Legislature of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Legislature
Tamil Nadu Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	M. Appavu, DMK ; since 2021
Deputy Speaker	K. Pitchandi, DMK ; since 2021
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin, DMK ; since 7 May 2021,
Chief Government Whip	Govi. Chezhian, DMK ; since 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Edappadi K. Palaniswami, AIADMK ; since 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	R. B. Udhayakumar
Structure
Seats	234
Political groups	; Government (159) DMK: 125; INC: 18; MDMK:4; VCK:4; CPI:2; CPM:2; MMK:2; KMDK:1; TVK:1; Opposition (75) AIADMK:65; PMK:5; BJP:4; PBK:1;
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	6 April 2021
Meeting place
	Fort St. George, Tamil Nadu Legislature Hall
Website
	http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in
Footnotes
	The Assembly was established in 1937 for the Madras Presidency. The Presidency became Madras State in the Republic of India in 1950; Madras State in its current state was formed in 1956 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969

The Tamil Nadu Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Legislature is composed of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Governor of Tamil Nadu

Until 1 November 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature consisting of:

the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council, the upper house,
the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the lower house, and
the Governor of Tamil Nadu

In 2010, the erstwhile Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Government took steps to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council and convert the legislature back into a bicameral one, but the administration left power during this time and was unable to continue. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Government which assumed power in 2011, expressed its intent not to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council.