Tamil Nadu Legislature

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

Tamil Nadu Legislature
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
P. Dhanapal, AIADMK
since 2012
Deputy Speaker
V. Jayaraman, AIADMK
since 2012
Chief Minister
Chief Government Whip
S.Rajendran, AIADMK
since 2013
M. K. Stalin, DMK
since 2016
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats234
Political groups

    Government (125)

    •   AIADMK: 125

    Opposition (106)

    Others (3)

    Elections
    First-past-the-post
    Last election
    		16 May 2016
    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

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

    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 present All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Government has expressed its intent not to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council.

    See also

    References
    1. "Edappadi-Palaniswami-sworn-in-as-Tamil-Nadu-Chief-Minister". Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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