16th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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. His cabinet is known as the M. K. Stalin ministry.
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu | |||||
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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
The main officials of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly are:[1]
Office | Office Bearer |
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Speaker | M. Appavu |
Deputy Speaker | K. Pitchandi |
Leader of the House | Durai Murugan |
Leader of Opposition | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | R. B. Udhayakumar[2] |
Government Whip | Govi. Chezhian |
Chief Minister
Chief Minister | Image | Took office | Left office | Term |
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M.K. Stalin | ![]() |
7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 902 days |
Council of Ministers
S.No | Name | Departments | Term start | Term over | Party | |
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1. | M. K. Stalin Chief Minister |
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
2. | Durai Murugan |
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3. | K. N. Nehru |
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4. | I. Periyasamy |
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5. | K. Ponmudi |
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6. | E. V. Velu |
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7. | M. R. K. Panneerselvam |
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8. | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran |
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9. | Thangam Thennarasu |
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10. | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
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11. | S. Regupathy |
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12. | S. Muthusamy |
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13. | K. R. Periyakaruppan |
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14. | T. M. Anbarasan |
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15. | M. P. Saminathan |
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16. | P. Geetha Jeevan |
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17. | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan |
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18. | R. S. Raja Kannappan |
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19. | K. Ramachandran |
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20. | R. Sakkarapani |
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21. | V. Senthil Balaji |
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22. | R. Gandhi |
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23. | Ma. Subramanian |
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24. | P. Moorthy |
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25. | S. S. Sivasankar |
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26. | P. K. Sekar Babu |
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27. | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
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28. | Dr T R B Rajaa |
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29. | K. S. Masthan |
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30. | Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi |
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31. | Meyyanathan Siva V |
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32. | C. V. Ganesan |
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33. | Mano Thangaraj |
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34. | M. Mathiventhan |
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35. | Kayalvizhi Selvaraj |
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Composition
Alliance | Party | No.of MLA'S | Leader of the party | ||
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Government (INDIA) Seats (159) |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 133 | M. K. Stalin | ||
Indian National Congress | 18 | K. Selvaperunthagai | |||
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 | |||
Total | 234 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Information derived from data produced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) except where noted. Reserved constituencies for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC / ST) were defined in 2007 by the Delimitation Commission.[3]
Committees
2021-2023
Constituted on 17 June 2021 and tenure extended till 31 March 2023.[4]
Sr. No. | Name | Post | Party | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
References
- "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.
- "RB Udhayakumar replaces OPS as deputy leader in Tamil Nadu assembly". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- "Notification" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "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.
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