Lok Sabha
Thiru Dayanidhi Maran
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · Chennai Central · Tamil Nadu · 59 · Businessperson
Member of Parliament
Does not run a ministry. The job is to sit, ask, and recommend works.
Committees · terms
4 terms (14th, 15th, 17th, 18th)
- Business Advisory Committee
- Estimates
- Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
At a glance
Facts from listed records only. Not a score.
In the House
106/156
68% of sittings this term
Questions
103
Last: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication Technology
MPLADS spent
₹2.56 cr
17% of entitled across listed years
Works
12
4 completed · 0 ongoing
Money
Each MP may recommend durable public works up to ₹5 crore a year. The MP recommends; the district administration sanctions and executes. This is not salary. Lok Sabha works are in the parliamentary constituency. Entitled is eSAKSHI's allocated limit for this tenure, not a guessed ₹5 crore. Released stays not listed unless eSAKSHI publishes it. Unspent is allocated minus expenditure.
- Entitled₹14.7 cr
- Releasednot listed
- Sanctioned₹2.6 cr
- Spent₹2.56 cr
Unspent among listed years: ₹12.14 cr. Bars use only years that appear in the record — we do not fill missing years with ₹0.
| Year | Entitled | Released | Sanctioned | Spent | Unspent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Lok Sabha | ₹14,70,00,000 | not listed | ₹2,60,00,000 | ₹2,55,68,733 | ₹12,14,31,267 |
Source: MPLADS eSAKSHI · as of 27 Aug 2026
Works
Recommended public works, grouped by district. The district executes. The map pins the listed district, not the work site. These works are listed in the parliamentary constituency. Districts listed: Chennai.
In the House
18th Lok Sabha
This House, latest session
8th session of the 18th Lok Sabha
20 Jul 2026 – 13 Aug 2026
- Sittings held
- 19
- Questions listed
- 7,529
- Median attendance
- 95%
How this sitting of the House went, so the counts below are not read in a vacuum. Not a productivity score. Hours lost to adjournment are not published here.
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
68%
106 of 156 sittings
- Debates
- 12
- Private member bills
- 0
- Special mentions
- 0
Listed titles, not a score. Count is what Digital Sansad published.
Debates
9 Dec 2025 · SPECIAL DISCUSSION
Discussion on Election Reforms29 Jul 2025 · DISCUSSION ON SPECIAL SITTING
Special Discussion on India`s strong, successful and decisive `Operation Sindoor` in response to terrorist attack in Pahalgam Contd.2 Apr 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 202425 Mar 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Finance Bill, 2025 - contd...11 Feb 2025 · ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR
Announcement by the Speaker regarding Simultaneous Interpretation in the Parliament of India10 Feb 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
The Union Budget - General Discussion - Contd.(Inconclusive)
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7 Feb 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Union Budget, 2025-2026 - General Discussion(Inconclusive)8 Aug 2024 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 202424 Jul 2024 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
General Discussion on the Union Budget (2024-25), General Discussion on the Budget of Union Territory of Jammu And Kashmir (2024-25) and Demands for Grants in respect of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 2024-251 Jul 2024 · MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
Discussion on Motion of Thanks on the President`s Address moved by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and seconded by Kumari Bansuri Swaraj (Discussion not included)
Special mentions
No special mentions listed for this term.
Private member bills
No private member bills listed for this term.
Signed sittings by session
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This term they asked about
From 8 listed questions this term, not a score.
Search this member's listed questions
12 Aug 2026 · unstarred · COMMUNICATIONS
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication Technology10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Comprehensive Assessment of the Actual Employment6 Aug 2026 · unstarred · CIVIL AVIATION
Development of Parandur Airport4 Aug 2026 · unstarred · COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Agreements on Trade3 Aug 2026 · unstarred · FINANCE
Direct Tax Collections31 Jul 2026 · starred · CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.30 Jul 2026 · unstarred · JAL SHAKTI
Impact of Proposed Mekedatu Dam on Tamil Nadu29 Jul 2026 · unstarred · ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AI Roadmaps for Governance and Public Service Delivery
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
On the record
As declared to the Election Commission for 2024. Pending cases are not convictions.
- Education
- ii | SCHOOLING AT DON BOSCO MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, EGMORE, CHENNAI. COMPLETED IN 1985. ii, GRADUATED IN BACHELOR OF ARTS — ECONOMICS FROM LOYOLA COLLEGE, MADRAS UNIVERSITY,CHENNAI COMPLETED IN 1989
- Declared assets
- not listed
- Declared liabilities
- not listed
- Criminal cases
- None disclosed
Source: ECI affidavit portal · as of 23 Aug 2026
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Subject
A local matter — Chennai Central
Draft
Dear Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, I am writing to you as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Chennai Central, Tamil Nadu. I would like to raise the following matter: [Describe the issue, the locality it affects, and what you are asking them to do.] Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your PIN or locality]
- Phone
- Delhi address
- 100 Lodhi Estate New Delhi NCT of Delhi, 110003
- Permanent address
- 3, First Avenue, Boat Club Raja Annamalai Puram Chennai Tamil Nadu, 600028
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
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