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Congress

P. Chidambaram

Rajya Sabha MP
Tamil Nadu Since 2022
Father's Name
Palaniappan
Profession
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, New Delhi
Gender
Male
Age
80 years (b. ~1946)
Age
80
Years
Education
B.Sc.
B.L., MBA
Net Assets (2022)
₹11.90 Cr
2022 Rajya Sabha Election Affidavit
Criminal Cases
4
0 disposed · 0 convicted
Attendance (Avg.)
59%
Across 7 sessions
Questions Asked
0
In Parliament
Debates
26
In Parliament

Political Career Timeline

  1. 1972
    Member, All India Congress Committee
  2. 1973
    President, Tamil Nadu Youth Congress
  3. 1976
    General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee
  4. 1984
    Member of Lok Sabha· Sivaganga
  5. 1985
    Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
  6. 1986
    Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
  7. 1991
    Union Minister of State, Commerce
  8. 1996
    Union Finance Minister
  9. 2004
    Union Finance Minister
  10. 2008
    Union Home Minister
  11. 2012
    Union Finance Minister
  12. 2016
    Member of Rajya Sabha
  13. 2022
    Member of Rajya SabhaCurrent

Election History

YearHouseConstituencyPartyResultVotesVote Share
1984Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressWon3,77,16068.1%
1989Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressWon4,30,29065.86%
1991Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressWon4,02,02967.49%
1996Lok SabhaSivaganga
TMC(M)
TMC(M)		Won4,18,77464.79%
1998Lok SabhaSivaganga
TMC(M)
TMC(M)		Won3,03,85451.15%
1999Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressLost—20.85%
2004Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressWon4,00,39360.01%
2009Lok SabhaSivagangaCongressWon3,34,34843.13%
2016Rajya Sabha—CongressElected——
2022Rajya Sabha—CongressElected——

Parliamentary Performance

59%
Average Attendance
0
Questions Asked
26
Debates Participated
—
Private Members Bills
Committees (3)
  • •Committee on Finance
  • •Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
  • •Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024
Attendance by session (7)
Monsoon Session 202668
Budget Session 202652
Monsoon Session 202571
Winter Session 202573
Budget Session 202558
Winter Session 202437
Budget Session 202456

Financial Profile(2022)

₹19.75 Cr
Total Assets
  • Immovable Assets₹00%
  • Movable Assets₹00%
  • Liabilities₹7.85 Cr40%
Movable Assets
₹0
Immovable Assets
₹0
Liabilities
₹7.85 Cr
Net Assets
₹11.90 Cr

Source: 2022 Rajya Sabha Election Affidavit · Not independently audited

Criminal Cases

4
Pending
0
Disposed
0
Convicted
0
Acquitted
  1. 1
    ECIR/7/HIU/2017Pending
  2. 2
    RC-220 2017 E0011Pending
  3. 3
    ECIR/05/DZ/2012Pending
  4. 4
    RC-DAI-2011-A-0022Pending

Pending cases are allegations under judicial process, not convictions. Source: 2022 Rajya Sabha Election Affidavit.

Family

PC
P. Chidambaram
Rajya Sabha MP
Spouse
NC
Spouse
Nalini Chidambaram
Senior Advocate, Madras High Court · ₹52.5 L
Children
KC
Son
Karti P. Chidambaram
Politician / Member of Parliament

Education

B.Sc.
B.L., MBA
Harvard Business School, Harvard University, 1968

Income(2020-21)

Total declared income
₹9.28 Cr
Self₹8.76 Cr
Spouse — Nalini Chidambaram₹52.5 L
Declared income by year (5)
2020-21₹8.76 Cr
2019-20₹14.57 Cr
2018-19₹27.99 Cr
2017-18₹34.69 Cr
2016-17₹34.48 Cr
Sources
Election Commission of India (ECI)2022 Rajya Sabha Election AffidavitParliament of India (Digital Sansad)ADR ReportsPRS Legislative Research
Last updated 2022 Rajya Sabha Election Affidavit
Compiled from public records.
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