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He served in the 8th Lok Sabha, 9th Lok Sabha, 10th Lok Sabha, 11th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok Sabha. View his verified record and rate his past performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Palaniappan Chidambaram?\n\nPalaniappan Chidambaram was a Member of Parliament (MP), Lok Sabha for Sivaganga in the Lok Sabha (Tamil Nadu). According to Digital Sansad (Lok Sabha member records), he served in the 8th Lok Sabha, 9th Lok Sabha, 10th Lok Sabha, 11th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok Sabha. His party affiliation on record is the Indian National Congress (INC). Palaniappan Chidambaram is not a sitting MP today.\n\n## Rate Palaniappan Chidambaram: Neta Trust Score\n\n Palaniappan Chidambaram has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this former MP's record.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. For a former member it reflects how citizens rate the work done while in office. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Terms served\n\n- 8th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 9th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 10th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 11th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 12th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 14th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- 15th Lok Sabha – Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu\n- Only terms confirmed in the sources listed below are shown; other career events are not included.\n\n## Education\n\nEducation (as recorded): Professional Graduate.\n\n## Assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2024 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 96,27,44,048 (about Rs 96.3 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 23,48,50,274 (about Rs 23.5 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 11\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing, not today.\n\n## Neta Updates from Palaniappan Chidambaram\n\nNeta Updates appear on this profile only once Palaniappan Chidambaram or his office subscribes to the NetaSampark Leader module. No updates have been posted yet.\n\n · Are you Palaniappan Chidambaram or his office?\n\n## Know your neta\n\n- Sivaganga constituency page → \u002Fconstituencies\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002Fsivaganga\n- Current and former Tamil Nadu MPs → \u002Fstates\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002Fmps\n- Compare Tamil Nadu representatives by Neta Trust Score → \u002Frankings\u002Ftamil-nadu\n- Indian National Congress (INC) representatives → \u002Fparties\u002Finc\n\n## Sources\n\nDigital Sansad Lok Sabha former-member records, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2024). 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