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Launching of Smart Cities Mission 2.0
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Lok Sabha MP
Durai Vaiko
Durai Vaiko is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Party in the cited recordMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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- 197202-April-1972
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
elections Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202426-Sep-2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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Read the source ↗ - 202625 Feb 2026 Onwards
public service Member, India– USA Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-09-18
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: “No one can threaten me”: MP Durai Vaiko hits back at former minister KN Nehru over remarks on his association with DMK This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Durai Vaiko’s date of birth as 02-April-1972. The birthplace is recorded as Tirunelveli.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: MBA PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. The professional background is listed as BUSINESSPERSON.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 26-Sep-2024 onwards: Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change. A later recorded entry is 25 Feb 2026 Onwards: Member, India– USA Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
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Interests, publications & public work
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Social and political worker, environmentalist, wild life enthusiast Organized blood donation camps, eye camps, health mela. Provided drinking water facilities in backward villages with the help of public personalities in the local areas and village panchayats. Instrumental in reopening a agricultural cooperative bank for farmers in a rural area. Source ↗
- Special interests
- A multi-farious personality with a bent on community development, healthcare activities for the rural people. Upliftment of socially backward and downtrodden people. Instrumental in building community halls, auditorium, libraries in Government schools, with the help of philanthropist and MPLAD Funds. Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- USA, Canada, UK, France, Switzerland, UAE, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- As Organising Secretary, Hqrs., MDMK, coordinated election campaigns for the State Assembly elections. Organised social media groups for healthcare awareness and human rights protection. Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 25 Feb 2026 Onwards
Member, India– USA Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2024 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 49 | 11 |
| 2026 | 34 | 3 |
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-02 to 2026-07-28
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The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026(under consideration)
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Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026; Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Delimitation Bill, 2026
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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The Union Budget, 2026-27 - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Railways - Not concluded
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Viksit Bharat Gurantee for Rojgar and Ajevika Mission (Gramin):VB-G RAM G Bill
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
Original source
Regarding need of establishment of a Bureau of Indian Standards Office in Trichy Lok Sabha Constituency
An issue raised during Zero Hour.
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Discussion on Election Reforms (Contd.-Concluded)
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-11-27 to 2026-08-12
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Tiruchirappalli–Karur–Salem Railway Line and Karur–Erode Railway Line
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Petrol Pumps in Tiruchirappalli
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Conservation of Protected Monuments in Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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AYUSH Hospitals in Tiruchirappalli
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Daily Service of Silambu Superfast Express
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Promotion of Trade and Industrial Development in Tiruchirappalli
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“No one can threaten me”: MP Durai Vaiko hits back at former minister KN Nehru over remarks on his association with DMK
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Nehru behind defeat of many DMK MLAs: Durai Vaiko
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My Lok Sabha win is an alms by people, not DMK’s’: Durai Vaiko
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Include Tiruchi Junction under Vision 2030 plan, Durai Vaiko urges Railway Minister
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Learning third language not wrong in globalised world, says MDMK MP Durai Vaiko; welcomes permanent Trichy-Charlapalli train service
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Trichy MP Durai Vaiko meets Tamil Nadu CM Vijay, submits development proposals
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- Delhi / present correspondence address
- Flat No. 1402, Krishna Tower, MS Flats, BKS Marg, New Delhi 110011 Source ↗
- Permanent correspondence address in official biography
- AL 20, 4th Street, 11th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600040 Source ↗
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What education is recorded for Durai Vaiko?
MBA PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
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BUSINESSPERSON.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Durai Vaiko?
26-Sep-2024 onwards: Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Durai Vaiko is listed in the Lok Sabha record for Tamil Nadu. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Durai Vaiko?
Durai Vaiko is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
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