List of Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry

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Rajya Sabha
(Council of States)

Members of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) from Puducherry are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state but by the members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "Members of Parliament" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect one member from Puducherry. [1]

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Current member

Source: Digital Sansad [2]

No.NamePolitical partyAllianceDate ofTotal Term
AppointmentRetirement
1 S. Selvaganabathy Bharatiya Janata Party NDA 7 October 20216 October 20271

Chronological list of all members

NamePolitical partyDate ofTotal TermVacation Date/Reason
AppointmentRetirement
S. Selvaganabathy BJP 7 October 20216 October 20271Incumbent
N. Gokulakrishnan AIADMK 7 October 20156 October 20211Retirement
P. Kannan INC 7 October 20096 October 20151Retirement
V. Narayanasamy INC 7 October 20036 October 20093Elected to LS on 16 May 2009
C. P. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 7 October 19976 October 20031Retirement
V. Narayanasamy INC 5 August 19914 August 19972Retirement
V. Narayanasamy INC 5 August 19854 August 19911Retirement
V. P. M. Samy AIADMK 28 July 197727 July 19831Retirement
S. Sivaprakasam DMK 7 August 19696 August 19751Retirement
P. Abraham INC 7 August 19636 August 19691Retirement

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House". The Hindu . 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "List of Members". National Informatics Centre . 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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