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.[1] As of 2022, it comprises members from 234 constituencies, whom 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
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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.[2][3] 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.
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