The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Puducherry Union Territory. The Union territory elects 1 member for a term of 6 years who is indirectly elected by the state legislators, since 1964.[1]
Current Member (2020)
| No | Name[2] | Party affiliation | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Gokulakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 07-Oct-2015 | 06-Oct-2021 | |
List of all Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry union territory
| Name | Party | Date of appointment | Date of retirement | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Abraham | Indian National Congress | 07/08/1963 | 06/08/1969 | 1 | ||
| S. Sivaprakasam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 07/08/1969 | 06/08/1975 | 1 | ||
| V. P. M. Samy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 28/07/1977 | 27/07/1983 | 1 | ||
| V. Narayanasamy | Indian National Congress | 05/08/1985 | 04/08/1991 | 1 | ||
| 05/08/1991 | 04/08/1997 | 2 | ||||
| C. P. Thirunavukkarasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 07/10/1997 | 06/10/2003[3] | 1 | ||
| V. Narayanasamy | Indian National Congress | 07/10/2003 | 06/10/2009 | 3 | Res 16/05/2009 Ele. to LS | |
| P. Kannan | 07/10/2009 | 06/10/2015 | 1 | |||
| N. Gokulakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 07/10/2015 | 06/10/2021 | 1 | * | |
- Star (*) represents current Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry Union Territory.
| Party | Number of Rajya Sabha MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 2 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 2 | |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 3 | |
References
- ^ Rajya Sabha At Work (Second ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Biennial /bye - election to the Rajya Sabha from Pondicherry and Chhattisgarh" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2017.