Lok Sabha
Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi · Chidambaram · Tamil Nadu · 64 · Social Worker
Member of Parliament
Does not run a ministry. The job is to sit, ask, and recommend works.
Committees · terms
3 terms (15th, 17th, 18th)
- Defence
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
100/156
64% of sittings this term
Questions
124
Last: Digital General Crop Estimation Survey
MPLADS spent
₹6.82 cr
46% of entitled across listed years
Works
80
45 completed · 21 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₹8.03 cr
- Spent₹6.82 cr
Unspent among listed years: ₹7.88 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 | ₹8,03,10,007 | ₹6,82,03,692 | ₹7,87,96,308 |
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: Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur.
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
64%
100 of 156 sittings
- Debates
- 20
- Private member bills
- 0
- Special mentions
- 1
Listed titles, not a score. Count is what Digital Sansad published.
Debates
16 Apr 2026 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026; Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Delimitation Bill, 202611 Feb 2026 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
General Discussion on the Union Budget for the year 2026-27- concluded10 Dec 2025 · SPECIAL DISCUSSION
Discussion on Election Reforms (Contd.-Concluded)28 Jul 2025 · SPECIAL DISCUSSION
Special discussion on India's Strong, Successful and Decisive 'Operation Sindoor' in response to Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam2 Apr 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 202424 Mar 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
Title : Finance Bill, 2025
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19 Mar 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Union Budget (2025-26) - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Jal Shakti - Contd.17 Mar 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
The Union Budget (2025-2026) - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Railways11 Mar 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Demands for Supplementary Grants, 2024-25 - Second Batch; Demands For Excess Grants, 2021-22; Manipur Budget, (2025-26) - General Discussion Demands for Grants on Account - Manipur, 2025-26 and Demands for Supplementary Grants - Manipur, 2024-2511 Feb 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
The Union Budget,2025-2026(concluded)3 Feb 2025 · MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
Motion Of Thanks On The President's Address14 Dec 2024 · SPECIAL DISCUSSION
Discussion on Glorious Journey of 75 Years of Constitution of India-Contd.8 Aug 2024 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 202429 Jul 2024 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Combined discussion on General Budget; on the budget of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25 and Demand for Grants in respect of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 2024-252 Jul 2024 · MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
Motion of Thanks on the President`s Address (Adopted)-Contd.. Concluded.26 Jun 2024 · FELICITATIONS
Felicitations to the Speaker
Special mentions
3 Apr 2025 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Need to start the process of enumeration of Census in the country
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
11 Aug 2026 · unstarred · AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Digital General Crop Estimation Survey10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Pollution in Metro Cities7 Aug 2026 · unstarred · HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Microplastic Contamination in Food Products5 Aug 2026 · unstarred · STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Women's at Senior Posts in Corporate Companies28 Jul 2026 · unstarred · HOME AFFAIRS
Cyber Awareness Programmes for Cyber Frauds27 Jul 2026 · unstarred · TOURISM
Overseas Indians to Promote Tourism24 Jul 2026 · unstarred · WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Portal for Sexual Harassment Cases23 Jul 2026 · unstarred · JAL SHAKTI
Survey on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
On the record
As declared to the Election Commission for 2024. Pending cases are not convictions. This PDF could not be parsed reliably, so we show the file only rather than guessed figures.
Source: ECI affidavit portal · as of 23 Aug 2026
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Subject
A local matter — Chidambaram
Draft
Dear Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan, I am writing to you as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Chidambaram, 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]
- Delhi address
- 13-E Feroze Shah Road New Delhi NCT of Delhi, 110001
- Permanent address
- Anganur Village, P.O. Anganur Ariyalur Tamil Nadu, 621709
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
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