List of oldest living members of the Lok Sabha

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The following is a list of individuals who were the oldest sitting or former members of the Lok Sabha or its predecessors, the post-Independence Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1950) and the Provisional Parliament of India (1950–1952).

From To (date of death) Member Date of birth Parliament (terms) State served Party Age (years, days when known) Notes
28 January 1950 20 January 1951[1] Amritlal Thakkar 29 November 1869 Provisional Parliament (28 January–15 August 1950)[2][3] Saurashtra Indian National Congress 81 years, 52 days
20 January 1951 1 May 1966[4] Dayal Das Bhagat c.1874 Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950) United Provinces[4] Indian National Congress 91–92
1 May 1966 25 December 1972[5] C. Rajagopalachari 10 December 1878 Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950)
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)		 Madras[5] Indian National Congress (to 1957)
Indian National Democratic Congress (1957–1959)
Swatantra Party (1959–1972)		 94 years, 15 days Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
Home Minister (1950-1951)
Chief Minister of Madras (1952-1954)
25 December 1972 29 April 1979[6] Raja Mahendra Pratap 1 December 1886 Lok Sabha (1957–1962)[7] Uttar Pradesh[5] Indian National Congress (1906–1952)
Independent (1957–1962)		 92 years, 149 days
29 April 1979 19 March 1982[8] Acharya Jivatram Kripalani 11 November 1888 Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950)
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)
Lok Sabha (1952–1970)[9]		 Bihar[8] Indian National Congress (to 1951)
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (1951–1952)
Praja Socialist Party (1952–1970)[9]		 93 years, 128 days President of the Indian National Congress (1946)
19 March 1982 2 June 1984[10] Bishwanath Das 8 March 1889 Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950)
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)		 Odisha[10] United Front 95 years, 86 days
2 June 1984 2 June 1991[11] Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka 16 August 1889[12] Constituent Assembly (1948–1950)
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)
Lok Sabha (1962–1970)[12]		 West Bengal Indian National Congress 101 years, 290 days MP (Rajya Sabha) 1956–1962.
2 June 1991 10 April 1995[13] Morarji Desai 29 February 1896[13] Lok Sabha (1957–1979)[13][14] Bombay State (1957–1960)
Gujarat (1960–1979)		 Indian National Congress (to 1969)
Indian National Congress (Organisation) (1969–1977)
Janata Party (1977–1988)
Janata Dal (1988–1995)		 99 years, 41 days Prime Minister (1977–1979)
10 April 1995 15 January 1998[15] M. A. Sreenivasan September 1897 Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1948)[15] Gwalior State[16] Nominated 100 years
15 January 1998 15 January 1998[17][15] Gulzarilal Nanda 4 July 1898 Lok Sabha (1952–1977)[15] Bombay State (1952–1960)
Gujarat (1960–1967)
Haryana (1967–1977)[18]		 Indian National Congress 99 years, 195 days Prime Minister (1964, 1966)
15 January 1998 3 May 2002[19] Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi 15 August 1898 Lok Sabha (1968–1970)[19] Bihar Indian National Congress 103 years, 261 days MP (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh (1962–1967, 1972–1978). Distinguished hotelier.[19]
3 May 2002 31 January 2003[20] Balwant Singh Mehta 8 February 1900 Constituent Assembly of India (1948–1950)
Lok Sabha (1952–1957)[21][20]		 Rajasthan Indian National Congress 102 years, 357 days
31 January 2003 19 August 2005[22] R. N. Tripathi c. 1900 Lok Sabha (1980–1984)[22] Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress (1930-1948)
Praja Socialist Party (1948-1975)
Indian National Congress (R) (1976-1984)[23]		 104–105
19 August 2005 4 February 2006[24] Sangappa A. Agadi 11 September 1906 Lok Sabha (1957–1962, 1967–1970)[24] Mysore State Indian National Congress[25] 99 years, 146 days
4 February 2006 27 January 2009[26] Ramaswamy Venkataraman 4 December 1910 Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)
Lok Sabha (1952–1957, 1957, 1977–1984)[26]		 Madras State
Tamil Nadu		 Indian National Congress 98 years, 54 days President (1987–1992)
Vice-President (1984–1987)
Minister of Defence (1982–1984)
Home Minister (1982)
Minister of Finance (1980–1982)
27 January 2009 18 July 2013[27] Samar Mukherjee 7 November 1913 Lok Sabha (1971–1984) West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 99 years, 253 days MP (Rajya Sabha) Dec. 1986-Jul. 1993[27]
18 July 2013 13 June 2015 Sheila Kaul 7 February 1915 Lok Sabha (1971–1977, 1980–1995) Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress[28] 100 years, 126 days
13 June 2015 30 November 2019 Laxminarayan Nayak 1918 Lok Sabha (1977–1980) Madhya Pradesh Janata Party 100–101
30 November 2019 living S.K. Paramasivan 26 February 1919 Lok Sabha (1962–1967) Tamil Nadu Indian National Congress 104 years, 340 days

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Deaths of Shri A.V. Thakkar and Ch. Mukhtar Singh" (PDF). Provisional Parliament Debates (Part II). 8 (1): 2344. 5 February 1951. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Parliament of India: Who's Who (1950) (PDF). New Delhi. 1950. p. 118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Resignation of Shri Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar" (PDF). Provisional Parliament Debates (Part II). 6 (1): 20. 19 February 1973. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Third Series. 55 (54): 14961. 6 May 1966. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Fifth Series. 23 (1): 25–27. 19 February 1973. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Sixth Series. 26 (47): 1. 30 April 1979. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Parliament of India - Second Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1957) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1957. p. 229.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Eighth Session, Seventh Series. 26 (22): 1. 22 March 1982. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Parliament of India - Second Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1957) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1957. p. 208.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. Fifteenth Session, Seventh Series. 59 (1): 3–4. 23 July 1984. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "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 15 October 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. pp. 186–187.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Obituary References: Demise of Shri Morarji Desai, Former Prime Minister of India, and Others" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Tenth Lok Sabha. Thirteenth Session, Tenth Series. 39 (15): 1–2. 24 April 1995. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. p. 114.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Twelfth Lok Sabha. First Session, Twelfth Series. 1 (1): 6–7. 25 March 1998. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Radhakrishna, B.P. (2005). Random Harvest: Biographical Sketches. New Delhi: Geological Society of Inda. p. 179.
  17. ↑ "Former PM Gulzarilal Nanda dead". 15 January 1998. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. pp. 347–348.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Thirteenth Lok Sabha. First Session, Thirteenth Series. 25 (33): 1–2. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Thirteenth Lok Sabha. Twelfth Session, Thirteenth Series. 31 (9): 3–4. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ↑ Parliament of India - House of the People: Who's Who (1952) (PDF). New Delhi: Parliamentary Secretariat. 1952. pp. 175–176.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Fourteenth Lok Sabha. Sixth Session, Fourteenth Series. 14 (1): 6. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  23. ↑ Parliament of India - Seventh Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1980) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1980. p. 513.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Fourteenth Lok Sabha. Seventh Session, Fourteenth Series. 17 (1): 24. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  25. ↑ Parliament of India - Fourth Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1967) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1967. p. 7.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Fourteenth Lok Sabha. Fifteenth Session, Fourteenth Series. 37 (1): 23–24. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Obituary References" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Debates. 229 (1): 2. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  28. ↑ Parliament of India - Seventh Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1980) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1980. p. 194.
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