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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.[1]
Summary [ ]
Current members (2021) [ ]
Source: Parliament of India[2]
Keys:
DMK (10)(UPA)
AIADMK (5)(NDA)
TMC(M) (1)(NDA)
MDMK (1)(UPA)
PMK (1)(NDA)
AIADMK MP list [ ]
No.
Name
Date of Appointment
Date of Retirement
Term
Vacation Date/Reason
1
M. S. Abdul Khader
3 April 1972
2 April 1978
1
Retirement
2
M. C. Balan
3 April 1972
2 April 1978
1
Retirement
3
K. A. Krishnaswamy
3 April 1972
2 April 1978
1
Retirement
4
V. V. Swaminathan
3 April 1972
2 April 1978
1
Retirement
5
E. R. Krishnan
18 July 1977
2 April 1980
1
Retirement
6
A. P. Janardhanam
25 July 1977
24 July 1983
1
Retirement
7
U. R. Krishnan
25 July 1977
24 July 1983
1
Retirement
8
Noorjehan Razack
25 July 1977
24 July 1983
1
Retirement
9
Sathiavani Muthu
3 April 1978
2 April 1984
1
Retirement
(4)
V. V. Swaminathan
3 April 1978
2 April 1984
2
Resigned on 19 June 1980
10
D. Heerachand
30 June 1980
29 June 1986
1
Retirement
11
R. Ramakrishnan
30 June 1980
29 June 1986
1
Retirement
12
R. Mohanarangam
30 June 1980
29 June 1986
1
Disqualified on 8 September 1982
13
P. Anbalagan
28 July 1980
2 April 1984
1
Retirement
(12)
R. Mohanarangam
11 February 1983
10 February 1989
2
Retirement
14
V. Arunachalam @ Aladi Aruna
25 July 1983
24 July 1989
1
Retirement
15
M. Kadharsha
25 July 1983
24 July 1989
2
Retirement
16
G. Varadaraj
25 July 1983
24 July 1989
1
Retirement
17
Era. Sambasivam
25 July 1983
24 July 1989
1
Retirement
18
J. Jayalalithaa
3 April 1984
2 April 1990
1
Resigned on 28 January 1989
19
Valampuri John
3 April 1984
2 April 1990
2
Retirement
20
N. Rajangam
3 April 1984
2 April 1990
1
Retirement
21
V. Ramanathan
3 April 1984
2 April 1990
1
Retirement
22
R. T. Gopalan
30 June 1986
29 June 1992
1
Retirement
23
M. Vincent
30 June 1986
29 June 1992
1
Retirement
24
G. Swaminathan
30 June 1986
29 June 1992
1
Retirement
25
S. Madhavan
3 April 1990
2 April 1996
1
Retirement
26
S. Austin
30 June 1992
29 June 1998
1
Retirement
27
V. Rajan Chellappa
30 June 1992
29 June 1998
1
Retirement
28
N. Thangaraj Pandian
30 June 1992
29 June 1998
1
Retirement
(24)
G. Swaminathan
30 June 1992
29 June 1998
2
Retirement
30
S. Muthu Mani
30 June 1992
29 June 1998
1
Retirement
31
V. P. Duraisamy
25 July 1995
24 July 2001
1
Resigned on 10 October 1996
32
N. Rajendran
25 July 1995
24 July 2001
1
Retirement
33
O. S. Manian
25 July 1995
24 July 2001
1
Retirement
34
R. Margabandhu
25 July 1995
24 July 2001
1
Retirement
35
D. Masthan
25 July 1995
24 July 2001
1
Retirement
36
R. K. Kumar
3 April 1996
2 April 2002
1
Died on 3 October 1999
37
S. Niraikulathan
3 April 1996
2 April 2002
1
Retirement
38
T. M. Venkatachalam
3 April 1996
2 April 2002
1
Died on 2 December 1999
39
P. Soundararajan
3 April 1996
2 April 2002
1
Retirement
40
N. Thalavai Sundaram
3 April 1996
2 April 2002
1
Resigned on 18 May 2001
41
S. S. Chandran
25 July 2001
24 July 2007
1
Retirement
42
S. G. Indira
25 July 2001
24 July 2007
1
Retirement
43
R. Kamaraj
25 July 2001
24 July 2007
1
Retirement
44
P. G. Narayanan
25 July 2001
24 July 2007
1
Retirement
45
V. Maitreyan
15 January 2002
29 June 2004
1
Retirement
46
N. Jothi
3 April 2002
2 April 2008
1
Resigned on 27 March 2008
47
S. P. M. Syed Khan
3 April 2002
2 April 2008
1
Retirement
48
C. Perumal
3 April 2002
2 April 2008
1
Retirement
49
Thanga Tamil Selvan
3 April 2002
2 April 2008
1
Retirement
50
S. Anbalagan
30 June 2004
29 June 2010
1
Retirement
51
T. T. V. Dhinakaran
30 June 2004
29 June 2010
1
Retirement
52
N. R. Govindarajar
30 June 2004
29 June 2010
1
Retirement
53
K. Malaisamy
30 June 2004
29 June 2010
1
Retirement
54
A. Elavarasan
25 July 2007
24 July 2013
1
Retirement
(45)
V. Maitreyan
25 July 2007
24 July 2013
2
Retirement
55
N. Balaganga
3 April 2008
2 April 2014
1
Retirement
56
Paul Manoj Pandian
30 June 2010
29 June 2016
1
Retirement
57
K. V. Ramalingam
30 June 2010
29 June 2016
1
Resigned on 20 May 2011
58
A. W. Rabi Bernard
19 July 2011
29 June 2016
1
Retirement
59
K. R. Arjunan
25 July 2013
24 July 2019
1
Retirement
60
R. Lakshmanan
25 July 2013
24 July 2019
1
Retirement
61
T. Rathinavel
25 July 2013
24 July 2019
1
Retirement
(45)
V. Maitreyan
25 July 2013
24 July 2019
3
Retirement
62
S. Muthukaruppan
3 April 2014
2 April 2020
1
Retirement
63
Vijila Sathyananth
3 April 2014
2 April 2020
1
Retirement
64
Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy
3 April 2014
2 April 2020
1
Retirement
65
A. K. Selvaraj
3 April 2014
2 April 2020
1
Retirement
66
A. Navaneethakrishnan
26 June 2014
29 June 2016
1
Retirement
67
R. Vaithilingam
30 June 2016
29 June 2022
1
Resigned on 7 May 2021
(66)
A. Navaneethakrishnan
30 June 2016
29 June 2022
2
Incumbent
68
S. R. Balasubramoniyan
30 June 2016
29 June 2022
1
Incumbent
69
A. Vijayakumar
30 June 2016
29 June 2022
1
Incumbent
70
A. Mohammedjan
25 July 2019
24 July 2025
1
Died on 23 March 2021
71
N. Chandrasegharan
25 July 2019
24 July 2025
1
Incumbent
72
K. P. Munusamy
3 April 2020
2 April 2026
1
Resigned on 7 May 2021
73
M. Thambidurai
3 April 2020
2 April 2026
1
Incumbent
DMK MP list [ ]
Name (alphabetical last name)
Party
Date of appointment
Date of retirement
Term
Notes
C. N. Annadurai
DMK
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
Res 25/02/1967
DMK
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
1
DMK
03/04/1968
02/04/1974
1
T.R. Baalu
DMK
30/06/1986
29/06/1992
1
R. S. Bharathi
DMK
30/06/2016
29/06/2022
1
*
Anthiyur P. Selvaraj
DMK
03-Apr-2020
02-Apr-2026
1
V. P. Duraisamy
DMK
26/11/1996
24/07/2001[5]
2
Bye-ele
DMK
25/07/2007
29/07/2010
1
N. R. Elango
DMK
03/04/2020
02/04/2026
1
*
M. M. Abdullah
DMK
13/09/2021
24/07/2025
1
* bye 2021
T. K. S. Elangovan
DMK
30/06/2016
29/06/2022
1
*
L. Ganesan
DMK
30/06/1980
29/06/1986
1
Res 10/04/1986
DMK
03/04/1990
02/04/1996
1
V. Gopalsamy
DMK
03/04/1978
02/04/1984
1
V. Gopalsamy
DMK
03/04/1984
02/04/1990
2
V. Gopalsamy
DMK
03/04/1990
02/04/1996
3
DMK
03/04/2008
02/04/2014
1
DMK
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
1
M. Kadharsha
DMK
03/04/1974
02/04/1980
1
M. Kamlanathan
DMK
29/07/1971
02/04/1972
1
Bye-ele
M. Kamlanathan
DMK
03/04/1972
02/04/1978
2
DMK
15/03/1989
02/04/1990
1
Bye-ele res of Jayalalithaa
DMK
03/04/1990
02/04/1996
2
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram
DMK
23/09/1969
02/04/1970
1
Bye-ele 1969
Kanchi Kalyanasundaram
DMK
03/04/1970
02/04/1976
2
Kanimozhi
DMK
25/07/2007
24/07/2013
1
Kanimozhi
DMK
25/07/2013
29/05/2019
2
res 29/05/2019
Kanimozhi NVN Somu
DMK
27/09/2021
02/04/2026
1
* Bye 2021
K.P.K. Kumaran
DMK
11/07/2006
24/07/2007
1
Bye-ele R. Sarath Kumar
G. Lakshmanan
DMK
03/04/1974
02/04/1980
1
res 08/01/1980 LS
Murasoli Maran
DMK
25/07/1977
24/07/1983
1
Murasoli Maran
DMK
25/07/1983
24/07/1989
2
Murasoli Maran
DMK
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
3
DMK
03/04/1964
02/04/1970
1
DMK
03/04/1970
02/04/1976
2
DMK
03/04/1974
02/04/1980
1
DMK
03/04/1970
02/04/1976
1
DMK
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
1
Dr K. P. Ramalingam
DMK
30/06/2010
29/06/2016
1
DMK
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
1
DMK
03/04/1990
02/04/1996
1
R. Sarath Kumar
DMK
25/07/2001
24/07/2007
1
Res 31/05/2006
DMK
30/06/2010
29/06/2016
1
disq 17/04/2014
Anthiyur P. Selvaraj
DMK
03/04/2020
02/04/2026
1
*
M. Shanmugam
DMK
25/07/2019
24/07/2025
1
*
R. Shunmugasundaram
DMK
03/04/2002
02/04/2008
1
DMK
14/01/2000
02/04/2002
1
Bye-ele RS 2000
DMK
25/07/2007
24/07/2013
2
Tiruchi Siva
DMK
14/01/2000
02/04/2002
1
Bye 2000
Tiruchi Siva
DMK
25/07/2007
24/07/2013
2
Tiruchi Siva
DMK
03/04/2014
02/04/2020
3
Tiruchi Siva
DMK
03/04/2020
02/04/2026
4
*
S. Sivasubramanian
DMK
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
1
D K Somasundaram
DMK
03/04/1966
02/04/1972
1
Madras State dea 25/06/1971
DMK
03/04/1970
02/04/1976
1
Vasanthi Stanley
DMK
03/04/2008
02/04/2014
1
DMK
14/01/2000
02/04/2002
1
Bye-ele RS 2000
S. Thangavelu
DMK
30/06/2010
29/06/2016
1
K. K. Veerappan
DMK
03/04/1990
02/04/1996
1
DMK
03/04/1978
02/04/1984
1
Viduthalai Virumbi
DMK
15/03/1989
24/07/1989
1
Bye-ele
Viduthalai Virumbi
DMK
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
2
Viduthalai Virumbi
DMK
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
3
P. Wilson
DMK
25/07/2019
24/07/2025
1
*
Tindivanam G. Venkatraman
DMK
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
1
INC/INC(O)/TMC/MP list [ ]
Name (alphabetical last name)
Party
Date of appointment
Date of retirement
Term
Notes
Abdul Rahim (Indian politician)
INC
03/04/1958
02/04/1962
1
S. Peter Alphonse
INC
03/04/1996
02/04/2002
1
09/09/1997 res fr INC
S. Peter Alphonse
TMC
10/10/1997
02/04/2002
2
Bye fr TMC
Ammu Swaminathan
INC
09/11/1957
02/04/1960
1
Bye-ele 1957
INC(O)
03/04/1964
02/04/1970
1
INC(O)
03/04/1970
02/04/1976
2
INC
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
1
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
dea 10/02/1953
INC
09/08/1963
02/04/1966
1
Bye-ele 1963
INC
03/04/1966
02/04/1972
2
T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar
INC
03/04/1958
02/04/1964
1
INC
03/04/1964
02/04/1970
1
B.S. Gnanadesikan
INC
25/07/2001
24/07/2007
1
B.S. Gnanadesikan
INC
25/07/2007
24/07/2013
2
R. Gopalakrishnan
INC
12/03/1960
02/04/1964
1
Bye-ele
T.V. Kamalaswamy
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
2
T.V. Kamalaswamy
INC
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
2
K.S. Hegde
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
2
K.S. Hegde
INC
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
2
Res 21/08/1957
Mona Hensman
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
Valampuri John
INC
03/04/1974
02/04/1980
1
Disq 14/10/1974
TMC(M)
10/10/1997
29/06/1998
1
bye-ele
K. Madhava Menon
INC
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
1
K. Madhava Menon
INC
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
2
V.K. Krishna Menon
INC
26/05/1953
02/04/1956
1
Bye-ele d KL 1956-57
INC
11/12/1956
02/04/1962
1
Bye-ele
INC
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
G.K. Moopanar
INC
25/07/1977
24/07/1983
1
G.K. Moopanar
INC
25/07/1983
24/07/1989
2
Res 02/02/1989
G.K. Moopanar
INC
25/07/1995
24/07/2001
3
Res 09/09/1997
G.K. Moopanar
TMC(M)
30/06/1998
29/06/2004
4
Dea 30/08/2001
M. Moses
INC
03/04/1978
02/04/1984
1
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
INC
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
2
Jayanthi Natarajan
INC
30/06/1986
29/06/1992
1
Jayanthi Natarajan
INC
30/06/1992
29/06/1998
2
Res 09/09/1997
Jayanthi Natarajan
TMC(M)
10/10/1997
24/07/2001[5]
3
Jayanthi Natarajan
INC
03/04/2008
02/04/2014
4
E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
INC
30/06/2004
29/06/2010
1
E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
INC
30/06/2010
29/06/2016
2
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
V.M. Obaidullah Sahib
INC
03/04/1956
02/04/1962
2
Dea 21/02/1958
M. Palaniyandi
INC
30/06/1986
29/06/1992
1
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
Madras State
INC
20/04/1957
02/04/1960
2
Bye-ele 1957
INC
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
3
Madras State
K. M. Rahamat Ullah
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
Madras State
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1958
1
Madras State
INC
03/04/1958
02/04/1964
2
Madras State
INC
03/04/1964
02/04/1970
3
dea 16/11/1964
INC
13/01/1965
02/04/1970
1
INC
30/06/1980
29/06/1986
1
INC
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
1
T. N. Ramamurti
INC
03/04/1956
02/04/1962
1
Madras State
K. S. Ramaswamy
INC
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
Madras State
K. S. Ramaswamy
INC
03/04/1968
02/04/1974
2
Madras State
N G Ranga
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1958
1
Madras State 16/03/1957 AP 1977-80
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
INC
22/08/1952
15/09/1953
1
Madras State bye 1952 AP 1964-66 66-67
M. Ruthnaswamy
INC
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
Madras State
M. Ruthnaswamy
INC
03/04/1968
02/04/1974
2
Madras State
S Sambhu Prasad
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
Madras State
K. Santhanam
INC
18/04/1960
02/04/1962
1
Madras State bye 1960
K. Santhanam
INC
17/04/1962
02/04/1964
2
Madras State bye 1962
Thomas Srinivasan
INC
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
1
Madras State dea 17/04/1963
Dr P. Subbarayan
INC
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
1
Madras State 04/03/1957
V M Surendra Ram
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1958
1
Madras State
N R M Swamy
INC
03/04/1966
02/04/1972
1
Madras State
K.V. Thangkabalu
INC
03/04/1984
02/04/1990
1
P. Thanulingam
INC
09/07/1964
02/04/1968
1
Madras State
G. K. Vasan
INC
03/04/2002
02/04/2008
1
G. K. Vasan
INC
03/04/2008
02/04/2014
2
G. K. Vasan
TMC
03/04/2020
02/04/2026
3
*
S. S. Vasan
INC
03/04/1964
02/04/1970
1
dea 28/08/1969 Madras State
S. Venkataraman
INC
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
fr Madras
S. Venkataraman
INC
03/04/1956
02/04/1962
2
fr Madras
CPM/CBI MP list [ ]
Name (alphabetical last name)
Party
Date of appointment
Date of retirement
Term
Notes
M. Kalyanasundaram
CPI
30/06/1980
29/06/1986
1
B.V. Kakkilaya
CPI
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
CPM
25/07/1989
24/07/1995
1
D. Raja
CPI
25/07/2007
24/07/2013
1
D. Raja
CPI
25/07/2013
24/07/2019
2
P. Venkatanarayana
CPI
03/04/1952
02/04/1958
1
Madras State
P. Venkatanarayana
CPI
03/04/1952
02/04/1958
1
Madras State
M. R. Venkataraman
CPM
03/04/1968
02/04/1974
1
Madras
CPI
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
1
Madras State
CPM
25/07/1977
24/07/1983
2
T. K. Rangarajan
CPM
03/04/2008
02/04/2014
1
T. K. Rangarajan
CPM
03/04/2014
02/04/2020
2
P Sundarayya
CPI
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
Madras State 21/03/1955
IND/OTHERS MP list [ ]
Name (alphabetical last name)
Party
Date of appointment
Date of retirement
Term
Notes
V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar
IND
03/04/1952
02/04/1956
1
V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar
IND
03/04/1956
02/04/1962
2
Other
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
Other
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker
Other
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
res 15/04/1964
Other
03/04/1962
02/04/1968
1
B. Parameswaran
Other
03/04/1958
03/04/1964
1
Res 12/03/1962
G. Parthasarathy
Other
03/04/1960
02/04/1966
1
Other
03/04/1966
02/04/1972
1
Other
03/04/1954
02/04/1960
1
Res 12/03/1957
V. V. Ramaswamy
OTH
20/03/1967
02/04/1968
1
Madras State
T. Bhaskar Rao
IND
03/04/1952
02/04/1960
1
Madras State
K. Rama Rao
IND
03/04/1952
02/04/1954
1
Madras State
IND
03/04/1974
02/04/1980
1
ML/RPI/PMK/JP/MDMK/MP list [ ]
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
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
73
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
36
Indian National Congress (INC)
20
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC(M))
4
Muslim League (IUML)
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 [ ]
External links [ ]
Rajya Sabha
Presiding Officers and Parliamentary Functionaries Members Members by State or Union Territory Elections