Template:Multiple image 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: Digital Sansad[2]
Chronological list of all members
| Name | Political party | Date of | Total Term | Vacation Date/Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment | Retirement | |||||
| M. Thambidurai | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 2 | Incumbent |
| L. K. Sudeesh | DMDK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 1 | Incumbent |
| Tiruchi Siva | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 5 | Incumbent |
| J. Constandine Ravindran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 1 | Incumbent |
| M. Christopher Tilak | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 1 | Incumbent |
| Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2026 | 2 April 2032 | 3 | Incumbent |
| I. S. Inbadurai | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 1 | Incumbent |
| M. Dhanapal | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 1 | Incumbent |
| P. Wilson | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 2 | Incumbent |
| Rajathi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 1 | Incumbent |
| S. R. Sivalingam | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 1 | Incumbent |
| Kamal Haasan | MNM | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2025 | 24 July 2031 | 1 | Incumbent |
| C. Ve. Shanmugam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 1 | Incumbent |
| R. Dharmar | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 1 | Incumbent |
| K. R. N. Rajeshkumar | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 2 | Incumbent |
| R. Girirajan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 1 | Incumbent |
| S. Kalyanasundaram | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 1 | Incumbent |
| P. Chidambaram | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2028 | 2 | Incumbent |
| K. R. N. Rajeshkumar | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 27 September 2021 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| Kanimozhi NVN Somu | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 27 September 2021 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Mohamed Abdulla | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 6 September 2021 | 24 July 2025 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. P. Munusamy | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | Resigned on 7 May 2021 |
| M. Thambidurai | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | Retirement |
| Tiruchi Siva | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 4 | Retirement |
| Anthiyur P. Selvarasu | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. R. Elango | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. K. Vasan | TMC(M) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | 3 | Retirement |
| A. Mohammedjan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 1 | Died on 23 March 2021 |
| N. Chandrasegharan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Shanmugam | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. Wilson | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vaiko | MDMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 4 | Retirement |
| Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2025 | 2 | Retirement |
| A. Navaneethakrishnan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 2 | Retirement |
| A. Vijayakumar | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Vaithilingam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Resigned on 7 May 2021 |
| S. R. Balasubramoniyan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. S. Bharathi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. K. S. Elangovan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2016 | 29 June 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. Navaneethakrishnan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 26 June 2014 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. K. Selvaraj | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Muthukaruppan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 1 | Retirement |
| Sasikala Pushpa | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vijila Sathyananth | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. K. Rangarajan | CPI(M) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 2 | Retirement |
| Tiruchi Siva | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2014 | 2 April 2020 | 3 | Retirement |
| V. Maitreyan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 3 | Retirement |
| K. R. Arjunan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Lakshmanan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. Rathinavel | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 1 | Retirement |
| D. Raja | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 2 | Retirement |
| Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2013 | 24 July 2019 | 2 | Elected to LS on 23 May 2019 |
| A. W. Rabi Bernard | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 19 July 2011 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. V. Ramalingam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Resigned on 20 May 2011 |
| Paul Manoj Pandian | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. P. Ramalingam | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Thangavelu | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. M. Selvaganapathi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 1 | Disqualified on 17 April 2014 |
| E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2010 | 29 June 2016 | 2 | Retirement |
| N. Balaganga | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. K. Rangarajan | CPI(M) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Amir Ali Jinnah | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vasanthi Stanley | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 1 | Retirement |
| Jayanthi Natarajan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 4 | Retirement |
| G. K. Vasan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2008 | 2 April 2014 | 2 | Retirement |
| V. Maitreyan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 2 | Retirement |
| A. Elavarasan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Krishnamoorthy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 1 | Retirement |
| Tiruchi Siva | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 2 | Retirement |
| Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 1 | Retirement |
| B. S. Gnanadesikan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2007 | 24 July 2013 | 2 | Retirement |
| K. P. K. Kumaran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 11 July 2006 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Malaisamy | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. R. Govindarajar | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Anbalagan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. T. V. Dhinakaran | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 1 | Retirement |
| C. Perumal | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. Jothi | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Resigned on 27 March 2008 |
| S. P. M. Syed Khan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Retirement |
| Thanga Tamil Selvan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Shunmugasundaram | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. K. Vasan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 2002 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. Maitreyan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 15 January 2002 | 29 June 2004 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. G. Narayanan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Kamaraj | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Gokula Indira | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. S. Chandran | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Sarath Kumar | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Resigned on 31 May 2006 |
| B. S. Gnanadesikan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 2001 | 24 July 2007 | 1 | Retirement |
| Ka. Ra. Subbian | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 14 January 2000 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Retirement |
| Tiruchi Siva | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 14 January 2000 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Viduthalai Virumbi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 3 | Retirement |
| M. A. Kadar | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Sankaralingam | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Agniraj | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 1 | Resigned on 18 May 2001 |
| S. Sivasubramanian | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. K. Moopanar | TMC(M) | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1998 | 29 June 2004 | 4 | Died on 30 August 2001 |
| Jayanthi Natarajan | TMC(M) | Template:Party color cell | 10 October 1997 | 24 July 2001 | 3 | Retirement |
| S. Peter Alphonse | TMC(M) | Template:Party color cell | 10 October 1997 | 2 April 2002 | 2 | Retirement |
| N. Abdul Khader | TMC(M) | Template:Party color cell | 10 October 1997 | 29 June 1998 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. P. Duraisamy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 26 November 1996 | 24 July 2001 | 2 | Retirement |
| N. Thalavai Sundaram | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Resigned on 18 May 2001 |
| P. Soundararajan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. K. Kumar | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Died on 3 October 1999 |
| S. Niraikulathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. M. Venkatachalam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Died on 2 December 1999 |
| S. Peter Alphonse | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1996 | 2 April 2002 | 1 | Resigned on 9 September 1997 |
| D. Masthan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. Rajendran | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 1 | Retirement |
| O. S. Manian | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Margabandhu | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. P. Duraisamy | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 1 | Resigned on 10 October 1996 |
| G. K. Moopanar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1995 | 24 July 2001 | 3 | Resigned on 9 September 1997 |
| G. Swaminathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 2 | Retirement |
| N. Thangaraj Pandian | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Austin | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Muthu Mani | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. V. Rajan Chellappa | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 1 | Retirement |
| Jayanthi Natarajan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1992 | 29 June 1998 | 2 | Resigned on 9 September 1997 |
| S. Madhavan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vaiko | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 3 | Retirement |
| Pasumpon Tha. Kiruttinan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 2 | Retirement |
| K. K. Veerappan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 1 | Retirement |
| Misa R. Ganesan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. A. Mohammed Saqhy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. Nallasivan | CPI(M) | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 1 | Retirement |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 3 | Retirement |
| S. Viduthalai Virumbi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 2 | Retirement |
| J. S. Raju | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 1 | Retirement |
| Tindivanam G. Venkatraman | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. K. T. Ramachandran | INC | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1989 | 24 July 1995 | 1 | Retirement |
| Pasumpon Tha. Kiruttinan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 15 March 1989 | 2 April 1990 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Viduthalai Virumbi | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 15 March 1989 | 24 July 1989 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Swaminathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Vincent | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. T. Gopalan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. R. Baalu | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| Jayanthi Natarajan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Palaniyandi | INC | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 1 | Retirement |
| Valampuri John | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 2 | Retirement |
| J. Jayalalithaa | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 1 | Resigned on 28 January 1989 |
| N. Rajangam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. Ramanathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vaiko | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 2 | Retirement |
| K. V. Thangkabalu | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1984 | 2 April 1990 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Kadharsha | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 2 | Retirement |
| Aladi Aruna | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 1 | Retirement |
| Era. Sambasivam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Varadaraj | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 1 | Retirement |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 2 | Retirement |
| G. K. Moopanar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1983 | 24 July 1989 | 2 | Resigned on 2 February 1989 |
| R. Mohanarangam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 11 February 1983 | 10 February 1989 | 2 | Retirement |
| P. Anbalagan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 28 July 1980 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| D. Heerachand | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. Mohanarangam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Disqualified on 8 September 1982 |
| R. Ramakrishnan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Kalyanasundaram | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Retirement |
| L. Ganesan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Resigned on 10 April 1986 |
| M. S. Ramachandran | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 30 June 1980 | 29 June 1986 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. V. Swaminathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 2 | Resigned on 19 June 1980 |
| Sathiavani Muthu | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. Venka | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| Vaiko | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Moses | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| Era. Sezhiyan | JP | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1978 | 2 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. P. Janardhanam | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 1 | Retirement |
| Noorjehan Razack | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 1 | Retirement |
| U. R. Krishnan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. Ramamurthi | CPI(M) | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 2 | Retirement |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. K. Moopanar | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 25 July 1977 | 24 July 1983 | 1 | Retirement |
| E. R. Krishnan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 18 July 1977 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Retirement |
| C. D. Natarajan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Lakshmanan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Elected to LS on 8 January 1980 |
| M. Kadharsha | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Retirement |
| Valampuri John | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Disqualified on 14 October 1974 |
| S. Ranganathan | IND | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. A. Khaja Mohideen | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1974 | 2 April 1980 | 2 | Retirement |
| K. A. Krishnaswamy | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. C. Balan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. S. Abdul Khader | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. V. Swaminathan | AIADMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Kamalanathan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 2 | Retirement |
| A. K. Refaye | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1972 | 2 April 1978 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Kamalanathan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 29 July 1971 | 2 April 1972 | 1 | Retirement |
| Kanchi Kalyanasundaram | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 2 | Retirement |
| S. S. Mariswamy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 2 | Retirement |
| S. S. Rajendran | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. K. Srinivasan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. V. Anandan | INC(O) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 2 | Retirement |
| A. K. A. Abdul Samad | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1970 | 2 April 1976 | 1 | Retirement |
| Kanchi Kalyanasundaram | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 23 September 1969 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. R. Venkataraman | CPI(M) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. A. Appan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 1 | Retirement |
| Thillai Villalan | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. A. Khaja Mohideen | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Ruthnaswamy | SP | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 2 | Retirement |
| V. V. Ramaswamy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 20 March 1967 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. P. Somasundaram | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 1 | Died on 25 June 1971 |
| N. R. M. Swamy | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. Ramakrishna | INC(O) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 3 | Retirement |
| T. Chengalvaroyan | INC(O) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 2 | Retirement |
| R. T. Parthasarathy | INC(O) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Sundaram | SP | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1966 | 2 April 1972 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Lalitha Rajagopalan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 13 January 1965 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. Thanulingam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 9 July 1964 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. S. Mariswamy | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Rajagopalan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 3 | Died on 16 November 1964 |
| S. Chandrasekhar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. S. Vasan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Died on 28 August 1969 |
| T. V. Anandan | INC(O) | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. K. A. Abdul Samad | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1964 | 2 April 1970 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. Chengalvaroyan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 9 August 1963 | 2 April 1966 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Santhanam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 17 April 1962 | 2 April 1964 | 2 | Retirement |
| C. N. Annadurai | DMK | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1962 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Elected to LS on 25 February 1967 |
| J. Sivashanmugam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1962 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. A. Manickavelu | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1962 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Resigned on 15 April 1964 |
| M. J. Jamal Mohideen | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1962 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Ruthnaswamy | SP | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1962 | 2 April 1968 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Santhanam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 18 April 1960 | 2 April 1962 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. Ramamurthi | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. S. Pattabiraman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 3 | Retirement |
| N. Ramakrishna | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 2 | Retirement |
| G. Parthasarathy | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. M. Anwar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 1 | Retirement |
| Thomas Srinivasan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 1 | Died on 17 April 1963 |
| R. Gopalakrishnan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 12 March 1960 | 2 April 1964 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Rajagopalan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1964 | 2 | Retirement |
| S. Chattanatha | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1964 | 2 | Retirement |
| Abdul Rahim | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1962 | 1 | Retirement |
| B. Parameswaran | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1964 | 1 | Resigned on 12 March 1962 |
| N. M. Lingam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1964 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. S. Avinashilingam | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1964 | 1 | Retirement |
| H. D. Rajah | RPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1958 | 2 April 1954 | 2 | Died on 30 November 1959 |
| Ammu Swaminathan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 9 November 1957 | 2 April 1960 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. Ramakrishna | INC | Template:Party color cell | 22 April 1957 | 2 April 1960 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. S. Pattabiraman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 20 April 1957 | 2 April 1960 | 2 | Retirement |
| Dawood Ali Mirza | INC | Template:Party color cell | 11 December 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Venkataraman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 2 | Retirement |
| V. K. Krishna Menon | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 2 | Elected to LS on 15 March 1957 |
| V. M. Obaidullah | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 2 | Died on 21 February 1958 |
| T. Nallamuthu Ramamurti | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. Ramaswami | SILF | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 2 | Retirement |
| Parvathi Krishnan | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1954 | 2 April 1960 | 1 | Elected to LS on 12 March 1957 |
| K. S. Hegde | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1954 | 2 April 1960 | 2 | Resigned on 21 August 1957 |
| P. S. Rajagopal Naidu | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1954 | 2 April 1960 | 2 | Retirement |
| T. V. Kamalaswamy | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1954 | 2 April 1960 | 2 | Retirement |
| P. Subbarayan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1954 | 2 April 1960 | 1 | Elected to LS on 4 March 1957 |
| V. K. Krishna Menon | INC | Template:Party color cell | 26 May 1953 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. Bhaskara Rao | IND | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1960 | 1 | Retirement |
| G. Rajagopalan | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Chattanatha | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. M. Surendra Ram | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| M. Muhammad Ismail | IUML | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| Pydah Venkatanarayana | PSP | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| H. D. Rajah | RPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1958 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. Sundarayya | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Resigned on 21 March 1955 |
| Mona Hensman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| N. Gopalaswami | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Died on 10 February 1953 |
| S. Sambhu Prasad | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| S. Venkataraman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| T. S. Pattabiraman | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| V. M. Obaidullah | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| A. Ramaswami | SILF | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement |
| B. V. Kakkilaya | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| E. K. Imbichibava | CPI | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Muhammad Rahmath | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. S. Hegde | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| Kotamraju Rama Rao | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| P. S. Rajagopal Naidu | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
| Pattabhi Sitaramayya | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Died on 2 July 1952 |
| T. V. Kamalaswamy | INC | Template:Party color cell | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement |
Nominated members
| Name | Political party | Date of | Total Term | Vacation Date/Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment | Retirement | |||||
| Ilaiyaraaja | Non-partisan | 7 July 2022 | 6 July 2028 | 1 | Incumbent | |
| Subramanian Swamy | BJP | Template:Party color cell | 25 April 2016 | 24 April 2022 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Parasaran | Non-partisan | 29 June 2012 | 28 June 2018 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Rekha | Non-partisan | 27 April 2012 | 26 April 2018 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Mani Shankar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 22 March 2010 | 21 March 2016 | 1 | Retirement |
| C. Rangarajan | Non-partisan | 9 August 2008 | 23 June 2010 | 1 | Resigned on 10 August 2009 | |
| M. S. Swaminathan | Non-partisan | 10 April 2007 | 9 April 2013 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Cho S. Ramaswamy | Non-partisan | 22 November 1999 | 21 November 2005 | 1 | Retirement | |
| M. Aram | INC | Template:Party color cell | 27 August 1993 | 26 August 1999 | 1 | Died on 24 May 1997 |
| Vyjayantimala | INC | Template:Party color cell | 27 August 1993 | 26 August 1999 | 1 | Retirement |
| R. K. Narayan | Non-partisan | 12 May 1986 | 11 May 1992 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy | INC | Template:Party color cell | 9 May 1984 | 8 May 1990 | 1 | Retirement |
| Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 18 February 1982 | 2 April 1988 | 3 | Elected to LS on 29 December 1984 |
| Sivaji Ganesan | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 18 February 1982 | 2 April 1986 | 1 | Retirement |
| Malcolm Sathiyanathan Adiseshiah | Non-partisan | 14 April 1978 | 13 April 1984 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC(I) | Template:Party color cell | 4 March 1976 | 4 February 1982 | 2 | Retirement |
| Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC | Template:Party color cell | 4 March 1970 | 4 February 1976 | 1 | Retirement |
| K. Ramiah | Non-partisan | 3 April 1968 | 2 April 1974 | 1 | Retirement | |
| V. T. Krishnamachari | Non-partisan | 9 June 1961 | 8 June 1967 | 1 | Died on 13 February 1964 | |
| Rukmini Devi Arundale | Non-partisan | 3 April 1956 | 2 April 1962 | 2 | Retirement | |
| Rukmini Devi Arundale | Non-partisan | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1956 | 1 | Retirement | |
| Jagadisan Mohandas Kumarappa | Non-partisan | 3 April 1952 | 2 April 1954 | 1 | Retirement | |
See also
References
- ↑ Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House. The Hindu(7 August 2017). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ List of Members(19 May 2025). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
External links
- Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
- Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
- Nominated members list
- State wise list
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