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16th Tamil Nadu Assembly 
Summary
The Sixteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu succeeded the Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu and was constituted after the victory of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and allies in the April 2021 State Assembly elections. M. K Stalin was elected chief minister, and assumed office on 7 May 2021.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Fort St. George, Chennai | ||||
| Term | 7 May 2021 – | ||||
| Election | 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Government of Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Opposition | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Members | 234 | ||||
| Speaker | M. Appavu | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | K. Pitchandi | ||||
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ||||
| Party control | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
Office bearers edit
The main officials of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly are:[1]
| Office | Office Bearer |
|---|---|
| Speaker | M. Appavu |
| Deputy Speaker | K. Pitchandi |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Leader of the House | Durai Murugan |
| Leader of Opposition | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | R. B. Udhayakumar |
| Government Whip | Govi. Chezhian |
Council of Ministers edit
Composition edit
| Alliance | Party | No. of MLAs | Leader of the party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government SPA Seats: 157 |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 132 | M. K. Stalin | ||
| Indian National Congress | 17 | S. Rajesh Kumar | |||
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 4 | Sinthanai Selvan | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | P. Mahalingam | |||
| Communist Party of India | 2 | T. Ramachandran | |||
| Opposition AIADMK Seats: 62 |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 62 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ||
| Others NDA Seats: 13 | |||||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5 | G. K. Mani | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | Nainar Nagendran | |||
| Independent | 4 | O. Panneerselvam | |||
| Vacant Seats: 2 |
Vacant | 2 | |||
| Total | 234 | – | |||
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
Committees edit
2021-2023 edit
Constituted on 17 June 2021 and tenure extended till 31 March 2023.[5]
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Appavu | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | M. K. Stalin | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | Durai Murugan | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | K. N. Nehru | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | I. Periyasamy | Member | DMK | |
| 6 | K. Ponmudy | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | K. Pitchandi | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | Govi. Chezhiaan | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Member | AIADMK | |
| 10 | O. Panneerselvam | Member | AIADMK | |
| 11 | S. P. Velumani | Member | AIADMK | |
| 12 | K. Selvaperunthagai | Member | INC | |
| 13 | G. K. Mani | Member | PMK | |
| 14 | Nainar Nagenthran | Member | BJP | |
| 15 | Sinthanai Selvan | Member | DMK | |
| 16 | V. P. Nagaimaali | Member | CPI(M) | |
| 17 | T. Ramachandran | Member | INC | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Appavu | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | M. K. Stalin | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | Durai Murugan | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | K. Pitchandi | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | T. Ramachandran | Member | CPI | |
| 7 | G. Iyappan | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | V. Sampathkumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 9 | P. S. T. Saravanan | Member | DMK | |
| 10 | Sinthanai Selvan | Member | VCK | |
| 11 | P. R. Senthilnathan | Member | AIADMK | |
| 12 | N. Thalavai Sundaram | Member | AIADMK | |
| 13 | N. Thiyagarajan | Member | DMK | |
| 14 | V. P. Nagaimaali | Member | CPI(M) | |
| 15 | A. M. Munirathinam | Member | INC | |
| 16 | Vanathi Srinivasan | Member | BJP | |
| 17 | S. P. Venkateshwaran | Member | PMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Pitchandi | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | Durai Murugan | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Member | AIADMK | |
| 4 | Dr. Inigo S. Irudayaraj | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | J. L. Eswarappan | Member | DMK | |
| 6 | I. Karunanithi | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | C. Sivakumar | Member | PMK | |
| 8 | M. Chinnadurai | Member | CPI(M) | |
| 9 | A. Soundara Pandian | Member | DMK | |
| 10 | A. Nallathambi (Tirupathur) | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | J. G. Prince | Member | INC | |
| 12 | M. Babu | Member | VCK | |
| 13 | P. H. Manoj Pandian | Member | DMK | |
| 14 | Dr. Pollachi V. Jayaraman | Member | AIADMK | |
| 15 | G. V. Markandayan | Member | DMK | |
| 16 | E. M. Manraj | Member | AIADMK | |
| 17 | Saba Rajendran | Member | DMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | Palanivel Thiaga Rajan | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | K. Selvaperunthagai | Member | INC | |
| 4 | S. R. Raja | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | Amman K. Arjunan | Member | AIADMK | |
| 7 | Arul Ramadoss | Member | PMK | |
| 8 | G. Anbalagan | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | T. Ramachandran | Member | CPI | |
| 10 | E. R. Eswaran | Member | KMDK | |
| 11 | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Member | DMK | |
| 12 | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | Member | DMK | |
| 13 | Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | Member | MDMK | |
| 14 | P. Sivakumar | Member | DMK | |
| 15 | I. P. Senthil Kumar | Member | DMK | |
| 16 | E. Balasubramanian | Member | AIADMK | |
| 17 | Aloor Shanavas | Member | VCK | |
| 18 | S. Rajakumar | Member | INC | |
| 19 | Sellur K. Raju | Member | AIADMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Selvaperunthagai | Chairperson | INC | |
| 2 | Palanivel Thiaga Rajan | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | S. R. Raja | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | P. R. G. Arunkumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | S. Gandhirajan | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | K. Karthikeyan | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | Dr. C. Saraswathi | Member | BJP | |
| 9 | Sinthanai Selvan | Member | VCK | |
| 10 | S. Sudharsanam | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | Y. Prakaash | Member | DMK | |
| 12 | K. Poondi Kalaivanan | Member | DMK | |
| 13 | K. Maragatham | Member | AIADMK | |
| 14 | K. Marimuthu | Member | CPI | |
| 15 | K. P. Munusamy | Member | AIADMK | |
| 16 | M. Rajamuthu | Member | AIADMK | |
| 17 | E. Raja | Member | DMK | |
| 18 | T. Velmurugan | Member | DMK(TVK) | |
| 19 | Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah | Member | DMK (MMK) | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. R. Raja | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | T. R. B. Rajaa | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | K. Selvaperunthagai | Member | INC | |
| 4 | S. Aravind Ramesh | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | A. Arunmozhithevan | Member | DMK | |
| 6 | E. Subaya | Member | AIADMK | |
| 7 | Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | A. Krishnaswamy | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | A. K. Selvaraj | Member | AIADMK | |
| 10 | R. D. Sekar | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | A. Tamilarasi | Member | DMK | |
| 12 | G. Thalapathi | Member | DMK | |
| 13 | V. P. Nagaimaali | Member | CPI(M) | |
| 14 | Nivedha M. Murugan | Member | DMK | |
| 15 | S. S. Balaji | Member | VCK | |
| 16 | C. Mahendran | Member | AIADMK | |
| 17 | Ruby R. Manoharan | Member | INC | |
| 18 | S. Jayakumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Rajendran | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | A. M. S. G. Ashokan | Member | INC | |
| 3 | Peravurani N. Ashokkumar | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | K. Annadurai | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | M. Senthilkumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | S. Sekar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 7 | I. Paranthamen | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | M. Panneerselvam | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | R. Mani | Member | AIADMK | |
| 10 | M. K. Mohan | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | V. V. Rajan Chellappa | Member | AIADMK | |
| 12 | O. Jothi | Member | DMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | K. Ashok Kumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 3 | S. Ambethkumar | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | P. Arjunan | Member | AIADMK | |
| 5 | K. Chinnappa | Member | DMK | |
| 6 | K. Selvaraj | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | S. Thanga Pandian | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | K. Devaraji | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | K. A. Pandian | Member | AIADMK | |
| 10 | A. Maharajan | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | T. Ramachandran | Member | CPI | |
| 12 | K. R. Jayaram | Member | AIADMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durai. Chandrasekaran | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | P. Ayyappan | Member | AIADMK | |
| 3 | R. Lakshmanan | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | V. P. Kandasamy | Member | AIADMK | |
| 5 | P. Karthikeyan | Member | DMK | |
| 6 | M. Chakrapani | Member | AIADMK | |
| 7 | K. S. Saravana Kumar | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | K. Sivagama Sundari | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | A. R. R. Seenivasan | Member | DMK | |
| 10 | Thirumagan Evera | Member | INC | |
| 11 | A. Bannari | Member | AIADMK | |
| 12 | M. Palaniyandi | Member | DMK | |
| 13 | R. Manickam | Member | DMK | |
| 14 | M. Varalakshmi | Member | DMK | |
| 15 | A. C. Vilwanathan | Member | DMK | |
| 16 | M. Jaganmoorthy | Member | DMK | |
| 17 | A. P. Jayasankaran | Member | AIADMK | |
| 18 | S. Stalinkumar | Member | DMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Govi. Chezhiaan | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | T. K. Amulkandasamy | Member | AIADMK | |
| 3 | S. Kathiravan | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | M. P. Giri | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | A. Govindasamy | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | K. P. Shankar | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | S. Chandran | Member | DMK | |
| 8 | G. Sendhil Kumar | Member | AIADMK | |
| 9 | A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja | Member | DMK | |
| 10 | D. Mathiazhagan | Member | DMK | |
| 11 | S. Mangudi | Member | INC | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Sundar | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | J. John Ebenezer | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | J. Karunanithi | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | T. J. Govindrajan | Member | DMK | |
| 5 | S. Sundararajan | Member | AIADMK | |
| 6 | T. M. Tamilselvam | Member | AIADMK | |
| 7 | S. Palani Nadar | Member | INC | |
| 8 | V. Muthuraja | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | P. Ramalingam | Member | DMK | |
| 10 | Pon Jayaseelan | Member | AIADMK | |
| Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Eramakrishnan | Chairperson | DMK | |
| 2 | M. Abdul Wahab | Member | DMK | |
| 3 | V. Amulu | Member | DMK | |
| 4 | C. Krishnamurali | Member | AIADMK | |
| 5 | Durai. Chandrasekar | Member | INC | |
| 6 | N. Pugazhenthi | Member | DMK | |
| 7 | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | Member | AIADMK | |
| 8 | K. Ponnusamy | Member | DMK | |
| 9 | A. Nallathambi (Gangavalli) | Member | AIADMK | |
| 10 | S. Thenmozhi | Member | AIADMK | |
| 11 | Dha. Velu | Member | DMK | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Home Page of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". Assembly.tn.gov.in. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: Minister K Ponmudy Disqualified After Madras HC Sentences Him & Wife To 3 Years Rigorous Imprisonment In Corruption Case". Free Press Journal. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Members of the Standing Committees of the House (2021-2022)". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.