New Delhi: Among the 39 parliamentary Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu, Dharmapuri MP Senthil Kumar and Tenkasi MP Dhanush Kumar have occupied the first and second places in terms of activity, according to the statistics on Lok Sabha activities.
Who are the statisticians? – PRS India, a voluntary organization, is continuously collecting details related to the activities of MPs and uploading them on the Internet (www.prsindia.org). Based on the data provided by PRS India, Prime Point Foundation, a voluntary organization from Tamil Nadu, analyzes and publishes a report on the activities of members of Parliament. Now let’s see what that report says.
How is function calculated?: Members of Parliament’s performance is assessed based on 3 aspects: Initiated debates, questions raised by members of Parliament, and individual bills brought by them in the House. The sum of these three is represented as points.
Highest Scorers: Among the Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu, Dharmapuri MP Senthil Kumar (DMK) is at the top with 453 points. Tenkasi MP Dhanush Kumar (DMK) is second with 409 points.
People who asked the most questions: Senthilkumar is at the top for raising the most questions in the Lok Sabha. He has raised 384 questions. Next to him is Dhanush Kumar with 375 questions. Both have participated and worked in all the sessions held so far.
Self-motivated discussions: Theni MP Rabindranath has participated in 97 self-initiated debates and has topped the Tamil Nadu MPs in debates. MP Senthilkumar of Dharmapuri has taken 2nd position after participating in 66 self-initiative debates.
Individual Bills: Chennai South Constituency MP Tamilachi Thangapandian has taken the first place among Tamil Nadu MPs in the individual bill category by introducing 8 individual bills. 3 individual bills have been brought in and two are runners up. One is Dharmapuri MP Senthil Kumar. Another is Ramanathapuram MP Navaskani. | Complete List: > Activities of Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha MPs