List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
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Tamiḻnāṭu Mutalamaiccar | |
Chief Minister's Office | |
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Type | Head of government |
Status | Leader of the Executive |
Abbreviation | CMOTN |
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Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
Website | Official website |
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is the
Since 1950, Tamil Nadu has had 12 chief ministers, 13 including
The current incumbent is M. K. Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam since 7 May 2021.
List of chief ministers
The
The territory under the presidency comprised only Madrasapattinam and its surrounding regions. But, after the Anglo-French wars and the consequent alliance between the
The Indian Councils Act 1861 set up the Madras Legislative Council as an advisory body, without powers, through which the colonial administration obtained advice and assistance from able and willing Indian business leaders. But membership was selected (not elected) and was not representative of the masses.
With the enactment of the
In 1939, the Governor-General of India declared India's entry into World War II without consulting the Imperial Legislative Council. The Indian National Congress protested by asking all its elected representatives to resign from governments.[7] Then it came back to power in 1946 after new provincial elections.[8]
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First Ministers (1920–37) and Prime Ministers of the Madras Presidency[1] | |||||||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name
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Elected constituency | Term of office[10] | Council (Election) |
Ministry | Appointed by | Political party[a] | |||
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
1 | A. Subbarayalu Reddiar (1855–1921) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 17 December 1920 | 11 July 1921[RES] | 206 days | 1st (1920) |
Reddiar | Frederic Thesiger | South Indian Liberal Federation
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2 | Panaganti Ramarayaningar (1866–1928) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 11 July 1921 | 11 September 1923 | 5 years, 145 days | Ramarayaningar I | Rufus Isaacs | ||||
12 September 1923 | 3 December 1926 | 2nd (1923) |
Ramarayaningar II | ||||||||
3 | P. Subbarayan (1889–1962) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 4 December 1926 | 27 October 1930 | 3 years, 327 days | 3rd (1926) |
Subbarayan | Edward Wood | Independent
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4 | B. Munuswamy Naidu (1885–1935) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 27 October 1930 | 4 November 1932[RES] | 2 years, 8 days | 4th (1930) |
Naidu | South Indian Liberal Federation | |||
5 | Ramakrishna Ranga Rao (1901–1978) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 5 November 1932 | 5 November 1934 | 3 years, 151 days | Rao I | Freeman Freeman-Thomas | ||||
5 November 1934 | 4 April 1936[RES] | 5th (1934) |
Rao II | ||||||||
6 | P. T. Rajan (1892–1974) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 4 April 1936 | 24 August 1936[RES] | 142 days | Rajan | |||||
(5) | Ramakrishna Ranga Rao (1901–1978) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 24 August 1936[§] | 1 April 1937 | 220 days | Rao III | Victor Hope | ||||
7 | Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu (1875–1942) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 1 April 1937 | 14 July 1937[RES] | 104 days | 1st (1937) |
Naidu | Independent
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8 | C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 14 July 1937 | 29 October 1939[RES] | 2 years, 107 days | Rajagopalachari I
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Indian National Congress | ||||
– | Vacant (Governor-General's rule) |
N/A | 29 October 1939 | 29 April 1946 | 6 years, 182 days | Dissolved | N/A | – | N/A | ||
9 | T. Prakasam (1872–1957) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 30 April 1946 | 23 March 1947[RES] | 327 days | 2nd (1946) |
Prakasam | Archibald Wavell | Indian National Congress | ||
10 | Omanthur P. Ramaswamy Reddiar (1895–1970) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 23 March 1947 | 6 April 1949[RES] | 2 years, 14 days | Reddiar | Archibald Nye | ||||
11 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957) |
Leader of the Presidency Legislative Council | 6 April 1949 | 26 January 1950 | 295 days | Raja | Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji |
- Timeline
- Development after independence
The state was split up along linguistic lines in 1953, carving out
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Chief Ministers of Madras State[1] | |||||||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name
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Elected constituency | Term of office[10] | Assembly (Election) |
Ministry | Appointed by | Political party[a] | |||
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
1 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957) |
Leader of the State Legislative Council | 26 January 1950 | 9 April 1952 | 2 years, 74 days | 2nd (1946) |
Raja | Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji | Indian National Congress | ||
2 | C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) |
Leader of the State Legislative Council | 10 April 1952 | 13 April 1954[RES] | 2 years, 3 days | 1952 )
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Rajagopalachari II
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Sri Prakasa | |||
3 | K. Kamaraj (1903–1975) |
Gudiyatham | 13 April 1954 | 12 April 1957 | 9 years, 172 days | Kamaraj I | |||||
Sattur | 13 April 1957 | 14 March 1962 | 1957 )
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Kamaraj II | A. J. John | ||||||
15 March 1962 | 2 October 1963[RES] | 1962 )
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Kamaraj III | Bishnu Ram Medhi
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4 | M. Bhakthavatsalam (1897–1987) |
Sriperumbudur | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | 3 years, 154 days | Bhakthavatsalam | |||||
5 | C. N. Annadurai (1909–1969) |
Leader of the State Legislative Council | 6 March 1967 | 13 January 1969 | 1 year, 313 days | 1967 )
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Annadurai | Ujjal Singh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
- Change in nomenclature
During the term of the
From 1952 to 1986, the state had a parliamentary system of government with two democratically elected houses, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. On 14 May 1986, the state government passed a resolution to abolish the legislative council in the state, which was then moved and adopted by the house. On 1 November 1986, Tamil Nadu became a state with a unicameral legislature, and since then, several times, the state government has taken steps to reconstitute the legislative council, but they have failed for so long. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council has not been constituted in the state till date.
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Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu[1] | |||||||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name
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Elected constituency | Term of office[10] | Assembly (Election) |
Ministry | Appointed by | Political party[a] | |||
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
1 | C. N. Annadurai (1909–1969) |
Leader of the State Legislative Council | 14 January 1969 | 3 February 1969[†] | 20 days | 1967 )
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Annadurai | Ujjal Singh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
Acting | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (1920–2000) |
Triplicane | 3 February 1969 | 10 February 1969[RES] | 7 days | Nedunchezhiyan I | |||||
2 | M. Karunanidhi (1924–2018) |
Saidapet | 10 February 1969 | 14 March 1971 | 6 years, 355 days | Karunanidhi I | |||||
15 March 1971 | 31 January 1976 | 5th (1971) |
Karunanidhi II | ||||||||
– | Vacant (President's rule) |
N/A | 31 January 1976 | 29 June 1977 | 1 year, 149 days | Dissolved | N/A | – | N/A | ||
3 | M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) |
Aruppukottai | 30 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 2 years, 232 days | 6th (1977) |
Ramachandran I | Prabhudas B. Patwari
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
– | Vacant (President's rule) |
N/A | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | 112 days | Dissolved | N/A | – | N/A | ||
(3) | M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) |
Madurai West | 9 June 1980[§] | 9 February 1985 | 7 years, 198 days | 7th (1980) |
Ramachandran II | Prabhudas B. Patwari
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
Andipatti | 10 February 1985 | 24 December 1987[†] | 8th (1984) |
Ramachandran III | S. L. Khurana | ||||||
Acting | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (1920–2000) |
Athoor | 24 December 1987 | 7 January 1988[RES] | 14 days | Nedunchezhiyan II | |||||
4 | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran (1923–1996) |
did not contest | 7 January 1988 | 30 January 1988 | 23 days | Janaki | |||||
– | Vacant (President's rule) |
N/A | 30 January 1988 | 26 January 1989 | 362 days | Dissolved | N/A | – | N/A | ||
(2) | M. Karunanidhi (1924–2018) |
Harbour | 27 January 1989[§] | 30 January 1991 | 2 years, 3 days | 9th (1989) |
Karunanidhi III | P. C. Alexander | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
– | Vacant (President's rule) |
N/A | 30 January 1991 | 23 June 1991 | 144 days | Dissolved | N/A | – | N/A | ||
5 | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) |
Bargur | 24 June 1991 | 12 May 1996 | 4 years, 323 days | 10th (1991) |
Jayalalithaa I | Bhishma Narain Singh | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
(2) | M. Karunanidhi (1924–2018) |
Chepauk | 13 May 1996[§] | 13 May 2001 | 5 years | 11th (1996) |
Karunanidhi IV | Marri Chenna Reddy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
(5) | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) |
did not contest | 14 May 2001[§] | 21 September 2001 | 130 days | 12th (2001) |
Jayalalithaa II | Fathima Beevi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
6 | O. Panneerselvam (1951–) |
Periyakulam | 21 September 2001 | 2 March 2002[RES] | 162 days | Panneerselvam I | C. Rangarajan | ||||
(5) | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) |
Andipatti | 2 March 2002[§] | 12 May 2006 | 4 years, 71 days | Jayalalithaa III | P. S. Ramamohan Rao | ||||
(2) | M. Karunanidhi (1924–2018) |
Chepauk | 13 May 2006[§] | 15 May 2011 | 5 years, 2 days | 13th (2006) |
Karunanidhi V | Surjit Singh Barnala | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
(5) | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) |
Srirangam | 16 May 2011[§] | 27 September 2014 | 3 years, 134 days | 14th (2011) |
Jayalalithaa IV | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
(6) | O. Panneerselvam (1951–) |
Bodinayakanur | 28 September 2014[§] | 23 May 2015[RES] | 237 days | Panneerselvam II | Konijeti Rosaiah | ||||
(5) | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) |
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | 23 May 2015[§] | 22 May 2016 | 1 year, 196 days | Jayalalithaa V | |||||
23 May 2016 | 5 December 2016[†] | 15th (2016) |
Jayalalithaa VI | ||||||||
(6) | O. Panneerselvam (1951–) |
Bodinayakanur | 6 December 2016[§] | 15 February 2017[RES] | 71 days | Panneerselvam III | C. Vidyasagar Rao | ||||
7 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami (1954–) |
Edappadi | 16 February 2017 | 6 May 2021 | 4 years, 79 days | Palaniswami | |||||
8 | M. K. Stalin (1953–) |
Kolathur | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 347 days | 16th (2021) |
Stalin
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Banwarilal Purohit | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
- Timeline
Statistics
- List of chief ministers by length of term
No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
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Longest continuous term | Total years of chief ministership | ||||
1 | K. Kamaraj | INC | 9 years, 172 days | 9 years, 172 days | |
2 | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 6 years, 355 days | 18 years, 360 days | |
3 | J. Jayalalithaa | AIADMK
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4 years, 323 days | 14 years, 124 days | |
4 | M. G. Ramachandran | AIADMK
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7 years, 198 days | 10 years, 65 days | |
5 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | AIADMK
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4 years, 79 days | 4 years, 79 days | |
6 | M. Bhakthavatsalam
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INC | 3 years, 154 days | 3 years, 154 days | |
7 | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 2 years, 347 days | 2 years, 347 days | |
8 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | INC | 2 years, 74 days | 2 years, 74 days | |
9 | C. Rajagopalachari | INC | 2 years, 3 days | 2 years, 3 days | |
10 | C. N. Annadurai | DMK | 1 year, 334 days | 1 year, 334 days | |
11 | O. Panneerselvam | AIADMK
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237 days | 1 year, 106 days | |
12 | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
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AIADMK
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23 days | 23 days | |
Acting | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | AIADMK/DMK
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14 days | 21 days |
- List by party
No. | Political party | Number of chief ministers | Total days of holding CMO |
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1 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5 (+1 acting) | 11004 days |
2 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 (+1 acting) | 8717 days |
3 | Indian National Congress | 4 | 6247 days |
- Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office
In popular culture
Depictions in media
Chief Minister | Film | Year | Actor | Note |
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P. Subbarayan | Samvidhaan (TV series) | 2014 | Ivan Rodrigues | |
C. Rajagopalachari | Kamaraj | 2004 | ||
Periyar | 2007 | |||
Samvidhaan (TV series) | 2014 | Amit Behl | ||
Omanthur P. Ramaswamy | Periyar | 2007 | Cameo appearance; pre-Chief Ministership | |
K. Kamaraj | Kamaraj | 2004 | Richard Mathuram | |
Periyar | 2007 | Cameo | ||
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | 2008 | Himself | Real footage in the song sequence "Nee kondru kuvithatu" | |
C. N. Annadurai | Thangarathinam | 1960 | Himself | Real footage - cameo ; pre-Chief Ministership |
Iru Kodugal | 1969 | Imitated voice by Sivagangai Sethurajan[15] | ||
Cinema Paithiyam | 1975 | Himself | Real footage during the Chief Ministership is used - Cameo | |
Rudra Thandavam | 1978 | Himself | Real footage of funeral in the song sequence "Nee mannavana chinnavana" | |
Kamaraj | 2004 | Imitated voiceover is also used | ||
Periyar | 2007 | S. S. Stanley | Real photograph is also used | |
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | 2008 | Himself | Real footage in the song sequence "Nee kondru kuvithatu" | |
Thalaivii | 2021 | Bharathi Kannan | ||
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Thangarathinam | 1960 | Himself | Real footage - cameo ; pre-Chief Ministership |
Periyar | 2007 | Cameo appearance; pre-Chief Ministership | ||
M. Karunanidhi | Thangarathinam | 1960 | Himself | Real footage - cameo ; pre-Chief Ministership |
Poompuhar | 1964 | Himself | Delivers a prologue to the film ; pre-Chief Ministership | |
Iruvar | 1997 | Himself in different name | ||
Kamaraj | 2004 | Cameo appearance (pre-Chief Ministership); Real footage during Chief Ministership is also used | ||
Kuttrapathirikai | 2007 | Imitated voiceover | ||
Periyar | 2007 | Real footage during Chief Ministership is also used | ||
Dasavathaaram | 2008 | Graphical | Cameo | |
Dharmaprabhu | 2019 | Graphical | Cameo as a soul in heaven | |
Thalaivii | 2021 | Nassar | Credited as M. Karuna | |
M. G. Ramachandran | Thangarathinam | 1960 | Himself | Real footage - cameo ; pre-Chief Ministership |
Periyar | 2007 | |||
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | 2008 | Himself | Real footage in the song sequence "Nee kondru kuvithatu" | |
NTR: Mahanayakudu | 2019 | Sikindar | ||
Queen (web series) | 2019 | Indrajith Sukumaran | Credited as G. M. Ravichandran (GMR) | |
Thalaivii | 2021 | Arvind Swamy
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Credited as M. J. Ramachandran (MJR) | |
Methagu 2 | 2022 | Cameo | ||
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
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Queen (web series) | 2019- | Vanitha Krishnachandran | Credited as Janani Devi |
Thalaivii | 2021 | Madhoo | ||
J. Jayalalithaa | Neenga Nalla Irukkanum | 1992 | Herself | |
Kuttrapathirikai | 2007 | |||
Attahasa | 2013 | Jayachitra | ||
Queen (web series) | 2019 | Ramya Krishnan | Credited as Shakthi Seshadri | |
Dharmaprabhu | 2019 | Graphical | Cameo as a soul in Heaven | |
Thalaivii | 2021 | Kangana Ranaut | Credited as Jaya | |
M. K. Stalin | Singapore Saloon | 2024 | Himself | Real footage during the Chief Ministership is used - Cameo |
Fictional Chief Ministers in media
Year | Title | Character | Actor |
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1983 | Oru Indhiya Kanavu | N/A | |
1994 | Jaihind | N/A | Kalyan Kumar |
1995 | Makkal Aatchi | Sethupathi | Mammootty |
Ragasiya Police | N/A | Radhika Sarathkumar | |
1996 | Tamizh Selvan | Dhakshinamoorthy | Malaysia Vasudevan |
1997 | Iruvar | Tamizhselvan | Prakash Raj |
Anandan | Mohanlal | ||
Arasiyal | N/A | John Amirtharaj | |
1998 | Dharma | Vedhachalam | S. S. Rajendran |
Desiya Geetham | "Chinna Mariyappan" | Nassar | |
1999 | Mudhalvan | Aranganathar | Raghuvaran |
Pugazhenthi | Arjun | ||
2000 | Puratchikkaaran | Kalaivanar | Manivannan |
2001 | Rishi | S. S. Rajendran | |
Kottai Mariamman | N/A | Uncredited | |
2002 | Azhagi | N/A | Uncredited |
Baba | Purushottaman | Bharat Dabholkar | |
Kanthan | |||
Ramanaa | N/A | Ravichandran | |
2003 | Thennavan | Ilanthiraiyan | Nassar |
Pushpalatha | Urvashi | ||
2009 | Kudiyarasu | N/A | John Amirtharaj |
2010 | Thamizh Padam | N/A | Uncredited |
Irandu Mugam | N/A | ||
2011 | Minsaram | Thamizharasan | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
Ko | Yogeswaran | Prakash Raj | |
Vasanthan Perumal | Ajmal Ameer | ||
Velayudham | Rathnavelu | Manivannan | |
2012 | Saguni | Satyamoorthy | Chandra Mohan |
R. K. Boopathi | Prakash Raj | ||
Perumal | Kota Srinivasa Rao | ||
2013 | Alex Pandian | N/A | Visu |
Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA | Nagaraja Chozhan | Sathyaraj | |
Gangaikondaan (acting) | Raghuvannan | ||
Singam II | Kumaravel | K. Vishwanath
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2015 | Thani Oruvan | Thamizhvanan | Nassar |
2016 | Ko 2 | Yogeswaran | Prakash Raj |
Kodi | 'Thalaivar' | S. A. Chandrasekhar | |
N/A | Vijayakumar | ||
2018 | Tamizh Padam 2 | Pandiya | Sathish |
NOTA | Vinodhan Subramaniam | Nassar | |
Varun Subramaniam | Vijay Deverakonda | ||
Sarkar | M. Masilamani | Pala. Karuppiah | |
Action | N/A | ||
Saravanan | Ramki | ||
2019 | LKG | Avudaiyappan | Ananth Vaidyanathan |
Bojappan | Ramkumar Ganesan | ||
Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi | RJ Balaji | ||
NGK | Killivazhavan | Devaraj | |
Nandha Gopalan Kumaran | Suriya | ||
Gurkha | N/A | Livingston | |
2021 | Tughlaq Durbar | Nagaraja Chozhan | Sathyaraj |
Maanaadu | Arivazhagan | S. A. Chandrasekhar | |
Anti Indian | Senguttuvan | Radha Ravi | |
2022 | Buffoon | N/A | V. I. S. Jayapalan |
DSP | N/A | Aadukalam Naren | |
Sembi | Athiyaman | Pala. Karuppiah | |
2023 | Pathu Thala | Arunmozhi | Santhosh Prathap |
Vaazhai Karunakaran | Obeli N. Krishna | ||
Pichaikkaran 2 | N/A | Radha Ravi | |
Maamannan | Ka. Sindhanai Rajan | Lal | |
Jigarthanda DoubleX | Sindhanai Rani | Kapila Venu |
See also
- History of Tamil Nadu
- Elections in Tamil Nadu
- List of governors of Tamil Nadu
- Chief Secretariat of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
- List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Tamil Nadu as well.
- ^ Archive.org — Government of Tamil Nadu — Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu since 1920
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- ^ "Legislative bodies of India - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2006.
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- ^ a b c The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
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- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu — The State Legislature — Origin and Evolution Archived 13 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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