The third legislative assembly of Madras state (3 March 1962 – 28 February 1967) was constituted in March 1962 after the assembly election which was held in February 1962.
Overview The general elections were held in 1962 for 206 constituencies. In the election, Congress under the leadership of Kamaraj won with a majority, and subsequently formed the government. Kamaraj proposed the Kamaraj Plan and on 2 October 1963 he resigned from the Chief Minister post. After the resignation, M. Bakthavatsalam became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. In 1965, the strength of the assembly was increased to 234 by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1965.
Position LeaderGovernorBhishnuram Medhi Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur,P. Chandra Reddy Sardar Ujjal SinghChief MinisterK. Kamaraj M. BakthavatsalamSpeaker S. ChellapandianDeputy SpeakerK. ParthasarathiLeader of the HouseM. BhaktavatsalamLeader of Opposition V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Kamaraj's cabinet The council of ministers in the Kamaraj cabinet: Minister PortfoliosK. KamarajChief Minister, Public, Planning and Development (including Local development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension SchemeM. BhaktavatsalamFinance and EducationJothi VenkatachalamPublic Health, Women & Children's WelfareR. VenkataramanRevenueS. M. Abdul MajeedLocal AdministrationP. KakkanAgricultureV. RamaiahPublic Works and RevenueN. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai MandradiarCooperation and ForestsG. BhuvaraghanPublicity and Information
Bhaktavatsalam's cabinet The council of ministers in the Bhaktavatsalam cabinet: Minister PortfoliosM. BhaktavatsalamChief MinisterJothi VenkatachalamHealthR. VenkataramanIndustriesS. M. Abdul MajeedLocal AdministrationP. KakkanHomeV. RamaiahFoodNalla Senapathi Sarkari ManradiarCo-operationG. BhuvaraghanPublicity and Information
See also 1962 Madras State legislative assembly election Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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