kmhouseindia: TN Assembly 60 Years Celebrations

Except for the periods of 1952-1956 and 2010-2011, the Assembly always functioned from the Fort St. George.

In the last 60 years, only once did the Assembly meet outside Chennai. That was in 1959 and the Arranmore Palace, Udhagamandalam, hosted the legislature.

Tamil Nadu State Government celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Tamil Nadu Assembly 1952 to 2012 on Friday Nov 30,2012.

Tamil Nadu state has so far witnessed 14 General Elections from 1952. Below is the Chief Ministers who ruled from 1952 to 2012.

Assembly	Year	Name of the Chief Minister
1st	1952-1957	C.Rajagopalachari
2nd	1957-1962	K.Kamaraj
3rd	1962-1967	K.Kamaraj, M.Bakthavatchalam
4th	1967-1971	C.N.Annadurai, M.Karunanidhi
5th	1971-1976	M.Karunanidhi
6th	1977-1980	M.G.Ramachandran (MGR)
7th	1980-1984	M.G.Ramachandran (MGR)
8th	1984-1988	M.G.Ramachandran (MGR)
9th	1989-1991	M.Karunanidhi
10th	1991-1996	J.Jayalalitha
11th	1996-2001	M.Karunanidhi
12th	2001-2006	J.Jayalalitha
13th	2006- 2011	M.Karunanidhi
14th	2011- till date	J.Jayalalitha

The Rajaji days are remembered for landmark laws to protect tenants of farm lands and landless agriculturists.
Note C. Rajagopalachari became the first elected chief minister of the Madras Presidency in 1937 as well as its first non-elected CM in 1952

When DMKcaptured power in 1967 and its founder C.N. Annadurai became Chief Minister, the Hindu Marriage Act was amended to recognise “self-respect marriages” or those marriages free of religious rituals.

10-year-long rule (1977-1987) of the government, headed by M.G. Ramachandran of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was noted for various measures in the area of revenue administration. Notably, the system of hereditary village officers such as “karnam” was abolished at one stroke
After the Supreme Court delivered the Mandal Commission judgment in November 1992, settingthe ceiling for reservation in education and employment at 50 per cent, the Assembly responded through legislation aimed at safeguarding the existing 69 per cent quota for Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.

May 3, 1952: Many parts of the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were part of the Madras State. To accommodate the 375 members of the Assembly, this building was constructed on the Wallajah Road side of the Estate. It later came to be known as Children's Theatre. In 1953, when Andhra Pradesh was formed, the old building at Fort St. George was considered sufficient.

As a matter of convention, Chief Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly. However, in Tamil Nadu which had a bi-cameral legislature till 1986, there were two Chief Ministers who were members of the Legislative Council. C. Rajagopalachari, seen here with E.V.R. Periyar, was one. He became Chief Minister in 1952,after the first General Elections.

June 17, 1967: C.N. Annadurai, Chief Minister is seen presenting the budget for the year 1967-68 on the floor of the Legislative Assembly.

February 26, 1973: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi presents the budget for the year 1973-74. Mr. Karunanidhi too was a member of the Council even though he, as Chief Minister, preferred to go the legislature only through the Assembly.