Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Tamilnāṭu Caṭṭamaṉṟam

16th Tamil Nadu Assembly
Type
Type|

Unicameral

Term limits

| 5 years
Leadership

Governor

R. N. Ravi
since 18 September 2021

Speaker

M. Appavu, DMK
since 12 May 2021

Deputy Speaker

K. Pitchandi, DMK
since 12 May 2021

Chief Minister

M. K. Stalin, DMK
since 7 May 2021

Deputy Chief Minister

Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK
since 28 September 2024

Leader of the House

Duraimurugan, DMK
since 11 May 2021

Leader of the Opposition

Edappadi K. Palaniswami, AIADMK
since 11 May 2021

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

R. B. Udhayakumar, AIADMK
since 19 July 2022

Chief Whip of Government

K. Ramachandran, DMK

Chief Whip of Opposition

S. P. Velumani, AIADMK

Structure
Seats| 234

By party

By alliance

Political groups

| Government (159)

INDIA (159)

* DMK (134)
* INC (17)
* VCK (4)
* CPI(M) (2)
* CPI (2)

Opposition (74)

NDA (74)

* AIADMK (61)
* BJP (4)
* PMK (5)
* IND (4)

Vacant (1)

Vacant (1)
Elections

Voting system

| First past the post

First election

| 27 March 1952

Last election

| 6 April 2021

Next election

| May 2026
Meeting place
13°04′47″N 80°17′14″E﻿ / ﻿13.0796°N 80.2873°E﻿ / 13.0796; 80.2873
Chief Secretariat of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website

tnla.neva.gov.in
assembly.tn.gov.in
tnlasdigital.tn.gov.in/jspui
This article is part of a series on the

Politics of Tamil Nadu

Constitution

* Amendment
* Basic structure doctrine
* Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and
Fundamental Duties of India
* Human rights
* Judicial review
* Taxation
* Uniform Civil Code

Government

Governor

* R. N. Ravi

Chief Minister

* M. K. Stalin (DMK)

Deputy Chief Minister

* Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK)

* * *

* Ministers
* Departments
* Organizations

Legislature

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

* Speaker

* M. Appavu (DMK)

* * *

* Deputy Speaker

* K. Pitchandi (DMK)

* * *

* Leader of the House

* Duraimurugan (DMK)

* * *

* Leader of the Opposition

* Edappadi K. Palaniswami (AIADMK)

* * *

* Deputy Leader of the Opposition

* R. B. Udhayakumar (AIADMK)

Tamil Nadu Legislative Council

* Disbanded

Law and Judiciary

Law of India

* Indian criminal law

* Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
* Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
* Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

* * *

* Code of Civil Procedure

Madras High Court

* Chief Justice

* Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

* * *

* Judges

* * *

* Bar Council
* Department of Law
* District Courts
* Gram Nyayalaya
* Lok Adalat
* Nyaya Panchayat
* Pendency of court cases
* Supreme Court
* Tribunals

Elections and Politics

Indian General Elections

* 1951
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1971
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1989
* 1991
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Legislative Assembly Elections

* 1952
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1971
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1989
* 1991
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2011
* 2016
* 2021
* 2026

Politics

* Coalitions

* AIADMK+
* INDIA
* NDA

* * *

* National parties
* State parties

* * *

* Electoral College
* Election Commission of India
* Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Administrative divisions

* Districts
* Sub-districts
* Metropolitan Areas
* Urban Agglomerations

Local Government

Municipal Governance

* City Municipal Corporations
* Municipalities
* Town Panchayats

Panchayati Raj

* District Panchayat
* Block Panchayat
* Village Panchayats

* v
* t
* e

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. However, they are not one and the same. The Tamil Nadu Legislature is the legislative body, while the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is a part of it. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, along with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, constitutes the Tamil Nadu 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 Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was constituted on 3 May 2021. It was constituted after the 2021 assembly election, which resulted in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led front winning and forming the government. The next election will take place in 2026.

## History

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### Origin

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Main article: Madras Legislative Council

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:[1][2]

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

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

See also: 1937 Madras Presidency legislative assembly election and Madras Presidency legislative assembly election, 1946

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.[3]

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.[4][5][6] 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.[6] 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.[7]

### Republic of India

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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.[8][9] 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.[10] These constituencies were larger in size and had greater number of voters (more than 1,00,000)[11] 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).[12] 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.[8]

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.[8] 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

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Main article: Fort St. George, India

Fort St. George where the Tamil Nadu Legislature has functioned for 60 years Senate House, Madras University

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.[13][14][15]

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.[16] 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.[16][17][18][19] After AIADMK's victory in the 2011 elections, the assembly shifted back to Fort St. George.[20][21][22]

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

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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[a] |
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
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 |
Vacant[b] |
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 |

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

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DMK (134) AIADMK (61) INC (17) PMK (5) BJP (4) IND (4) VCK (4) CPI (2) CPI(M) (2) Vacant (1)

Constituency  | Elected member  | Political party  | Alliance  | Remarks
No.  | Name  | Reservation
1  | Gummidipoondi | General  | T. J. Govindarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
2  | Ponneri | SC  | Durai. Chandrasekar | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
3  | Tiruttani | General  | S. Chandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
4  | Thiruvallur | General  | V. G. Raajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
5  | Poonamallee | SC  | A. Krishnaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
6  | Avadi | General  | S. M. Nasar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
7  | Maduravoyal | General  | K. Ganapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
8  | Ambattur | General  | Joseph Samuel | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
9  | Madavaram | General  | S. Sudharsanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
10  | Thiruvottiyur | General  | K. P. Shankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
11  | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | General  | J. John Ebenezer | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
12  | Perambur | General  | R. D. Shekar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
13  | Kolathur | General  | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Chief Minister
14  | Villivakkam | General  | A. Vetriazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
15  | Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar | SC  | P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
16  | Egmore | SC  | I. Paranthamen | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
17  | Royapuram | General  | IDream R. Murthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
18  | Harbour | General  | P. K. Sekarbabu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
19  | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | General  | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Deputy Chief Minister
20  | Thousand Lights | General  | N. Ezhilan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
21  | Anna Nagar | General  | M. K. Mohan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
22  | Virugampakkam | General  | A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
23  | Saidapet | General  | Ma. Subramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Health and Family Welfare
24  | Thiyagarayanagar | General  | J. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
25  | Mylapore | General  | Dha. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
26  | Velachery | General  | J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
27  | Shozhinganallur | General  | S. Aravindramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
28  | Alandur | General  | T. M. Anbarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
29  | Sriperumbudur | SC  | K. Selvaperunthagai | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
30  | Pallavaram | General  | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
31  | Tambaram | General  | S. R. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
32  | Chengalpattu | General  | M. Varalakshmi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
33  | Thiruporur | General  | S. S. Balaji | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  | INDIA |  |
34  | Cheyyur | SC  | M. Babu | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  | INDIA |  |
35  | Madurantakam | SC  | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
36  | Uthiramerur | General  | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
37  | Kancheepuram | General  | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
38  | Arakkonam | SC  | S. Ravi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Deputy Whip of the Opposition
39  | Sholinghur | General  | A. M. Munirathinam | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
40  | Katpadi | General  | Duraimurugan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Water Resources
41  | Ranipet | General  | R. Gandhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
42  | Arcot | General  | J. L. Eswarappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
43  | Vellore | General  | P. Karthikeyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
44  | Anaikattu | General  | A. P. Nandakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
45  | Kilvaithinankuppam | SC  | M. Jagan Moorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
46  | Gudiyattam | SC  | V. Amulu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
47  | Vaniyambadi | General  | G. Sendhil Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
48  | Ambur | General  | A. C. Vilwanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
49  | Jolarpet | General  | K. Devaraji | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
50  | Tirupattur | General  | A. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
51  | Uthangarai | SC  | T. M. Tamilselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
52  | Bargur | General  | D. Mathiazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
53  | Krishnagiri | General  | K. Ashokkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
54  | Veppanahalli | General  | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
55  | Hosur | General  | Y. Prakaash | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
56  | Thalli | General  | T. Ramachandran | Communist Party of India |  | INDIA |  |
57  | Palacode | General  | K. P. Anbalagan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Secretary of the Opposition
58  | Pennagaram | General  | G. K. Mani | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Others  |  |
59  | Dharmapuri | General  | S. P. Venkateshwaran | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Others  |  |
60  | Pappireddipatti | General  | A. Govindasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
61  | Harur | SC  | V. Sampathkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
62  | Chengam | SC  | M. P. Giri | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
63  | Tiruvannamalai | General  | E. V. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Public Works
64  | Kilpennathur | General  | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Deputy Speaker
65  | Kalasapakkam | General  | P. S. T. Saravanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
66  | Polur | General  | Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Deputy Secretary of the Opposition
67  | Arani | General  | Sevvoor S. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
68  | Cheyyar | General  | O. Jothi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
69  | Vandavasi | SC  | S. Ambethkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
70  | Gingee | General  | K. S. Masthan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
71  | Mailam | General  | C. Sivakumar | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Others  |  |
72  | Tindivanam | General  | P. Arjunan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
73  | Vanur | SC  | M. Chakrapani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
74  | Villupuram | General  | R. Lakshmanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
75  | Vikravandi | General  | Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
76  | Tirukkoyilur | General  | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
77  | Ulundurpettai | General  | A. J. Manikannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
78  | Rishivandiyam | General  | K. Karthikeyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
79  | Sankarapuram | General  | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
80  | Kallakurichi | General  | M. Senthilkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
81  | Gangavalli | SC  | A. Nallathambi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
82  | Attur | SC  | A. P. Jayasankaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
83  | Yercaud | ST  | G. Chitra | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
84  | Omalur | General  | R. Mani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
85  | Mettur | General  | S. Sadhasivam | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Others  |  |
86  | Edappadi | General  | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Leader of the Opposition
87  | Sankari | General  | S. Sundararajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
88  | Salem (West) | General  | R. Arul | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Others  |  |
89  | Salem (North) | General  | R. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Tourism
90  | Salem (South) | General  | E. Balasubramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
91  | Veerapandi | General  | M. Rajamuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
92  | Rasipuram | SC  | M. Mathiventhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
93  | Senthamangalam | ST  | K. Ponnusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
94  | Namakkal | General  | P. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
95  | Paramathi-Velur | General  | S. Sekar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
96  | Tiruchengodu | General  | E. R. Eswaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
97  | Kumarapalayam | General  | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
98  | Erode (East) | General  | V. C. Chandhirakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
99  | Erode (West) | General  | S. Muthusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise
100  | Modakkurichi | General  | C. Saraswathi | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | NDA |  |
101  | Dharapuram | General  | N. Kayalvizhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Human Resources Management
102  | Kangayam | General  | M. P. Saminathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
103  | Perundurai | General  | S. Jayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
104  | Bhavani | General  | K. C. Karuppanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
105  | Anthiyur | General  | A. G. Venkatachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
106  | Gobichettipalayam | General  | K. A. Sengottaiyan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
107  | Bhavanisagar | SC  | A. Bannari | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
108  | Udhagamandalam | General  | R. Ganesh | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
109  | Gudalur | SC  | Pon. Jayaseelan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
110  | Coonoor | General  | K. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Chief Whip of the Government
111  | Mettuppalayam | General  | A. K. Selvaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
112  | Avanashi | SC  | P. Dhanapal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
113  | Tiruppur (North) | General  | K. N. Vijeyakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
114  | Tiruppur (South) | General  | K. Selvaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
115  | Palladam | General  | M. S. M. Anandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
116  | Sulur | General  | V. P. Kandasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
117  | Kavundampalayam | General  | G. Arunkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
118  | Coimbatore (North) | General  | Amman K. Arjunan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
119  | Thondamuthur | General  | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Chief Whip of the Opposition
120  | Coimbatore (South) | General  | Vanathi Srinivasan | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | NDA |  |
121  | Singanallur | General  | K. R. Jayaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
122  | Kinathukadavu | General  | S. Damodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
123  | Pollachi | General  | Pollachi V. Jayaraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
124  | Valparai | SC  | Vacant | N/A |  | N/A |  | T. K. Amulkandasami died on 21 June 2025
125  | Udumalaipettai | General  | Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
126  | Madathukulam | General  | C. Mahendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
127  | Palani | General  | I. P. Senthil Kumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
128  | Oddanchatram | General  | R. Sakkarapani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
129  | Athoor | General  | I. Periyasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Rural Development
130  | Nilakkottai | SC  | S. Thenmozhi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
131  | Natham | General  | Natham R. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
132  | Dindigul | General  | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
133  | Vedasandur | General  | S. Gandhirajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
134  | Aravakurichi | General  | R. Elango | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
135  | Karur | General  | V. Senthilbalaji | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
136  | Krishnarayapuram | SC  | K. Sivagama Sundari | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
137  | Kulithalai | General  | R. Manickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
138  | Manapparai | General  | P. Abdul Samad | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
139  | Srirangam | General  | M. Palaniyandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
140  | Tiruchirappalli (West) | General  | K. N. Nehru | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Municipal Administration
141  | Tiruchirappalli (East) | General  | Inigo S. Irudayaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
142  | Thiruverumbur | General  | Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for School Education
143  | Lalgudi | General  | A. Soundarapandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
144  | Manachanallur | General  | S. Kathiravan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
145  | Musiri | General  | N. Thiyagarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
146  | Thuraiyur | SC  | S. Stalinkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
147  | Perambalur | SC  | M. Prabhaharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
148  | Kunnam | General  | S. S. Sivasankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Transport and Electricity
149  | Ariyalur | General  | K. Chinnappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
150  | Jayankondam | General  | Ka. So. Ka. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
151  | Tittakudi | General  | C. V. Ganesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
152  | Vriddhachalam | General  | R. Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
153  | Neyveli | General  | Saba. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
154  | Panruti | General  | T. Velmurugan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
155  | Cuddalore | General  | G. Iyappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
156  | Kurinjipadi | General  | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
157  | Bhuvanagiri | General  | A. Arunmozhithevan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
158  | Chidambaram | General  | K. A. Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
159  | Kattumannarkoil | SC  | Sinthanai Selvan | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  | INDIA |  |
160  | Sirkazhi | SC  | M. Panneerselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
161  | Mayiladuthurai | General  | S. Rajakumar | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
162  | Poompuhar | General  | Nivedha M. Murugan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
163  | Nagapattinam | General  | J. Mohamed Shanavas | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  | INDIA |  |
164  | Kilvelur | SC  | V. P. Nagaimaali | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | INDIA |  |
165  | Vedaranyam | General  | O. S. Manian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
166  | Thiruthuraipoondi | SC  | K. Marimuthu | Communist Party of India |  | INDIA |  |
167  | Mannargudi | General  | T. R. B. Rajaa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Industries
168  | Thiruvarur | General  | K. Poondi Kalaivanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
169  | Nannilam | General  | R. Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
170  | Thiruvidaimarudur | SC  | Govi. Chezhiaan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Higher Education
171  | Kumbakonam | General  | G. Anbalagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
172  | Papanasam | General  | M. H. Jawahirullah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
173  | Thiruvaiyaru | General  | Durai. Chandrasekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
174  | Thanjavur | General  | T. K. G. Neelamegam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
175  | Orathanadu | General  | R. Vaithilingam | Independent |  | Others  |  |
176  | Pattukkottai | General  | K. Annadurai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
177  | Peravurani | General  | N. Ashokkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
178  | Gandarvakkottai | SC  | M. Chinnadurai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | INDIA |  |
179  | Viralimalai | General  | C. Vijaya Basker | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
180  | Pudukkottai | General  | V. Muthuraja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
181  | Thirumayam | General  | S. Regupathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Natural Resources
182  | Alangudi | General  | Siva. V. Meyyanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
183  | Aranthangi | General  | T. Ramachandran | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
184  | Karaikudi | General  | S. Mangudi | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
185  | Tiruppattur | General  | K. R. Periyakaruppan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Cooperation
186  | Sivaganga | General  | P. R. Senthilnathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
187  | Manamadurai | SC  | A. Tamilarasi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
188  | Melur | General  | P. Periyapullan @ Selvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
189  | Madurai East | General  | P. Moorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
190  | Sholavandan | SC  | A. Venkatesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
191  | Madurai North | General  | G. Thalapathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
192  | Madurai South | General  | M. Boominathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
193  | Madurai Central | General  | Palanivel Thiaga Rajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
194  | Madurai West | General  | Sellur K. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
195  | Thiruparankundram | General  | V. V. Rajan Chellappa | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
196  | Thirumangalam | General  | R. B. Udhayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Deputy Leader of the Opposition
197  | Usilampatti | General  | P. Ayyappan | Independent |  | Others  |  |
198  | Andipatti | General  | A. Maharajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
199  | Periyakulam | SC  | K. S. Saravanakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
200  | Bodinayakanur | General  | O. Panneerselvam | Independent |  | Others  |  |
201  | Cumbum | General  | N. Eramakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
202  | Rajapalayam | General  | S. Thangapandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
203  | Srivilliputhur | SC  | E. M. Manraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
204  | Sattur | General  | A. R. R. Raghuraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
205  | Sivakasi | General  | G. Ashokan | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
206  | Virudhunagar | General  | A. R. R. Seenivasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
207  | Aruppukkottai | General  | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
208  | Tiruchuli | General  | Thangam Thenarasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Finance and Environment Climate Change
209  | Paramakudi | SC  | S. Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
210  | Tiruvadanai | General  | R. M. Karumanikam | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
211  | Ramanathapuram | General  | Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
212  | Mudhukulathur | General  | R. S. Rajakannappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Forests and Khadi
213  | Vilathikulam | General  | V. Markandayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
214  | Thoothukkudi | General  | P. Geetha Jeevan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
215  | Tiruchendur | General  | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
216  | Srivaikuntam | General  | Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
217  | Ottapidaram | SC  | M. C. Shunmugaiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
218  | Kovilpatti | General  | Kadambur C. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  | Treasurer of the Opposition
219  | Sankarankovil | SC  | E. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
220  | Vasudevanallur | SC  | T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
221  | Kadayanallur | General  | C. Krishnamurali | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
222  | Tenkasi | General  | S. Palani Nadar | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
223  | Alangulam | General  | Paul Manoj Pandian | Independent |  | Others  |  |
224  | Tirunelveli | General  | Nainar Nagendran | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | NDA |  |
225  | Ambasamudram | General  | Esakki Subaya | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
226  | Palayamkottai | General  | M. Abdul Wahab | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  |
227  | Nanguneri | General  | Ruby R. Manoharan | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
228  | Radhapuram | General  | M. Appavu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Speaker
229  | Kanniyakumari | General  | N. Thalavai Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | NDA |  |
230  | Nagercoil | General  | M. R. Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | NDA |  |
231  | Colachal | General  | J. G. Prince | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
232  | Padmanabhapuram | General  | T. Mano Thangaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | INDIA |  | Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
233  | Vilavancode | General  | Tharahai Cuthbert | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |
234  | Killiyoor | General  | S. Rajesh Kumar | Indian National Congress |  | INDIA |  |

## Party position

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Alliance  | Political party  | No. of MLAs  | Leader of the party

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| Government
INDIA
Seats: 159 |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 134  | M. K. Stalin
(Chief Minister)
| Indian National Congress | 17  | S. Rajesh Kumar
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 4  | Sinthanai Selvan
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2  | P. Mahalingam
| Communist Party of India | 2  | T. Ramachandran
| Opposition
NDA
Seats: 65 |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61  | Edappadi K. Palaniswami
(Leader of the Opposition)
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4  | Nainar Nagenthiran
| Others
Seats: 9 |  | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5  | G. K. Mani
| Independent | 4  | O. Panneerselvam
| Vacant
Seat: 1 |  |

* Valparai

| 1  | N/A
Total  | 234  | –

## Standing committees of the house (2024–2025)

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The following standing committee of the house was constituted on 29 June 2024.

No.  | Name  | Chairman  | No. of members
(Excluding chairman)

|
|
|

1  | Business Advisory Committee  | M. Appavu |  | 16
2  | Committee on Rules  | M. Appavu | 16
3  | Committee of Privileges  | K. Pitchandi | 16
4  | Committee on Estimates  | S. Gandhirajan | 19
5  | Committee on Public Accounts  | K. Selvaperunthagai |  | 19
6  | Committee on Public Undertakings  | A. P. Nandakumar |  | 17
7  | Committee on Delegated Legislation  | G. V. Markandayan | 11
8  | Committee on Government Assurances  | T. Velmurugan | 11
9  | House Committee  | I. Paranthamen | 17
10  | Committee on Petitions  | K. Ramachandran | 10
11  | Library Committee  | J. L. Eswarappan | 9
11  | Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House | R. Lakshmanan | 10

## Portraits in the assembly chamber

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No.  | Portrait of  | Unveiled  | Ruling party

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On  | By
1  | C. Rajagopalachari | 24 June 1948  | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
2  | Mohandas Karamchand 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.

## See also

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* History of Tamil Nadu
* Elections in Tamil Nadu
* Government of Tamil Nadu
* Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
* Chief Secretariat of Tamil Nadu
* Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
* Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
* Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
* List of leaders of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

## Notes

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1. ^ No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the following assembly election
2. ^ No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the assembly

## References

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