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]
represents current member
Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Term | |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |
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