List of oldest living members of the Lok Sabha
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 1991[10] | Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka | 16 August 1889[11] | Constituent Assembly (1948–1950) Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (1962–1970)[11] | West Bengal | Indian National Congress | 101 years, 290 days | MP (Rajya Sabha) 1956–1962. |
| 2 June 1991 | 10 April 1995[12] | Morarji Desai | 29 February 1896[12] | Lok Sabha (1957–1979)[12][13] | 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[14] | M. A. Sreenivasan | September 1897 | Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1948)[14] | Gwalior State[15] | Nominated | 100 years | |
| 15 January 1998 | 15 January 1998[16][14] | Gulzarilal Nanda | 4 July 1898 | Lok Sabha (1952–1977)[14] | Bombay State (1952–1960) Gujarat (1960–1967) Haryana (1967–1977)[17] | Indian National Congress | 99 years, 195 days | Prime Minister (1964, 1966) |
| 15 January 1998 | 3 May 2002[18] | Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi | 15 August 1898 | Lok Sabha (1968–1970)[18] | Bihar | Indian National Congress | 103 years, 261 days | MP (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh (1962–1967, 1972–1978). Distinguished hotelier.[18] |
| 3 May 2002 | 31 January 2003[19] | Balwant Singh Mehta | 8 February 1900 | Constituent Assembly of India (1948–1950) Lok Sabha (1952–1957)[20][19] | Rajasthan | Indian National Congress | 102 years, 357 days | |
| 31 January 2003 | 19 August 2005[21] | R. N. Tripathi | c. 1900 | Lok Sabha (1980–1984)[21] | Uttar Pradesh | Indian National Congress (1930-1948) Praja Socialist Party (1948-1975) Indian National Congress (R) (1976-1984)[22] | 104–105 | |
| 19 August 2005 | 4 February 2006[23] | Sangappa A. Agadi | 11 September 1906 | Lok Sabha (1957–1962, 1967–1970)[23] | Mysore State | Indian National Congress[24] | 99 years, 146 days | |
| 4 February 2006 | 27 January 2009[25] | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 4 December 1910 | Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (1952–1957, 1957, 1977–1984)[25] | 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[26] | 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[26] |
| 18 July 2013 | 13 June 2015 | Sheila Kaul | 7 February 1915 | Lok Sabha (1971–1977, 1980–1995) | Uttar Pradesh | Indian National Congress[27] | 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 | T. M. Kaliannan | 10 January 1921 | Provisional Parliament (1950–1952)[28][29] | Madras State | Indian National Congress | 100 years, 26 days |
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- Parliament of India: Who's Who (1950) (PDF). New Delhi. 1950. p. 118.
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- "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates (Third Series). 55 (54): 14961. 6 May 1966. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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- "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates (Sixth Series). 26 (47): 1. 30 April 1979. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Parliament of India - Second Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1957) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1957. p. 229.
- "Obituary Reference" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates (Eighth Session, Seventh Series). 26 (22): 1. 22 March 1982. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Parliament of India - Second Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1957) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1957. p. 208.
- "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.
- Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. p. 186-187.
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- Parliament of India - Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1962) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1962. p. 114.
- "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Twelfth Lok Sabha (First Session, Twelfth Series). 1 (1): 6–7. 25 March 1998. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Radhakrishna, B.P. (2005). Random Harvest: Biographical Sketches. New Delhi: Geological Society of Inda. p. 179.
- "Former PM Gulzarilal Nanda dead". 15 January 1998. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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- "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (First Session, Thirteenth Series). 25 (33): 1–2. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (Twelfth Session, Thirteenth Series). 31 (9): 3–4. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Parliament of India - House of the People: Who's Who (1952) (PDF). New Delhi: Parliamentary Secretariat. 1952. p. 175-176.
- "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Fourteenth Lok Sabha (Sixth Session, Fourteenth Series). 14 (1): 6. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Parliament of India - Seventh Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1980) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1980. p. 513.
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- Parliament of India - Fourth Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1967) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1967. p. 7.
- "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates, Fourteenth Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Session, Fourteenth Series). 37 (1): 23–24. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Obituary References" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Debates. 229 (1): 2. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- Parliament of India - Seventh Lok Sabha: Who's Who (1980) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1980. p. 194.
- "Members Sworn" (PDF). Provisional Parliament Debates (Part II). 1 (1): 3. 5 February 1951. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Parliament of India: Who's Who (1950) (PDF). New Delhi. 1950. p. 138.
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