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 "markdown": "# K. R. N. Rajeshkumar\n\nK. R. N. Rajeshkumar is an Indian politician and a member of the [Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam](https://www.edgepedia.org/dravida-munnetra-kazhagam) (DMK). He has been a member of the [Rajya Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajya-sabha), representing [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu), since 2022, and his current term runs to 2028.<sup>[1](https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=969)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)</sup> He has served two terms in the Rajya Sabha.<sup>[3](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2506)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)</sup> |\n| Current office | Member of the Rajya Sabha (since 2022)<sup>[1](https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=969)</sup> |\n| Previous offices | Party's Namakkal east unit head<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nRajeshkumar is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).<sup>[1](https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=969)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nRajeshkumar has served as the head of the DMK's Namakkal east unit.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)</sup>\n\nIn May 2022, DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister [M. K. Stalin](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-k-stalin) announced that Rajeshkumar, then a Rajya Sabha member whose tenure was ending, had been re-nominated for the upper house. Six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu were falling vacant, three of them held by the DMK, and elections were scheduled for the following month.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)</sup> He took his seat in 2022 for a term running to 2028.<sup>[1](https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=969)</sup> He has served two terms in the Rajya Sabha.<sup>[3](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2506)</sup>\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Legislative record\n\nAccording to PRS Legislative Research, in his Rajya Sabha service Rajeshkumar has an attendance record of 62 percent, against a national average of 79 percent. He has taken part in 68 debates, against a national average of 163.1, and has asked 385 questions, against a national average of 242.57. He has introduced no private member's bills, against a national average of 1.7.<sup>[4](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha)</sup>\n\nMost bills in India's Parliament are passed by voice vote, without a record of how individual members voted or even who was present in the house. Under the anti-defection law, a member may face disqualification if they vote or abstain contrary to a direction issued by their party, without prior permission from the party and unless the voting or abstention is condoned by the party within fifteen days.<sup>[6](https://constitution.org/1-Constitution/cons/india/shed10.htm)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/recording-each-vote)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [K.R.N. Rajeshkumar affidavit information - Myneta.info](https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=969)\n2. [DMK announces two new faces for RS, re-nominates Rajeshkumar - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-announces-two-new-faces-for-rs-re-nominates-rajeshkumar/article65416975.ece)\n3. [Rajya Sabha member biography - Sansad.in](https://sansad.in/rs/members/biography/2506)\n4. [Rajya Sabha MP track - PRS Legislative Research](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/rajya-sabha)\n5. [Recording each vote - PRS Legislative Research](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/recording-each-vote)\n6. [Shed10 (constitution.org)](https://constitution.org/1-Constitution/cons/india/shed10.htm)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › South Indian politicians › Tamil Nadu politicians › Legislators and party leaders*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026; Sep 30, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026; Sep 30, 2026 · Last review: Sep 30, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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