List of oldest living members of the Rajya Sabha

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The following is a list of individuals who were the oldest sitting or former members of the Rajya Sabha.

FromTo (date of death)MemberDate of birthTerms servedState servedPartyAge (years, days when known)Notes
3 April 195218 May 1958 [1] Raizada Hans RajJuly 18693 April–29 August 1952,
17 March 1953—2 April 1958 [2] 		Punjab Indian National Congress 88 years
18 May 195817 November 1961 [3] Murari Lal [4] 16 March 18741952–1956 Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress 87 years, 246 days
17 November 196129 April 1968 Sailabala Das [5] 25 March 18751952–1954 Odisha Indian National Congress 93 years, 35 days
29 April 19682 October 1972Sita Charan Dube [6] February 18791952–1954 Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress 93 years
2 October 197220 May 1979 [7] Manchersha Dhanjibhai Dorabji Gilder [8] 5 November 18821952–1960 Bombay Indian National Congress 96 years, 196 days
20 May 197921 August 1981 Kaka Kalelkar [9] 1 December 18851952–1960N/ANominated95 years, 263 daysDistinguished educationist, social activist and journalist.
21 August 19812 June 1991 [10] Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka 16 August 18891956–1962 [11] West Bengal Indian National Congress 101 years, 290 daysMP (Lok Sabha, 1962–1970) [12]
2 June 199125 July 1996 M. A. Manickavelu Naicker 14 December 18961962–1964 [13] Madras Indian National Congress 99 years, 224 days
25 July 19963 May 2002 [14] Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi 15 August 18981962–1968,
1972–1978 [15] 		Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Kranti Dal 103 years, 261 daysDistinguished hotelier. MP (Lok Sabha, Bihar) from 1968 to 1970 [14]
3 May 200218 January 2003 Harivansh Rai Bachchan 27 November 19071966–1972 [16] N/ANominated95 years, 52 daysDistinguished poet.
18 January 200327 June 2006 [17] Sriman Prafulla Goswami 2 February 1911May 1967 – 1972
1974—1980 [18] 		Assam Independent95 years, 145 days
27 June 200614 March 2008 [19] Mukhtiar Singh Malik 3 July 1912May 1967 – 1968
1984–1990 [20] 		Haryana Indian National Congress (I) 95 years, 255 daysMP (Lok Sabha) 1971–1979.
14 March 20084 January 2009 [21] Shankarrao Narayanrao Deshmukh27 August 19131984–1990 [22] Maharashtra Indian National Congress (I) 95 years, 130 days
4 January 200918 July 2013 [23] Samar Mukherjee 7 November 19131986–1993 [24] West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 99 years, 253 daysMP (Lok Sabha) 1971–1984
18 July 201320 March 2014 [25] Khushwant Singh 2 February 19151980–1986 [26] N/ANominated99 years, 46 daysDistinguished author.
20 March 201424 May 2014 Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat 24 June 19161972–1978 [27] Rajasthan Indian National Congress 97 years, 334 daysDistinguished author.
24 May 201413 March 2018 [28] Hamida Habibullah 20 November 19161976–1982 [29] Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress 101 years, 118 days
13 March 201830 November 2018 [30] Sitaram SinghMay 19191970–1976 [31] Bihar Bharatiya Kranti Dal 99 years
30 November 2018living Yadlapati Venkatarao 16 December 19191998–2004 [32] Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party 101 years, 280 days

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