SR Tendulkar was nominated to Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament on 26 Apr 2012 and took oath as Member of Parliament on 04 Jun 2012.  SR Tendulkar has played 12 test matches and six First Class matches {Five Ranji Trophy matches and one Irani Trophy Match} and aggregated 1007 runs. He has scored three centuries and five half centuries. His performance in first class matches while being the Member of Parliament is furnished below.He had held the office as a member of Parliament from 27 April 2012 to 26 April 2018

No	Inns	Score		Match	Date
1	1	19		India v New Zealand	23 Aug 2012
2	2	17		India v New Zealand	31 Aug 2012
	3	27
3	4	137		Mumbai v Railways	02 Nov 2012
4	5	13		India v England	15 Nov 2012
5	6	8		India v England	23 Nov 2012
	7	8
6	8	76		India v England	05 Dec 2012
	9	5
7	10	2		India v England	13 Dec 2012
8	11	108		Mumbai v Baroda	06 Jan 2013
	12	9
9	13	56		Mumbai v Services	16 Jan 2013
10	14	22		Mumbai v Saurashtra	26 Jan 2013
11	15	140	*	Mumbai v Rest of India	06 Feb 2013
12	16	81		India v Australia	22 Feb 2013
	17	13	*
13	18	7		India v Australia	02 Mar 2013
14	19	37		India v Australia	14 Mar 2013
	20	21
15	21	32		India v Australia	22 Mar 2013
	22	1
16	23	5		Mumbai v Haryana	27 Oct 2013
	24	79	*
17	25	10		India v West Indies	06 Nov 2013
18	26	74		India v West Indies	14 Nov 2013
		1007

This is contrary to some news paper reports that Manoj Tiwari of Bengal became the first politician to appear in First class matches while being in the office as a politician