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List of oldest living members of the Rajya Sabha

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The following is a list of individuals who were the oldest sitting or former members of the Rajya Sabha.

From To (date of death) Member Date of birth Terms served State served Party Age (years, days when known) Notes
3 April 1952 18 May 1958[1] Raizada Hans Raj July 1869 3 April–29 August 1952,
17 March 1953—2 April 1958[2]		 Punjab Indian National Congress 88 years
18 May 1958 17 November 1961[3] Murari Lal[4] 16 March 1874 1952–1956 Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress 87 years, 246 days
17 November 1961 29 April 1968 Sailabala Das[5] 25 March 1875 1952–1954 Odisha Indian National Congress 93 years, 35 days
29 April 1968 2 October 1972 Sita Charan Dube[6] February 1879 1952–1954 Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress 93 years
2 October 1972 20 May 1979[7] Manchersha Dhanjibhai Dorabji Gilder[8] 5 November 1882 1952–1960 Bombay Indian National Congress 96 years, 196 days
20 May 1979 21 August 1981 Kaka Kalelkar[9] 1 December 1885 1952–1960 N/A Nominated 95 years, 263 days Distinguished educationist, social activist and journalist.
21 August 1981 2 June 1991[10] Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka 16 August 1889 1956–1962[11] West Bengal Indian National Congress 101 years, 290 days MP (Lok Sabha, 1962–1970)[12]
2 June 1991 25 July 1996 M. A. Manickavelu Naicker 14 December 1896 1962–1964[13] Madras Indian National Congress 99 years, 224 days
25 July 1996 3 May 2002[14] Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi 15 August 1898 1962–1968,
1972–1978[15]		 Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Kranti Dal 103 years, 261 days Distinguished hotelier. MP (Lok Sabha, Bihar) from 1968 to 1970[14]
3 May 2002 18 January 2003 Harivansh Rai Bachchan 27 November 1907 1966–1972[16] N/A Nominated 95 years, 52 days Distinguished poet.
18 January 2003 27 June 2006[17] Sriman Prafulla Goswami 2 February 1911 May 1967 – 1972
1974—1980[18]		 Assam Independent 95 years, 145 days
27 June 2006 14 March 2008[19] Mukhtiar Singh Malik 3 July 1912 May 1967 – 1968
1984–1990[20]		 Haryana Indian National Congress (I) 95 years, 255 days MP (Lok Sabha) 1971–1979.
14 March 2008 4 January 2009[21] Shankarrao Narayanrao Deshmukh 27 August 1913 1984–1990[22] Maharashtra Indian National Congress (I) 95 years, 130 days
4 January 2009 18 July 2013[23] Samar Mukherjee 7 November 1913 1986–1993[24] West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 99 years, 253 days MP (Lok Sabha) 1971–1984
18 July 2013 20 March 2014[25] Khushwant Singh 2 February 1915 1980–1986[26] N/A Nominated 99 years, 46 days Distinguished author.
20 March 2014 24 May 2014 Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat 24 June 1916 1972–1978[27] Rajasthan Indian National Congress 97 years, 334 days Distinguished author.
24 May 2014 13 March 2018[28] Hamida Habibullah 20 November 1916 1976–1982[29] Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress 101 years, 118 days
13 March 2018 30 November 2018[30] Sitaram Singh May 1919 1970–1976[31] Bihar Bharatiya Kranti Dal 99 years
30 November 2018 28 February 2022 Yadlapati Venkatarao 16 December 1919 1998–2004[32] Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party 102 years, 74 days

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Death of Raizada Hans Raj" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Fifth Session, Second Series. 18 (1): 128–129. 11 August 1958. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 175. Search this book on
  3. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates (36): 90–91. 27 November 1961. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 313. Search this book on
  5. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 466. Search this book on
  6. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 144. Search this book on
  7. ↑ "Gilder, Manchersha Dhanjibhai Dorabji". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 159. Search this book on
  9. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 209. Search this book on
  10. ↑ "Resolution Re. Demise of Rajiv Gandhi & Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Tenth Lok Sabha. First Session, Tenth Series. 1 (3): 73. 11 May 1990. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 183. Search this book on
  12. ↑ Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. pp. 186–187. Search this book on
  13. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 316. Search this book on
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Thirteenth Lok Sabha. First Session, Thirteenth Series. 25 (33): 1–2. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 335. Search this book on
  16. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 59. Search this book on
  17. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 209 (1): 31–32. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 164. Search this book on
  19. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 213 (15): 1. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  20. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 270. Search this book on
  21. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 216 (1): 45. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  22. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 134. Search this book on
  23. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 229 (1): 2–3. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  24. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 309. Search this book on
  25. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 231 (1): 27–28. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  26. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 234. Search this book on
  27. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 118. Search this book on
  28. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 245 (17): 1. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  29. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 174. Search this book on
  30. ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates: Rajya Sabha. 248 (1): 40. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  31. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 492. Search this book on
  32. ↑ Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches 1952—2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2019. p. 402. Search this book on


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