Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Kamal Haasan Elected to Rajya Sabha with Five Others
Kamal Haasan, a famous actor, and five other people have been chosen to be part of the Rajya Sabha, which is like the Senate in the government.
They were chosen without any competition.
The DMK party supported four of the candidates, including Haasan, and the AIADMK party supported the other two.
Their job will start in July and last until July 2031.
This is the first time Haasan's party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, has a seat in the Rajya Sabha.
Tamil Nadu has 18 seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Kamal Haasan and five others were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha.
The DMK backed four candidates, including Kamal Haasan.
The AIADMK backed two candidates.
The term for the elected candidates will begin in July and end in July 2031.
The election marks the entry of Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam into the Rajya Sabha.
- Who
- Kamal Haasan, MP P Wilson, Rajathi Salma, SR Sivalingam, IS Indaburai, and M Dhanapal.
- What
- Kamal Haasan and five others were elected to the Rajya Sabha.
- When
- The term begins in July and ends in July 2031.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu
- Why
- The number of valid nominations matched the number of seats up for election, so the candidates were declared elected unopposed.
- Candidates Elected
- Kamal Haasan, P Wilson, Rajathi Salma, SR Sivalingam, IS Indaburai, M Dhanapal
- Election Type
- Unopposed
- Term Start
- July
- Term End
- July 2031
- Parties Involved
- DMK, AIADMK, Makkal Needhi Maiam
- Total Rajya Sabha Seats in TN
- 18