List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
| Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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 Emblem of Tamil Nadu | |
| Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Member of | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (five years maximum) |
| Inaugural holder | Pulavar K. Govindan |
| Deputy | K. Pitchandi |
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The Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is elected by the members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (until 1968, the Madras Legislative Assembly). The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.
List of presidents of the Madras Legislative Council
Sir P. Rajagopalachari
was not elected but nominated and took office on 17 December 1920.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Rajagopalachari | 1920 | February 1925 | 1 | |
| 2 | L. D. Swamikannu Pillai | February 1925 | September 1925 | 1 | |
| 3 | M. Ratnaswami
|
September 1925 | 1926 | 1 | |
| 4 | C. V. S. Narasimha Raju | 1926 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5 | B. Ramachandra Reddi
|
1930 | 1937 | 1 |
List of chairmen of Madras Legislative Council
With the introduction of provincial autonomy in 1937, the Council became the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. The presiding officer of the council was called as the "Chairman of the Council". This agreement continued in the
Republic of India
as well till the council's abolition in 1986.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. Rama Rao | 1937 | 1945 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | R. B. Ramakrishna Raju | 1946 | 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | P. V. Cherian | 1952 | 20 April 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | M. A. Manickavelu Naicker | 1964 | 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | C. P. Chitrarasu | 1970 | 1976 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 6 | M. P. Sivagnanam | 1976 | 1986 | Tamil Arasu Kazhagam |
List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Madras Presidency
The
legislative council
. The presiding officer of the assembly was called the "Speaker".
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulusu Sambamurti | 1937 | 1942 | 1 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi[1] | |
| No Assembly[2] | 1942 | 1946 | 1 | |||
| 2 | J. Shivashanmugam Pillai | 1946 | 1952 | 1 | Ammanna Raja[3] |
List of speakers
Madras State
general elections held in January 1952.[5]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Shivashanmugam Pillai | 6 May 1952 | 16 August 1955 | Indian National Congress[6] | 1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu |
| 2 | N. Gopala Menon | 27 September 1955 | 1 November 1956 | Indian National Congress[7] | 1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu |
| 3 | U. Krishna Rao | 30 April 1957 | 3 August 1961 | Indian National Congress[8] | 1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu |
| 4 | S. Chellapandian | 31 March 1962 | 14 March 1967 | Indian National Congress[9] | 1 | K. Parthasarathi |
| 5 | Si. Pa. Adithanar | 17 March 1967 | 12 August 1968 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[10] | 1 | Pulavar K. Govindan |
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Tamil Nadu
Madras was renamed Tamil Nadu in January 1969.
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulavar K. Govindan | 22 February 1969 | 14 March 1971 | DMK | 2 | G. R. Edmund |
| 3 August 1973 | 3 July 1977 | N. Ganapathy | ||||
| 2 | K. A. Mathiazagan
|
24 March 1971 | 2 December 1972 | DMK | 1 | P. Seenivasan |
| Acting | P. Seenivasan (Acting Speaker) | 2 December 1972 | 3 August 1973 | DMK | 1 | |
| 4 | Munu Adhi | 6 July 1977 | 18 June 1980 | AIADMK | 1 | S. Thirunavukkarasu
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| 5 | K. Rajaram | 21 June 1980 | 24 February 1985 | AIADMK | 1 | P. H. Pandian |
| 6 | P. H. Pandian | 27 February 1985 | 5 February 1989 | AIADMK | 1 | V. P. Balasubramanian |
| 7 | M. Tamilkudimagan | 8 February 1989 | 30 June 1991 | DMK | 1 | V. P. Duraisamy |
| 8 | Sedapatti R. Muthiah | 3 July 1991 | 21 May 1996 | AIADMK | 1 | K. Ponnuswamy (1991-1993), S. Gandhirajan (1993-1996) |
| 9 | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | 23 May 1996 | 21 May 2001 | DMK | 1 | Parithi Ilamvazhuthi |
| 10 | K. Kalimuthu | 24 May 2001 | 1 February 2006 | AIADMK | 1 | A. Arunachalam |
| Acting | A. Arunachalam (Acting Speaker) | 1 February 2006 | 12 May 2006 | AIADMK | 1 | |
| 11 | R. Avudaiappan
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19 May 2006 | 15 May 2011 | DMK | 1 | V. P. Duraisamy |
| 12 | D. Jayakumar | 27 May 2011 | 29 September 2012 | AIADMK | 1 | P. Dhanapal |
| 13 | P. Dhanapal | 10 October 2012 | 3 May 2021 | AIADMK | 2 | Pollachi V. Jayaraman |
| 14 | M. Appavu | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | DMK | 1 | K. Pitchandi |
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Notes
- ^ Historic moments, historic personalities
- ^ Elections were not held in 1942 and no new Assembly was constituted during 1942-46
- ^ Jayakumar, Dhanapal set to become Speaker, Deputy Speaker
- ^ World Statesmen.org — Indian states since 1947
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu — The State Legislature — Origin and Evolution Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
- ^ "dated September 28, 1955: Madras Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. 28 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011.
- ^ "dated May 1, 1957 : New Speaker of Madras". The Hindu. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Statistical report on General Election 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Statistical report on General Election 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.