Elections in Tamil Nadu largely ceremonial. The Lok Sabha is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2014 there have been sixteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. The Madras state was created in 1950 when India became a republic. In 1968, the name of Madras state was changed to Tamil Nadu. END †: Indicates a coalition government, since no single party could gain a majority of seats. 15 Lok Sabha elections have been contested in India since independence starting 1951. The elections held in Tamil Nadu are listed below.
Tamil Nadu Legislature Tamil Nadu Legislature The Tamil Nadu Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Legislature is composed of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Governor of Tamil Nadu Until 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature consisting of: In 2010, the erstwhile Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Government took steps to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council and convert the legislature back into a bicameral one, but the administration left power during this time and was unable to continue. The present All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Government has expressed its intent not