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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

*Tamilnāṭu Saṭṭamaṉṟap Pēravai*
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ; Tamilnāṭu Saṭṭamaṉṟap Pēravai
17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker	J. C. D. Prabhakar, TVK ; since 12 May 2026
Deputy Speaker	M. Ravisankar, TVK ; since 12 May 2026
Chief Minister	C. Joseph Vijay, TVK ; since 10 May 2026
Leader of the House	K. A. Sengottaiyan, TVK ; since 11 May 2026
Leader of the Opposition	Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK ; since 10 May 2026
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	K. N. Nehru, DMK ; since 10 May 2026
Structure
Seats	234
Political groups	Government (121) TVK+ (116) TVK (107); INC (5); IUML (2); VCK (2); Confidence and supply (5); CPI(M) (2); CPI (2); IND (1); Official Opposition (60); SPA (60) DMK (59); DMDK (1); Other Opposition (48); AIADMK+ (48) AIADMK (43); PMK (4); BJP (1); Vacant (5) Vacant (5);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	27 March 1952
Last election	23 April 2026
Next election	2031
Meeting place
	13°04′47″N 80°17′14″E / 13.0796°N 80.2873°E; Chief Secretariat of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website
	tnla.neva.gov.in assembly.tn.gov.in tnlasdigital.tn.gov.in/jspui

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The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding officer of the assembly is the Speaker. The term of the assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Since Tamil Nadu has a unicameral legislature, the terms Tamil Nadu Legislature and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly are almost synonymous and are often confused, though they are not the same. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, along with the governor of Tamil Nadu, constitutes the legislature.

The present state of Tamil Nadu is a residuary part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency and was formerly known as Madras State. The first legislature of any sort for the Presidency was the Madras Legislative Council, which was set up as a non-representative advisory body in 1861. In 1919, direct elections were introduced with the introduction of diarchy under the Government of India Act 1919. Between 1920 and 1937, the Legislative Council was a unicameral legislature for the Madras Presidency. The Government of India Act 1935 abolished diarchy and created a bicameral legislature in the Madras Presidency. The Legislative Assembly became the Lower House of the Presidency.

After the Republic of India was established in 1950, the Madras Presidency became the Madras State, and the bicameral setup continued. The Madras State's assembly strength was 375, and the first assembly was constituted in 1952. The current state was formed in 1956 after the reorganisation of states, and the strength of the assembly was reduced to 206. Its strength was increased to the present 234 in 1965. Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969, and subsequently, the assembly came to be called the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Council was abolished in 1986, making the legislature a unicameral body and the assembly its sole chamber.

The present Seventeenth Legislative Assembly was constituted in May 2026. It was constituted after the 2026 assembly election, which resulted in a Hung Assembly for the first time in the state's history, with no pre-poll alliance getting a majority. TVK became the single largest party in the assembly in their first contested election.

History[edit | edit source]

Origin[edit | edit source]

The first legislature of any kind to be established in Madras was the Madras Legislative Council in 1861. First established as a non-representative advisory body, it saw the introduction of elected members in 1892. The Indian Councils Act 1909 (popularly called the "Minto-Morley Reforms") officially introduced indirect election of members to the council. In 1919, direct elections were introduced with the introduction of diarchy under the Government of India Act 1919. Between 1920 and 1937, the Legislative Council was a unicameral legislature for the Madras Presidency. The Government of India Act 1935 abolished diarchy and created a bicameral legislature in Madras province. The Legislature consisted of the Governor and two legislative bodies: a Legislative Assembly and a Legislative Council. The Assembly was the lower house and consisted of 215 members, who were further classified into general members and reserved members representing special communities and interests:^[5]^[6]

Reservation	Number of members
Unreserved	116
Scheduled Castes	30
Muslims	28
Christians	8
Women	8
Landholders	6
Commerce and Industry	6
Labour and Trade Unions	6
Europeans	3
Anglo-Indians	2
University	1
Tribal	1
Total	215

The presiding officer of the Assembly was called the Speaker of the Assembly.

Madras Presidency[edit | edit source]

First Assembly of the Madras Presidency meeting in the Senate House, University of Madras (1937)

The first legislative assembly election in the presidency was held in February 1937. The Indian National Congress obtained a majority by winning 159 of 215 seats. C. Rajagopalachari became the first elected chief minister of the Presidency under the provincial autonomy system guaranteed by the Government of India Act 1935. The first assembly was constituted in July 1937. Bulusu Sambamurti and A. Rukmani Lakshmipathi were elected as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.^[7]

The first assembly lasted its term until February 1943, but the Congress cabinet resigned in October 1939, protesting India's participation in World War II. From 1939 to 1946, Madras was under the direct rule of the governor and no elections were held in 1943 when the assembly's term expired. Next elections were held only in 1946, when a political compromise was reached between the Congress and viceroy Lord Wavell.^[8]^[9]^[10] The second assembly of the presidency was constituted in April 1946 and J. Shivashanmugam Pillai was elected as the speaker. The Congress won an absolute majority in the elections and again formed the Government.^[10] On 15 August 1947, India became independent and the new Indian Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. Madras Presidency became Madras State and the existing assembly and government were retained till new elections could be held in 1951.^[11]

Republic of India[edit | edit source]

Governor's Address to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly at Fort St. George

In the Republic of India, the Madras State Legislative Assembly continued to be the lower house in a bicameral legislature. The first election to the assembly on the basis of universal adult suffrage was held in January 1952. According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Madras) Order, 1951, made by the President under sections 6 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the assembly's strength was 375 members elected from 309 constituencies. Out of the 309 constituencies in the undivided Madras State, 66 were two member constituencies, 62 of which had one seat reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates and 4 for Scheduled Tribe candidates.^[12]^[13] The two member constituencies were established in accordance to Article 332 of the Indian Constitution. The voting method and the plurality electoral formula were defined in The Representation of People Act, 1950.^[14] These constituencies were larger in size and had greater number of voters (more than 1,00,000)^[15] when compared to general constituencies. Multiple members were elected only in the 1952 and 1957 elections as double member representation was abolished in 1961 by the enactment of Two-Member Constituencies Abolition Act (1961).^[16] Of the 375 seats, 143 were from what later became Andhra state, 29 were from Malabar, 11 from South Canara (part of present-day Karnataka) and the remaining 190 belonged to Tamil Nadu.

On 1 October 1953, a separate Andhra State consisting of the Telugu-speaking areas of the composite Madras State was formed and the Kannada-speaking area of Bellary District was merged with the then Mysore State. This reduced the strength of the Legislative Assembly to 231. On 1 November 1956, the States Reorganisation Act took effect and consequently the constituencies in the erstwhile Malabar District were merged with the Kerala State. This further reduced the strength to 190. The Tamil-speaking area of Kerala (present day Kanyakumari district) and Sengottai taluk were added to Madras State. According to the new Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1956, made by the Delimitation Commission of India under the provisions of the State Reorganisation Act of 1956, the strength of the assembly was increased to 205.^[12]

The 1957 elections were conducted for these 205 seats. In 1959, as result of The Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act 1959, one member from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly was allotted to Madras increasing its Legislative Assembly strength to 206. The 1962 elections were conducted for these 206 seats. In 1965, the elected strength of the assembly was increased to 234 by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1965. In addition to the 234, the assembly also has one nominated member representing the Anglo-Indian community. From 1965, the number of members has remained constant. In 1969, Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu and subsequently the assembly came to be known as the "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". The Legislative Council was abolished with effect from 1 November 1986 through an Act of Parliament titled as The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986. With the abolition of the council, the legislature became a unicameral body and remained so for the next 24 years. Of the fourteen assemblies that have been constituted so far, four (the sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth) have been dismissed by the Central Government using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.^[12] This State Assembly is unique because, since 1996, the actual leader of the official opposition party, though he or she is an official member of the house, has chosen mostly to sign the attendance register outside but not attend the house proceedings. M. Karunanidhi, J. Jayalalithaa, and Vijayakant conducted themselves in this manner, unless an extremely important situation happened. Once M. K. Stalin became the leader of the opposition in 2016, the leader of the opposition always came and participated fully in the House. Following the 2021 elections, the leader of the opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami, also attended the house.

Location[edit | edit source]

Senate House at University of Madras, where the assembly met in the 1930s

Rajaji Hall which briefly hosted the assembly in the late 1930s

The Legislative Assembly is seated at the Fort St. George, Chennai. Fort St. George has historically been the seat of the Government of Tamil Nadu since colonial times. During 1921–37, the precursor to the assembly – Madras Legislative Council, met at the council chambers within the fort. Between 14 July 1937 – 21 December 1938, the assembly met at the Senate House of the University of Madras and between 27 January 1938 – 26 October 1939 in the Banqueting Hall (later renamed as Rajaji Hall) in the Government Estate complex at Mount Road. During 1946–52, it moved back to the Fort St. George. In 1952, the strength of the assembly rose to 375, after the constitution of the first assembly, and it was briefly moved into temporary premises at the government estate complex. This move was made in March 1952, as the existing assembly building only had a seating capacity of 260. Then on 3 May 1952, it moved into the newly constructed assembly building in the same complex. The assembly functioned from the new building (later renamed as "Kalaivanar Arangam") during 1952–56. However, with the reorganisation of states and formation of Andhra, the strength came down to 190 and the assembly moved back to Fort St. George in 1956. From December 1956 till January 2010, the Fort remained the home to the assembly.^[17]^[18]^[19]

The Commemorative arch inaugurated, marking the Diamond Jubilee (1952–2012) of the Legislative Assembly

In 2004, during the 12th assembly, the AIADMK Government under J. Jayalalithaa made unsuccessful attempts to shift the assembly, first to the location of Queen Mary's College and later to the Anna University campus, Guindy. Both attempts were withdrawn after public opposition.^[20] During the 13th Assembly, the DMK government led by M. Karunanidhi proposed a new plan to shift the assembly and the government secretariat to a new building in the Omandurar Government Estate. In 2007, the German architectural firm GMP International won the design competition to design and construct the new assembly complex. Construction began in 2008 and was completed in 2010. The new assembly building was opened and the assembly started functioning in it from March 2010.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23] After AIADMK's victory in the 2011 elections, the assembly shifted back to Fort St. George.^[24]^[25]^[26]

List of historical locations where the Tamil Nadu Legislature has been housed:

Duration	Location
11 July 1921 – 13 July 1937	Council Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai
14 July 1937 – 21 December 1937	Beveridge Hall, Senate House, Chennai
27 January 1938 – 26 October 1939	Multipurpose Hall, Rajaji Hall, Chennai
24 May 1946 – 27 March 1952	Council Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai
3 May 1952 – 27 December 1956	Multipurpose Hall, Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai
29 April 1957 – 30 March 1959	Assembly Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai
20 April 1959 – 30 April 1959	Multipurpose Hall, Arranmore Palace, Udhagamandalam
31 August 1959 – 11 January 2010	Assembly Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai
19 March 2010 – 10 February 2011	Assembly Chamber, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly-Secretariat Complex, Chennai
23 May 2011 – 13 September 2020	Assembly Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai
14 September 2020 – 13 September 2021	Multipurpose Hall, Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai
5 January 2022 – present	Assembly Chamber, Fort St. George, Chennai

List of the assemblies[edit | edit source]

Assembly (Election)	Ruling Party	Chief Minister	Deputy Chief Minister	Speaker	Deputy Speaker	Leader of the House	Leader of the Opposition
1st (1952)	Indian National Congress	C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj	Vacant	J. Shivashanmugam Pillai N. Gopala Menon	B. Baktavatsalu Naidu	C. Subramaniam	T. Nagi Reddy P. Ramamurthi
2nd (1957)	Indian National Congress	K. Kamaraj	Vacant	U. Krishna Rao	B. Baktavatsalu Naidu	C. Subramaniam	V. K. Ramaswami
3rd (1962)	Indian National Congress	K. Kamaraj M. Bhakthavatsalam	Vacant	S. Chellapandian	K. Parthasarathi	M. Bhakthavatsalam	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
4th (1967)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi	Vacant	S. P. Adithanar Pulavar K. Govindan	Pulavar K. Govindan G. R. Edmund	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	P. G. Karuthiruman
5th (1971)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi	Vacant	K. A. Mathiazhagan Pulavar K. Govindan	P. Seenivasan N. Ganapathy	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]}
6th (1977)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. G. Ramachandran	Vacant	Munu Adhi	Su. Thirunavukkarasar	Nanjil K. Manoharan	M. Karunanidhi
7th (1980)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. G. Ramachandran	Vacant	K. Rajaram	P. H. Pandian	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	M. Karunanidhi
7th (1980)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. G. Ramachandran	Vacant	K. Rajaram	P. H. Pandian	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	K. S. G. Haja Shareef
8th (1984)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. G. Ramachandran V. R. Nedunchezhiyan V. N. Janaki Ramachandran	Vacant	P. H. Pandian	V. P. Balasubramanian	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan R. M. Veerappan	O. Subramanian
9th (1989)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi	Vacant	M. Tamilkudimagan	V. P. Duraisamy	K. Anbazhagan	J. Jayalalithaa
							S. R. Eradha
							G. K. Moopanar
10th (1991)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa	Vacant	Sedapatti R. Muthiah	K. Ponnusamy S. Gandhirajan	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	S. R. Balasubramoniyan
11th (1996)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi	Vacant	P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan	Parithi Ilamvazhuthi	K. Anbazhagan	S. Balakrishnan
12th (2001)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa	Vacant	K. Kalimuthu	A. Arunachalam	C. Ponnaiyan	K. Anbazhagan
13th (2006)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi	M. K. Stalin	R. Avudaiappan	V. P. Duraisamy	K. Anbazhagan	O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa
14th (2011)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa	Vacant	D. Jayakumar P. Dhanapal	P. Dhanapal Pollachi V. Jayaraman	O. Panneerselvam Natham R. Viswanathan O. Panneerselvam	Vijayakant
14th (2011)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa	Vacant	D. Jayakumar P. Dhanapal	P. Dhanapal Pollachi V. Jayaraman	O. Panneerselvam Natham R. Viswanathan O. Panneerselvam	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 4]}
15th (2016)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami	O. Panneerselvam	P. Dhanapal	Pollachi V. Jayaraman	O. Panneerselvam K. A. Sengottaiyan O. Panneerselvam	M. K. Stalin
16th (2021)	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. K. Stalin	Udhayanidhi Stalin	M. Appavu	K. Pitchandi	Duraimurugan	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
17th (2026)	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	C. Joseph Vijay	Vacant	J. C. D. Prabhakar	M. Ravisankar	K. A. Sengottaiyan	Udhayanidhi Stalin

Note

In the 1952 election, no party achieved a majority in the assembly, so C. Rajagopalachari became the first and only non-elected chief minister. In the 1967 election, C. N. Annadurai was elected to the Lok Sabha and not to the assembly. He resigned as a member of parliament and was elected to the state legislative council to become chief minister.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Source:^[27]
District	No.	Constituency	Name
Tiruvallur	1	Gummidipoondi	S. Vijayakumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	2	Ponneri	Dr. Ravi M.S
	3	Tiruttani	G. Hari	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	4	Thiruvallur	T. Arunkumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	5	Poonamallee (SC)	R. Prakasam
	6	Avadi	R. Ramesh Kumar
Chennai	7	Maduravoyal	P. Rhevanth Charan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	8	Ambattur	G. Balamurugan
	9	Madavaram	M. L. Vijayprabhu
	10	Thiruvottiyur	N. Senthil Kumar
	11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	N. Marie Wilson
	12	Perambur	C. Joseph Vijay
	13	Kolathur	V. S. Babu
	14	Villivakkam	Aadhav Arjuna
	15	Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)	M. R. Pallavi
	16	Egmore (SC)	A. Rajmohan
	17	Royapuram	K. V. Vijay Damu
	18	Harbour	P. K. Sekar Babu	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	Udhayanidhi Stalin
	20	Thousand Lights	J. C. D. Prabhakar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	21	Anna Nagar	V. K. Ramkumar
	22	Virugampakkam	R. Sabarinathan
	23	Saidapet	M. Arul Prakasam
	24	Thiyagarayanagar	Bussy N. Anand
	25	Mylapore	P. Venkataramanan
	26	Velachery	R. Kumar
	27	Sholinganallur	P. Saravananamoorthy
	28	Alandur	M. Harish
Kanchipuram	29	Sriperumbudur (SC)	K. Tennarasu	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Chengalpattu	30	Pallavaram	J. Kamatchi	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	31	Tambaram	D. Sarathkumar
	32	Chengalpattu	S. Thiyagarajan
	33	Thiruporur	B. Vijayaraj
	34	Cheyyur (SC)	E. Rajasekar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	35	Madurantakam (SC)	Maragatham Kumaravel
Kanchipuram	36	Uthiramerur	J. Munirathinam	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Kanchipuram	37	Kancheepuram	R. V. Ranjithkumar
Ranipet	38	Arakkonam (SC)	V. Gandhiraj	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Ranipet	39	Sholinghur	G. Kapil
Vellore	40	Katpadi	Dr. M Sudhakar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Ranipet	41	Ranipet	Thahira	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Ranipet	42	Arcot	S. M. Sukumar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
Vellore	43	Vellore	M. M. Vinoth Kannan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	44	Anaicut	D. Velazhagan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	45	Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)	E. Thenral Kumar E	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	46	Gudiyatham (SC)	K. Sindhu
Tirupathur	47	Vaniyambadi	Syed Farooq Basha	IUML	Secular Progressive Alliance
	48	Ambur	A. C. Vilwanathan	DMK
	49	Jolarpet	K. C. Veeramani	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	50	Tirupattur	Dr. N. Thirupathi	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Krishnagiri	51	Uthangarai (SC)	N. Elaiyaraja	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	52	Bargur	E. C. Govindarasan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	53	Krishnagiri	P. Mukundhan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	54	Veppanahalli	P. S. Srinivasan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	55	Hosur	P. Balakrishna Reddy	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	56	Thalli	T. Ramachandran	CPI	Secular Progressive Alliance
Dharmapuri	57	Palacode	K. P. Anbalagan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	58	Pennagaram	S. Gajendran	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	59	Dharmapuri	Sowmiya Anbumani	PMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	60	Pappireddipatti	Maragatham Vetrivel	AIADMK
	61	Harur (SC)	V. Sampathkumar
Tiruvannamalai	62	Chengam (SC)	S. Velu	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	63	Tiruvannamalai	E. V. Velu	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	64	Kilpennathur	S. Ramachandran	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	65	Kalasapakkam	Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy
	66	Polur	R. Abishek	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	67	Arani	L. Jaya Sudha	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	68	Cheyyar	Mukkur N. Subramanian
	69	Vandavasi (SC)	S. Ambethkumar	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Viluppuram	70	Gingee	A. Ganeshkumar	PMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	71	Mailam	C. Ve. Shanmugam	AIADMK
	72	Tindivanam (SC)	Vanni Arasu	VCK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	73	Vanur (SC)	D. Gowtham	DMK
	74	Villupuram	R. Lakshmanan
	75	Vikravandi	C. Sivakumar	PMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	76	Tirukkoyilur	S. Palanisamy	AIADMK
Kallakurichi	77	Ulundurpet	G. R. Vasanthavel	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	78	Rishivandiyam	K. Karthikeyan
	79	Sankarapuram	R. Rakesh	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	80	Kallakurichi (SC)	C. Arul Vignesh	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Salem	81	Gangavalli (SC)	A. Nallathambi	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	82	Attur (SC)	A. P. Jayasankaran
	83	Yercaud (ST)	P. Usharani
	84	Omalur	R. Mani
	85	Mettur	G. Venkatachalam
	86	Edappadi	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
	87	Sankari	S. Vetrivel
	88	Salem West	S. Lakshmanan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	89	Salem North	K. Sivakumar
	90	Salem South	A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban
	91	Veerapandi	M. S. Palanivel
Namakkal	92	Rasipuram (SC)	D. Logesh Tamilselvan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	93	Senthamangalam (ST)	P. Chandrasekar
	94	Namakkal	C. S. Dileep
	95	Paramathi-Velur	S. Sekar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	96	Tiruchengode	K. G. Arunraj	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	97	Kumarapalayam	C. Vijayalakshmi
Erode	98	Erode East	M. Vijay Balaji	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	99	Erode West	K. K. Ananth Moghan
	100	Modakkurichi	D. Shanmugan
Tiruppur	101	Dharapuram (SC)	P. Sathyabama	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
Tiruppur	102	Kangayam	N. S. N. Nataraj
Erode	103	Perundurai	S. Jayakumar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	104	Bhavani	K. C. Karuppannan
	105	Anthiyur	P. Haribhaskar
	106	Gobichettipalayam	K. A. Sengottaiyan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	107	Bhavanisagar (SC)	V. P. Tamilselvi
Nilgiris	108	Udhagamandalam	M. Bhojarajan	BJP	AIADMK-led Alliance
	109	Gudalur (SC)	M. Dravidamani	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	110	Coonoor	M. Raju
Coimbatore	111	Mettuppalayam	Sunilanand	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Tiruppur	112	Avanashi (SC)	S. Kamali	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	113	Tiruppur North	V. Sathyabama
	114	Tiruppur South	S. Balamurugan
	115	Palladam	K. Ramkumar
Coimbatore	116	Sulur	N. M. Sukumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	117	Kavundampalayam	Kanimozhi Santhosh
	118	Coimbatore North	V. Sampathkumar
	119	Thondamuthur	S. P. Velumani	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	120	Coimbatore South	V. Senthilbalaji	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	121	Singanallur	K. S. Sri Giri Prasath	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	122	Kinathukadavu	K. Vignesh
	123	Pollachi	K. Nithyanandhan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	124	Valparai (SC)	Kutty @ A. Sudhakar
Tiruppur	125	Udumalaipettai	M. Jayakumar	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Tiruppur	126	Madathukulam	R. Jayaramakrishnan
Dindigul	127	Palani	K. Ravimanoharan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	128	Oddanchatram	R. Sakkarapani	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	129	Athoor	I. Periyasamy
	130	Nilakkottai (SC)	R. Ayyanar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	131	Natham	Natham R. Viswanathan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	132	Dindigul	I. P. Senthilkumar	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	133	Vedasandur	T. Saminathan
Karur	134	Aravakurichi	R. Elango	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	135	Karur	M. R. Vijayabhaskar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	136	Krishnarayapuram (SC)	M. Sathya	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	137	Kulithalai	Suriyanur A. Chandran	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Tiruchirappalli	138	Manapparai	R. Kathiravan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	139	Srirangam	S. Ramesh
	140	Tiruchirappalli West	K. N. Nehru	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	141	Tiruchirappalli East	C. Joseph Vijay	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	142	Thiruverumbur	Navalpattu S. Viji
	143	Lalgudi	Leema Rose Martin	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	144	Manachanallur	S. Kathiravan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	145	Musiri	M. Vignesh	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	146	Thuraiyur (SC)	M. Ravisankar
Perambalur	147	Perambalur (SC)	K. Sivakumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Perambalur	148	Kunnam	S. S. Sivasankar	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Ariyalur	149	Ariyalur	S. Rajendran	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
Ariyalur	150	Jayankondam	G. Vaithilingam	PMK
Cuddalore	151	Tittakudi (SC)	C. V. Ganesan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	152	Vriddhachalam	Premallatha Vijayakant	DMDK
	153	Neyveli	R. Rajendran	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	154	Panruti	K. Mohan
	155	Cuddalore	B. Rajkumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	156	Kurinjipadi	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	157	Bhuvanagiri	A. Arunmozhithevan	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	158	Chidambaram	M. Thamimun Ansari	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	159	Kattumannarkoil (SC)	L. E. Jothimani	VCK
Mayiladuthurai	160	Sirkazhi (SC)	R. Senthilselvan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	161	Mayiladuthurai	Jamal Yunus Mohammed	INC	TVK-led Alliance
	162	Poompuhar	Nivedha M. Murugan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Nagapattinam	163	Nagapattinam	M. H. Jawahirullah	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	164	Kilvelur (SC)	T. Latha	CPI (M)
	165	Vedaranyam	O. S. Manian	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
Tiruvarur	166	Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)	K. Marimuthu	CPI	Secular Progressive Alliance
	167	Mannargudi	S. Kamaraj	AMMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	168	Thiruvarur	K. Poondi Kalaivanan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	169	Nannilam	R. Kamaraj	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
Thanjavur	170	Thiruvidaimarudur	Govi. Chezhian	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	171	Kumbakonam	Vinoth Ravi	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	172	Papanasam	A. M. Shahjahan	IUML	Secular Progressive Alliance
	173	Thiruvaiyaru	Durai Chandrasekaran	DMK
	174	Thanjavur	R. Vijaysaravanan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	175	Orathanadu	R. Vaithilingam	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	176	Pattukkottai	K. Annadurai
	177	Peravurani	N. Ashokkumar
Pudukkottai	178	Gandarvakkottai (SC)	N. Subramanian	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	179	Viralimalai	Dr. C. Vijayabaskar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	180	Pudukkottai	V. Muthuraja	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	181	Thirumayam	S. Regupathy
	182	Alangudi	Siva V. Meyyanathan
	183	Aranthangi	J. Mohamed Farvas	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Sivaganga	184	Karaikudi	Dr. T. K. Prabhu	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	185	Tirupattur	R. Srinivasa Sethupathy
	186	Sivaganga	A. Kulandhai Rani
	187	Manamadurai (SC)	D. Elangovan
Madurai	188	Melur	P. Viswanathan	INC	TVK-led Alliance
	189	Madurai East	S. Karthikeyan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
	190	Sholavandan (SC)	M. V. Karuppaiah
	191	Madurai North	A. Kallanai
	192	Madurai South	M. M. Gopison
	193	Madurai Central	Madhar Badhurudeen
	194	Madurai West	S. R. Thangapandi
	195	Thiruparankundram	R. Nirmalkumar
	196	Thirumangalam	M. Manimaran	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	197	Usilampatti	M. Vijay	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Theni	198	Andipatti	A. Maharajan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	199	Periyakulam (SC)	G. Sabari	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	200	Bodinayakanur	O. Panneerselvam	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	201	Cumbum	P. L. A. Jeganathmishra	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
Virudhunagar	202	Rajapalayam	K. Jegadeshwari	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	203	Srivilliputhur (SC)	A. Karthik
	204	Sattur	A. Kadarkarairaj	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	205	Sivakasi	S. Keerthana	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	206	Virudhunagar	P. Selvam
	207	Aruppukkottai	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	208	Tiruchuli	Thangam Thenarasu
Ramanathapuram	209	Paramakudi (SC)	Advocate K. K. Kathiravan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	210	Tiruvadanai	Rajeev	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	211	Ramanathapuram	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	212	Mudhukulathur	R. S. Rajakannappan
Thoothukudi	213	Vilathikulam	G. V. Markandayan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	214	Thoothukkudi	Srinath	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	215	Tiruchendur	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	216	Srivaikuntam	G. Saravanan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	217	Ottapidaram (SC)	P. Mathanraja
	218	Kovilpatti	Ka. Karunanithi	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
Tenkasi	219	Sankarankovil (SC)	Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	220	Vasudevanallur (SC)	E. Raja	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	221	Kadayanallur	T. M. Rajendran
	222	Tenkasi	Dr. Kalai Kathiravan
	223	Alangulam	P. H. Manoj Pandian
Tirunelveli	224	Tirunelveli	R. S. Murughan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	225	Ambasamudram	Dr. Esakki Subaya	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	226	Palayamkottai	M. Abdul Wahab	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	227	Nanguneri	Reddiarpatti V. Narayanan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK-led Alliance
	228	Radhapuram	Dr. Sathish Christopher
Kanyakumari	229	Kanniyakumari	N. Thalavai Sundaram	AIADMK	AIADMK-led Alliance
	230	Nagercoil	S. Austin	DMK	Secular Progressive Alliance
	231	Colachal	Tharahai Cuthbert	INC	TVK-led Alliance
	232	Padmanabhapuram	R. Chellaswamy	CPI (M)	Secular Progressive Alliance
	233	Vilavancode	T. T. Praveen	INC	TVK-led Alliance
	234	Killiyoor	S. Rajeshkumar

Party position[edit | edit source]

Standing committees of the house (2026–28)[edit | edit source]

Past composition[edit | edit source]

1971–1977

8	7	4	184	15	6	2	8
CPI	AIFB	PSP	DMK	INC (O)	SWP	IUML	Ind

1977–1980

12	5	1	27	48	130	10	1
CPI (M)	CPI	AIFB	INC (I)	DMK	AIADMK	JP	IUML

1980–1984

11	9	1	31	6	37	129	2	8
CPI (M)	CPI	AIFB	INC (I)	GKC	DMK	AIADMK	JP	Ind

1984–1989

5	2	61	2	24	132	1	3	4
CPI (M)	CPI	INC (I)	GKC	DMK	AIADMK	AKD	JP	Ind

1989–1991

15	3	26	150	27	2	4	5
CPI (M)	CPI	INC (I)	DMK	ADK (J)	ADK (JA)	JP	Ind

1991–1996

1	1	1	1	2	2	164	60	1	1
CPI (M)	CPI	ICS	JD	DMK	TMK	AIADMK	INC	PMK	Ind

1996–2001

1	8	1	1	173	4	1	39	4	1	1
CPI (M)	CPI	AIFB	JD	DMK	AIADMK	JP	TMC (M)	PMK	BJP	Ind

2001–2006

6	5	1	31	132	2	7	23	20	4	3
CPI (M)	CPI	AIFB	DMK	AIADMK	MADMK	INC	TMC (M)	PMK	BJP	Ind

2006–2011

9	6	2	6	96	61	1	34	18	1
CPI (M)	CPI	VCK	MDMK	DMK	AIADMK	DMDK	INC	PMK	Ind

14th Assembly (2011 Election)


150	29	23	10	9	5	3	2	2	1
AIADMK	DMDK	DMK	CPI(M)	CPI	INC	PMK	MMK	PT	AIFB

15th Assembly (2016 Election)


136	89	8	1
AIADMK	DMK	INC	IUML

16th Assembly (2021 Election)


133	66	18	5	4	4	2	2
DMK	AIADMK	INC	PMK	BJP	VCK	CPI	CPI(M)

17th Assembly (2026 Election)


108	59	47	5	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
TVK	DMK	AIADMK	INC	PMK	CPI	CPI(M)	IUML	VCK	AMMK	BJP	DMDK

List of the outcomes of Floor Tests in the Assembly[edit | edit source]

First ever Trust vote in any Legislature of India held on **3 July 1952** - Rajaji government won^[28]^[29]
200	151	1
AYES	NOES	ABSTAIN

Trust vote held on **28 January 1988** - Janaki government declared won based on the participation-strength of 110 (excluding the speaker) and the outcome disputed ^[30]^[31]
99	8	3	33
AYES	NOES	ABSTAIN	EXPELLED

Trust vote held on **18 February 2017** - Edappadi K. Palaniswami government won^[32]
122	11	98
AYES	NOES	EXPELLED

Vote of confidence motion held on **13 May 2026** - C. Joseph Vijay government won^[33]
144	22	5	60
AYES	NOES	ABSTAIN	WALKOUT

Portraits in the assembly chamber[edit | edit source]

No.	Portrait of	Unveiled		Ruling party
No.	Portrait of	On	By	Ruling party
1	C. Rajagopalachari	24 June 1948	Jawaharlal Nehru	Indian National Congress
2	Mahatma Gandhi	23 August 1948	C. Rajagopalachari
3	Thiruvalluvar	22 March 1964	Zakir Husain
4	C. N. Annadurai	6 October 1969	Indira Gandhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5	K. Kamaraj	18 August 1977	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6	E. V. Ramasami	9 August 1980	Jothi Venkatachalam
7	B. R. Ambedkar
8	U. Muthuramalingam
9	M. Muhammad Ismail
10	M. G. Ramachandran	31 January 1992	J. Jayalalithaa
11	J. Jayalalithaa	12 February 2018	P. Dhanapal
12	S. S. Ramaswami	19 July 2019	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
13	V. O. Chidambaram	23 February 2021
14	P. Subbarayan
15	Omanthur P. Ramaswamy
16	M. Karunanidhi	2 August 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

The bust of P. Rajagopalachari and L. D. Swamikannu Pillai, former presidents of the Madras Legislative Council, adorns the assembly lobby.

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 CPI and CPI(M) continued participation in the SPA along with providing outside support to the TVK-led government.
↑ S. Kamaraj was expelled from AMMK.
↑ No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the following assembly election
↑ No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the assembly

References[edit | edit source]

↑ APPOINTMENT OF LEADER OF THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (PDF), Government of Tamil Nadu, 11 May 2026, retrieved 19 May 2026
↑ "Dhinakaran expels lone AMMK MLA over support to TVK". The Hindu. 12 May 2026.
↑ "AIADMK factions by Velumani, EPS patch up; withdraw pleas to disqualify MLAs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
↑ "Vijay Resigns as MLA of Trichy East and retained Perambur". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2026.
↑ Christopher Baker (1976), "The Congress at the 1937 Elections in Madras", Modern Asian Studies, 10 (4): 557–589, doi:10.1017/s0026749x00014967, JSTOR 311763, S2CID 144054002
↑ "The State Legislature - Origin and Evolution:Brief History Before independence". Assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ Kaliyaperumal, M (1992). The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study (PDF). Madras University. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
↑ Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Modern India, 1707 A. D. to 2000 A. D. Atlantic Publishers. p. 388. ISBN 978-81-269-0085-5.
↑ Mansergh, Nicholas (1968). Survey of British Commonwealth Affairs: Problems of Wartime Cooperation and Post-War Change 1939–1952. Routledge. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-7146-1496-0.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "INDIA (FAILURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY) HC Deb 16 April 1946 vol 421 cc2586-92". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 16 April 1946. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ Kaliyaperumal, M (1992). The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study (PDF). Madras University. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 "The State Legislature – Origin and Evolution". Assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "1952 Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "The Representation of People Act, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "Constituent Assembly of India Debates Vol IV, Friday the 18th July 1947" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ Hasan, Zoya; Sridharan, Eswaran; Sudharshan, R (2005). India's living constitution: ideas, practices, controversies. Anthem Press. pp. 360–63. ISBN 978-1-84331-136-2.
↑ Karthikeyan, Ajitha (22 July 2008). "TN govt's new office complex faces flak". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ S. Muthiah (28 July 2008). "From Assembly to theatre". The Hindu.
↑ "A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957) : Section I, Chapter 2" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 S, Murari (15 January 2010). "Tamil Nadu Assembly bids goodbye to Fort St George, to move into new complex". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (19 April 2008). "New Assembly complex to have high-rise building". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ Ramakrishnan, T (13 March 2010). "Another milestone in Tamil Nadu's legislative history". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
↑ Ramakrishnan, T (11 March 2010). "State-of-the-art Secretariat draws on Tamil Nadu's democratic traditions". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
↑ "Jaya picks historic seat of power: Fort St George". The Times of India. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "Jayalalitha to bring back Fort St George as TN secretariat". Deccanherald.com. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "Jayalalithaa, 33 ministers to be sworn in on Monday : Fort St George". Rediff.com. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners". The Hindu. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
↑ "Madras Legislative Assembly Debates Official Report Thursday, 3 July 1952 Volume Ii—no. 6" (PDF). tnlasdigital (in தமிழ்). 3 July 1952.
↑ "A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957) : Section I, Chapter IV" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ "Statutory Resolution Approving Proclamation Issued by the President on 30 January 1988 in Relation to the State of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. 8 March 1988.
↑ "தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப்‌ பேரவை 1988, ஜனவரி 28, வியாழக்கிழமை" (PDF). tnlasdigital (in தமிழ்). 28 January 1988.
↑ "Tamil Nadu legislative assembly debates official report (fifteenth assembly) Saturday, the 18th February 2017—Volume 19" (PDF). tnlasdigital (in தமிழ்). 18 February 2017.
↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly session LIVE: Chief Minister Vijay's TVK wins trust vote with 144 'ayes'". The Hindu. 13 May 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

External links[edit | edit source]

[SPA-2] 1.0 ^1.1 CPI and CPI(M) continued participation in the SPA along with providing outside support to the TVK-led government.

[3] S. Kamaraj was expelled from AMMK.

[29] No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the following assembly election

[30] No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the assembly

[1] APPOINTMENT OF LEADER OF THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (PDF), Government of Tamil Nadu, 11 May 2026, retrieved 19 May 2026

[4] "Dhinakaran expels lone AMMK MLA over support to TVK". The Hindu. 12 May 2026.

[5] "AIADMK factions by Velumani, EPS patch up; withdraw pleas to disqualify MLAs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 May 2026.

[6] "Vijay Resigns as MLA of Trichy East and retained Perambur". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2026.

[Christopher_Baker-7] Christopher Baker (1976), "The Congress at the 1937 Elections in Madras", Modern Asian Studies, 10 (4): 557–589, doi:10.1017/s0026749x00014967, JSTOR 311763, S2CID 144054002

[tnassembly-8] "The State Legislature - Origin and Evolution:Brief History Before independence". Assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[kaliyaperumal1-9] Kaliyaperumal, M (1992). The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study (PDF). Madras University. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.

[10] Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Modern India, 1707 A. D. to 2000 A. D. Atlantic Publishers. p. 388. ISBN 978-81-269-0085-5.

[11] Mansergh, Nicholas (1968). Survey of British Commonwealth Affairs: Problems of Wartime Cooperation and Post-War Change 1939–1952. Routledge. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-7146-1496-0.

[commons-12] 10.0 ^10.1 "INDIA (FAILURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY) HC Deb 16 April 1946 vol 421 cc2586-92". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 16 April 1946. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[kaliyaperumal2-13] Kaliyaperumal, M (1992). The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study (PDF). Madras University. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.

[A-14] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 "The State Legislature – Origin and Evolution". Assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[analysis-15] "1952 Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[16] "The Representation of People Act, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[17] "Constituent Assembly of India Debates Vol IV, Friday the 18th July 1947" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[18] Hasan, Zoya; Sridharan, Eswaran; Sudharshan, R (2005). India's living constitution: ideas, practices, controversies. Anthem Press. pp. 360–63. ISBN 978-1-84331-136-2.

[19] Karthikeyan, Ajitha (22 July 2008). "TN govt's new office complex faces flak". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[20] S. Muthiah (28 July 2008). "From Assembly to theatre". The Hindu.

[21] "A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957) : Section I, Chapter 2" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[tribune1-22] 20.0 ^20.1 S, Murari (15 January 2010). "Tamil Nadu Assembly bids goodbye to Fort St George, to move into new complex". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[23] Ramakrishnan, T. (19 April 2008). "New Assembly complex to have high-rise building". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[24] Ramakrishnan, T (13 March 2010). "Another milestone in Tamil Nadu's legislative history". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[25] Ramakrishnan, T (11 March 2010). "State-of-the-art Secretariat draws on Tamil Nadu's democratic traditions". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[26] "Jaya picks historic seat of power: Fort St George". The Times of India. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[27] "Jayalalitha to bring back Fort St George as TN secretariat". Deccanherald.com. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[28] "Jayalalithaa, 33 ministers to be sworn in on Monday : Fort St George". Rediff.com. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[31] "Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners". The Hindu. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

[32] "Madras Legislative Assembly Debates Official Report Thursday, 3 July 1952 Volume Ii—no. 6" (PDF). tnlasdigital (in தமிழ்). 3 July 1952.

[33] "A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957) : Section I, Chapter IV" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[34] "Statutory Resolution Approving Proclamation Issued by the President on 30 January 1988 in Relation to the State of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. 8 March 1988.

[35] "தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப்‌ பேரவை 1988, ஜனவரி 28, வியாழக்கிழமை" (PDF). tnlasdigital (in தமிழ்). 28 January 1988.

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