The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Tamil Nadu, in south India. It has existed since 1 November 1986. As of 2022, it comprises members from 234 constituencies, who are democratically elected using the First-past-the-post system. The presiding officer of the Assembly is called the Speaker. The term of the Assembly is five years unless it is dissolved earlier.
Current list of constituencies
Constituencies were delimited in 2007 based on the 2001 Census of India and following draft proposals. Some constituencies are reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The first general elections following the delimitation exercise were those of 2011.
References
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: History". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "Constituency Delimitation, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). CEO, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- "Notification" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2018.