The Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu succeeded the Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu and was constituted after the victory of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and allies in the 2016 state assembly election held on 16 May. J. Jayalalitha assumed office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fourth time.
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| Legislative body | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Fort St. George, Chennai | ||||
| Term | 16 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | ||||
| Election | 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Government of Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Opposition | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Members | 235 | ||||
| Speaker | P. Dhanapal | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | V. Jayaraman | ||||
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ||||
| Deputy Chief Minister | O. Panneerselvam (2017-2021) | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | M. K. Stalin | ||||
| Party control | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
Overview
editSource: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly website[1]
| Office | Office bearer |
|---|---|
| Speaker | P. Dhanapal |
| Deputy Speaker | Jayaraman |
| Leader of the House | O. Panneerselvam (until 17 February 2017)
K.A. Sengottaiyan (17 February 2017 to 4 January 2018)[2] O. Panneerselvam (from 4 January 2018) |
| Leader of Opposition | M. K. Stalin |
Chief ministers
edit| Chief Minister | Took office | Left office | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jayalalithaa | 
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23 May 2016 | 5 December 2016 (Died in office) | 195 days |
| O. Panneerselvam | 
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5 December 2016 | 16 February 2017 | 73 days |
| Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 
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16 February 2017 | 6 May 2021 | 4 years 2 months 21 days |
Council of Ministers
editThe council of Ministers in the Cabinet of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami as follows[3]
| Name | Image | Designation | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 
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Chief Minister | Public, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, General Administration, District Revenue Officers, Police and Home, Public Works, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation, Programme Works, Highways and Minor Ports |
| O. Panneerselvam | |
Deputy Chief Minister | Finance, Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections and Passports, Housing, Rural Housing and Housing Development, Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority |
| Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | 
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Minister for Forests | Forests |
| K. A. Sengottaiyan | Minister for School Education, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development |
School Education, Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department | |
| Sellur K. Raju | Minister for Co-operation | Co-operation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare | |
| P. Thangamani | Minister for Electricity, Minister for Prohibition and Excise |
Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act | |
| S. P. Velumani | 
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Minister for Municipal Administration, Minister for Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme |
Municipal Administration, Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness, Urban and Rural Water Supply, Implementation of Special Programme |
| D. Jayakumar | Minister for Fisheries
Minister for Personal and Administrative Reforms |
Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Training) | |
| C. Ve. Shanmugam | Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, Minister for Mines and Minerals |
Law, Courts and Prisons, Mines and Minerals | |
| K. P. Anbalagan | 
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Minister for Higher Education | Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology |
| V. Saroja | Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme | Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes, Welfare of the Differently Abled and Social Reforms and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme | |
| M. C. Sampath | Minister for Industries, Steel Control and Special Initiatives | Industries, Steel Control and Special Initiatives | |
| K. C. Karuppannan | Minister for Environment | Environment and Pollution Control | |
| R. Kamaraj | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control | |
| O. S. Manian | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles | Handlooms and Textiles | |
| Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | Minister for Animal Husbandry | Animal Husbandry | |
| C. Vijaya Baskar | Minister for Health and Family Welfare | Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare | |
| R. Doraikkannu | Minister for Agriculture | Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Cess, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development | |
| Kadambur Raju | Minister for Information and Publicity | Information and Publicity Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Stationery and Printing and Government Press | |
| R. B. Udhayakumar | Minister for Revenue
Minister for Disaster Management |
Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including Legislation on Money lending, Chits, Registration of Companies Disaster Management | |
| Vellamandi N. Natarajan | Minister for Tourism | Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation | |
| K. C. Veeramani | 
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Minister for Commercial Taxes | Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act |
| K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Minister for Milk and Dairy Development | Milk and Dairy Development | |
| P. Benjamin | Minister for Rural Industries | Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries | |
| M. R. Vijayabhaskar | Minister for Transport | Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act | |
| Nilofer Kafeel | Minister for Labour | Labour, Population, Employment and Training, Newsprint Control, Census and Urban and Rural Employment and Wakf Board | |
| M. Manikandan | Minister for Information Technology | Information Technology | |
| V. M. Rajalakshmi | Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare | Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour | |
| K. Pandiarajan | 
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Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture | Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture and Archaeology |
| G. Baskaran | Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board | Khadi and Village Industries Board, Bhoodhan and Gramadhan | |
| Sevvoor S. Ramachandran | Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | |
| S. Valarmathi | Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare | Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Overseas Indians, Refugees and Evacuees and Minorities Welfare |
Party positions
edit| Party | Number of members |
|---|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 123 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 100 |
| Indian National Congress | 7 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 1 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Nominated | 1 |
| Vacant | 1 |
| Total | 235 |
The 123 AIADMK members include three independents who contested and won under the AIADMK symbol.
List of members
editInformation derived from data produced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) except where noted. The results for two constituencies – Aravakurichi and Thanjavur – were undeclared at the time that the ECI published its list.[4] Reserved constituencies for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC / ST) were defined in 2007 by the Delimitation Commission.[5]
Important events
editOn 18 September 2017, the Speaker of the Assembly disqualified 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs.[6]
T. T. V. Dhinakaran was elected as an independent candidate from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in the bye-election held on 21 December 2017.
On 7 January 2019, Tamil Nadu sports minister P Balakrishna Reddy sentenced to three years in 1998 riot case, steps down.[7]
H.Vasanthakumar elected as Member of Parliament in 2019 election,
K K Selvam Joined BJP on 6 August 2020[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home Page of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". Assembly.tn.gov.in. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Sengottaiyan Named Leader of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". The Indian Express. 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Government of Tamil Nadu Website".
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends and Results 2016: Tamil Nadu : Constituency-wise Trends". Election Commission of India. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Notification" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Speaker disqualifies 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs". The Hindu. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu sports minister P Balakrishna Reddy sentenced to three years in 1998 riot case, steps down". newindianexpress. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: MLA Selvam asks partymen to join BJP, dares DMK to expel him | Chennai News - Times of India".