/04/195202/04/19561
V. K. Ramaswami MudaliarIND03/04/195602/04/19622
Arman Ali MunshiOther03/04/195202/04/19541
Sathiavani MuthuADMK03/04/197802/04/19841
M. A. Manickavelu NaickerOther03/04/196202/04/19681res 15/04/1964
P.S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03/04/195202/04/19541
P.S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03/04/195402/04/19602
A. NallasivanCPM25/07/198924/07/19951
K.L. NarasimhamCPI03/04/195202/04/19581
K.L. NarasimhamCPI03/04/195802/04/19642
P.G. NarayananADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
C.D. NatarajanDMK03/04/197402/04/19801
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30/06/198629/06/19921
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30/06/199229/06/19982Res 09/09/1997
Jayanthi NatarajanTMC(M)10/10/199724/07/2001[4]3
Jayanthi NatarajanINC03/04/200802/04/20144
E.M. Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30/06/200429/06/20101
E.M. Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30/06/201029/06/20162
A. NavaneethakrishnanADMK26/06/201429/06/20161 Bye-ele RS 2014
A. NavaneethakrishnanADMK30/06/201629/06/20222*
S. NiraikulathanADMK03/04/199602/04/20021
V.M. Obaidullah SahibINC03/04/195202/04/19561
V.M. Obaidullah SahibINC03/04/195602/04/19622Dea 21/02/1958
M. PalaniyandiINC30/06/198629/06/19921
N. Thangaraj PandianADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
P. H. Paul Manoj PandianADMK30/09/201029/06/20161
B. ParameswaranOther03/04/195803/04/19641Res 12/03/1962
G. ParthasarathyOther03/04/196002/04/19661
R.T. ParthasarathyOther03/04/196602/04/19721
Krishnan ParvatiOther03/04/195402/04/19601Res 12/03/1957
T.S. PattabiramanINC03/04/195202/04/1956 1Madras State
T.S. PattabiramanINC20/04/195702/04/1960 2Bye-ele 1957
T.S. PattabiramanINC03/04/196002/04/1966 3Madras State
C. PerumalADMK03/04/200202/04/20081
Sivashanmugam PillaiOther03/04/196202/04/19681
Sasikala Pushpa RamaswamyADMK03/04/201402/04/20201*
K. M. Rahamat UllahINC03/04/195202/04/19541Madras State
D. RajaCPI25/07/200724/07/20131
D. RajaCPI25/07/201324/07/20192*
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/195802/04/19642Madras State
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/196402/04/19703dea 16/11/1964
Lalitha G. RajagopalanINC13/01/196502/04/19701
Smt H D RajaiRPI03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
Smt H D RajaiRPI03/04/195802/04/19641Madras State dea 30/11/1959
N. RajangamADMK03/04/198402/04/19901
N. RajendranADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[4]1
Sedapatti Suryanarayana Thevar RajendranDMK03/04/197002/04/19761
J.S. RajuDMK25/07/198924/07/19951
M.S. RamachandranINC30/06/198029/06/19861
S.K.T. RamachandranINC25/07/198924/07/19951
Dr. Anbumani RamadossPMK30/06/200429/06/20101
Dr K. P. RamalingamDMK30/06/201029/06/2016 1
K. V. RamalingamADMK30/06/201029/06/20161res 20/05/2011
R. RamakrishnanADMK30/06/198029/06/19861
T. N. RamamurtiINC03/04/195602/04/19621Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPI03/04/196002/04/19661Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPM25/07/197724/07/19832
V. RamanathanADMK03/04/198402/04/19901
K. S. RamaswamyINC03/04/196202/04/19681Madras State
K. S. RamaswamyINC03/04/196802/04/19742Madras State
V. V. RamaswamyOTH20/03/196702/04/19681Madras State
N G RangaINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State 16/03/1957 AP 1977-80
S. RanganathanIND03/04/197402/04/19801
T. K. RangarajanCPM03/04/200802/04/20141
T. K. RangarajanCPM03/04/201402/04/20202*
T. Bhaskar RaoIND03/04/195202/04/19601Madras State
K. Rama RaoIND03/04/195202/04/19541Madras State
T. RathinavelADMK25/07/201324/07/20191*
Noorjehan RazackADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
A.K. RefayeML03/04/197202/04/19781
Neelam Sanjiva ReddyINC22/08/195215/09/19531Madras State bye 1952 AP 1964-66 66-67
M. RuthnaswamyINC03/04/196202/04/19681Madras State
M. RuthnaswamyINC03/04/196802/04/19742Madras State
Era SambasivamADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
S Sambhu PrasadINC03/04/195202/04/19561Madras State
M. SankaralingamDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
K. SanthanamINC18/04/196002/04/19621Madras State bye 1960
K. SanthanamINC17/04/196202/04/19642Madras State bye 1962
T.A. Mohammed SaqhyDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
R. Sarath KumarDMK25/07/200124/07/20071Res 31/05/2006
Vijila SathyananthADMK03/04/201402/04/20201*
Thanga Tamil SelvanADMK03/04/200202/04/20081
T.M. SelvaganapathiDMK30/06/201029/06/20161disq 17/04/2014
K. SelvarajADMK03/04/201402/04/20201*
Era SeziyanJP03/04/197802/04/19841
R. ShunmugasundaramDMK03/04/200202/04/20081
P.N. SivaDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye-ele RS 2000
P.N. SivaDMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Tiruchi SivaDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye 2000
Tiruchi SivaDMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Tiruchi SivaDMK03/04/201402/04/20203*
S. SivasubramanianDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
P. SoundararajanADMK03/04/199602/04/20021
D K SomasundaramDMK03/04/196602/04/19721Madras State dea 25/06/1971
Thomas SrinivasanINC03/04/196002/04/19661Madras State dea 17/04/1963
T.K. SrinivasanDMK03/04/197002/04/19761
Vasanthi StanleyDMK03/04/200802/04/20141
Dr P. SubbarayanINC03/04/195402/04/19601Madras State 04/03/1957
Ka.Ra. SubbianDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye-ele RS 2000
Thalavai SundaramADMK03/04/199618/05/20021
P SundarayyaCPI03/04/195202/04/19561.Madras State 21/03/1955
V M Surendra RamINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
G. SwaminathanADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
G. SwaminathanADMK30/06/199229/06/19982
V.V. SwaminathanADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
V.V. SwaminathanADMK03/04/197802/04/19842res 19/06/1980
N R M SwamyINC03/04/196602/04/19721Madras State
S. ThangaveluDMK30/06/201029/06/20161
K.V. ThangkabaluINC03/04/198402/04/19901
P. ThanulingamINC09/07/196402/04/19681Madras State
G. VaradarajADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
G. K. VasanINC03/04/200202/04/20081
G. K. VasanINC03/04/200802/04/20142
S. S. VasanINC03/04/196402/04/19701dea 28/08/1969 Madras State
P. VenkatanarayanaCPM03/04/195202/04/1958 1Madras State
R. VaithilingamADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
K.K. VeerappanDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
V. VenkaDMK03/04/197802/04/19841
T.M. VenkatachalamADMK03/04/199602/04/20021Dea 02/12/1999
P. VenkatanarayanaCPM03/04/195202/04/1958 1Madras State
Tindivanam G. VenkatramanDMK25/07/198924/07/19951
M. R. VenkataramanCPM03/04/196802/04/1974 1Madras
S. VenkataramanINC03/04/195202/04/1956 1fr Madras
S. VenkataramanINC03/04/195602/04/1962 2fr Madras
A. VijayakumarADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
M. VincentADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK15/03/198924/07/19891Bye-ele
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK25/07/198924/07/19952
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK30/06/199829/06/20043


  • 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.
  2. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/memberstatewise.aspx
  3. ↑ http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/alphabeticallist_all_terms.asp
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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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