List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

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]

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
1K. R. N. RajeshkumarDMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
2S. Kalyanasundaram30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
3R. Girirajan30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
4Kanimozhi NVN Somu27-Sep-202102-Apr-2026
5M. M. Abdulla06-Sep-202124-Jul-2025
6P. Selvarasu03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
7Tiruchi Siva03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
8N. R. Elango03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
9M. Shanmugam25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
10P. Wilson25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
11P. ChidambaramINC30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
12VaikoMDMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
13C. V. ShanmugamAIADMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
14R. Dharmar30-Jun-202229-Jun-2028
15M. Thambidurai03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
16N. Chandrasegharan25-Jul-201924-Jul-2025
17G. K. VasanTMC(M)03-Apr-202002-Apr-2026
18Anbumani RamadossPMK25-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. RajeshkumarDMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-20282
S. KalyanasundaramDMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
R. GirirajanDMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
P. ChidambaramINC30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
C. V. ShanmugamAIADMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
R. DharmarAIADMK30-Jun-202229-Jun-20281
K. R. N. RajeshkumarDMK27-Sep-202129-Jun-20221bye - resignation of R. Vaithilingam[4]
Kanimozhi NVN SomuDMK27-Sep-202102-Apr-20261bye - resignation of K. P. Munusamy
M. M. AbdullaDMK06-Sep-202124-Jul-20251bye - death of A. Mohammedjan
M. ThambiduraiAIADMK03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
K. P. MunusamyAIADMK03-Apr-202007-May-20211elected to Veppanahalli Assembly
G. K. VasanTMC(M)03-Apr-202002-Apr-20263
P. SelvarasuDMK03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
Tiruchi SivaDMK03-Apr-202002-Apr-20264
N. R. ElangoDMK03-Apr-202002-Apr-20261
A. MohammedjanAIADMK25-Jul-201923-Mar-20211death
N. ChandrasegharanAIADMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
Anbumani RamadossPMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-20252
M. ShanmugamDMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
P. WilsonDMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-20251
VaikoMDMK25-Jul-201924-Jul-20254
A. NavaneethakrishnanAIADMK30-Jun-201629-Jun-20222
S. R. BalasubramoniyanAIADMK30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
A. VijayakumarAIADMK30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
R. VaithilingamAIADMK30-Jun-201607-May-20211elected to Orathanad Assembly
R. S. BharathiDMK30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
T. K. S. ElangovanDMK30-Jun-201629-Jun-20221
A. NavaneethakrishnanAIADMK26-Jun-201429-Jun-20161bye - disqualification of T. M. Selvaganapathy
S. MuthukaruppanAIADMK03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Vijila SathyananthAIADMK03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
K. SelvarajAIADMK03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Sasikala PushpaAIADMK03-Apr-201402-Apr-20201
Tiruchi SivaDMK03-Apr-201402-Apr-20203
T. K. RangarajanCPM03-Apr-201402-Apr-20202
K. R. ArjunanAIADMK25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
R. LakshmananAIADMK25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
V. MaitreyanAIADMK25-Jul-201324-Jul-20193
T. RathinavelAIADMK25-Jul-201324-Jul-20191
KanimozhiDMK25-Jul-201323-May-20192elected to Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha
D. RajaCPI25-Jul-201324-Jul-20192
A. W. Rabi BernardAIADMK19-Jul-201129-Jun-20161bye - resignation of K. V. Ramalingam
K. P. RamalingamDMK30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
T. M. SelvaganapathyDMK30-Jun-201017-Apr-20141disqualified
S. ThangaveluDMK30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30-Jun-201029-Jun-20162
Paul Manoj PandianAIADMK30-Jun-201029-Jun-20161
K. V. RamalingamAIADMK30-Jun-201020-May-20111elected to Erode West Assembly
S. Amir Ali JinnahDMK03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
Vasanthi StanleyDMK03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
G. K. VasanINC03-Apr-200802-Apr-20142
Jayanthi NatarajanINC03-Apr-200802-Apr-20144
T. K. RangarajanCPM03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
N. BalagangaAIADMK03-Apr-200802-Apr-20141
KanimozhiDMK25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
Tiruchi SivaDMK25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
D. RajaCPI25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
A. ElavarasanAIADMK25-Jul-200725-Jul-20131
V. MaitreyanAIADMK25-Jul-200725-Jul-20132
K. P. K. KumaranDMK11-Jul-200624-Jul-20071bye - resignation of R. Sarathkumar
S. AnbalaganAIADMK30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
T. T. V. DhinakaranAIADMK30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
N. R. GovindarajarAIADMK30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
K. MalaisamyAIADMK30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
Anbumani RamadossPMK30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30-Jun-200429-Jun-20101
N. JothiAIADMK03-Apr-200227-Mar-20081resigned
S. P. M. Syed KhanAIADMK03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
C. PerumalAIADMK03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
Thanga Tamil SelvanAIADMK03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
R. ShunmugasundaramDMK03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
G. K. VasanINC03-Apr-200202-Apr-20081
V. MaitreyanAIADMK15-Jan-200229-Jun-20041bye - death of G. K. Moopanar
S. S. ChandranAIADMK25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
S. G. IndiraAIADMK25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
R. KamarajAIADMK25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
P. G. NarayananAIADMK25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
R. SarathkumarDMK25-Jul-200131-May-20061resigned
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25-Jul-200124-Jul-20071
Tiruchi SivaDMK14-Jan-200002-Apr-20021bye - death of R. K. Kumar
Ka. Ra. SubbianDMK14-Jan-200002-Apr-20021bye - death of T. M. Venkatachalam
S. AgnirajDMK30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
M. A. KadarDMK30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
M. SankaralingamDMK30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
S. SivasubramanianDMK30-Jun-199829-Jun-20041
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK30-Jun-199829-Jun-20043
G. K. MoopanarTMC(M)30-Jun-199830-Aug-20014death
S. Peter AlphonseTMC(M)10-Oct-199702-Apr-20022bye - resignation by himself
Jayanthi NatarajanTMC(M)10-Oct-199724-Jul-20013bye - resignation of G. K. Moopanar
N. Abdul KhaderTMC(M)10-Oct-199729-Jun-19981bye - resignation of Jayanthi Natarajan
V. P. DuraisamyDMK26-Nov-199624-Jul-20012bye - resignation by himself
R. K. KumarAIADMK03-Apr-199603-Oct-19991death
S. NiraikulathanAIADMK03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021
T. M. VenkatachalamAIADMK03-Apr-199602-Dec-19991death
P. SoundararajanAIADMK03-Apr-199602-Apr-20021
Thalavai N. SundaramAIADMK03-Apr-199618-May-20011elected to Kanniyakumari Assembly
S. Peter AlphonseINC03-Apr-199609-Sep-19971resigned
O. S. ManianAIADMK25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
N. RajendranAIADMK25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
R. MargabandhuAIADMK25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
D. MasthanAIADMK25-Jul-199524-Jul-20011
V. P. DuraisamyAIADMK25-Jul-199510-Oct-19961resigned
G. K. MoopanarINC25-Jul-199509-Sep-19973
S. AustinAIADMK30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
V. V. Rajan ChellappaAIADMK30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
S. Muthu ManiAIADMK30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
N. Thangaraj PandianAIADMK30-Jun-199229-Jun-19981
G. SwaminathanAIADMK30-Jun-199229-Jun-19982
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30-Jun-199209-Sep-19972resigned
Misa R. GanesanDMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
Tha. KiruttinanDMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19962
T. A. Mohammed SaqhyDMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
VaikoDMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19963
K. K. VeerappanDMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
S. MadhavanAIADMK03-Apr-199002-Apr-19961
Murasoli MaranDMK25-Jul-198924-Jul-19953
J. S. RajuDMK25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
G. VenkatramanDMK25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK25-Jul-198924-Jul-19952
S. K. T. RamachandranINC25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
A. NallasivanCPI25-Jul-198924-Jul-19951
Tha. KiruttinanDMK15-Mar-198902-Apr-19901bye - resignation of J. Jayalalithaa
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK15-Mar-198924-Jul-19891bye - resignation of G. K. Moopanar
R. T. GopalanAIADMK30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
M. VincentAIADMK30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
G. SwaminathanAIADMK30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
M. PalaniyandiINC30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
T. R. BaaluDMK30-Jun-198629-Jun-19921
J. JayalalithaaAIADMK03-Apr-198428-Jan-19891elected to Bodinayakkanur Assembly
Valampuri JohnAIADMK03-Apr-198402-Apr-19902
N. RajangamAIADMK03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
V. RamanathanAIADMK03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
K.V. ThangkabaluAIADMK03-Apr-198402-Apr-19901
VaikoDMK03-Apr-198402-Apr-19902
Aladi ArunaAIADMK25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
M. KadharshaAIADMK25-Jul-198324-Jul-19892
G. VaradarajAIADMK25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
Era. SambasivamAIADMK25-Jul-198324-Jul-19891
G. K. MoopanarINC25-Jul-198302-Feb-19892elected to Papanasam Assembly
Murasoli MaranDMK25-Jul-198324-Jul-19892
R. MohanarangamAIADMK11-Feb-198329-Jun-19862bye - disqualification of R. Mohanarangam
P. AnbalaganAIADMK28-Jul-198002-Apr-19841bye - resignation of V. V. Swaminathan
D. HeerachandAIADMK30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
R. RamakrishnanAIADMK30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
R. MohanarangamAIADMK30-Jun-198008-Sep-19821disqualified
M.S. RamachandranINC30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
L. GanesanDMK30-Jun-198010-Apr-19861resigned
M. KalyanasundaramCPI30-Jun-198029-Jun-19861
Sathiavani MuthuAIADMK03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
V. V. SwaminathanAIADMK03-Apr-197819-Jun-19802elected to Bhuvanagiri Assembly
M. MosesINC03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
V. VenkaDMK03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
VaikoDMK03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
Era SeziyanJP03-Apr-197802-Apr-19841
A. P. JanardhanamAIADMK25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
U. R. KrishnanAIADMK25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
Noorjehan RazackAIADMK25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
G. K. MoopanarINC25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
Murasoli MaranDMK25-Jul-197724-Jul-19831
P. RamamurthyCPM25-Jul-197724-Jul-19832
E. R. KrishnanAIADMK18-Jul-197702-Apr-19801bye - disqualification of Valampuri John
M. KadharshaDMK03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
C. D. NatarajanDMK03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
G. LakshmananDMK03-Apr-197408-Jan-19801elected to Chennai North Lok Sabha
S. A. Khaja MohideenIUML03-Apr-197402-Apr-19802
Valampuri JohnINC03-Apr-197414-Oct-19741disqualified
S. RanganathanInd03-Apr-197402-Apr-19801
M. S. Abdul KhaderDMK03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
M. C. BalanDMK03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
K. A. KrishnaswamyDMK03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
V. V. SwaminathanDMK03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781joined AIADMK
M. KamlanathanDMK03-Apr-197202-Apr-19782
A. K. RefayeIUML03-Apr-197202-Apr-19781
M. KamlanathanDMK29-Jul-197102-Apr-19721bye - death of G. P. Somasundaram
T. K. SrinivasanDMK03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
S. S. RajendranDMK03-Apr-197002-Apr-19761
S. S. MariswamyDMK03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
T. V. AnandanINC(O)03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
A. K. A. Abdul SamadIUML03-Apr-197002-Apr-19762
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK23-Sep-196902-Apr-19701bye - death of S. S. Vasan

Madras State

NamePartyTerm startTerm endTerm(s)Notes
G. A. AppanDMK03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
Thillai VillalanDMK03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
K. S. RamaswamyINC03-Apr-196802-Apr-19742
M. R. VenkataramanCPM03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
Mariadas RuthnaswamySWA03-Apr-196802-Apr-19742
S. A. Khaja MohideenIUML03-Apr-196802-Apr-19741
V. V. RamasamiDMK20-Mar-196702-Apr-19681bye - resignation of C. N. Annadurai
T. ChengalvaroyanINC03-Apr-196602-Apr-19722joined INC(O)
N. Ramakrishna IyerINC03-Apr-196602-Apr-19723
R. T. ParthasarathyINC03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721joined INC(O)
N. R. M. SwamyINC03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
G. P. SomasundaramDMK03-Apr-196625-Jun-19711death
K. SundaramSWA03-Apr-196602-Apr-19721
Lalitha G RajagopalanINC13-Jan-196502-Apr-19701bye - death of G. Rajagopalan
P. ThanulingamINC09-Jul-196402-Apr-19681bye - resignation of M. A. Manickavelu Naicker
T. V. AnandanINC03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701joined INC(O)
Dr. S. ChandrasekharINC03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
G. RajagopalanINC03-Apr-196416-Nov-19641death
S. S. VasanINC03-Apr-196428-Aug-19691death
S. S. MariswamyDMK03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
A. K. A. Abdul SamadIUML03-Apr-196402-Apr-19701
T. ChengalvaroyanINC09-Aug-196302-Apr-19661bye - death of Thomas Srinivasan
K. SanthanamINC17-Apr-196202-Apr-19642bye - resignation of B. Parameswaran
M. J. Jamal MohideenINC03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
Sivashanmugam PillaiINC03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
K. S. RamaswamyINC03-Apr-196202-Apr-19681
M. A. Manickavelu NaickerINC03-Apr-196215-Apr-19641resigned
C. N. AnnaduraiDMK03-Apr-196225-Feb-19671elected to Madras Legislative Council
Mariadas RuthnaswamySWA03-Apr-196202-Apr-19682
K. SanthanamINC18-Apr-196002-Apr-19621bye -
N. M. AnwarINC03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
K. Madhava MenonINC03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662
T. S. PattabiramanINC03-Apr-196002-Apr-19663
Thomas SrinivasanINC03-Apr-196017-Apr-19631death
N. Ramakrishna IyerINC03-Apr-196002-Apr-19662
G. ParthasarathyINC03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
P. RamamurthyCPI03-Apr-196002-Apr-19661
R. GopalakrishnanINC12-Mar-196002-Apr-19641bye - death of H. D. Rajah
Abdul RahimINC03-Apr-195802-Apr-19621
Avinashilingam ChettiarINC03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
S. Chattanatha KarayalarINC03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
N. M. LingamINC03-Apr-195802-Apr-19641
B. ParameswaranINC03-Apr-195812-Mar-19621elected to Maduranthakam Assembly
G. RajagopalanINC03-Apr-195802-Apr-19642
H. D. RajahRPI03-Apr-195830-Nov-19592death
Ammu SwaminathanINC09-Nov-195702-Apr-19601bye - resignation of K. S. Hegde
N. Ramakrishna IyerINC22-Apr-195702-Apr-19601bye - resignation of Parvathi Krishnan
T. S. PattabiramanINC20-Apr-195702-Apr-19602bye - resignation of P. Subbarayan
Dawood Ali MirzaINC11-Dec-195602-Apr-19621bye -
T. N. RamamurtiINC03-Apr-195602-Apr-19621
S. VenkataramanINC03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
V. K. Krishna MenonINC03-Apr-195615-Mar-19572elected to Mumbai North Lok Sabha
V.M. Obaidullah SahibINC03-Apr-195621-Feb-19582death
Arcot Ramasamy MudaliarInd03-Apr-195602-Apr-19622
T. V. KamalaswamyINC03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
P. S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03-Apr-195402-Apr-19602
K. Madhava MenonINC03-Apr-195402-Apr-19601
K.S. HegdeINC03-Apr-195421-Aug-19572resigned
P. SubbarayanINC03-Apr-195404-Mar-19571elected to Tiruchengode Lok Sabha
Parvathi KrishnanCPI03-Apr-195412-Mar-19571elected to Coimbatore Lok Sabha
V. K. Krishna MenonINC26-May-195302-Apr-19561bye -
Neelam Sanjiva ReddyINC22-Aug-195215-Sep-19531
T. Bhaskar RaoInd03-Apr-195202-Apr-19601
N. Gopalaswami AyyangarINC03-Apr-195210-Feb-19531death
S. Chattanatha KarayalarINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
G. RajagopalanINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
V. M. Surendra RamINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
N. G. RangaINC03-Apr-195216-Mar-19571elected to Tenali Lok Sabha
Pydah VenkatanarayanaPSP03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
H. D. RajahRPI03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
M. Muhammad IsmailIUML03-Apr-195202-Apr-19581
Mona HensmanINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
V. M. Obaidullah SahibINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
T. S. PattabiramanINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
S. VenkataramanINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
S. Sambhu PrasadINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Arcot Ramasamy MudaliarInd03-Apr-195202-Apr-19561
Puchalapalli SundarayyaCPI03-Apr-195221-Mar-19551
K. Rama RaoINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
K. M. RahamatullahINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
P. S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
T.V. KamalaswamyINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
K. S. HegdeINC03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
S. Guruswami AyyarInd03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
B.V. KakkilayaCPI03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
E. K. Imbichi BavaCPI03-Apr-195202-Apr-19541
Pattabhi SitaramayyaINC03-Apr-195202-Jul-19521

See also

Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, 2013

References

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