List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

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

Political Party Coalition
(as of 5 February 2021)
MLAs (2016) Rajya Sabha MPs
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam National Democratic Alliance 124 8
Pattali Makkal Katchi - 1
Tamil Maanila Congress - 1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam United Progressive Alliance 97 7
Indian National Congress 7 -
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 1

Current Members (2020)

Source: Parliament of India[2] Keys:   AIADMK (8)   DMK (7)   TMC(M) (1)   PMK (1)   MDMK (1)

No Name[3] Party affiliation Date of
Appointment[4]
Date of
Retirement[4]
1 M. Thambidurai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
2 K. P. Munusamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
3 N. Chandrasegharan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025
4 A. Mohammedjan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025
5 A. Navaneethakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
6 S. R. Balasubramoniyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
7 A. Vijayakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
8 R. Vaithilingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
9 Tiruchi Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
10 N. R. Elango Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
11 Anthiyur P. Selvaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
12 M. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025
13 P. Wilson Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025
14 R. S. Bharathi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
15 T. K. S. Elangovan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30-Jun-2016 29-Jun-2022
16 G. K. Vasan Tamil Maanila Congress 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
17 Anbumani Ramadoss Pattali Makkal Katchi 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025
18 Vaiko Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25-Jul-2019 24-Jul-2025

Alphabetical list of all Members from Tamil Nadu


Source: Indian government (Rajya Sabha) website [5]

Name (alphabetical last name)PartyDate of appointmentDate of retirementTermNotes
M. S. Abdul KhaderAIADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
Abdul Rahim (Indian politician)INC03/04/195802/04/19621
A. K. A. Abdul SamadML03/04/196402/04/19701
A. K. A. Abdul SamadML03/04/197002/04/19762
S. AgnirajDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
Aruna Aladi @ V. ArunachalamAIADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
S. Peter AlphonseINC03/04/199602/04/2002109/09/1997 res fr INC
S. Peter AlphonseTMC10/10/199702/04/20022Bye fr TMC
Ammu SwaminathanINC09/11/195702/04/19601Bye-ele 1957
T.V. AnandhanINC(O)03/04/196402/04/19701
T.V. AnandhanINC(O)03/04/197002/04/19762
P. AnbalaganAIADMK28/07/198002/04/19841Bye-ele Swaminathan
S. AnbalaganAIADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
C. N. AnnaduraiDMK03/04/196202/04/19681Res 25/02/1967
N.M. AnwarINC03/04/196002/04/19661
G.A. AppanDMK03/04/196802/04/19741
K. R. ArjunanAIADMK25/07/201324/07/20191
S. AustinAIADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
Narasimha Gopalaswami AyyangarINC03/04/195202/04/19561dea 10/02/1953
N. BalagangaAIADMK03/04/200802/04/20141
M.C. BalanAIADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
S. R. BalasubramoniyanAIADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
T.R. BaaluDMK30/06/198629/06/19921
A. William Rabi BernardAIADMK15/07/201129/06/20161Bye-ele
R. S. BharathiDMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
S.S. ChandranAIADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
N. ChandrasekaranAIADMK25/07/201924/07/20251*
Dr. S. ChandrasekharINC03/04/196402/04/19701
V. V. Rajan ChellappaAIADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
T. ChengalvaroyanINC09/08/196302/04/19661Bye-ele 1963
T. ChengalvaroyanINC03/04/196602/04/19722
T. S. Avinashilingam ChettiarINC03/04/195802/04/19641
T.T.V. DhinakaranAIADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
V. P. DuraisamyAIADMK25/07/199510/10/19961Bye-ele
V. P. DuraisamyDMK26/11/199624/07/2001[6]2Bye-ele
S.KrishnamoorthyDMK25/07/200729/07/20101
A. ElavarasanAIADMK25/07/200724/07/20131
N. R. ElangoDMK03/04/202002/04/20261*
T. K. S. ElangovanDMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
L. GanesanDMK30/06/198029/06/19861Res 10/04/1986
Misa R. GanesanDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25/07/200124/07/20071
B.S. GnanadesikanINC25/07/200724/07/20132
R. GopalakrishnanINC12/03/196002/04/19641Bye-ele
R.T. GopalanAIADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/197802/04/19841
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/198402/04/19902
V. GopalsamyDMK03/04/199002/04/19963
N.R. GovindarajarAIADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
S. GuruswamiOther03/04/195202/04/19541
K.S. HegdeINC03/04/195202/04/19542
K.S. HegdeINC03/04/195402/04/19602Res 21/08/1957
D. HeerachandAIADMK30/06/198029/06/19861
Mona HensmanINC03/04/195202/04/19561
S.G. IndiraAIADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
A.P. JanardhanamAIADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
J. JayalalithaaAIADMK03/04/198402/04/19901Res 28/01/1989
A.A. JinnahDMK03/04/200802/04/20141
Valampuri JohnINC03/04/197402/04/19801Disq 14/10/1974
Valampuri JohnAIADMK03/04/198402/04/19902
N. JothiAIADMK03/04/200202/04/20081res 27/03/2008
M.A. KadarDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
M. KadharshaDMK03/04/197402/04/19801
M. KadharshaAIADMK25/07/198324/07/19892
B.V. KakkilayaCPI03/04/195202/04/19541
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK23/09/196902/04/19701Bye-ele 1969
Kanchi KalyanasundaramDMK03/04/197002/04/19762
M. KalyanasundaramCPI30/06/198029/06/19861
M. KamalanathanDMK29/07/197102/04/19721Bye-ele
M. KamalanathanDMK03/04/197202/04/19782
T.V. KamalaswamyINC03/04/195202/04/19542
T.V. KamalaswamyINC03/04/195402/04/19602
R. KamarajAIADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
KanimozhiDMK25/07/200724/07/20131
KanimozhiDMK25/07/201329/05/20192res 29/05/2019
N. Abdul KhaderTMC(M)10/10/199729/06/19981bye-ele
S.P.M. Syed KhanAIADMK03/04/200202/04/20081
Pasupon Tha KiruttinanDMK15/03/198902/04/19901Bye-ele res of Jayalalithaa
Pasupon Tha KiruttinanDMK03/04/199002/04/19962
E.R. KrishnanAIADMK18/07/197702/04/19801Bye-ele
U.R. KrishnanAIADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
K.A. KrishnaswamyAIADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
R.K. KumarAIADMK03/04/199603/04/20021dea 03/10/1999
K.P.K. KumaranDMK11/07/200624/07/20071Bye-ele R. Sarath Kumar
S. MuthukaruppanAIADMK03/04/201402/04/20201
G. LakshmananDMK03/04/197402/04/19801res 08/01/1980 LS
Dr. R. LakshmananAIADMK25/07/201324/07/20191
S. MadhavanAIADMK03/04/199002/04/19961
Dr. V. MaitreyanAIADMK15/01/200229/06/20041Bye-ele d. Moopnar
Dr. V. MaitreyanAIADMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Dr. V. MaitreyanAIADMK25/07/201324/07/20193
K. MalaisamyAIADMK30/06/200429/06/20101
K. Madhava MenonINC03/04/195402/04/19601
K. Madhava MenonINC03/04/196002/04/19662
V.K. Krishna MenonINC26/05/195302/04/19561Bye-ele d Ayyangar KL 1956-57
S. Muthu ManiAIADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
O.S. ManianAIADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[6]1
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/197724/07/19831
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/198324/07/19892
Murasoli MaranDMK25/07/198924/07/19953
R. MargabanduAIADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[6]1
S.S. MariswamyDMK03/04/196402/04/19701
S.S. MariswamyDMK03/04/197002/04/19762
D. MasthanAIADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[6]1
Dawood Ali MirzaINC11/12/195602/04/19621Bye-ele
R. MohanarangamAIADMK30/06/198029/06/19861Disq 08/09/1982
R. MohanarangamAIADMK11/02/198310/02/19892Bye-ele?
S.A. Khaja MohideenML03/04/196802/04/19741
S.A. Khaja MohideenML03/04/197402/04/19802
M.J. Jamal MohideenINC03/04/196202/04/19681
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/197724/07/19831
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/198324/07/19892Res 02/02/1989
G.K. MoopanarINC25/07/199524/07/20013Res 09/09/1997
G.K. MoopanarTMC(M)30/06/199829/06/20044Dea 30/08/2001
M. MosesINC03/04/197802/04/19841
V. K. Ramaswami MudaliarIND03/04/195202/04/19561
V. K. Ramaswami MudaliarIND03/04/195602/04/19622
A. Mohammed JohnAIADMK25/07/201924/07/20251*
Arman Ali MunshiOther03/04/195202/04/19541
K. P. MunusamyAIADMK03/04/202002/04/20261*
Sathiavani MuthuAIADMK03/04/197802/04/19841
M. A. Manickavelu NaickerOther03/04/196202/04/19681res 15/04/1964
P.S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03/04/195202/04/19541
P.S. Rajagopal NaiduINC03/04/195402/04/19602
A. NallasivanCPM25/07/198924/07/19951
K.L. NarasimhamCPI03/04/195202/04/19581
K.L. NarasimhamCPI03/04/195802/04/19642
P.G. NarayananAIADMK25/07/200124/07/20071
C.D. NatarajanDMK03/04/197402/04/19801
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30/06/198629/06/19921
Jayanthi NatarajanINC30/06/199229/06/19982Res 09/09/1997
Jayanthi NatarajanTMC(M)10/10/199724/07/2001[6]3
Jayanthi NatarajanINC03/04/200802/04/20144
E.M. Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30/06/200429/06/20101
E.M. Sudarsana NatchiappanINC30/06/201029/06/20162
A. NavaneethakrishnanAIADMK26/06/201429/06/20161 Bye-ele RS 2014
A. NavaneethakrishnanAIADMK30/06/201629/06/20222*
S. NiraikulathanAIADMK03/04/199602/04/20021
V.M. Obaidullah SahibINC03/04/195202/04/19561
V.M. Obaidullah SahibINC03/04/195602/04/19622Dea 21/02/1958
M. PalaniyandiINC30/06/198629/06/19921
N. Thangaraj PandianAIADMK30/06/199229/06/19981
P. H. Paul Manoj PandianAIADMK30/09/201029/06/20161
B. ParameswaranOther03/04/195803/04/19641Res 12/03/1962
G. ParthasarathyOther03/04/196002/04/19661
R.T. ParthasarathyOther03/04/196602/04/19721
Krishnan ParvatiOther03/04/195402/04/19601Res 12/03/1957
T.S. PattabiramanINC03/04/195202/04/19561Madras State
T.S. PattabiramanINC20/04/195702/04/19602Bye-ele 1957
T.S. PattabiramanINC03/04/196002/04/19663Madras State
C. PerumalAIADMK03/04/200202/04/20081
Sivashanmugam PillaiOther03/04/196202/04/19681
Sasikala Pushpa RamaswamyAIADMK03/04/201402/04/20201
K. M. Rahamat UllahINC03/04/195202/04/19541Madras State
D. RajaCPI25/07/200724/07/20131
D. RajaCPI25/07/201324/07/20192
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/195802/04/19642Madras State
G. RajagopalanINC03/04/196402/04/19703dea 16/11/1964
Lalitha G. RajagopalanINC13/01/196502/04/19701
Smt H D RajaiRPI03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
Smt H D RajaiRPI03/04/195802/04/19641Madras State dea 30/11/1959
N. RajangamAIADMK03/04/198402/04/19901
N. RajendranAIADMK25/07/199524/07/2001[6]1
Sedapatti Suryanarayana Thevar RajendranDMK03/04/197002/04/19761
J.S. RajuDMK25/07/198924/07/19951
M.S. RamachandranINC30/06/198029/06/19861
S.K.T. RamachandranINC25/07/198924/07/19951
Dr. Anbumani RamadossPMK30/06/200429/06/20101
Dr. Anbumani RamadossPMK25/07/201924/07/20252*
Dr K. P. RamalingamDMK30/06/201029/06/20161
K. V. RamalingamAIADMK30/06/201029/06/20161res 20/05/2011
R. RamakrishnanAIADMK30/06/198029/06/19861
T. N. RamamurtiINC03/04/195602/04/19621Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPI03/04/196002/04/19661Madras State
P. Ramamurthy CPM25/07/197724/07/19832
V. RamanathanAIADMK03/04/198402/04/19901
K. S. RamaswamyINC03/04/196202/04/19681Madras State
K. S. RamaswamyINC03/04/196802/04/19742Madras State
V. V. RamaswamyOTH20/03/196702/04/19681Madras State
N G RangaINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State 16/03/1957 AP 1977-80
S. RanganathanIND03/04/197402/04/19801
T. K. RangarajanCPM03/04/200802/04/20141
T. K. RangarajanCPM03/04/201402/04/20202
T. Bhaskar RaoIND03/04/195202/04/19601Madras State
K. Rama RaoIND03/04/195202/04/19541Madras State
T. RathinavelAIADMK25/07/201324/07/20191
Noorjehan RazackAIADMK25/07/197724/07/19831
A.K. RefayeML03/04/197202/04/19781
Neelam Sanjiva ReddyINC22/08/195215/09/19531Madras State bye 1952 AP 1964-66 66-67
M. RuthnaswamyINC03/04/196202/04/19681Madras State
M. RuthnaswamyINC03/04/196802/04/19742Madras State
Era SambasivamAIADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
S Sambhu PrasadINC03/04/195202/04/19561Madras State
M. SankaralingamDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
K. SanthanamINC18/04/196002/04/19621Madras State bye 1960
K. SanthanamINC17/04/196202/04/19642Madras State bye 1962
T.A. Mohammed SaqhyDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
R. Sarath KumarDMK25/07/200124/07/20071Res 31/05/2006
Vijila SathyananthAIADMK03/04/201402/04/20201
Thanga Tamil SelvanAIADMK03/04/200202/04/20081
T.M. SelvaganapathiDMK30/06/201029/06/20161disq 17/04/2014
Anthiyur P. SelvarajDMK03/04/202002/04/20261*
K. SelvarajAIADMK03/04/201402/04/20201
Era SeziyanJP03/04/197802/04/19841
M. ShanmugamDMK25/07/201924/07/20251*
R. ShunmugasundaramDMK03/04/200202/04/20081
P.N. SivaDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye-ele RS 2000
P.N. SivaDMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Tiruchi SivaDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye 2000
Tiruchi SivaDMK25/07/200724/07/20132
Tiruchi SivaDMK03/04/201402/04/20203
Tiruchi SivaDMK03/04/202002/04/20264*
S. SivasubramanianDMK30/06/199829/06/20041
P. SoundararajanAIADMK03/04/199602/04/20021
D K SomasundaramDMK03/04/196602/04/19721Madras State dea 25/06/1971
Thomas SrinivasanINC03/04/196002/04/19661Madras State dea 17/04/1963
T.K. SrinivasanDMK03/04/197002/04/19761
Vasanthi StanleyDMK03/04/200802/04/20141
Dr P. SubbarayanINC03/04/195402/04/19601Madras State 04/03/1957
Ka.Ra. SubbianDMK14/01/200002/04/20021Bye-ele RS 2000
Thalavai SundaramAIADMK03/04/199618/05/20021
P SundarayyaCPI03/04/195202/04/19561Madras State 21/03/1955
V M Surendra RamINC03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
G. SwaminathanAIADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
G. SwaminathanAIADMK30/06/199229/06/19982
V.V. SwaminathanAIADMK03/04/197202/04/19781
V.V. SwaminathanAIADMK03/04/197802/04/19842res 19/06/1980
N R M SwamyINC03/04/196602/04/19721Madras State
M. ThambiduraiAIADMK03/04/202002/04/20261*
S. ThangaveluDMK30/06/201029/06/20161
K.V. ThangkabaluINC03/04/198402/04/19901
P. ThanulingamINC09/07/196402/04/19681Madras State
VaikoMDMK25/07/201924/07/20254*
R. VaithilingamAIADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
G. VaradarajAIADMK25/07/198324/07/19891
G. K. VasanINC03/04/200202/04/20081
G. K. VasanINC03/04/200802/04/20142
G. K. VasanTMC03/04/202002/04/20263*
S. S. VasanINC03/04/196402/04/19701dea 28/08/1969 Madras State
P. VenkatanarayanaCPI03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
K.K. VeerappanDMK03/04/199002/04/19961
V. VenkaDMK03/04/197802/04/19841
T.M. VenkatachalamAIADMK03/04/199602/04/20021Dea 02/12/1999
P. VenkatanarayanaCPI03/04/195202/04/19581Madras State
Tindivanam G. VenkatramanDMK25/07/198924/07/19951
M. R. VenkataramanCPM03/04/196802/04/19741Madras
S. VenkataramanINC03/04/195202/04/1956 1fr Madras
S. VenkataramanINC03/04/195602/04/1962 2fr Madras
A. VijayakumarAIADMK30/06/201629/06/20221*
M. VincentAIADMK30/06/198629/06/19921
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK15/03/198924/07/19891Bye-ele
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK25/07/198924/07/19952
Viduthalai VirumbiDMK30/06/199829/06/20043
P. WilsonDMK25/07/201924/07/20251*


  • 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) 54
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 36
Indian National Congress (INC) 20
Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) 4
Muslim League (ML) 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

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