List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of India
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India's longest-ever serving Member of Parliament (tenure of 50 years, 3 months and 23 days), and also the longest-serving Lok Sabha MP (40 years, 6 months and 15 days in that house).
Vijaya Raje Scindia, the longest-serving female member of the Parliament of India (36 years, 6 months and 19 days).
Najma Heptulla, the longest-serving Rajya Sabha MP (34 years, 2 months and 29 days).
The following is a list of the longest-serving members of the Parliament of India with overall tenures in office totaling at least 30 years. The present bicameral Parliament is a continuation of the unicameral Provisional Parliament established on 26 January 1950. Parliamentarians with service in the Provisional Parliament of India (26 January 1950–5 March 1952), the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha (from 1952) are included.
Tenures begin from the date the respective member initially took their oath or affirmation of office, and end with either the dissolution date of that Lok Sabha or with the date the member vacated their seat. If two members have tenures of identical length, they are ranked by seniority in the order they took their seats in a given chamber, where applicable. Unless otherwise referenced, dates are from the official websites and records of the respective parliamentary debates.[1][2][3][4]
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| # | Member | Portrait | Party affiliations[a] | House of Parliament (constituencies/states represented)[b] | Start of tenure | End of tenure | Time in office | Overall tenure |
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| 1 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924 – 2018) |
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BJS (1957–1977) JP (1977–1980) BJP (1980–2009) |
Lok Sabha (Balrampur) |
10 May 1957 | 31 March 1962 | 4 years, 10 months and 21 days | 50 years, 3 months and 23 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
17 April 1962 | 25 February 1967[c] | 4 years, 10 months and 8 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Balrampur 1967–1971; Gwalior 1971–1977; New Delhi 1977–1984) |
16 March 1967 | 31 December 1984 | 17 years, 9 months and 15 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh) |
17 July 1986 | 17 June 1991[c] | 4 years and 11 months | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Lucknow) |
9 July 1991 | 18 May 2009 | 17 years, 10 months and 9 days | |||||
| 2 | Lal Krishna Advani (b. 1927) |
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BJS (1970–1977) JP (1977–1980) BJP (1980–2019) |
Rajya Sabha (Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh) |
3 April 1970 | 27 November 1989[c] | 19 years, 7 months and 24 days | 46 years, 10 months and 24 days |
| Lok Sabha (New Delhi) |
18 December 1989 | 16 January 1996[d] | 6 years and 29 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Gandhinagar) |
23 March 1998 | 24 May 2019 | 21 years, 2 months and 1 day | |||||
| 3 | Tridib Chaudhuri (1911–1997) |
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RSP (1952–1984, 1987–1997) |
Lok Sabha (Baharampur) |
13 May 1952 | 31 December 1984 | 32 years, 7 months and 18 days | 43 years and 12 days |
| Rajya Sabha (West Bengal) |
27 July 1987 | 21 December 1997 † | 10 years, 4 months and 24 days | |||||
| 4 | Oscar Fernandes (1941–2021) |
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INC (1980–2021) |
Lok Sabha (Udupi) |
21 January 1980 | 4 December 1997 | 17 years, 10 months and 13 days | 41 years, 1 month and 25 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Karnataka) |
1 June 1998 | 13 September 2021 † | 23 years, 3 months and 12 days | |||||
| 5 | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) |
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PSP (1962–1964) INC (1964–1969) INC (R) (1969–1975) Independent (1975–1977) JP (1977–1988) JD (1988–1990) SJP (R) (1990–2007) |
Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
17 April 1962 | 22 March 1977 | 14 years, 11 months and 5 days | 40 years and 3 months |
| Lok Sabha (Ballia) |
25 March 1977 | 31 December 1984 | 7 years, 9 months and 6 days | |||||
| 19 December 1989 | 8 July 2007 † | 17 years, 6 months and 19 days | ||||||
| 6 | Ahmed Patel (1949–2020) |
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INC (1977–2020) |
Lok Sabha (Bharuch) |
25 March 1977 | 27 November 1989 | 12 years, 8 months and 2 days | 39 years, 11 months and 7 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) |
20 August 1993 | 25 November 2020 † | 27 years, 3 months and 5 days | |||||
| 7 | Frank Anthony (1908 – 1993) |
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(Nominated Anglo-Indian) | Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (from 1952) |
28 January 1950 | 18 January 1977 | 26 years, 11 months and 21 days | 39 years, 2 months and 21 days |
| 21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | ||||||
| 9 July 1991 | 3 December 1993 † | 2 years, 4 months and 24 days | ||||||
| 8 | P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) |
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INC (1967–1969, 1978–2005) INC (R) (1969–1978) |
Lok Sabha (Lakshadweep) | 16 March 1967 | 6 February 2004 | 36 years, 10 months and 21 days | 38 years, 2 months and 23 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Delhi) |
16 August 2004 | 18 December 2005 † | 1 year, 4 months and 2 days | |||||
| 9 | Karan Singh (b. 1931) |
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INC (1967–1969, 2000–2018) INC (R) (1969–1978) INC (U) (1978–1984) Independent (1984) JKNC (1996–1999) |
Lok Sabha (Udhampur) | 22 May 1967 | 31 December 1984 | 17 years, 7 months and 9 days | 38 years, 2 months and 23 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Jammu and Kashmir) |
2 December 1996 | 12 August 1999 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (NCT Delhi) |
23 February 2000 | 27 January 2018 | 17 years, 11 months and 4 days | |||||
| 10 | Ram Jethmalani (1923 – 2019) |
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JP (1977–1984) JD (1988–1994) Independent (1994–2006) Nominated (2006–2009) Independent (2010–2016) RJD (2016–2019) |
Lok Sabha (Bombay North West) |
25 March 1977 | 31 December 1984 | 7 years, 9 months and 6 days | 38 years, 1 month and 11 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Karnataka 1988–1994 Maharashtra 1994–2006 Nominated 2006–2009) |
25 April 1988 | 26 August 2009 | 21 years, 4 months and 1 day | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) |
26 July 2010 | 8 June 2016 | 5 years, 10 months and 13 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
18 July 2016 | 8 September 2019 † | 3 years, 1 month and 21 days | |||||
| 11 | Shibu Soren (1944–2025) |
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Independent (1980–1984) JMM (1984–2025) |
Lok Sabha (Dumka) |
21 January 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 11 months and 10 days | 37 years, 9 months and 13 days |
| 18 December 1989 | 4 December 1997 | 7 years, 11 months and 16 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar 1998–2000; Jharkhand 2000–2001) |
16 July 1998 | 17 July 2001[e] | 3 years and 1 day | |||||
| 17 April 2002 | 2 June 2002[c] | 1 month and 16 days | ||||||
| Lok Sabha (Dumka) |
15 July 2002 | 24 May 2019 | 16 years, 10 months and 9 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand) |
14 September 2020 | 4 August 2025 † | 4 years, 10 months and 21 days | |||||
| 12 | Indrajit Gupta (1919–2001) |
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CPI (1960–1977, 1980–2001) |
Lok Sabha (Calcutta South West 1960–1967; Alipore 1967–1977) |
1 August 1960 | 18 January 1977 | 16 years, 5 months and 17 days | 37 years, 6 months and 17 days |
| Lok Sabha (Basirhat 1980–1989; Medinipur 1989–2001) |
21 January 1980 | 20 February 2001 † | 21 years and 30 days | |||||
| 13 | Kamal Nath (b. 1946) |
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INC (1980–2019) |
Lok Sabha (Chhindwara) |
21 January 1980 | 10 May 1996 | 16 years, 3 months and 19 days | 37 years, 5 months and 19 days |
| 24 March 1998 | 24 May 2019 | 21 years and 2 months | ||||||
| 14 | Ghulam Nabi Azad (b. 1949) |
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INC (1980–1989, 1990–2021) |
Lok Sabha (Washim) |
21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | 37 years, 2 months and 27 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
9 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 5 years, 11 months and 24 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Jammu and Kashmir) |
2 December 1996 | 29 April 2006 | 9 years, 4 months and 27 days | |||||
| 16 February 2009 | 15 February 2021 | 11 years, 11 months and 30 days | ||||||
| 15 | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) |
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JP (1977–1980) LD (1980–1984) JD (1989–1999) JD (U) (1999–2000) LJP (2000–2020) |
Lok Sabha (Hajipur) |
25 March 1977 | 31 December 1984 | 7 years, 9 months and 6 days | 37 years, 2 months and 22 days |
| Lok Sabha (Hajipur 1989–1991, 1996–2009, 2014–2019; Rosera 1991–1996) |
18 December 1989 | 18 May 2009 | 19 years and 5 months | |||||
| 5 June 2014 | 24 May 2019 | 4 years, 11 months and 19 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
26 July 2010 | 16 May 2014[c] | 3 years, 9 months and 20 days | |||||
| 1 July 2019 | 8 October 2020 † | 1 year, 3 months and 7 days | ||||||
| 16 | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) |
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INC (R) (1969–1978) INC (1978–2012) |
Rajya Sabha (West Bengal) |
21 July 1969 | 9 July 1981 | 11 years, 11 months and 18 days | 36 years, 10 months and 1 day |
| 20 August 1993 | 13 May 2004[c] | 10 years, 8 months and 23 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) |
17 August 1981 | 13 August 1987 | 5 years, 11 months and 27 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Jangipur) |
2 June 2004 | 25 July 2012[f] | 8 years, 1 month and 23 days | |||||
| 17 | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) |
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INC (1950–1969, 1984–1989) INC (R) (1969–1977) INC (U) (1979–1981) IC (S) (1981–1984) |
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (from 1952) (Patna-cum-Shahabad 1952–1957, renamed Shahabad 1957) |
28 January 1950 | 18 January 1977 | 26 years, 11 months and 21 days | 36 years, 9 months and 27 days |
| Lok Sabha (Sitamarhi 1980–1984; Arrah 1984–1989) |
21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | |||||
| 18 | Bhola Raut (1914–1995) |
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INC (1950–1969, 1980–1989) INC (R) (1969–1977) |
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (from 1952) (Bagaha) |
28 January 1950 | 18 January 1977 | 26 years, 11 months and 21 days | 36 years, 9 months and 27 days |
| 21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | ||||||
| 19 | Arjun Charan Sethi (1941–2020) |
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INC (R) (1971–1977) INC (1980–1984) JD (1991–1996) BJD (1998–2019) |
Lok Sabha (Bhadrak) |
19 March 1971 | 18 January 1977 | 5 years, 9 months and 30 days | 36 years, 9 months and 12 days |
| 21 January 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 11 months and 10 days | ||||||
| 9 July 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 1 day | ||||||
| 23 March 1998 | 24 May 2019 | 21 years, 2 months and 1 day | ||||||
| 20 | Somnath Chatterjee (1929–2018) |
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CPI (M) (1971–2008) Independent (2008–2009) |
Lok Sabha (Burdwan 1971–1977; Jadavpur 1977–1984) |
19 March 1971 | 15 June 1984[g] | 13 years, 2 months and 27 days | 36 years, 7 months and 26 days |
| Lok Sabha (Bolpur) |
19 December 1985 | 18 May 2009 | 23 years, 4 months and 29 days | |||||
| 21 | Vijaya Raje Scindia (1919–2001) |
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INC (1957–1967) SWA (1967) BJS (1971–1977) JP (1977–1984) BJP (1984–1999) |
Lok Sabha (Guna 1957–1962; Gwalior 1962–1967) |
10 May 1957 | 6 March 1967[d] | 9 years, 9 months and 24 days | 36 years, 6 months and 19 days |
| Lok Sabha (Bhind) |
19 March 1971 | 18 January 1977 | 5 years, 9 months and 30 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh) |
10 May 1978 | 27 November 1989[c] | 11 years, 6 months and 17 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Guna) |
18 December 1989 | 26 April 1999 | 9 years, 4 months and 8 days | |||||
| 22 | Jagjivan Ram (1908 – 1986) |
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INC (1950–1969, 1980–1986) INC (R) (1969–1977) CFD (1977) JP (1977–1979) |
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (from 1952) (Shahabad South 1952–1957, renamed Sasaram from 1957) |
28 January 1950 | 6 July 1986 † |  |
36 years, 5 months and 8 days |
| 23 | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) |
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INC (1957–1969, 1980–1987, 1991–1996) INC (R) (1969–1977) JM (1987–1989) SJP(R) (1990–1991) |
Lok Sabha (Balodabazar 1957–1962; Mahasamund 1962–1971; Raipur 1971–1977) |
10 May 1957 | 18 January 1977 | 19 years, 8 months and 8 days | 35 years, 11 months and 27 days |
| Lok Sabha (Mahasamund 1980–1991; Raipur 1991–1996) |
21 January 1980 | 10 May 1996 | 16 years, 3 months and 19 days | |||||
| 24 | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) |
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INC (1957–1969, 1980–1990) INC (R) (1969–1977) JD (1990–1996) |
Lok Sabha (Calcutta North West) |
10 May 1957 | 18 January 1977 | 19 years, 8 months and 8 days | 35 years, 6 months and 8 days |
| 21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (West Bengal) |
9 April 1990 | 2 April 1996 | 5 years, 11 months and 24 days | |||||
| 25 | Mahendra Prasad (1940–2021) |
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INC (1980–1992) Nominated (1993–1994) JD (U) (2000–2021) |
Lok Sabha (Jahanabad) |
21 January 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 11 months and 10 days | 35 years, 3 months and 24 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
31 January 1985 | 6 July 1992 | 7 years, 5 months and 6 days | |||||
| 27 August 1993 | 24 November 1994 | 1 year, 2 months and 28 days | ||||||
| 17 April 2000 | 27 December 2021 † | 21 years, 8 months and 10 days | ||||||
| 26 | Buta Singh (1934–2021) |
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SAD (1962–1967) INC (1967–1969, 1980–1998, 1999–2004) INC (R) (1969–1977) Independent (1998) |
Lok Sabha (Moga 1962–1967; Ropar 1967–1977) |
16 April 1962 | 18 January 1977 | 14 years, 9 months and 2 days | 35 years, 3 months and 23 days |
| Lok Sabha (Ropar 1980–1984; Jalore 1984–1989) |
21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Jalore) |
9 July 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 1 day | |||||
| 23 March 1998 | 6 February 2004 | 5 years, 10 months and 14 days | ||||||
| 27 | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922–2005) |
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IUML (1960–1996) |
Rajya Sabha (Kerala) |
6 April 1960 | 2 April 1966 | 5 years, 11 months and 27 days | 35 years, 1 month and 21 days |
| Lok Sabha (Kozhikode 1967–1977; Manjeri 1977–1991; Ponnani 1991–1996) |
16 March 1967 | 10 May 1996 | 29 years, 1 month and 24 days | |||||
| 28 | Maragatham Chandrasekar (1917–2001) |
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INC (1952–1969, 1980–1996) INC (R) (1969–1977) |
Lok Sabha (Tiruvallur 1952–1957; Mayuram 1962–1967) |
13 May 1952 | 4 April 1957 | 4 years, 10 months and 22 days | 34 years, 11 months and 29 days |
| 16 April 1962 | 3 March 1967 | 4 years, 10 months and 15 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Nominated (INC)) |
3 April 1970 | 4 February 1976 | 5 years, 10 months and 1 day | |||||
| 3 April 1976 | 4 February 1982 | 5 years, 10 months and 1 day | ||||||
| 4 October 1982 | 29 December 1984[c] | 2 years, 2 months and 25 days | ||||||
| Lok Sabha (Sriperumbudur) |
15 January 1985 | 10 May 1996 | 11 years, 3 months and 25 days | |||||
| 29 | Murasoli Maran (1934–2003) |
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DMK (1967–2003) |
Lok Sabha (Madras South) |
23 November 1967 | 18 January 1977 | 9 years, 1 month and 26 days | 34 years, 7 months and 24 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu) |
26 July 1977 | 24 July 1995 | 17 years, 11 months and 28 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Chennai North) |
23 May 1996 | 23 November 2003 † | 7 years and 6 months | |||||
| 30 | Basudeb Acharia (1942–2023) |
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CPI (M) (1980–2014) |
Lok Sabha (Bankura) |
21 January 1980 | 18 May 2014 | |
34 years, 3 months and 27 days |
| 31 | Najma Heptulla (b. 1940) |
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INC (1980–2004) BJP (2004–2016) |
Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
7 July 1980 | 10 June 2004 | 23 years, 11 months and 3 days | 34 years, 2 months and 29 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) |
5 July 2004 | 4 July 2010 | 5 years, 11 months and 29 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh) |
24 April 2012 | 20 August 2016 | 4 years, 3 months and 27 days | |||||
| 32 | S. S. Ahluwalia (b. 1951) |
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INC (1986–2000) BJP (2000–2024) |
Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
17 July 1986 | 7 July 1998 | 11 years, 11 months and 20 days | 33 years, 11 months and 6 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar 2000; Jharkhand 2000–2012) |
17 April 2000 | 2 April 2012 | 11 years, 11 months and 16 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Darjeeling 2014–2019; Bardhaman–Durgapur 2019–2024) |
5 June 2014 | 5 June 2024 | 10 years | |||||
| 33 | P. Chidambaram (b. 1945) |
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INC (1985–1996, 2004–present) TMC(M) (1996–2001) CJP (2001–2004) |
Lok Sabha (Sivaganga) |
15 January 1985 | 26 April 1999 | 14 years, 3 months and 11 days | 33 years, 11 months and 4 days[h] |
| 2 June 2004 | 18 May 2014 | 9 years, 11 months and 16 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
18 July 2016 | 16 June 2022 | 5 years, 10 months and 29 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu) |
18 July 2022 | present | 3 years, 9 months and 8 days | |||||
| 34 | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) |
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INC (1967–1969, 1978–2002) INC (R) (1969–1978) |
Lok Sabha (Betul) |
16 March 1967 | 18 January 1977 | 9 years, 10 months and 2 days | 33 years, 9 months and 11 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
24 April 1978 | 2 April 2002 | 23 years, 11 months and 9 days | |||||
| 35 | N. G. Ranga (1900–1995) |
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INC (1950–1951, 1957–1959, 1980–1991) HSPP (1951) KLP (1951–1957) SWA (1959–1970) INC (R) (1977–1978) |
Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Rajya Sabha (from 1952) (Madras) |
28 January 1950 | 16 March 1957[c] | 7 years, 1 month and 16 days | 33 years, 8 months and 19 days |
| Lok Sabha (Tenali) |
10 May 1957 | 31 March 1962 | 4 years, 10 months and 21 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Chittoor) |
4 September 1962 | 3 March 1967 | 4 years, 5 months and 27 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Srikakulam) |
22 May 1967 | 27 December 1970 | 3 years, 7 months and 5 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Andhra Pradesh) |
19 July 1977 | 8 January 1980[c] | 2 years, 5 months and 20 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Guntur) |
21 January 1980 | 13 March 1991 | 11 years, 1 month and 20 days | |||||
| 36 | Ram Gopal Yadav (b. 1946) |
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SP (1992–present) |
Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
8 July 1992 | 13 May 2004[c] | 11 years, 10 months and 5 days | 33 years, 8 months and 15 days[h] |
| Lok Sabha (Sambhal) |
2 June 2004 | 26 November 2008 | 4 years, 5 months and 24 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
10 December 2008 | present | 17 years, 4 months and 16 days | |||||
| 37 | Praful Patel (b. 1957) |
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INC (1991–1999) NCP (2000–present) |
Lok Sabha (Bhandara) |
10 July 1991 | 26 April 1999 | 7 years, 9 months and 16 days | 33 years, 5 months and 7 days [h] |
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
18 April 2000 | 16 May 2009[c] | 9 years and 28 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Bhandara–Gondiya) |
1 June 2009 | 18 May 2014 | 4 years, 11 months and 17 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
7 July 2014 | 27 February 2024[d] | 9 years, 7 months and 20 days | |||||
| 10 May 2024[6] | present | 1 year, 11 months and 16 days | ||||||
| 38 | Jaswant Singh (1938–2020) |
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BJP (1980–2014) Independent (2014–2020) |
Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) |
9 July 1980 | 27 November 1989[c] | 9 years, 4 months and 18 days | 33 years, 1 month and 28 days |
| Lok Sabha (Jodhpur 1989–1991; Chittorgarh 1991–1997) |
19 December 1989 | 4 December 1997 | 7 years, 11 months and 15 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) |
6 July 1998 | 16 May 2009[c] | 10 years, 10 months and 10 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Darjeeling) |
3 June 2009 | 18 May 2014 | 4 years, 11 months and 15 days | |||||
| 39 | Sharad Yadav (1947–2023) |
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BLD (1975–1977) JP (1977–1979) JP (S) (1979) JD (1986–1997) JD (U) (1999–2017) |
Lok Sabha (Jabalpur) |
18 February 1975 | 22 August 1979 | 4 years, 6 months and 4 days | 33 years and 10 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
17 July 1986 | 28 November 1989[c] | 3 years, 4 months and 11 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Badaun 1989–1991; Madhepura 1991–1996) |
18 December 1989 | 22 January 1996[d] | 6 years, 1 month and 4 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Madhepura) |
22 May 1996 | 4 December 1997 | 1 year, 6 months and 12 days | |||||
| 20 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | 4 years, 3 months and 17 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
8 July 2004 | 16 May 2009[c] | 4 years, 10 months and 8 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Madhepura) |
1 June 2009 | 18 May 2014 | 4 years, 11 months and 17 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
7 July 2014 | 4 December 2017[i] | 3 years, 4 months and 27 days | |||||
| 40 | Albert Barrow (1908–1990) |
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(Nominated Anglo-Indian) | Provisional Parliament (1950–1952) Lok Sabha (from 1952) |
8 August 1950 | 27 December 1970 | 20 years, 4 months and 15 days | 32 years, 10 months and 1 day |
| 11 June 1977 | 27 November 1989 | 12 years, 5 months and 16 days | ||||||
| 41 | P. J. Kurien (b. 1941) |
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INC (1980–2018) | Lok Sabha (Mavelikara 1980–1984, 1989–1999; Idukki 1984–1989) |
22 January 1980 | 26 April 1999 | 19 years, 3 months and 4 days | 32 years, 8 months and 17 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Kerala) |
18 January 2005[7] | 1 July 2018 | 13 years, 5 months and 13 days | |||||
| 42 | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) |
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INC (1957–1969, 1985–1991, 1993–1995) INC (R) (1969–1977) JP (1977–1980) Independent (1980–1982) |
Lok Sabha (Banda 1957–1962; Salon 1967–1971; Pratapgarh 1971–1977) |
10 May 1957 | 18 January 1977 | 19 years, 8 months and 8 days | 32 years, 7 months and 24 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) |
18 July 1977 | 2 April 1980 | 2 years, 8 months and 15 days | |||||
| 1 July 1980 | 2 April 1982 | 1 year, 9 months and 1 day | ||||||
| Lok Sabha (Pratapgarh) |
15 January 1985 | 13 March 1991 | 6 years, 1 month and 26 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Haryana) |
26 July 1993 | 30 November 1995 † | 2 years, 4 months and 4 days | |||||
| 43 | Nandi Yellaiah (1942–2020) |
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INC (1980–2019) INC (R) (1977–1978) |
Lok Sabha (Siddipet) |
25 March 1977 | 31 December 1984 | 7 years, 9 months and 6 days | 32 years, 7 months and 8 days |
| 18 December 1989 | 4 December 1997 | 7 years, 11 months and 16 days | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Andhra Pradesh) |
15 April 2002 | 14 March 2014[d] | 11 years, 10 months and 27 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Nagarkurnool) |
5 June 2014 | 24 May 2019 | 4 years, 11 months and 19 days | |||||
| 44 | Jagannath Rao (1909–1991) |
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INC (1957–1969, 1980–1989) INC (R) (1969–1978) |
Lok Sabha (Nowrangpur 1957–1967; Berhampur 1967–1989 (named Chatrapur 1967–1977)) |
10 May 1957 | 27 November 1989 | |
32 years, 6 months and 17 days |
| 45 | Manikrao Gavit (1934–2022) |
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INC (1981–2014) | Lok Sabha (Nandurbar) |
10 December 1981 | 18 May 2014 | |
32 years, 5 months and 8 days |
| 46 | Vayalar Ravi (b. 1937) |
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INC (R) (1971–1978) INC (1979, 1994–2021) |
Lok Sabha (Chirayinkil) |
19 March 1971 | 22 August 1979 | 8 years, 5 months and 3 days | 32 years, 4 months and 8 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Kerala) |
25 July 1994 | 1 July 2000 | 5 years, 11 months and 6 days | |||||
| 23 April 2003 | 21 April 2021 | 17 years, 11 months and 29 days | ||||||
| 47 | Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) |
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INC (1991–2024) | Rajya Sabha (Assam) |
20 November 1991 | 14 June 2019 | 27 years, 6 months and 25 days | 32 years, 2 months and 6 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) |
23 August 2019[8] | 3 April 2024 | 4 years, 7 months and 11 days | |||||
| 48 | Khagapati Pradhani (1909–1991) |
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INC (1967–1969, 1980–1999) INC (R) (1969–1978) |
Lok Sabha (Nowrangpur) |
16 March 1967 | 26 April 1999 | |
32 years, 1 month and 10 days |
| 49 | Giridhar Gamang (b. 1943) |
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INC (R) (1972–1978) INC (1980–2009) |
Lok Sabha (Koraput) |
22 March 1972 | 26 April 1999 | 27 years, 1 month and 4 days | 32 years and 20 days |
| 2 June 2004 | 18 May 2009 | 4 years, 11 months and 16 days | ||||||
| 50 | Sharad Pawar (b. 1940) |
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INC (1985–1999) NCP (1999–2024) NCP (SCP) (2024–present) |
Lok Sabha (Baramati) |
15 January 1985 | 18 March 1985[d] | 2 months and 3 days | 31 years, 9 months and 27 days[h] |
| 20 November 1991 | 3 September 1993[d] | 1 year, 9 months and 14 days | ||||||
| Lok Sabha (Baramati 1996–2009; Madha 2009–2014) |
22 May 1996 | 3 April 2014[j] | 17 years, 10 months and 12 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
28 April 2014[9] | present | 11 years, 11 months and 29 days | |||||
| 51 | Suresh Kalmadi (1944–2026) |
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IC (S) (1982–1986) INC (1986–2014) |
Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
26 April 1982 | 10 May 1996[c] | 14 years and 14 days | 31 years, 4 months and 19 days |
| Lok Sabha (Pune) |
22 May 1996 | 4 December 1997 | 1 year, 6 months and 12 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
6 July 1998 | 13 May 2004[c] | 5 years, 10 months and 7 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Pune) |
2 June 2004 | 18 May 2014 | 9 years, 11 months and 16 days | |||||
| 52 | George Fernandes (1930–2019) |
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SSP (1967–1971) JP (1977–1979, 1980–1984) JP (S) (1979–1980) JD (1989–1994) SAP (1994–2003) JD (U) (2003–2010) |
Lok Sabha (Bombay South) |
16 March 1967 | 27 December 1970 | 3 years, 9 months and 11 days | 31 years, 4 months and 14 days |
| Lok Sabha (Muzaffarpur) |
25 March 1977 | 31 December 1984 | 7 years, 9 months and 6 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Muzaffarpur 1989–1996, 2004–2008; Nalanda 1996–2004) |
18 December 1989 | 11 November 2008[d] | 18 years, 10 months and 24 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
4 August 2009 | 7 July 2010 | 11 months and 3 days | |||||
| 53 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (1932–2016) |
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INC (R) (1971–1978) INC (1980–1998, 2004–2009) SS (1998–2004) |
Lok Sabha (Kopargaon) |
19 March 1971 | 13 March 1991 | 19 years, 11 months and 22 days | 31 years, 1 month and 17 days |
| Lok Sabha (Ahmednagar 1998–1999; Kopargaon 1999–2009) |
23 March 1998 | 18 May 2009 | 11 years, 1 month and 25 days | |||||
| 54 | C. K. Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018) |
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INC (R) (1971–1978) INC (1980–2004) |
Lok Sabha (Kanakapura 1971–1977; Bangalore North 1977–1996) |
19 March 1971 | 10 May 1996 | 25 years, 1 month and 21 days | 31 years and 5 days |
| Lok Sabha (Bangalore North) |
23 March 1998 | 6 February 2004 | 5 years, 10 months and 14 days | |||||
| 55 | Vilas Muttemwar (b. 1949) |
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INC (1980–2014) | Lok Sabha (Chimur) |
21 January 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 6 days | 30 years and 10 months |
| 10 July 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 4 years and 10 months | ||||||
| Lok Sabha (Nagpur) |
24 March 1998 | 18 May 2014 | 16 years, 1 month and 24 days | |||||
| 56 | T. R. Baalu (b. 1941) |
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DMK (1986–present) | Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu) |
17 July 1986 | 29 June 1992 | 5 years, 11 months and 12 days | 30 years, 9 months and 16 days[h] |
| Lok Sabha (Chennai South 1996–2009; Sriperumbudur 2009–2014) |
22 May 1996 | 18 May 2014 | 17 years, 11 months and 26 days | |||||
| Lok Sabha (Sriperumbudur) |
18 June 2019 | present | 6 years, 10 months and 8 days | |||||
| 57 | P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) |
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INC (R) (1977–1978) INC (1980–1999) NCP (1999–2004, 2005–2012) TMC (2004–2005) NPP (2012–2016) |
Lok Sabha (Tura) |
25 March 1977 | 27 November 1989 | 12 years, 8 months and 2 days | 30 years, 8 months and 27 days |
| 9 July 1991 | 10 October 2005[d] | 14 years, 3 months and 1 day | ||||||
| 23 February 2006 | 20 March 2008[d] | 2 years and 26 days | ||||||
| 5 June 2014 | 4 March 2016† | 1 year, 8 months and 28 days | ||||||
| 58 | Madhavrao Scindia (1945–2001) |
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BJS (1971–1977) Independent (1977–1979) INC (1980–2001) |
Lok Sabha (Guna 1971–1984, 1999–2001; Gwalior 1984–1999) |
19 March 1971 | 30 September 2001† | |
30 years, 6 months and 11 days |
| 59 | Sitaram Kesri (1919–2000) |
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INC (1967–1969, 1980–2000) INC (R) (1969–1977) |
Lok Sabha (Katihar) |
16 March 1967 | 27 December 1970 | 3 years, 9 months and 11 days | 30 years, 5 months and 2 days |
| Rajya Sabha (Bihar) |
19 July 1971 | 2 April 1980 | 8 years, 8 months and 14 days | |||||
| 7 July 1980 | 6 July 1986 | 5 years, 11 months and 29 days | ||||||
| 25 April 1988 | 2 April 2000 | 11 years, 11 months and 8 days | ||||||
| 60 | Satyanarayan Jatiya (b. 1946) |
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BJP (1980–2020) | Lok Sabha (Ujjain) |
21 January 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 11 months and 10 days | 30 years, 3 months and 22 days |
| 18 December 1989 | 18 May 2009 | 19 years and 5 months | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh) |
28 April 2014[9] | 9 April 2020 | 5 years, 11 months and 12 days | |||||
| 61 | Bhubaneswar Kalita (b. 1951) |
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INC (1984–2019) BJP (2019–2026) |
Rajya Sabha (Assam) |
23 April 1984 | 9 April 1996 | 11 years, 11 months and 17 days | 30 years and 29 days |
| Lok Sabha (Guwahati) |
23 March 1998 | 26 April 1999 | 1 year, 1 month and 3 days | |||||
| Rajya Sabha (Assam) |
15 April 2008 | 5 August 2019 | 11 years, 3 months and 21 days | |||||
| 22 July 2020 | 9 April 2026 | 5 years, 8 months and 18 days |
