16th Tamil Nadu Assembly

Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
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

Last updated November 16, 2025

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.

Office bearers

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
Deputy Chief Minister	Udhayanidhi 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

Chief Minister

Chief Minister		Took office	Left office	Term
M. K. Stalin		7 May 2021	Incumbent	1,654 days

Council of Ministers

Sr. No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio(s)	Party		Term of office
Sr. No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio(s)	Party		Took office	Left office	Duration
Chief Minister
1	M. K. Stalin	Kolathur	Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, other All India Service, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Initiatives and Welfare of Differently abled persons			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
Cabinet Ministers
2	Durai Murugan	Katpadi	Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Minerals And Mines		DMK	7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
3	K. N. Nehru	Tiruchirappalli West	Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
4	I. Periyasamy	Athoor	Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union			7 May 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
5	E. V. Velu	Tiruvannamalai	Public Works (Buildings), Highways and Minor Ports			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
6	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Kurinjipadi	Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
7	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Aruppukottai	Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
8	Thangam Thennarasu	Tiruchuli	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archaeology			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
8	Thangam Thennarasu	Tiruchuli	Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development			16 June 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 153 days
9	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
10	S. Regupathy	Tirumayam	Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
11	S. Muthusamy	Erode West	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
11	S. Muthusamy	Erode West	Prohibition and Excise, Molasses			16 June 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 153 days
12	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Tiruppattur	Co-operation			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
13	T. M. Anbarasan	Alandur	Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
14	M. P. Saminathan	Kangayam	Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
15	P. Geetha Jeevan	Thoothukkudi	Social Welfare including Women and Children Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
16	R. S. Raja Kannappan	Mudukulathur	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
16	R. S. Raja Kannappan	Mudukulathur	Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology			21 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 330 days
17	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Tiruchendur	Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
18	K. Ramachandran	Coonoor	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
19	R. Sakkarapani	Oddanchatram	Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
20	R. Gandhi	Ranipet	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
20	R. Gandhi	Ranipet	Khadi and Village Industries Board			21 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 330 days
21	Ma. Subramanian	Saidapet	Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
22	P. Moorthy	Madurai East	Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
23	S. S. Sivasankar	Kunnam	Transport, Nationalized Transport and Motor Vehicles Act			29 March 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 232 days
24	P. K. Sekar Babu	Harbour	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, CMDA			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
25	Palanivel Thiagarajan	Madurai Central	Information Technology & Digital Services			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
26	K. S. Masthan	Gingee	Minorities Welfare, Non-Resident Tamils, Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
27	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Thiruverumbur	School Education			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
28	Siva V. Meyyanathan	Alangudi	Environment and Pollution Control and Ex-Servicemen			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
29	C. V. Ganesan	Tittakudi	Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days
30	Mano Thangaraj	Padmanabhapuram	Milk and Dairy Development			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
31	T.R.B.Rajaa	Mannargudi	Industries			11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 189 days
32	M. Mathiventhan	Rasipuram	Forests			14 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 337 days
33	N. Kayalvizhi	Dharapuram	Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare			7 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days

Composition

Alliance			No. of MLAs	Leader of the party
	Government SPA Seats: 158	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	133	M. K. Stalin (Chief Minister)
		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 NDA Seats: 64	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	60	Edappadi K. Palaniswami (Leader of the Opposition)
	Opposition NDA Seats: 64	Bharatiya Janata Party	4	Nainar Nagenthran
	Others Seats: 9	Pattali Makkal Katchi	3	S. P. Venkateshwaran ^[2]
		Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)	2	G. K. Mani
		Independent	4	O. Panneerselvam
	Vacant Seat: 3	Senthamangalam Valparai Alangulam	3	N/A
Total			234	–

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:^[3]^[4]
DMK (133) AIADMK (60) INC (17) PMK (3) PMK(R) (2) BJP (4) IND (4) VCK (4) CPI (2) CPI(M) (2) Vacant (3)
Constituency			Elected member	Political party	Alliance	Remarks
No.	Name	Reservation	Elected member	Political party	Alliance	Remarks
1	Gummidipoondi	General	T. J. Govindarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
2	Ponneri	SC	Durai. Chandrasekar	Indian National Congress	SPA
3	Tiruttani	General	S. Chandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
4	Thiruvallur	General	V. G. Raajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
5	Poonamallee	SC	A. Krishnaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
6	Avadi	General	S. M. Nasar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
7	Maduravoyal	General	K. Ganapathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
8	Ambattur	General	Joseph Samuel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
9	Madavaram	General	S. Sudharsanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
10	Thiruvottiyur	General	K. P. Shankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	General	J. John Ebenezer	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
12	Perambur	General	R. D. Shekar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
13	Kolathur	General	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Chief Minister
14	Villivakkam	General	A. Vetriazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
15	Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar	SC	P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
16	Egmore	SC	I. Paranthamen	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
17	Royapuram	General	IDream R. Murthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
18	Harbour	General	P. K. Sekarbabu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	General	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Deputy Chief Minister
20	Thousand Lights	General	N. Ezhilan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
21	Anna Nagar	General	M. K. Mohan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
22	Virugampakkam	General	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
23	Saidapet	General	Ma. Subramanian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Health and Family Welfare
24	Thiyagarayanagar	General	J. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
25	Mylapore	General	Dha. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
26	Velachery	General	J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana	Indian National Congress	SPA
27	Shozhinganallur	General	S. Aravindramesh	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
28	Alandur	General	T. M. Anbarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
29	Sriperumbudur	SC	K. Selvaperunthagai	Indian National Congress	SPA
30	Pallavaram	General	I. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
31	Tambaram	General	S. R. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
32	Chengalpattu	General	M. Varalakshmi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
33	Thiruporur	General	S. S. Balaji	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	SPA
34	Cheyyur	SC	M. Babu	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	SPA
35	Madurantakam	SC	K. Maragatham	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
36	Uthiramerur	General	K. Sundar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
37	Kancheepuram	General	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
38	Arakkonam	SC	S. Ravi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Deputy Whip of the Opposition
39	Sholinghur	General	A. M. Munirathinam	Indian National Congress	SPA
40	Katpadi	General	Duraimurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Water Resources
41	Ranipet	General	R. Gandhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
42	Arcot	General	J. L. Eswarappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
43	Vellore	General	P. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
44	Anaikattu	General	A. P. Nandakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
45	Kilvaithinankuppam	SC	M. Jagan Moorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
46	Gudiyattam	SC	V. Amulu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
47	Vaniyambadi	General	G. Sendhil Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
48	Ambur	General	A. C. Vilwanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
49	Jolarpet	General	K. Devaraji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
50	Tirupattur	General	A. Nallathambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
51	Uthangarai	SC	T. M. Tamilselvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
52	Bargur	General	D. Mathiazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
53	Krishnagiri	General	K. Ashokkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
54	Veppanahalli	General	K. P. Munusamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
55	Hosur	General	Y. Prakaash	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
56	Thalli	General	T. Ramachandran	Communist Party of India	SPA
57	Palacode	General	K. P. Anbalagan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Secretary of the Opposition
58	Pennagaram	General	G. K. Mani	Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)	Others
59	Dharmapuri	General	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Pattali Makkal Katchi	Others
60	Pappireddipatti	General	A. Govindasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
61	Harur	SC	V. Sampathkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
62	Chengam	SC	M. P. Giri	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
63	Tiruvannamalai	General	E. V. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Public Works
64	Kilpennathur	General	K. Pitchandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Deputy Speaker
65	Kalasapakkam	General	P. S. T. Saravanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
66	Polur	General	Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Deputy Secretary of the Opposition
67	Arani	General	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
68	Cheyyar	General	O. Jothi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
69	Vandavasi	SC	S. Ambethkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
70	Gingee	General	K. S. Masthan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
71	Mailam	General	C. Sivakumar	Pattali Makkal Katchi	Others
72	Tindivanam	General	P. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
73	Vanur	SC	M. Chakrapani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
74	Villupuram	General	R. Lakshmanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
75	Vikravandi	General	Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
76	Tirukkoyilur	General	K. Ponmudy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
77	Ulundurpettai	General	A. J. Manikannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
78	Rishivandiyam	General	K. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
79	Sankarapuram	General	T. Udhayasuriyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
80	Kallakurichi	General	M. Senthilkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
81	Gangavalli	SC	A. Nallathambi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
82	Attur	SC	A. P. Jayasankaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
83	Yercaud	ST	G. Chitra	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
84	Omalur	General	R. Mani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
85	Mettur	General	S. Sadhasivam	Pattali Makkal Katchi	Others
86	Edappadi	General	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Leader of the Opposition
87	Sankari	General	S. Sundararajan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
88	Salem (West)	General	R. Arul	Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)	Others
89	Salem (North)	General	R. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Tourism
90	Salem (South)	General	E. Balasubramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
91	Veerapandi	General	M. Rajamuthu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
92	Rasipuram	SC	M. Mathiventhan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
93	Senthamangalam	ST	Vacant	N/A	N/A	K. Ponnusamy died on 23 October 2025
94	Namakkal	General	P. Ramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
95	Paramathi-Velur	General	S. Sekar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
96	Tiruchengodu	General	E. R. Eswaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
97	Kumarapalayam	General	P. Thangamani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
98	Erode (East)	General	V. C. Chandhirakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
99	Erode (West)	General	S. Muthusamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise
100	Modakkurichi	General	C. Saraswathi	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA
101	Dharapuram	General	N. Kayalvizhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Human Resources Management
102	Kangayam	General	M. P. Saminathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
103	Perundurai	General	S. Jayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
104	Bhavani	General	K. C. Karuppanan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
105	Anthiyur	General	A. G. Venkatachalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
106	Gobichettipalayam	General	K. A. Sengottaiyan	Independent	None
107	Bhavanisagar	SC	A. Bannari	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
108	Udhagamandalam	General	R. Ganesh	Indian National Congress	SPA
109	Gudalur	SC	Pon. Jayaseelan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
110	Coonoor	General	K. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Chief Whip of the Government
111	Mettuppalayam	General	A. K. Selvaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
112	Avanashi	SC	P. Dhanapal	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
113	Tiruppur (North)	General	K. N. Vijeyakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
114	Tiruppur (South)	General	K. Selvaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
115	Palladam	General	M. S. M. Anandan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
116	Sulur	General	V. P. Kandasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
117	Kavundampalayam	General	G. Arunkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
118	Coimbatore (North)	General	Amman K. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
119	Thondamuthur	General	S. P. Velumani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Chief Whip of the Opposition
120	Coimbatore (South)	General	Vanathi Srinivasan	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA
121	Singanallur	General	K. R. Jayaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
122	Kinathukadavu	General	S. Damodaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
123	Pollachi	General	Pollachi V. Jayaraman	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
124	Valparai	SC	Vacant	N/A	N/A	T. K. Amulkandasami died on 21 June 2025
125	Udumalaipettai	General	Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
126	Madathukulam	General	C. Mahendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
127	Palani	General	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
128	Oddanchatram	General	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
129	Athoor	General	I. Periyasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Rural Development
130	Nilakkottai	SC	S. Thenmozhi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
131	Natham	General	Natham R. Viswanathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
132	Dindigul	General	Dindigul C. Sreenivasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
133	Vedasandur	General	S. Gandhirajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
134	Aravakurichi	General	R. Elango	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
135	Karur	General	V. Senthilbalaji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
136	Krishnarayapuram	SC	K. Sivagama Sundari	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
137	Kulithalai	General	R. Manickam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
138	Manapparai	General	P. Abdul Samad	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
139	Srirangam	General	M. Palaniyandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
140	Tiruchirappalli (West)	General	K. N. Nehru	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Municipal Administration
141	Tiruchirappalli (East)	General	Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
142	Thiruverumbur	General	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for School Education
143	Lalgudi	General	A. Soundarapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
144	Manachanallur	General	S. Kathiravan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
145	Musiri	General	N. Thiyagarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
146	Thuraiyur	SC	S. Stalinkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
147	Perambalur	SC	M. Prabhaharan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
148	Kunnam	General	S. S. Sivasankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Transport and Electricity
149	Ariyalur	General	K. Chinnappa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
150	Jayankondam	General	Ka. So. Ka. Kannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
151	Tittakudi	General	C. V. Ganesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
152	Vriddhachalam	General	R. Radhakrishnan	Indian National Congress	SPA
153	Neyveli	General	Saba. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
154	Panruti	General	T. Velmurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
155	Cuddalore	General	G. Iyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
156	Kurinjipadi	General	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
157	Bhuvanagiri	General	A. Arunmozhithevan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
158	Chidambaram	General	K. A. Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
159	Kattumannarkoil	SC	Sinthanai Selvan	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	SPA
160	Sirkazhi	SC	M. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
161	Mayiladuthurai	General	S. Rajakumar	Indian National Congress	SPA
162	Poompuhar	General	Nivedha M. Murugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
163	Nagapattinam	General	J. Mohamed Shanavas	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	SPA
164	Kilvelur	SC	V. P. Nagaimaali	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	SPA
165	Vedaranyam	General	O. S. Manian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
166	Thiruthuraipoondi	SC	K. Marimuthu	Communist Party of India	SPA
167	Mannargudi	General	T. R. B. Rajaa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Industries
168	Thiruvarur	General	K. Poondi Kalaivanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
169	Nannilam	General	R. Kamaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
170	Thiruvidaimarudur	SC	Govi. Chezhiaan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Higher Education
171	Kumbakonam	General	G. Anbalagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
172	Papanasam	General	M. H. Jawahirullah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
173	Thiruvaiyaru	General	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
174	Thanjavur	General	T. K. G. Neelamegam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
175	Orathanadu	General	R. Vaithilingam	Independent	Others
176	Pattukkottai	General	K. Annadurai	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
177	Peravurani	General	N. Ashokkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
178	Gandarvakkottai	SC	M. Chinnadurai	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	SPA
179	Viralimalai	General	C. Vijaya Basker	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
180	Pudukkottai	General	V. Muthuraja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
181	Thirumayam	General	S. Regupathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Natural Resources
182	Alangudi	General	Siva. V. Meyyanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
183	Aranthangi	General	T. Ramachandran	Indian National Congress	SPA
184	Karaikudi	General	S. Mangudi	Indian National Congress	SPA
185	Tiruppattur	General	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Cooperation
186	Sivaganga	General	P. R. Senthilnathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
187	Manamadurai	SC	A. Tamilarasi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
188	Melur	General	P. Periyapullan @ Selvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
189	Madurai East	General	P. Moorthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
190	Sholavandan	SC	A. Venkatesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
191	Madurai North	General	G. Thalapathi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
192	Madurai South	General	M. Boominathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
193	Madurai Central	General	Palanivel Thiaga Rajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
194	Madurai West	General	Sellur K. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
195	Thiruparankundram	General	V. V. Rajan Chellappa	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
196	Thirumangalam	General	R. B. Udhayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Deputy Leader of the Opposition
197	Usilampatti	General	P. Ayyappan	Independent	Others
198	Andipatti	General	A. Maharajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
199	Periyakulam	SC	K. S. Saravanakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
200	Bodinayakanur	General	O. Panneerselvam	Independent	Others
201	Cumbum	General	N. Eramakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
202	Rajapalayam	General	S. Thangapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
203	Srivilliputhur	SC	E. M. Manraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
204	Sattur	General	A. R. R. Raghuraman	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
205	Sivakasi	General	G. Ashokan	Indian National Congress	SPA
206	Virudhunagar	General	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
207	Aruppukkottai	General	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
208	Tiruchuli	General	Thangam Thenarasu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Finance and Environment Climate Change
209	Paramakudi	SC	S. Murugesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
210	Tiruvadanai	General	R. M. Karumanikam	Indian National Congress	SPA
211	Ramanathapuram	General	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
212	Mudhukulathur	General	R. S. Rajakannappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Forests and Khadi
213	Vilathikulam	General	V. Markandayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
214	Thoothukkudi	General	P. Geetha Jeevan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
215	Tiruchendur	General	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
216	Srivaikuntam	General	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Indian National Congress	SPA
217	Ottapidaram	SC	M. C. Shunmugaiah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
218	Kovilpatti	General	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA	Treasurer of the Opposition
219	Sankarankovil	SC	E. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
220	Vasudevanallur	SC	T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
221	Kadayanallur	General	C. Krishnamurali	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
222	Tenkasi	General	S. Palani Nadar	Indian National Congress	SPA
223	Alangulam	General	Vacant	N/A	N/A	P. H. Manoj Pandian resigned on 4 November 2025
224	Tirunelveli	General	Nainar Nagendran	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA
225	Ambasamudram	General	Esakki Subaya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
226	Palayamkottai	General	M. Abdul Wahab	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA
227	Nanguneri	General	Ruby R. Manoharan	Indian National Congress	SPA
228	Radhapuram	General	M. Appavu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Speaker
229	Kanniyakumari	General	N. Thalavai Sundaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	NDA
230	Nagercoil	General	M. R. Gandhi	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA
231	Colachal	General	J. G. Prince	Indian National Congress	SPA
232	Padmanabhapuram	General	T. Mano Thangaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	SPA	Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
233	Vilavancode	General	Tharahai Cuthbert	Indian National Congress	SPA
234	Killiyoor	General	S. Rajesh Kumar	Indian National Congress	SPA

Committees

2024-2026

Constituted on 29th June, 2024 and Extended upto 31st March 2026.^[5]

Committee	Chairperson^[5]
Business Advisory Committee	M. Appavu	DMK
Committee on Rules	M. Appavu	DMK
Committee on Privileges	K. Pitchandi	DMK
Committee on Estimates	S. Gandhirajan	DMK
Committee on Public Accounts	K. Selvaperunthagai	INC
Committee on Public Undertakings	A. P. Nandakumar	DMK
Committee on Delegated Legislation	G. V. Markandayan	DMK
Committee on Government Assurances	T. Velmurugan	DMK
House Committee	I. Paranthamen	DMK
Committee on Petitions	K. Ramachandran	DMK
Library Committee	J. L. Eswarappan	DMK
Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House	R. Lakshmanan	DMK

Business Advisory Committee (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
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	E. V. Velu	Member	DMK
7	K. Pitchandi	Member	DMK
8	K. Ramachandran	Member	DMK
9	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member	AIADMK
10	R. B. Udhayakumar	Member	AIADMK
11	S. P. Velumani	Member	AIADMK
12	S. Rajesh Kumar	Member	INC
13	G. K. Mani	Member	PMK(R)
14	Nainar Nagenthran	Member	BJP
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member	VCK
16	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member	CPI(M)
17	T. Ramachandran	Member	INC

Committee on Rules (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
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	Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam	Member	DMK
7	K. S. Saravanakumar	Member	AIADMK
8	S. Thangapandian	Member	DMK
9	C. Krishnamurali	Member	AIADMK
10	G. Sendhil Kumar	Member	AIADMK
11	A. K. Selvaraj	Member	AIADMK
12	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Member	INC
13	C. Sivakumar	Member	PMK
14	Vanathi Srinivasan	Member	BJP
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member	VCK
16	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member	CPI(M)
17	T. Ramachandran	Member	CPI

Committee on Privileges (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	K. Pitchandi	Chairperson	DMK
2	Durai Murugan	Member	DMK
3	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member	AIADMK
4	N. Ashokkumar	Member	DMK
5	K. Annadurai	Member	DMK
6	M. Abdul Wahab	Member	DMK
7	N. Eramakrishnan	Member	DMK
8	Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Member	DMK
9	K. Karthikeyan	Member	DMK
10	R. Manickam	Member	DMK
11	M. Varalakshmi	Member	DMK
12	A. Arunmozhithevan	Member	AIADMK
13	N. Thalavai Sundaram	Member	AIADMK
14	Dr. Pollachi V. Jayaraman	Member	AIADMK
15	J. G. Prince	Member	INC
16	S. Sadhasivam	Member	PMK
17	K. Marimuthu	Member	CPI

Committee on Estimates (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	S. Gandhirajan	Chairperson	DMK
2	Thangam Thenarasu	Member	DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member	INC
4	A. P. Nandakumar	Member	DMK
5	S. Ambethkumar	Member	DMK
6	T. Udhayasuriyan	Member	DMK
7	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Member	DMK
8	T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar	Member	DMK
9	S. Sudharsanam	Member	DMK
10	M. Panneerselvam	Member	DMK
11	E. Raja	Member	DMK
12	P. R. G. Arunkumar	Member	AIADMK
19	Sellur K. Raju	Member	AIADMK
13	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	Member	AIADMK
16	O. S. Manian	Member	AIADMK
18	R. M. Karumanikam	Member	INC
14	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Member	PMK
17	S. S. Balaji	Member	VCK
15	M. Chinnadurai	Member	CPI(M)

Committee on Public Accounts (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	K. Selvaperunthagai	Chairperson	INC
2	Thangam Thenarasu	Member	DMK
3	S. Gandhirajan	Member	DMK
4	A. P. Nandakumar	Member	DMK
5	P. Abdul Samad	Member	DMK
6	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Member	DMK
7	G. Iyappan	Member	DMK
8	S. Chandran	Member	DMK
9	P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi	Member	DMK
10	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Member	DMK
11	R. D. Shekar	Member	DMK
12	M. Palaniyandi	Member	DMK
13	Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy	Member	AIADMK
14	S. Sekar	Member	AIADMK
15	Natham R. Viswanathan	Member	AIADMK
16	K. R. Jayaram	Member	AIADMK
17	Dr. C. Saraswathi	Member	BJP
18	J. Mohamed Shanavas	Member	VCK
19	T. Ramachandran	Member	CPI

Committee on Public Undertakings (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	A. P. Nandakumar	Chairperson	DMK
2	S. Gandhirajan	Member	DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member	INC
4	G. Anbalagan	Member	DMK
5	E. R. Eswaran	Member	DMK
7	M. P. Giri	Member	DMK
8	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Member	DMK
10	Y. Prakaash	Member	DMK
11	Dha. Velu	Member	DMK
12	M. H. Jawahirullah	Member	DMK
6	M. S. M. Anandan	Member	AIADMK
9	Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan	Member	AIADMK
16	Kadambur C. Raju	Member	AIADMK
18	A. Govindasamy	Member	AIADMK
14	C. Vijaya Basker	Member	AIADMK
17	G. Ashokan	Member	INC
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member	VCK
13	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member	CPI(M)

Committee on Delegated Legislation (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	G. V. Markandayan	Chairperson	DMK
2	S. R. Raja	Member	DMK
3	Ka. So. Ka. Kannan	Member	DMK
4	A. Krishnaswamy	Member	DMK
5	N. Thiyagarajan	Member	DMK
6	A. R. R. Raghuraman	Member	DMK
7	S. Stalinkumar	Member	DMK
8	P. Arjunan	Member	AIADMK
9	P. R. Senthilnathan	Member	AIADMK
10	E. Balasubramanian	Member	AIADMK
11	E. M. Manraj	Member	AIADMK
12	Tharahai Cuthbert	Member	INC

Committee on Government Assurances (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	T. Velmurugan	Chairperson	DMK
2	S. Aravindramesh	Member	DMK
3	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Member	DMK
4	G. Thalapathi	Member	DMK
5	A. Nallathambi	Member	DMK
6	M. Boominathan	Member	DMK
7	M. K. Mohan	Member	DMK
8	M. Chakrapani	Member	AIADMK
9	R. Mani	Member	AIADMK
10	S. Jayakumar	Member	AIADMK
11	S. Mangudi	Member	INC
12	R. Arul	Member	PMK(R)

House Committee (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	I. Paranthamen	Chairperson	DMK
2	V. Amulu	Member	DMK
3	K. Ganapathy	Member	DMK
4	I. Karunanithi	Member	DMK
5	J. Karunanithi	Member	DMK
6	P. S. T. Saravanan	Member	DMK
7	K. Sivagama Sundari	Member	DMK
8	Nivedha M. Murugan	Member	DMK
9	K. Ponnusamy (died on 23 October 2025)	Member	DMK
10	S. Murugesan	Member	DMK
11	P. Ramalingam	Member	DMK
12	M. Senthilkumar	Member	AIADMK
13	T. M. Tamilselvam	Member	AIADMK
14	A. Nallathambi	Member	AIADMK
15	A. Bannari	Member	AIADMK
16	M. Rajamuthu	Member	AIADMK
17	Pon. Jayaseelan	Member	AIADMK
18	S. Rajakumar	Member	INC

Committee on Petitions (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	K. Ramachandran	Chairperson	DMK
2	K. P. Shankar	Member	DMK
3	K. Chinnappa	Member	DMK
4	A. Soundarapandian	Member	DMK
5	D. Mathiazhagan	Member	DMK
6	O. Jothi	Member	DMK
7	V. P. Kandasamy	Member	AIADMK
8	S. Sundararajan	Member	AIADMK
9	M. Jagan Moorthy	Member	AIADMK
10	T. Ramachandran	Member	INC
11	M. Babu	Member	VCK

Library Committee (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	J. L. Eswarappan	Chairperson	DMK
2	P. Karthikeyan	Member	DMK
3	T. J. Govindrajan	Member	DMK
4	A. Tamilarasi	Member	DMK
5	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Member	DMK
6	A. Maharajan	Member	DMK
7	V. Sampathkumar	Member	AIADMK
8	K. Maragatham	Member	AIADMK
9	A. P. Jayasankaran	Member	AIADMK
10	R. Radhakrishnan	Member	INC

Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House (2024–26)^[5]
Sr. No.	Name	Post
1	R. Lakshmanan	Chairperson	DMK
2	J. John Ebenezer	Member	DMK
3	S. Kathiravan	Member	DMK
4	K. Devaraji	Member	DMK
5	V. Muthuraja	Member	DMK
6	A. C. Vilwanathan	Member	DMK
7	K. Ashokkumar	Member	AIADMK
8	T. K. Amulkandasami (died on 21 June 2025)	Member	AIADMK
9	G. Chitra	Member	AIADMK
10	K. A. Pandian	Member	AIADMK
11	Durai. Chandrasekar	Member	INC

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.
↑ Service, Express News (26 September 2025). "Anbumani replaces Mani after Ramadoss loyalist moves ECI". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
↑ "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.
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[assembly.tn.gov.in-1] "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.

[2] Service, Express News (26 September 2025). "Anbumani replaces Mani after Ramadoss loyalist moves ECI". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

[3] "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[4] "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Full list of winners". www.indiatvnews.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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