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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Indian politician</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Jayakumar</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Union_Minister_for_Defence,_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_lighting_the_lamp_at_the_launch_of_the_India_Post_Payments_Bank_(IPPB),_organised_by_the_Department_of_Posts,_Ministry_of_Communications,_in_Chennai.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/The_Union_Minister_for_Defence%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_lighting_the_lamp_at_the_launch_of_the_India_Post_Payments_Bank_%28IPPB%29%2C_organised_by_the_Department_of_Posts%2C_Ministry_of_Communications%2C_in_Chennai.JPG/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/The_Union_Minister_for_Defence%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_lighting_the_lamp_at_the_launch_of_the_India_Post_Payments_Bank_%28IPPB%29%2C_organised_by_the_Department_of_Posts%2C_Ministry_of_Communications%2C_in_Chennai.JPG/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/The_Union_Minister_for_Defence%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_lighting_the_lamp_at_the_launch_of_the_India_Post_Payments_Bank_%28IPPB%29%2C_organised_by_the_Department_of_Posts%2C_Ministry_of_Communications%2C_in_Chennai.JPG/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1551" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">D Jayakumar (middle) at a function with <a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Sitharaman" title="Nirmala Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">12th <a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 May 2011 – 29 September 2012</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/P._Dhanapal" title="P. Dhanapal">P. Dhanapal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._Avudaiappan" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Avudaiappan">R. Avudaiappan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/P._Dhanapal" title="P. Dhanapal">P. Dhanapal</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Minister for Fisheries and Administration reforms</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. 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Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Minister of Law, Information Technology & Electricity</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J.Jayalalithaa" class="mw-redirect" title="J.Jayalalithaa">J.Jayalalithaa</a><br /><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Minister of Fisheries, Forest and Backward Class</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1991–1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J.Jayalalithaa" class="mw-redirect" title="J.Jayalalithaa">J.Jayalalithaa</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of Legislative Assembly</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1991-1996<br />2001 – 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)">Royapuram</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Organizing Secretary of AIADMK</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2020–<i>Incumbent</i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-09-18</span>) </span>18 September 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Royapuram" title="Royapuram">Royapuram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a>, (now <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>), India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">J. Jayakumari</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3 including <a href="/wiki/J._Jayavardhan" title="J. Jayavardhan">J. Jayavardhan</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>D. Jayakumar</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an Indian politician and was a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. He was the Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a> until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_legislative_assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu legislative assembly">Tamil Nadu legislative assembly</a> from <a href="/wiki/Royapuram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)">Royapuram constituency</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> candidate in the <a href="/wiki/1991_Tamil_Nadu_state_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_Tamil_Nadu_state_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Tamil_Nadu_state_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_state_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election">2011 elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/2016_Tamil_Nadu_state_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election">2016 elections</a> for five terms.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate . He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections_contested">Elections contested</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._Jayakumar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Elections contested"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_Elections">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._Jayakumar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Elections </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Vote percentage </th> <th>Opposition candidate </th> <th>Opposition party </th> <th>Opposition vote percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>59.04</td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Mathivanan" title="R. Mathivanan">R. Mathivanan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td> <td>37.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost</td> <td>35.37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Mathivanan" title="R. Mathivanan">R. Mathivanan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td> <td>57.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>56.76</td> <td>K. Nargunan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td> <td>39.26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>53.26</td> <td>S. P. Sarkunapandian</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td> <td>39.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>57.89</td> <td>R. Manohar</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td> <td>38.88 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>45.21</td> <td>S. P. Sarkunapandian</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td> <td>38.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Royapuram Assembly constituency">Royapuram</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost</td> <td>30.46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idream_R._Murthy" title="Idream R. Murthy">Idream R. Murthy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td> <td>53.56 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._Jayakumar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDesk" class="citation news cs1">Desk, Internet. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/jayakumar-appointed-tamil-nadu-finance-minister/article17354941.ece?homepage=true">"Jayakumar appointed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister"</a>. <i>The Hindu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Department_of_Planning,_Development_and_Special_Initiatives_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (Tamil Nadu)">Planning, Development and Special Initiatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)">Public</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_Elections_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public Elections (Tamil Nadu)">Public (Elections)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Public Works (Tamil Nadu)">Public Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Revenue_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)">Revenue and Disaster Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Rural_Development_and_Panchayat_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Rural Development and Panchayat (Tamil Nadu)">Rural Development and Panchayat Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_School_Education_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of School Education (Tamil Nadu)">School Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Social_Reforms_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Social Reforms (Tamil Nadu)">Social Reforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Social_Welfare_and_Women_Empowerment_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (Tamil Nadu)">Social Welfare and Women Empowerment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Special_Programme_Implementation_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu)">Special Programme Implementation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tamil_Development_and_Information_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tamil Development and Information (Tamil Nadu)">Tamil Development and Information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tourism,_Culture_and_Religious_Endowments_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (Tamil Nadu)">Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Transport_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Water_Resources_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Water Resources (Tamil Nadu)">Water Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Welfare_of_Differently_Abled_Persons_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu)">Welfare of Differently Abled Persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Youth_Welfare_and_Sports_Development_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development (Tamil Nadu)">Youth Welfare and Sports Development</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_agencies_of_the_government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of agencies of the government of Tamil Nadu">Agencies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Public sector<br />undertakings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Chennai Metro Rail Limited">Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronics_Corporation_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu">Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transport_Corporation_(Chennai)" title="Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)">Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Tirupur_Area_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (page does not exist)">New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pallavan_Transport_Consultancy_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (page does not exist)">Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poompuhar_Shipping_Corporation" title="Poompuhar Shipping Corporation">Poompuhar Shipping Corporation (PSCL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Industries_Promotion_Corporation_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu">State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Arasu_Cable_TV_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TNACTCL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Arasu_Rubber_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Skill_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Cement_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation">Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Adi_Dravidar_Housing_and_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Backward_Classes_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (TNBCEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Civil_Supplies_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation">Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Ex-Servicemen%27s_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Fibrenet_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TAFINET)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Film_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (TNFDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Fisheries_Development_Corporation_Limited_(TNFDC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)">Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Forest_Plantation_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Generation_and_Distribution_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation">Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Graphite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Graphite (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Graphite (TNG)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Handicrafts_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (TNHDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Handloom_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (THDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Development_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation">Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Explosives_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited">Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives (TNIE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidance_Tamil_Nadu" title="Guidance Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau (GUIDANCE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Investment_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Leather_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TNLDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Linguistic_Minorities_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNLMEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Magnesite_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited">Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Medical_Services" title="Tamil Nadu Medical Services">Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Medicinal_Plant_Farms_and_Herbal_Medicine_Corporation_Ltd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (TAMPCOL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Minerals_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited">Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Minorities_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNMEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Newsprint_and_Papers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers">Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Overseas_Manpower_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (TNOMC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Police_Housing_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPH)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Poultry_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (TAPCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Power_Finance_and_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFID)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Road_Development_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Road_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Salt_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Small_Industries_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation">Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Small_Industries_Development_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Southern_Structurals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Express_Transport_Corporation" title="State Express Transport Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Marketing_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Wide_Area_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Sugar_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Tea_Plantation_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Text_Book_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Textile_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Tourism_Development_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation">Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Transmission_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation">Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Transport_Development_Finance_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Finance_and_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Infrastructure_Financial_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Warehousing_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Women_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nodal agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_of_Foreign_Exchange_and_Prevention_of_Smuggling_Activities_Act,_1974" title="Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974">Advisory body, COFEPSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Development_Authority" title="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporation_of_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporation of Chennai">Corporation of Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Health_Mission" title="National Health Mission">National Health Mission (NHM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Uchchatar_Shiksha_Abhiyan" title="Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan">Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_Development_Authority_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (page does not exist)">Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Energy_Development_Agency" title="Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency">Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Horticulture_Development_Agency" title="Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency">Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Livestock_Development_Agency_(TNLDA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)">Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Disaster_Management_Authority" title="Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority">Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Legal_Services_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Seed_Development_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Watershed_Development_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_e-Governance_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Fire_and_Rescue_Services" title="Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services">Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police" title="Tamil Nadu Police">Tamil Nadu Police (TNP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organ_transplantation_in_Tamil_Nadu#TRANSTAN" title="Organ transplantation in Tamil Nadu">Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Water_Supply_and_Sewerage_Board" title="Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board">Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Construction_Workers_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_De-Notified_Communities_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Board">Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electrical_Licensing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board">Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Housing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Housing Board">Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Khadi_and_Village_Industries_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Labour_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Maritime_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Medical_Services_Recruitment_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Palm_Products_Development_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Pollution_Control_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board">Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Slum_Clearance_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board">Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Social_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Agricultural_Marketing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board">Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Teachers_Recruitment_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Narikuravar_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Traders_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Transgender_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Ulema_and_other_Employees_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Uniformed_Services_Recruitment_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board">Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Habitat_Development_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board">Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Vanniyakula_Kshatriya_Public_Charitable_Trust_and_Endowments_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Waqf_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Water_Supply_and_Drainage_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board">Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cooperative societies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aavin" title="Aavin">Aavin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salem_Starch_and_Sago_Manufacturers_Service_Industrial_Co-operative_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (page does not exist)">Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Consumers%27_Co-operative_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operation_Food_and_Consumer_Protection&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Housing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Marketing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Marketing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Milk_Producers%27_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Societies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Societies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Spinning_Mill_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_State_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development_Bank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Sugar_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-optex" title="Co-optex">Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Horticultural_Producers_Co-operative_Enterprises_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises Limited">Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNSC_Bank" title="TNSC Bank">Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Apex_Fisheries_Cooperative_Federation_Limited_(TAFCOFED)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)">Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Co-operative_Societies_Election_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Palmgur_and_Fibre_Marketing_Co-operative_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Autonomous bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Biodiversity_Conservation_And_Greening_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_AIDS_Control_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Council_for_Science_and_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Regulatory_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Hajj_Commiitee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Iamwarm_Project&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Information_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu Information Commission">Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Market_Management_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Planning_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu Planning Commission">Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Public_Service_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission">Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Blindness_Control_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Commission_for_Differently_Abled&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Commission_for_Women&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Commissioner_for_Protection_of_Child_Rights&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Consumer_Disputes_Redressal_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission">Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Council_for_Higher_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Council_For_Technical_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Election_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu State Election Commission">Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Finance_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Health_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Health Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Human_Rights_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education and research</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alagappa_University" title="Alagappa University">Alagappa University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_University" title="Anna University">Anna University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annamalai_University" title="Annamalai University">Annamalai University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathiar_University" title="Bharathiar University">Bharathiar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathidasan_University" title="Bharathidasan University">Bharathidasan University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Kamaraj_University" title="Madurai Kamaraj University">Madurai Kamaraj University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manonmaniam_Sundaranar_University" title="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University">Manonmaniam Sundaranar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa_Women%27s_University" title="Mother Teresa Women's University">Mother Teresa Women's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periyar_University" title="Periyar University">Periyar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Agricultural_University" title="Tamil Nadu Agricultural University">Tamil Nadu Agricultural University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Dr._J._Jayalalithaa_Fisheries_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University">Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_National_Law_University" title="Tamil Nadu National Law University">Tamil Nadu National Law University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Open_University" title="Tamil Nadu Open University">Tamil Nadu Open University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Physical_Education_and_Sports_University" title="Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University">Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Teachers_Education_University" title="Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University">Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Veterinary_and_Animal_Sciences_University" title="Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University">Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_University" title="Tamil University">Tamil University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tamil_Nadu_Dr._Ambedkar_Law_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University">The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tamil_Nadu_Dr._J._Jayalalithaa_Music_and_Fine_Arts_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University">The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tamil_Nadu_Dr._M.G.R._Medical_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University">The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_University" title="Thiruvalluvar University">Thiruvalluvar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Madras" title="University of Madras">University of Madras</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_14th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_(2011-2016)" title="Template:Members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_(2011-2016)" title="Template talk:Members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_(2011-2016)" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Members_of_the_14th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Members of the <a href="/wiki/14th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly" title="14th Tamil Nadu Assembly">14th Tamil Nadu Assembly</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AIADMK+ alliance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pon._Raja" title="Pon. Raja">Pon. Raja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Ramanaa" title="B. V. Ramanaa">B. V. Ramanaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Manimaran_(Poonamallee_MLA)" title="R. Manimaran (Poonamallee MLA)">R. Manimaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Abdul_Rahim" title="S. Abdul Rahim">S. Abdul Rahim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Vedachalam" title="S. Vedachalam">S. Vedachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Moorthy" title="V. Moorthy">V. Moorthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kuppan" title="K. Kuppan">K. Kuppan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Vetriivel" title="P. Vetriivel">P. Vetriivel</a> (to 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._C._D._Prabhakar" title="J. C. D. Prabhakar">J. C. D. Prabhakar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Neelakandan" title="V. Neelakandan">V. Neelakandan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">D. Jayakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala._Karuppiah" title="Pala. Karuppiah">Pala. Karuppiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Valarmathi" title="B. Valarmathi">B. Valarmathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Gokula_Indira" title="S. Gokula Indira">S. Gokula Indira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Senthamizhan" title="G. Senthamizhan">G. Senthamizhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._P._Kalairajan" title="V. P. Kalairajan">V. P. Kalairajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Rajalakshmi_(politician)" title="R. Rajalakshmi (politician)">R. Rajalakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Ashok" title="M. K. Ashok">M. K. Ashok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Kandan" title="K. P. Kandan">K. P. Kandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Perumal" title="R. Perumal">R. Perumal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Dhansingh" title="P. Dhansingh">P. Dhansingh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._M._Chinnayya" title="T. K. M. Chinnayya">T. K. M. Chinnayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Manoharan" title="K. Manoharan">K. Manoharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Manoharan" title="R. Manoharan">R. Manoharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Raji" title="V. S. Raji">V. S. Raji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Kanitha_Sampath" title="S. Kanitha Sampath">S. Kanitha Sampath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Ganesan" title="P. Ganesan">P. Ganesan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Somasundaram" title="V. Somasundaram">V. Somasundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ravi_(politician)" title="S. Ravi (politician)">S. Ravi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Mohammed_John" title="A. Mohammed John">A. Mohammed John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Srinivasan" title="R. Srinivasan">R. Srinivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Vijay" title="V. S. Vijay">V. S. Vijay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govi._Sampath_Kumar" title="Govi. Sampath Kumar">Govi. Sampath Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Veeramani" title="K. C. Veeramani">K. C. Veeramani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Ramesh" title="K. G. Ramesh">K. G. Ramesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._P._Venkatraman" title="V. N. P. Venkatraman">V. N. P. 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