Lok Sabha
Shri Selvaganapathi T.M.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · Salem · Tamil Nadu · 67 · Agriculturist
Member of Parliament
Does not run a ministry. The job is to sit, ask, and recommend works.
Committees · terms
2 terms (13th, 18th)
- Coal, Mines and Steel
- Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
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
112/156
72% of sittings this term
Questions
165
Last: Impact of ALCM Notification on Solar Energy Projects
MPLADS spent
₹0.42 cr
3% of entitled across listed years
Works
17
0 completed · 2 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₹0.43 cr
- Spent₹0.42 cr
Unspent among listed years: ₹14.28 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 | ₹43,00,000 | ₹42,44,214 | ₹14,27,55,786 |
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: Salem.
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
72%
112 of 156 sittings
- Debates
- 22
- Private member bills
- 0
- Special mentions
- 3
Listed titles, not a score. Count is what Digital Sansad published.
Debates
12 Mar 2026 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding need for additional train services and upgradation of railway infrastructure at Salem Junction Railway Station in Tamil Nadu-Laid3 Feb 2026 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding need for construction of a subway on Salem-Omalur Railway Line near Jagir Reddipatti in Salem Parliamentary Constituency, Tamil Nadu- laid17 Dec 2025 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding need to increase the number of flight services between Salem and Chennai in Tamil Nadu-Laid16 Dec 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025- Introduced15 Dec 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025- introduced10 Dec 2025 · SPECIAL DISCUSSION
Discussion on Election Reforms (Contd.-Concluded)
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29 Jul 2025 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding need to resolve the problems being faced by the mango growers in Tamil Nadu and to implement the Market Intervention Scheme under the PM-AASHA for mangoes-Laid21 Mar 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Union Budget (2025-2026)- Demands For Grants, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare- Laid21 Mar 2025 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Need to expedite setting up of Tamil Nadu Industrial Defence Corridor (TNIDC) at Salem- Laid7 Feb 2025 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding construction of rail over bridge at Vembadithalam Railway Station in Tamil Nadu-Laid18 Dec 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Need to bring Pollachi and Kinathukadavu Railway Stations and areas after Omalur and upto Hosur under Salem Division of the Southern Railway - Laid4 Dec 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Need to include Lambadi community in Tamil Nadu in the list of Scheduled Tribes-laid3 Dec 2024 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 202428 Nov 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding various demands of employees of Salem Steel Plant in Tamil Nadu- laid9 Aug 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding need to construct a road overbridge at level crossing No. 128 between Attur and Thalaivasal Railway Stations in Tamil Nadu-Laid31 Jul 2024 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Union Budget (2024-2025)- Demands For Grants-Ministry of Railways-Contd30 Jul 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding upgradation of infrastructure for commencement of train services from Salem-laid24 Jul 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding setting up of a Defence Industrial Corridor at Salem-laid
Special mentions
3 Dec 2025 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding relaxation of moisture content in paddy procurement6 Aug 2024 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding Tamil fishermen languishing in various jails of Sri Lanka24 Jul 2024 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding fencing of Railway Track of Salem Railway Division
Private member bills
No private member bills listed for this term.
Signed sittings by session
Solid is sittings signed. Pale is sittings held. A missing session is not drawn as 0. Attendance is not a rank.
This term they asked about
From 8 listed questions this term, not a score.
Search this member's listed questions
12 Aug 2026 · starred · NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Impact of ALCM Notification on Solar Energy Projects11 Aug 2026 · unstarred · HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Advanced Chemistry Cell Batteries10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · EDUCATION
Suicides in IITs7 Aug 2026 · unstarred · DEFENCE
Financial Power of DRDO6 Aug 2026 · unstarred · CIVIL AVIATION
Development of Airports5 Aug 2026 · starred · RAILWAYS
Accident at Level Crossing in Murshidabad District, West Bengal4 Aug 2026 · unstarred · AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Support for Farmer Producer Organisation3 Aug 2026 · unstarred · LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Additional Healthcare Facilities in ESIC
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
- M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi- Year 1981, L.L.B. Delhi University, Year 1985,
- 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 — Salem
Draft
Dear Shri Selvaganapathi T.M., I am writing to you as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Salem, 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
- 401, YAMUNA APARTMENT, DR. B.D. MARG, NEW DELHI, 110001
- Permanent address
- 82/1 Ramnagar Kumarasamypatty Post Salem Tamil Nadu, 636007
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
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