12th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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| Legislative body | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Fort St. George, Chennai | ||||
| Term | 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | ||||
| Election | 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Second Jayalalithaa ministry (2001) First Panneerselvam ministry (2001-2002) Third Jayalalithaa ministry (2002-2006) | ||||
| Opposition | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Members | 235 | ||||
| Speaker | K. Kalimuthu | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | A. Arunachalam | ||||
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | K. Anbazhagan | ||||
| Party control | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
The 12th Assembly of Tamil Nadu was instituted after the victory of AIADMK and allies in the 2001 state assembly election. O. Panneerselvam and J. Jayalalithaa subsequently became the 13th and 14th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu respectively. Even though Jayalalithaa was the Chief Minister between 14 May and 21 September 2001, the Supreme Court of India, declared that she did not legally hold the post, due to corruption charges from her previous Chief ministership.[1][2][3]
Overview
| Department | Minister |
|---|---|
| Speaker | K. Kalimuthu |
| Deputy Speaker | A. Arunachalam |
| Leader of the House | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Leader of Opposition | K. Anbazhagan |
Chief Ministers
| Chief Minister | Took office | Left office | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jayalalithaa |  |
14 May 2001 | 21 September 2001 | 130 days |
| O. Panneerselvam |  |
21 September 2001 | 2 March 2002 | 162 days |
| J. Jayalalithaa | |
2 March 2002 | 12 May 2006 | 1,532 days |
Council of Ministers
| Department | Minister |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister | O. Panneerselvam (21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002) J. Jayalalithaa (14 May 2001 – 21 September 2001) (2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006) |
| Deputy Chief Minister | None |
| Finance and Law | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Public Accounts | S. R. Balasubramoniyan |
| Public Undertakings | R. Jeevanantham M. C. Sampath |
See also
References
- ↑ "Jayalalithaa vs Karunanidhi: The legal battles behind her 2001 comeback". India Today. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, R. K. (18 April 2016). "Tamil Nadu's Experiments with Electoral Alliances". www.thehinducentre.com. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ V, Venkatesan (29 September 2001). "Exit Jayalalithaa". Frontline. Retrieved 5 August 2026.