Tamil Nadu Legislature
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| Tamil Nadu Legislature தமிழ் நாடு சட்டமன்றம் Tamiḻnāṭu caṭṭamaṉṟam | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker |
P. Dhanapal, AIADMK Since 2011 |
| Deputy Speaker |
pollachi jayaraman, AIAIADMK Since 2011 |
| Chief Minister |
J. Jayalalitha, AIADMK Since 2011 |
| Leader of the Opposition |
Vijayakanth, DMDK Since 2011 |
| Chief Government Whip |
R.Manoharan Since 2013 |
| Deputy Ruling Legislature Party Leader |
O. Paneerselvam, AIADMK Since 2011 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 235 |
| Political groups |
AIADMK+ (203) DMK+ (31) |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First-past-the-post |
| Last election | 2011 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Fort St. George 13°04′54″N 80°17′09″E / 13.081539°N 80.285718°ECoordinates: 13°04′54″N 80°17′09″E / 13.081539°N 80.285718°E | |
| 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
Till 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature consisting of the
- the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the lower house,
- the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council, the upper 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 it left power half way. The present All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Government has expressed its intent not to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council.
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