Tamil Nadu Legislature

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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[1]
	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) SPA (159)   DMK (134)   INC (17)   VCK (4)   CPI(M) (2)   CPI (2) Opposition (62) AIADMK+ (62)   AIADMK (62) Others (13) N.D.A. (13)   PMK (5)   BJP (4)   IND (4) Vacant seats   Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	6 April 2021
Next election	April 2026
Meeting place
Fort St. George, Tamil Nadu Legislature Hall
Website
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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 the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the state's governor.

Until 1 November 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature which included the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council as the upper house, with the Legislative Assembly being the lower house.

In 2010, the erstwhile Dravida 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. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government which assumed power in 2011 expressed its intent not to revive the Legislative Council.

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