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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 movement|Indian Independence]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Documents/practice/pp1.htm|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="madras">{{cite web|title=A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957)|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/ch01.pdf|publisher=MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

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.<ref name="madras"/>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971108/31250413.html |title=Leader, amend thy mind |publisher=Expressindia.com |date=1997-11-08 |access-date=2012-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924055217/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971108/31250413.html |archive-date=2012-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/aug/22flip.htm |title=T V R Shenoy on another bout of uncertainty in Tamil Nadu |work=rediff.com |date=2001-08-22 |access-date=2012-12-29}}</ref> 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 [[Chidambaram Subramaniam|C. Subramaniam]] and became the Chief Minister on 31 March 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.preservearticles.com/201104306162/k-kamaraj.html |title=Complete biography of K. Kamaraj |publisher=Preservearticles.com |date= |access-date=2012-12-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Leader
|-
|Governor
|Sri Prakasa <br /> A.J. John
|-
|Chief Minister
|[[C. Rajagopalachari]] <br /> [[K. Kamaraj]]
|-
|Speaker
|J. Sivashanmugam Pillai <br /> N. Gopala Menon
|-
|Deputy Speaker
|B. Bhaktavatsalu Naidu
|-
|Leader of the House
|[[Chidambaram Subramaniam|C. Subramaniam]]
|-
|Leader of Opposition
|Nagi Reddi <br /> [[P. Ramamurthi]]
|}

== Cabinet ==
=== Rajagopalachari's Cabinet ===
The Cabinet under Rajagopalachari was sworn in on 10 April 1952.<ref name="Assembly">{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf |title=A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) : Section II |publisher=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] |access-date=2012-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-17 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Minister
! Portfolio
|-
|[[C. Rajagopalachari]]
|Chief Minister, Public and Police
|-
|[[A. B. Shetty]]
|Health
|-
|[[C. Subramaniam]]
|Finance, Food and Elections
|-
|[[K. Venkataswamy Naidu]]
|Religious Endowments and Registration
|-
|[[N. Ranga Reddi]]
|Public Works
|-
|[[M. V. Krishna Rao]]
|Education, Harijan Uplift and Information
|-
|[[V. C. Palanisami Gounder]]
|Prohibition
|-
|[[U. Krishna Rao]]
|Industries, Labour, Motor Transport, Railways, Posts, Telegraphs and Civil Aviation
|-
|[[R. Nagana Gowda]]
|Agriculture, Forests, veterinary, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cinchona
|-
|[[N. Sankara Reddi]]
|Local Administration
|-
|[[M. A. Manickavelu Naicker]]
|Land Revenue
|-
|[[K. P. Kuttikrishnan Nair]]
|Courts, Prisons and Legal Department
|-
|[[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi|Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi]]
|House Rent Control
|-
|[[S. B. B. Pattabirama Rao]]
|Rural Welfare, Commercial Taxes and Scheduled areas
|-
|[[D. Sanjeevayya]]
|Cooperation 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/ch02_05.pdf|title=A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) : Section I|work=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]|access-date=11 February 2010}}</ref> 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|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.<ref name="jp">{{Cite book
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| authorlink =
| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968
| publisher = Justice Party
| year = 1968
| page =58
| place =
| id = ISBN
| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jothi+venkatachalam%22+
}}</ref>

===Kamaraj's Cabinet===
Members of cabinet who served between 13 April 1954 - 13 April 1957 under the Chief Ministership of Kamraj are:<ref name="Assembly"/>
{| class="wikitable"
! Minister
! Portfolio
|-
|K. Kamaraj
|Chief Minister; Minister of Public and Police in the Home Department
|-
|[[A. B. Shetty]]
|Minister in charge of medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen
|-
|[[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|Minister in charge of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects, National Extension Scheme, Women's Welfare, Industries and Labour and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
|-
|[[C. Subramaniam]]
|Minister in charge of Finance, Food, Education, Elections and Information and Publicity and Law (Courts and Prisons)
|-
|[[M. A. Manickavelu Naicker]]
|Minister in charge of Land Revenue and Commercial Taxes and Rural Development.
|-
|[[S. S. Ramasami Padayachi]]
|Minister of Local Administration
|-
|[[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi|Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi]]
|Minister in charge of Public Works, Accommodation Control, Engineering Colleges, Stationery and Printing including Establishment questions of the Stationery Department and the Government Press
|-
|[[B. Parameswaran]]
|Minister 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 ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

1st Madras State Assembly - Revision history

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