List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

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Members of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) from Tamil Nadu are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state but by the members of the Tamil Nadu 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 18 members from Tamil Nadu. [1]

Contents

Current members

Source: Parliament of India [2]
Keys:
INDIA (12) –  DMK (10)  INC (1)  MDMK (1)

AIADMK+ (4) –  AIADMK (4)

Others (2) –  PMK (1)  TMC(M) (1)

#Name [3] PartyTerm startTerm end
1 K. R. N. Rajeshkumar DMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
2 S. Kalyanasundaram 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
3 R. Girirajan 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
4 Kanimozhi NVN Somu 27-Sep-202102-Apr-2026
5 M. M. Abdulla 06-Sep-202124-Jul-2025
6 P. Selvarasu 03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
7 Tiruchi Siva 03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
8 N. R. Elango 03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
9 M. Shanmugam 25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
10 P. Wilson 25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
11 P. Chidambaram INC 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
12 Vaiko MDMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
13 C. V. Shanmugam AIADMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
14 R. Dharmar 30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
15 M. Thambidurai 03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
16 N. Chandrasegharan 25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
17 G. K. Vasan TMC(M) 03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
18 Anbumani Ramadoss PMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025

Chronological list of all Rajya Sabha members

This is the term wise list of former Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu, arranged chronologically by Last date of election of the member.

Tamil Nadu

NamePartyTerm startTerm endTerm(s)Notes
K. R. N. Rajeshkumar DMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20282
S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
R. Girirajan DMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
P. Chidambaram INC 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
C. V. Shanmugam AIADMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
R. Dharmar AIADMK 30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
K. R. N. Rajeshkumar DMK 27-Sep-202129-Jun-20221bye - resignation of R. Vaithilingam [4]
Kanimozhi NVN Somu DMK 27-Sep-202102-Apr-20261bye - resignation of K. P. Munusamy
M. M. Abdulla DMK 06-Sep-202124-Jul-20251bye - death of A. Mohammedjan
M. Thambidurai AIADMK 03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
K. P. Munusamy AIADMK 03-Apr-202007-May-20211elected to Veppanahalli Assembly
G. K. Vasan TMC(M) 03-Apr-202002-Apr-20263
P. Selvarasu DMK 03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
Tiruchi Siva DMK 03-Apr-202002-Apr-20264
N. R. Elango DMK 03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
A. Mohammedjan AIADMK 25-Jul-201923-Mar-20211death
N. Chandrasegharan AIADMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
Anbumani Ramadoss PMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-20252
M. Shanmugam DMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
P. Wilson DMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
Vaiko MDMK 25-Jul-201924-Jul-20254
A. Navaneethakrishnan AIADMK 30-Jun-201629-Jun-20222
S. R. Balasubramoniyan AIADMK 30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
A. Vijayakumar AIADMK 30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
R. Vaithilingam AIADMK 30-Jun-201607-May-20211elected to Orathanad Assembly
R. S. Bharathi DMK 30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
T. K. S. Elangovan DMK 30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
A. Navaneethakrishnan AIADMK 26-Jun-201429-Jun-20161bye - disqualification of T. M. Selvaganapathy
S. Muthukaruppan AIADMK 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Vijila Sathyananth AIADMK 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
K. Selvaraj AIADMK 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Sasikala Pushpa AIADMK 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Tiruchi Siva DMK 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20203
T. K. Rangarajan CPM 03-Apr-201402-Apr-20202
K. R. Arjunan AIADMK 25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
R. Lakshmanan AIADMK 25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
V. Maitreyan AIADMK 25-Jul-201324-Jul-20193
T. Rathinavel AIADMK 25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
Kanimozhi DMK 25-Jul-201323-May-20192elected to Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha
D. Raja CPI 25-Jul-201324-Jul-20192
A. W. Rabi Bernard AIADMK 19-Jul-201129-Jun-20161bye - resignation of K. V. Ramalingam
K. P. Ramalingam DMK 30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
T. M. Selvaganapathy DMK 30-Jun-201017-Apr-20141disqualified
S. Thangavelu DMK 30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
Sudarsana Natchiappan INC 30-Jun-201029-Jun-20162
Paul Manoj Pandian AIADMK 30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
K. V. Ramalingam AIADMK 30-Jun-201020-May-20111elected to Erode West Assembly
S. Amir Ali Jinnah DMK 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
Vasanthi Stanley DMK 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
G. K. Vasan INC 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20144
T. K. Rangarajan CPM 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
N. Balaganga AIADMK 03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
Kanimozhi DMK 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
Tiruchi Siva DMK 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
B.S. Gnanadesikan INC 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
D. Raja CPI 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
A. Elavarasan AIADMK 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
V. Maitreyan AIADMK 25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
K. P. K. Kumaran DMK 11-Jul-200624-Jul-20071bye - resignation of R. Sarathkumar
S. Anbalagan AIADMK 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
T. T. V. Dhinakaran AIADMK 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
N. R. Govindarajar AIADMK 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
K. Malaisamy AIADMK 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
Anbumani Ramadoss PMK 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
Sudarsana Natchiappan INC 30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
N. Jothi AIADMK 03-Apr-200227-Mar-20081resigned
S. P. M. Syed Khan AIADMK 03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
C. Perumal AIADMK 03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
Thanga Tamil Selvan AIADMK 03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
R. Shunmugasundaram DMK 03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
G. K. Vasan INC 03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
V. Maitreyan AIADMK 15-Jan-200229-Jun-20041bye - death of G. K. Moopanar
S. S. Chandran AIADMK 25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
S. G. Indira AIADMK 25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
R. Kamaraj AIADMK 25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
P. G. Narayanan AIADMK 25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
R. Sarathkumar DMK 25-Jul-200131-May-20061resigned
B.S. Gnanadesikan TMC(M) 25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
Tiruchi Siva DMK 14-Jan-200002-Apr-20021bye - death of R. K. Kumar
Ka. Ra. Subbian DMK 14-Jan-200002-Apr-20021bye - death of T. M. Venkatachalam
S. Agniraj DMK 30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
M. A. Kadar DMK 30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
M. Sankaralingam DMK 30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
S. Sivasubramanian DMK 30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 30-Jun-199829-Jun-20043
G. K. Moopanar TMC(M) 30-Jun-199830-Aug-20014death
S. Peter Alphonse TMC(M) 10-Oct-199702-Apr-20022bye - resignation by himself
Jayanthi Natarajan TMC(M) 10-Oct-199724-Jul-20013bye - resignation of G. K. Moopanar
N. Abdul Khader TMC(M) 10-Oct-199729-Jun-19981bye - resignation of Jayanthi Natarajan
V. P. Duraisamy DMK 26-Nov-199624-Jul-20012bye - resignation by himself
R. K. Kumar AIADMK 03-Apr-199603-Oct-19991death
S. Niraikulathan AIADMK 03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021
T. M. Venkatachalam AIADMK 03-Apr-199602-Dec-19991death
P. Soundararajan AIADMK 03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021
Thalavai N. Sundaram AIADMK 03-Apr-199618-May-20011elected to Kanniyakumari Assembly
S. Peter Alphonse INC 03-Apr-199609-Sep-19971resigned
O. S. Manian AIADMK 25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
N. Rajendran AIADMK 25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
R. Margabandhu AIADMK 25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
D. Masthan AIADMK 25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
V. P. Duraisamy AIADMK 25-Jul-199510-Oct-19961resigned
G. K. Moopanar INC 25-Jul-199509-Sep-19973
S. Austin AIADMK 30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
V. V. Rajan Chellappa AIADMK 30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
S. Muthu Mani AIADMK 30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
N. Thangaraj Pandian AIADMK 30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
G. Swaminathan AIADMK 30-Jun-199229-Jun-19982
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 30-Jun-199209-Sep-19972resigned
Misa R. Ganesan DMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
Tha. Kiruttinan DMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19962
T. A. Mohammed Saqhy DMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
Vaiko DMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19963
K. K. Veerappan DMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
S. Madhavan AIADMK 03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
Murasoli Maran DMK 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19953
J. S. Raju DMK 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
G. Venkatraman DMK 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19952
S. K. T. Ramachandran INC 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
A. Nallasivan CPI 25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
Tha. Kiruttinan DMK 15-Mar-198902-Apr-19901bye - resignation of J. Jayalalithaa
Viduthalai Virumbi DMK 15-Mar-198924-Jul-19891bye - resignation of G. K. Moopanar
R. T. Gopalan AIADMK 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
M. Vincent AIADMK 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
G. Swaminathan AIADMK 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
M. Palaniyandi INC 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
Jayanthi Natarajan INC 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
T. R. Baalu DMK 30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
J. Jayalalithaa AIADMK 03-Apr-198428-Jan-19891elected to Bodinayakkanur Assembly
Valampuri John AIADMK 03-Apr-198402-Apr-19902
N. Rajangam AIADMK 03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
V. Ramanathan AIADMK 03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
K.V. Thangkabalu AIADMK 03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
Vaiko DMK 03-Apr-198402-Apr-19902
Aladi Aruna AIADMK 25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
M. Kadharsha AIADMK 25-Jul-198324-Jul-19892
G. Varadaraj AIADMK 25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
Era. Sambasivam AIADMK 25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
G. K. Moopanar INC 25-Jul-198302-Feb-19892elected to Papanasam Assembly
Murasoli Maran DMK 25-Jul-198324-Jul-19892
R. Mohanarangam AIADMK 11-Feb-198329-Jun-19862bye - disqualification of R. Mohanarangam
P. Anbalagan AIADMK 28-Jul-198002-Apr-19841bye - resignation of V. V. Swaminathan
D. Heerachand AIADMK 30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
R. Ramakrishnan AIADMK 30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
R. Mohanarangam AIADMK 30-Jun-198008-Sep-19821disqualified
M.S. Ramachandran INC 30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
L. Ganesan DMK 30-Jun-198010-Apr-19861resigned
M. Kalyanasundaram CPI 30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
Sathiavani Muthu AIADMK 03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
V. V. Swaminathan AIADMK 03-Apr-197819-Jun-19802elected to Bhuvanagiri Assembly
M. Moses INC 03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
V. Venka DMK 03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
Vaiko DMK 03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
Era Seziyan JP 03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
A. P. Janardhanam AIADMK 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
U. R. Krishnan AIADMK 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
Noorjehan Razack AIADMK 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
G. K. Moopanar INC 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
Murasoli Maran DMK 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
P. Ramamurthy CPM 25-Jul-197724-Jul-19832
E. R. Krishnan AIADMK 18-Jul-197702-Apr-19801bye - disqualification of Valampuri John
M. Kadharsha DMK 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
C. D. Natarajan DMK 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
G. Lakshmanan DMK 03-Apr-197408-Jan-19801elected to Chennai North Lok Sabha
S. A. Khaja Mohideen IUML 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19802
Valampuri John INC 03-Apr-197414-Oct-19741disqualified
S. Ranganathan Ind 03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
M. S. Abdul Khader DMK 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
M. C. Balan DMK 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
K. A. Krishnaswamy DMK 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
V. V. Swaminathan DMK 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
M. Kamlanathan DMK 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19782
A. K. Refaye IUML 03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781
M. Kamlanathan DMK 29-Jul-197102-Apr-19721bye - death of G. P. Somasundaram
T. K. Srinivasan DMK 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
S. S. Rajendran DMK 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
S. S. Mariswamy DMK 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram DMK 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
T. V. Anandan INC(O) 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
A. K. A. Abdul Samad IUML 03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram DMK 23-Sep-196902-Apr-19701bye - death of S. S. Vasan

Madras State

NamePartyTerm startTerm endTerm(s)Notes
G. A. Appan DMK 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
Thillai Villalan DMK 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
K. S. Ramaswamy INC 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19742
M. R. Venkataraman CPM 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
Mariadas Ruthnaswamy SWA 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19742
S. A. Khaja Mohideen IUML 03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
V. V. Ramasami DMK 20-Mar-196702-Apr-19681bye - resignation of C. N. Annadurai
T. Chengalvaroyan INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19722joined INC(O)
N. Ramakrishna Iyer INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19723
R. T. Parthasarathy INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721joined INC(O)
N. R. M. Swamy INC 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
G. P. Somasundaram DMK 03-Apr-196625-Jun-19711death
K. Sundaram SWA 03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
Lalitha G Rajagopalan INC 13-Jan-196502-Apr-19701bye - death of G. Rajagopalan
P. Thanulingam INC 09-Jul-196402-Apr-19681bye - resignation of M. A. Manickavelu Naicker
T. V. Anandan INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701joined INC(O)
Dr. S. Chandrasekhar INC 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
G. Rajagopalan INC 03-Apr-196416-Nov-19641death
S. S. Vasan INC 03-Apr-196428-Aug-19691death
S. S. Mariswamy DMK 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
A. K. A. Abdul Samad IUML 03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
T. Chengalvaroyan INC 09-Aug-196302-Apr-19661bye - death of Thomas Srinivasan
K. Santhanam INC 17-Apr-196202-Apr-19642bye - resignation of B. Parameswaran
M. J. Jamal Mohideen INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Sivashanmugam Pillai INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
K. S. Ramaswamy INC 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker INC 03-Apr-196215-Apr-19641resigned
C. N. Annadurai DMK 03-Apr-196225-Feb-19671elected to Madras Legislative Council
Mariadas Ruthnaswamy SWA 03-Apr-196202-Apr-19682
K. Santhanam INC 18-Apr-196002-Apr-19621bye -
N. M. Anwar INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
K. Madhava Menon INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662
T. S. Pattabiraman INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19663
Thomas Srinivasan INC 03-Apr-196017-Apr-19631death
N. Ramakrishna Iyer INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662
G. Parthasarathy INC 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
P. Ramamurthy CPI 03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
R. Gopalakrishnan INC 12-Mar-196002-Apr-19641bye - death of H. D. Rajah
Abdul Rahim INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19621
Avinashilingam Chettiar INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
S. Chattanatha Karayalar INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
N. M. Lingam INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
B. Parameswaran INC 03-Apr-195812-Mar-19621elected to Maduranthakam Assembly
G. Rajagopalan INC 03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
H. D. Rajah RPI 03-Apr-195830-Nov-19592death
Ammu Swaminathan INC 09-Nov-195702-Apr-19601bye - resignation of K. S. Hegde
N. Ramakrishna Iyer INC 22-Apr-195702-Apr-19601bye - resignation of Parvathi Krishnan
T. S. Pattabiraman INC 20-Apr-195702-Apr-19602bye - resignation of P. Subbarayan
Dawood Ali Mirza INC 11-Dec-195602-Apr-19621bye -
T. N. Ramamurti INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19621
S. Venkataraman INC 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
V. K. Krishna Menon INC 03-Apr-195615-Mar-19572elected to Mumbai North Lok Sabha
V.M. Obaidullah Sahib INC 03-Apr-195621-Feb-19582death
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar Ind 03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
T. V. Kamalaswamy INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
P. S. Rajagopal Naidu INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
K. Madhava Menon INC 03-Apr-195402-Apr-19601
K.S. Hegde INC 03-Apr-195421-Aug-19572resigned
P. Subbarayan INC 03-Apr-195404-Mar-19571elected to Tiruchengode Lok Sabha
Parvathi Krishnan CPI 03-Apr-195412-Mar-19571elected to Coimbatore Lok Sabha
V. K. Krishna Menon INC 26-May-195302-Apr-19561bye -
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy INC 22-Aug-195215-Sep-19531
T. Bhaskar Rao Ind 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19601
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar INC 03-Apr-195210-Feb-19531death
S. Chattanatha Karayalar INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
G. Rajagopalan INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
V. M. Surendra Ram INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
N. G. Ranga INC 03-Apr-195216-Mar-19571elected to Tenali Lok Sabha
Pydah Venkatanarayana PSP 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
H. D. Rajah RPI 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
M. Muhammad Ismail IUML 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Mona Hensman INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
V. M. Obaidullah Sahib INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
T. S. Pattabiraman INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
S. Venkataraman INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
S. Sambhu Prasad INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar Ind 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Puchalapalli Sundarayya CPI 03-Apr-195221-Mar-19551
K. Rama Rao INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
K. M. Rahamatullah INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
P. S. Rajagopal Naidu INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
T.V. Kamalaswamy INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
K. S. Hegde INC 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
S. Guruswami Ayyar Ind 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
B.V. Kakkilaya CPI 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
E. K. Imbichi Bava CPI 03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Pattabhi Sitaramayya INC 03-Apr-195202-Jul-19521

See also

Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, 2013

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References

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