Election Year |
Election Details |
Elected Party/Coalition |
Chief Minister |
1937 |
First Assembly (Madras Presidency) |
Indian National Congress* |
C. Rajagopalachari |
1946 |
Second Assembly (Madras Presidency) |
Indian National Congress |
1) T. Prakasam |
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2) Omandur Ramaswamy Reddiar |
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3) P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja |
1952 |
First Assembly |
Indian National Congress* |
1) C. Rajagopalachari |
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2) K. Kamaraj |
1957 |
Second Assembly |
Indian National Congress |
K. Kamaraj (2) |
1962 |
Third Assembly |
Indian National Congress |
1) K. Kamaraj (3) |
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2) M. Bakthavatsalam |
1967 |
Fourth Assembly |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1) C.N. Annadurai |
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2) M. Karunanidhi |
1971 |
Fifth Assembly |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M. Karunanidhi (2) |
1977 |
Sixth Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M.G. Ramachandran |
1980 |
Seventh Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M.G. Ramachandran (2) |
1984 |
Eighth Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M.G. Ramachandran (3) |
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Janaki Ramachandran |
1989 |
Ninth Assembly |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M. Karunanidhi (3) |
1991 |
Tenth Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
J. Jayalalithaa |
1996 |
Eleventh Assembly |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M. Karunanidhi (4) |
2001 |
Twelfth Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
O. Panneerselvam |
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J. Jayalalithaa (2) |
2006 |
Thirteenth Assembly |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam† |
M. Karunanidhi (5) |
2011 |
Fourteenth Assembly |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
J. Jayalalithaa (3) |