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Tamil Nadu Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | K. Pitchandi, DMK since 2021 |
Govi. Chezhian, DMK since 2021 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 234 |
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Political groups | Government (159) Opposition (75) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 6 April 2021 |
Next election | April 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Fort St. George, Tamil Nadu Legislature Hall | |
| Website | |
| Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Footnotes | |
| The Assembly was established in 1937 for theMadras Presidency. The Presidency becameMadras State in theRepublic of India in 1950; Madras State in its current state was formed in 1956 and renamed asTamil Nadu on 14 January 1969 | |
TheTamil Nadu Legislature is theunicameral legislature of theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. The Legislature is composed of theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly andthe state's governor.
Until 1 November 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature which included theTamil Nadu Legislative Council as theupper house, with the Legislative Assembly being the lower house.
In 2010, the erstwhileDravida Munnetra Kazhagam government took steps to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council and convert the legislature back into a bicameral one, but the administration lost power before completing the transition. TheAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government which assumed power in 2011 expressed its intent not to revive the Legislative Council.
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