1st Madras State Assembly

1952–57 Indian state legislative assembly August 2020 August 2020 The first Legislative Assembly of Madras state was constituted in May 1952. This was following the first election held in Madras state after the Indian Independence.TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Documents/practice/pp1.htm 22 December 2012 Overview Under the New Constitution of India, The Legislature consists of the Governor and two Houses known as the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. The Madras Legislative Assembly consisted of 375 seats to be filled by election, distributed in 309 constituencies, 243 single-members constituencies, 62 double-member constituencies in each of which a seat had been reserved for Scheduled Castes and four two-member constituencies in each of which a seat had been reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Three seats were uncontested.A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/ch01.pdf MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 22 December 2012 In 1953, after the formation of Andhra State which consisting of the Telugu-speaking areas and Bellary district was also merged with the Mysore State which consisting of Kannada speaking area. The Members of the Madras Legislative Assembly was reduced to 231. Consequent on the States Reorganisation Act, the number of members of the Assembly was again reduced to 190. In the 1952 Madras State legislative assembly election, no single party obtained a simple majority to form an independent Government. C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) of the Indian National Congress became the Chief Minister after a series of re-alignments among various political parties and Independents.http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971108/31250413.html Leader, amend thy mind Expressindia.com 1997-11-08 2012-12-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120924055217/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971108/31250413.html 2012-09-24 http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/aug/22flip.htm T V R Shenoy on another bout of uncertainty in Tamil Nadu rediff.com 2001-08-22 2012-12-29 Rajaji was resigned in 1954 after the heavy opposition to his Hereditary education policy. In the ensuing leadership struggle, Kamaraj defeated Rajaji's chosen successor C. Subramaniam and became the Chief Minister on 31 March 1954.http://www.preservearticles.com/201104306162/k-kamaraj.html Complete biography of K. Kamaraj Preservearticles.com 2012-12-29 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820183205/http://www.preservearticles.com/201104306162/k-kamaraj.html dead Position LeaderGovernorSri Prakasa A.J. JohnChief MinisterC. Rajagopalachari K. KamarajSpeakerJ. Sivashanmugam Pillai N. Gopala MenonDeputy SpeakerB. Bhaktavatsalu NaiduLeader of the HouseC. SubramaniamLeader of OppositionNagi Reddi P. Ramamurthi Cabinet Rajagopalachari's Cabinet The Cabinet under Rajagopalachari was sworn in on 10 April 1952.http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) : Section II Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2012-12-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf 2013-10-17 Minister PortfolioC. RajagopalachariChief Minister, Public and PoliceA. B. ShettyHealthC. SubramaniamFinance, Food and ElectionsK. Venkataswamy NaiduReligious Endowments and RegistrationN. Ranga ReddiPublic WorksM. V. Krishna RaoEducation, Harijan Uplift and InformationV. C. Palanisami GounderProhibitionU. Krishna RaoIndustries, Labour, Motor Transport, Railways, Posts, Telegraphs and Civil AviationR. Nagana GowdaAgriculture, Forests, veterinary, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and CinchonaN. Sankara ReddiLocal AdministrationM. A. Manickavelu NaickerLand RevenueK. P. Kuttikrishnan NairCourts, Prisons and Legal DepartmentRaja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara SethupathiHouse Rent ControlS. B. B. Pattabirama RaoRural Welfare, Commercial Taxes and Scheduled areasD. SanjeevayyaCooperation and Housing Changes Ministers belonging to Bellary and Andhra constituencies (Naganna Gowda, Sankara Reddi, Pattabirama Rao, Sanjeevayya and Ranga Reddi) stepped down on 30 September 1953, a day before Andhra State split to form a separate state.http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/ch02_05.pdf A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) : Section I Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 11 February 2010 The portfolios of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects and National Extension Schemes were handed over to M. Bhaktavatsalam on 9 October 1953. Jothi Venkatachalam was made minister for Prohibition and Women's Welfare. K. Rajaram Naidu became the Minister for Local Administration. C. Subramaniam was given the additional portfolios of education, information and publicity. V. C. Palaniswamy Gounder was put in charge of Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Harijan welfare. Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968 Justice Party 1968 58 ISBN https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jothi+venkatachalam%22+ Kamaraj's Cabinet Members of cabinet who served between 13 April 1954 - 13 April 1957 under the Chief Ministership of Kamraj are: Minister PortfolioK. KamarajChief Minister; Minister of Public and Police in the Home DepartmentA. B. ShettyMinister in charge of medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemenM. BhaktavatsalamMinister in charge of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects, National Extension Scheme, Women's Welfare, Industries and Labour and Animal Husbandry and VeterinaryC. SubramaniamMinister in charge of Finance, Food, Education, Elections and Information and Publicity and Law (Courts and Prisons)M. A. Manickavelu NaickerMinister in charge of Land Revenue and Commercial Taxes and Rural Development.S. S. Ramasami PadayachiMinister of Local AdministrationRaja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara SethupathiMinister in charge of Public Works, Accommodation Control, Engineering Colleges, Stationery and Printing including Establishment questions of the Stationery Department and the Government PressB. ParameswaranMinister in charge of Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition Changes Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, A. B. Shetty quit the Ministry on 1 March 1956 and his portfolio was shared between other ministers in the cabinet. See also 1951 Madras Legislative Assembly election Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly References Category:Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly