List of Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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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 India
n 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.
, the first representative legislature for the Madras Presidency
(political predecessor for Tamil Nadu) was inaugurated in December 1920 as per the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. The presiding officer of the Council was known as the President. The first President, Sir P. Rajagopalachari was not elected but nominated and took office on December 17, 1920.
abolished dyarchy and ensured provincial autonomy. It created a bicameral
legislature in the Madras Presidency
. The Legislature consisted of the Governor and two Legislative bodies - a Legislative Assembly and a Legislative Council
. The presiding officer of the assembky was called as the "Speaker".
, precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was created after Indian independence
on 26 January 1950. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh
, Karnataka
and Kerala
. The first legislature of the Madras State to be elected on the basis of universal suffrage
was constituted on 1 March 1952, after the general elections held in January 1952.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. 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
Madras Legislative CouncilMadras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
, the first representative legislature for the Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
(political predecessor for Tamil Nadu) was inaugurated in December 1920 as per the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. The presiding officer of the Council was known as the President. The first President, Sir P. Rajagopalachari was not elected but nominated and took office on December 17, 1920.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term |
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| 1 | P. Rajagopalachari | 1920 | February 1925 | 1 | |
| 2 | L. D. Swamikannu Pillai L. D. Swamikannu Pillai Diwan Bahadur Lewis Dominic Swamikannu Pillai CIE was an Indian politician, historian, linguist, astronomer and administrator who served as the second President of the Madras Legislative Council.- Early life :... |
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 |
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| 1 | U. Rama Rao U. Rama Rao U. Rama Rao or U. Rama Rau was an Indian politician from the Madras Presidency. He belonged to the Indian National Congress.... |
1937 | 1945 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 2 | R. B. Ramakrishna Raju | 1946 | 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | P. V. Cherian P. V. Cherian P. V. Cherian was an Indian physician and politician. He was the Governor of Maharashtra from 14th Nov 1964 till 8th Nov 1969. -Early life and medical career:... |
1952 | 20 April 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | M. A. Manickavelu Naicker M. A. Manickavelu Naicker M. Alagappa Manickavelu Naicker or simply, M. A. Manickavelu was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress. He served as the Minister of Revenue for the Madras state from 1953 to 1962. He also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1962 to 1964... |
1964 | 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | C. P. Chitrarasu C. P. Chitrarasu C. P. Chitrarasu was an Indian politician and writer from Tamil Nadu. He was the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council during 1970-76. He was nicknamed Sindhanai Sirpi .-Biography:... |
1970 | 1976 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
| 6 | M. P. Sivagnanam | 1976 | 1986 | Tamil Arasu Kazhagam Tamil Arasu Kazhagam Tamil Arasu Kazhagam was an Indian political party founded by M. P. Sivagnanam in Tamil Nadu. It was established as an association in 1946... |
List of Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Madras Presidency
The Government of India Act of 1935Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August 1935 , and is said to have been the longest Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. Because of its length, the Act was retroactively split by the Government of India Act 1935 into two separate Acts:# The Government of India...
abolished dyarchy and ensured provincial autonomy. It created a bicameral
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
legislature in the Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
. The Legislature consisted of the Governor and two Legislative bodies - a Legislative Assembly and a Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
. The presiding officer of the assembky was called as the "Speaker".
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
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| 1 | Bulusu Sambamurti Bulusu Sambamurti Bulusu Sambamurti was an Indian lawyer, politician and freedom-fighter who served as the President of the Madras Legislative Council from 1937 to 1942. He was popularly Known as Maharshi Bulusu Samamurti.-Early life:... |
1937 | 1942 | 1 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi Rukmini Lakshmipathi Rukmini Laxmipathi was an Indian independence activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the Madras Presidency.-Biography:Rukmini was born in Madras in an agriculturist... |
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| 2 | J. Shivashanmugam Pillai J. Shivashanmugam Pillai Jagannathan Shivashanmugam Pillai was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress. In 1938, he became the first Dalit mayor of Madras... |
1946 | 1952 | 1 | Ammanna Raja |
Madras State
Madras StateMadras State
Madras State was the name by which the Indian districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Northern Kerala, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada were collectively known as from 1950 to 1953....
, precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was created after Indian independence
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
on 26 January 1950. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The first legislature of the Madras State to be elected on the basis of universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
was constituted on 1 March 1952, after the general elections held in January 1952.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
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| 1 | J. Shivashanmugam Pillai J. Shivashanmugam Pillai Jagannathan Shivashanmugam Pillai was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress. In 1938, he became the first Dalit mayor of Madras... |
6 May 1952 | 16 August 1955 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu B. Baktavatsalu Naidu B. Baktavatsalu Naidu was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1967.... |
| 2 | N. Gopala Menon N. Gopala Menon N. Gopala Menon was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1956.... |
27 September 1955 | 1 November 1956 | Indian National Congress | 1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu |
| 3 | U. Krishna Rao U. Krishna Rao U. Krishna Rao or U.Krishna Rau was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state . He was a medical doctor by profession and co-edited a medical journal called Antiseptic founded by his father U. Rama Rao and T. M. Nair... |
30 April 1957 | 3 August 1961 | Indian National Congress | 1 | B. Baktavatsalu Naidu |
| 4 | S. Chellapandian S. Chellapandian S. Chellapandian was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state from Tirunelveli district. He served as the Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967.- Notes :... |
31 March 1962 | 14 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | 1 | K. Parthasarathi K. Parthasarathi K. Parthasarathi was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967.- Notes :... |
| 5 | Si. Pa. Adithanar S. P. Adithanar Si. Balasubramania Adithan a.K.a Si. Ba. Adithan , popularly called as Adithanar, was a Tamil lawyer, politician, minister and founder of the Tamil daily newspaper Dina Thanthi. He was the founder of the We Tamils party and served as the member of the Madras Legislative Council for two terms... |
17 March 1967 | 12 August 1968 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
1 | Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.... |
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Tamil Nadu
Madras was renamed Tamil Nadu in August 1968.| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Deputy Speaker |
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| 1 | Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.... |
22 February 1969 | 14 March 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 1 | G. R. Edmund G. R. Edmund G. R. Edmund was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1971.... |
| 2 | K. A. Mathiazagan | 24 March 1971 | 2 December 1972 | DMK | 1 | P. Seenivasan P. Seenivasan P. Seenivasan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1972... |
| 4 | P. Seenivasan P. Seenivasan P. Seenivasan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1972... (Acting Speaker) |
2 December 1972 | 3 August 1973 | DMK | 1 | |
| 3 | Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan Pulavar K. Govindan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.... |
3 August 1973 | 3 July 1977 | DMK | 2 | N. Ganapathy N. Ganapathy N. Ganapathy was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1977.-External links:*... |
| 4 | Munu Adhi Munu Adhi Munu Adhi was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980.- Notes :... |
6 July 1977 | 18 June 1980 | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) | 1 | S. Thirunavukkarasu S. Thirunavukkarasu S. Thirunavukkarasu was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980.... |
| 5 | K. Rajaram K. Rajaram K. Rajaram was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when... |
21 June 1980 | 24 February 1985 | ADMK | 1 | P. H. Pandian P. H. Pandian P. H. Pandian was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Tirunelveli district. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. He also served as Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legistlative... |
| 6 | P. H. Pandian P. H. Pandian P. H. Pandian was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Tirunelveli district. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. He also served as Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legistlative... |
27 February 1985 | 5 February 1989 | ADMK | 1 | V. P. Balasubramanian V. P. Balasubramanian V. P. Balasubramanian is an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.-References:... |
| 7 | M. Tamilkudimagan M. Tamilkudimagan M. Tamilkudimagan was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1991.His original name is Sathiah.- Notes :... |
8 February 1989 | 30 June 1991 | DMK | 1 | V. P. Duraisamy V. P. Duraisamy V. P. Duraisamy was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served ds the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1991 and 2006 to 2011 He was a Member, Rajya Sabha, 1995-2001 and also Chairman, for... |
| 8 | R. Muthiah R. Muthiah Sedapatti R. Muthiah is an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was one of the Top Leaders of AIADMK right from its creation and was Second in command in AIADMK till 1998... |
3 July 1991 | 21 May 1996 | ADMK | 1 | K. Ponnuswamy, K. Gandhirajan |
| 9 | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | 23 May 1996 | 21 May 2001 | DMK | 1 | Parithi Ilamvazhuthi Parithi Ilamvazhuthi Parithi Ilamvazhuthi or Parithi Ellamvazhuthi is an Indian politician. He has finished his school education till SSLC before he moved into political life. He has been elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for a total of seven times. He was the deputy assembly speaker in the 11th assembly in... |
| 10 | K. Kalimuthu K. Kalimuthu K. Kalimuthu was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.- Notes :... |
24 May 2001 | 1 February 2006 | ADMK | 1 | A. Arunachalam A. Arunachalam A. Arunachalam is an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.... |
| 11 | R. Avudaiappan | 19 May 2006 | 15 May 2011 | DMK | 1 | V. P. Duraisamy |
| 12 | D. Jayakumar D. Jayakumar D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He is the speaker of the current tamil nadu legislative assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in... |
May 2011 | AIADMK | 1 | P. Dhanapal P. Dhanapal P. Dhanapal was an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is currently the Deputy Speaker for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from... |
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