List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Kerala State. State elect 9 members for the term of 6 years and indirectly elected by the state legislators, since year 1956.
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List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Kerala State. State elect 9 members for the term of 6 years and indirectly elected by the state legislators, since year 1956.
Alphabetical list of all Rajya Sabha members from Kerala state
List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
• Star () represents current Rajya Sabha members from KL State.
<table><thead><tr><th>Name (alphabetical last name)</th><th>Party</th><th>Date of appointment</th><th>Date of retirement</th><th>Term</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Joy Abraham</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>2 July 2012</td><td>1 July 2018</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. P. Achuthan</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>22 April 2009</td><td>21 April 2015</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A K Antony</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1985</td><td>2 April 1991</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A K Antony</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1991</td><td>2 April 1996</td><td>2</td><td>Resigned 22 March 1995</td></tr><tr><td>A K Antony</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>30 May 2005</td><td>2 April 2010</td><td>3</td><td>Bye-2005</td></tr><tr><td>A K Antony</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 2010</td><td>2 April 2016</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A K Antony</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 2016</td><td>2 April 2022</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Binoy Viswam</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>2 July 2018</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M A Baby</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1986</td><td>2 April 1992</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M A Baby</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1992</td><td>2 April 1998</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K.N. Balagopal</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 2010</td><td>2 April 2016</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>E. Balanandan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 1988</td><td>1 July 1994</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>E. Balanandan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 1994</td><td>1 July 2000</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Elamaram Kareem</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 2018</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>N. E. Balaram</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>22 April 1985</td><td>21 April 1991</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>N. E. Balaram</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>22 April 1991</td><td>21 April 1997</td><td>2</td><td>dea 16 July 1994</td></tr><tr><td>Thalekunnil Basheer</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>20 July 1977</td><td>21 April 1979</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1977 M V A Seyid</td></tr><tr><td>Thalekunnil Basheer</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 1979</td><td>21 April 1985</td><td>2</td><td>29 December 1984</td></tr><tr><td>E. K. Imbichi Bava</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1954</td><td>1</td><td>Madras State</td></tr><tr><td>Jose K. Mani</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>2 July 2018</td><td>9 January 2021</td><td>1</td><td>Resigned on 9 January 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Jose K. Mani</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>1 December 2021</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>2</td><td> bye 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Jose K. Mani</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>2 July 2024</td><td>01 Jul 2030</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bharati Udayabhanu</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1954</td><td>2 April 1958</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>Bharati Udayabhanu</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1958</td><td>2 April 1964</td><td>2</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>Bharati Udayabhanu</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1958</td><td>2 April 1964</td><td>2</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>John Brittas</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>24 April 2021</td><td>23 April 2027</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K Chandrasekharan</td><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>17 April 1967</td><td>2 April 1970</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1967</td></tr><tr><td>K Chathunni Master</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 1979</td><td>21 April 1985</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>J. Chitharanjan</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>22 April 1997</td><td>21 April 2003</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K. Damodaran</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1964</td><td>2 April 1970</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Devaki Gopidas</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1962</td><td>2 April 1968</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K Gopalan</td><td></td><td>OTH</td><td>2 July 1982</td><td>1 July 1988</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K C George</td><td></td><td>KSC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1954</td><td>1</td><td>res 5 March 1954 Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>K Ahammed Haji</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1998</td><td>2 April 2004</td><td>1</td><td>dea 12 May 2003</td></tr><tr><td>C Haridas</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1980</td><td>2 April 1986</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K. E. Ismail</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>2 July 2006</td><td>1 July 2012</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. M. Jacob</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2 July 1982</td><td>1 July 1988</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. M. Jacob</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2 July 1988</td><td>1 July 1994</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>O J Joseph</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1980</td><td>2 April 1986</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aravindakshan Kaimal</td><td></td><td>OTH</td><td>17 April 1967</td><td>2 April 1968</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1967 M N Nair</td></tr><tr><td>S Chattanatha Karayalar</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1958</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>S Chattanatha Karayalar</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1958</td><td>2 April 1964</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>K. Karunakaran</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>25 April 1995</td><td>21 April 1997</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K. Karunakaran</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 1997</td><td>21 April 2003</td><td>2</td><td>3 March 1998 LS</td></tr><tr><td>K. Karunakaran</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 2004</td><td>2 April 2010</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kesavan Thazhava</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 1967</td><td>21 April 1973</td><td>1</td><td>dea 28 November 1969</td></tr><tr><td>B. V. Abdulla Koya</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>15 April 1967</td><td>14 April 1973</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B. V. Abdulla Koya</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>3 April 1974</td><td>2 April 1980</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B. V. Abdulla Koya</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>3 April 1980</td><td>2 April 1986</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B. V. Abdulla Koya</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>3 April 1986</td><td>2 April 1992</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B. V. Abdulla Koya</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>3 April 1992</td><td>2 April 1998</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P K Koya</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1962</td><td>2 April 1968</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Kuthiravattom</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>22 April 1985</td><td>21 April 1991</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>N.K. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>10 November 1970</td><td>2 April 1974</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1970 C A Menon</td></tr><tr><td>P. Santhosh Kumar</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 2022</td><td>3 April 2028</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. P. Veerendra Kumar</td><td></td><td>JDU</td><td>3 April 2016</td><td>21 December 2017</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. P. Veerendra Kumar</td><td></td><td>JDU</td><td>23 March 2018</td><td>2 April 2022</td><td>2</td><td>dea 28 May 2020</td></tr><tr><td>M. V. Shreyams Kumar</td><td></td><td>LJD</td><td>25 August 2020</td><td>2 April 2022</td><td>1</td><td>bye 2020</td></tr><tr><td>A V Kunhambu</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>29 April 1957</td><td>2 April 1958</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1957</td></tr><tr><td>K M Kurien</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1970</td><td>2 April 1976</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prof P. J. Kurien</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>10 January 2005</td><td>1 July 2006</td><td>1</td><td>Bye 2005</td></tr><tr><td>Prof P. J. Kurien</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2 July 2006</td><td>1 July 2012</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prof P. J. Kurien</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2 July 2012</td><td>1 July 2018</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P.P. Suneer</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>2 July 2024</td><td>01 Jul 2030</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K K Madhavan</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1976</td><td>2 April 1982</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mathai Manjooran</td><td></td><td>KSC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1954</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>Vakkachen Mattathil</td><td></td><td>KCJ</td><td>3 April 1998</td><td>2 April 2004</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joseph Mathen</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1960</td><td>2 April 1966</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jebi Mather</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 2022</td><td>3 April 2028</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P Balachandra Menon</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 1967</td><td>21 April 1973</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>V. K. Krishna Menon</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1956</td><td>2 April 1962</td><td>2</td><td>Res 15 March 1957 Ele 2-LS MAS 1953-56</td></tr><tr><td>C. Achutha Menon</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1968</td><td>2 April 1974</td><td>1</td><td>Res 24 April 1970</td></tr><tr><td>K P S Menon</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1968</td><td>2 April 1974</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leela Damodara Menon</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1974</td><td>2 April 1980</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viswanatha Menon</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1974</td><td>2 April 1980</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K Mohanan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 1982</td><td>1 July 1988</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joy Nadukkara</td><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>27 October 1995</td><td>21 April 1997</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1995</td></tr><tr><td>C K Govindan Nair</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1964</td><td>2 April 1970</td><td>1</td><td>dea 27 June 1964</td></tr><tr><td>G Gopinathan Nair</td><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>3 April 1968</td><td>2 April 1974</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K P Madhavan Nair</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1956</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>K P Madhavan Nair</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1956</td><td>2 April 1962</td><td>2</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>M N Govindan Nair</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1956</td><td>2 April 1962</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M N Govindan Nair</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1962</td><td>2 April 1968</td><td>2</td><td>3 March 1967</td></tr><tr><td>P. Narayanan Nair</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1956</td><td>2 April 1960</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>C.P. Narayanan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 2012</td><td>1 July 2018</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K. Chandran Pillai</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 2003</td><td>21 April 2009</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>C Narayana Pillai</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1958</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>S. Ramachandran Pillai</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 1991</td><td>21 April 1997</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>S. Ramachandran Pillai</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 1997</td><td>21 April 2003</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thennala Balakrishna Pillai</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>30 July 1991</td><td>2 April 1992</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thennala Balakrishna Pillai</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1992</td><td>2 April 1998</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thennala Balakrishna Pillai</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 2003</td><td>21 April 2009</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>C O Poulose</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>7 April 1998</td><td>21 April 2003</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1998</td></tr><tr><td>N.K. Premachandran</td><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>2 July 2000</td><td>1 July 2006</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K.K. Ragesh</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 2015</td><td>21 April 2021</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>V. V. Raghavan</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>2 July 2000</td><td>1 July 2006</td><td>1</td><td>dea 27 October 2004</td></tr><tr><td>A. A. Rahim</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>03 Apr 2022</td><td>03 Apr 2028</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pattiam Rajan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1976</td><td>2 April 1982</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P. R. Rajan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2 July 2006</td><td>1 July 2012</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PRajeev</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>22 April 2009</td><td>21 April 2015</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A. Subba Rao</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1958</td><td>2 April 1964</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vayalar Ravi</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2 July 1994</td><td>1 July 2000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vayalar Ravi</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 2003</td><td>21 April 2009</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vayalar Ravi</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 2009</td><td>21 April 2015</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vayalar Ravi</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 2015</td><td>21 April 2021</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Abdul Razak</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1952</td><td>2 April 1956</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>E S Sait</td><td></td><td>ML</td><td>3 April 1960</td><td>2 April 1966</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>S M Sait</td><td></td><td>IND</td><td>3 April 1964</td><td>2 April 1970</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H A Schamnad</td><td></td><td>ML</td><td>5 February 1970</td><td>21 April 1973</td><td>1</td><td>Bye 1970 Kesavan Thazhava</td></tr><tr><td>H A Schamnad</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 1973</td><td>21 April 1979</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Haris Beeran</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>2 July 2024</td><td>01 Jul 2030</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K C Sabastian</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 1979</td><td>21 April 1985</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. P. Abdussamad Samadani</td><td></td><td>ML</td><td>2 July 1994</td><td>1 July 2000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M. P. Abdussamad Samadani</td><td></td><td>ML</td><td>2 July 2000</td><td>1 July 2006</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dr. T. N Seema</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 2010</td><td>2 April 2016</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>N. C. Sekhar</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1954</td><td>2 April 1960</td><td>1</td><td>Travancore Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>Dr M V A Seyid</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>22 April 1973</td><td>21 April 1979</td><td>1</td><td>21 March 1977</td></tr><tr><td>V. Sivadasan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>24 Apr 2021</td><td>23 Apr 2027</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P. A. Soloman</td><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>3 April 1958</td><td>2 April 1964</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>K. Somaprasad</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 2016</td><td>2 April 2022</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Sreedharan</td><td></td><td>JD</td><td>2 July 1988</td><td>1 July 1994</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dr P J Thomas</td><td></td><td>IND</td><td>22 April 1957</td><td>3 April 1962</td><td>1</td><td>bye 1957 V K K Menon</td></tr><tr><td>T K C Vaduthala</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>3 April 1986</td><td>2 April 1992</td><td>1</td><td>dea 1 July 1988</td></tr><tr><td>A. Vijayaraghavan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 1998</td><td>2 April 2004</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A. Vijayaraghavan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>3 April 2004</td><td>2 April 2010</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P. V. Abdul Wahab</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>3 April 2004</td><td>2 April 2010</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P. V. Abdul Wahab</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>22 April 2015</td><td>21 April 2021</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>P. V. Abdul Wahab</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>24 April 2021</td><td>23 April 2027</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
People from Kerala who were nominated members in Rajyasabha
List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
<table><thead><tr><th>Name (Term order)</th><th>Party</th><th>Year of appointment</th><th>Year of retirement</th><th>Field</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>C. Sadanandan Master</td><td>BJP</td><td>2025</td><td>2031</td><td>Social Service</td></tr><tr><td>P. T. Usha</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>2022</td><td>2028</td><td>Sports</td></tr><tr><td>Suresh Gopi</td><td>BJP</td><td>2016</td><td>2022</td><td>Arts</td></tr><tr><td>M. S. Swaminathan</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>2007</td><td>2013</td><td>Science</td></tr><tr><td>Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>2003</td><td>2009</td><td>Science</td></tr><tr><td>Abu Abraham</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>1972</td><td>1978</td><td>Arts</td></tr><tr><td>G. Sankara Kurup</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>1968</td><td>1972</td><td>Literature</td></tr><tr><td>K. M. Panikkar</td><td>Nonpartisan</td><td>1959</td><td>1961</td><td>Social Service</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>