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Stannis265/Fifth Dhakshinamurthy Ministry
22nd Cabinet of the State of Tamil Nadu
V. Irai Anbu Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Date formed	7 May 2021
People and organisations
Governor	Banwarilal Purohit (till 18 September 2021) R. N. Ravi (since 18 September 2021)
Chief Minister	V. Irai Anbu (AIADMK)
Member parties	AIADMK
Status in legislature	Government (159) SPA (159)   AIADMK (128)   INC (18)   VCK (4)   MDMK (4)   CPI(M) (2)   CPI (2)   KMDK (1) Opposition (75) TMC+ (71)   TMC (65)   PMK (5)   PBK (1) NDA (4)   BJP (4) SPA 159 / 234 (68%) TMC+ 71 / 234 (30%)
Opposition party	TMC
Opposition leader	K. Palaniswamy
History
Election	2021
Legislature terms	3 years, 165 days
Predecessor	Fourth Irai Anbu Ministry

Fifth Baalu Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by V. Irai Anbu that was formed after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam retained power in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. The new assembly formed was 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. The Council assumed office on 7 May 2021.

Council of Ministers

Sr. No.	Name	Age	Constituency	Portfolio	Party		Term of office
							Took office	Duration
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
1.	M. Dhakshinamurthy	78	Kolathur	General Administration Mudhalvarin Mugavari Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers Intelligence Vigilance Portfolios not allocated to other Ministers		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
2.	M. K. Kanimozhi	53	Tiruvarur	Home Affairs Police Special Programme Implementation Poverty Alleviation Programme Rural Indebtedness		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
Cabinet Ministers of Tamil Nadu
3.	Palanivel Thiagarajan	58	Madurai Central	Finance Planning Statistics Information Technology		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
4.	K. Pitchandi	69	Kilpennathur	Public Works (Buildings) Highways Minor Ports			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
5.	T. M. Anbarasan	64	Alandur	Housing Development Town and Country Planning Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Urban Development			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
6.	Vasuki Murugesan	69	Karur	Law and Justice Prisons Legislative Affairs Human Resources			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
7.	A. Soundara Pandian	59	Lalgudi	Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Horticulture Marketing and Warehouses			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
8.	Durai Chandrasekaran	65	Tiruvaiyaru	Transport Waterways and Air Transport Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
9.	R. Sakkarapani	63	Oddanchatram	Rural Development Panchayat and Panchayat Unions Boodhan and Gramdhan			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
10.	Thangam Thennarasu	58	Tiruchuli	Revenue District Revenue Establishment Disaster Management Relief and Rehabilitation			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
11.	P. K. Sekar Babu	55	Radhakrishnan Nagar	Municipal Administration Water Supply and Sanitation Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
12.	P. Geetha Jeevan	54	Thoothukudi	Water Resources Minor Irrigation Medium and Major Irrigation Command Area Development			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
13.	M. P. Saraswathi	57	Kangayam	Forests Environment and Climate Change Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
14.	V. S. Meyyanathan	55	Alangudi	Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Protection and Price Control Legal Metrology			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
15.	M. Varalakshmi	50	Chengalpattu	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Rural Industries Skill Development and Entrepreneurship			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
16.	I. Paranthamen	46	Mylapore	Power Non-Conventional Energy Development			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
17.	P. Anbil Mahesh	46	Thiruverumbur	Primary and Secondary Education Adult Education Libraries			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
18.	G. Nivedha Murugan	45	Poompuhar	Industries Investments Promotion Commerce Special Economic Zones			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
19.	N. Ezhilan	45	Thousand Lights	Public Health Family Welfare Medical Education Food and Drug Administration			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
20.	V. Rajalakshmi	52	Sankarankoil	Higher Education Technical Education Science and Technology Electronics			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
21.	A. Pushpa Leela	52	Padmanabhapuram	Social Welfare and Empowerment Women and Child Welfare Social Justice and Reforms Welfare of Differently-Abled Nutritious Meal Programme			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
22.	S. Sudharsanam	55	Madhavaram	Animal Husbandry Aavin Milk and Dairy Development			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
23.	C. V. Ganesan	55	Tittakudi	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Tamil Culture Museums and Archives Archaeology			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
24.	J. Eswaran	50	Arcot	Labour Welfare Employment Guarantee Pensions and Pensioner Benefits			7 May 2021	3 years, 165 days
25.	A. P. Nandakumar	55	Anaicut	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamps Debt Relief and Chits Registration of Companies			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
26.	A. Maharajan	49	Andipatti	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporations Mines and Geology			19 August 2022	2 years, 61 days
27.	K. Selvaraj	56	Tiruppur South	Handlooms and Textiles Khadi Handicrafts			19 August 2022	2 years, 61 days
28.	O. Jothi	45	Cheyyar	Co-operation Cooperative Societies Prohibition and Excise Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
29.	N. Pugazhenthi	48	Vikravandi	Information and Public Relations Tamil Official Language Cinematography Printing and Stationery			19 August 2022	2 years, 61 days
30.	A. R. R. Sreelakshmi	40	Virudhunagar	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation Youth Welfare and Sports Development			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
31.	S. K. Kannan	46	Jayankondam	Backward Classes Welfare Most Backward Classes Welfare De-notified Communities Welfare			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
32.	M. Fatima Abdullah	47	Palayamkottai	Minorities Welfare Haj and Wakf Board Non-Resident Tamils Refugees and Evacuees			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days
33.	Y. Prakaash	57	Hosur	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare Hill Area Development			12 May 2023	1 year, 160 days

Cabinet Reshuffles

19 August 2022

S.No.	Name of the	Age	Constituency	Previous Portfolios	New Portfolios
1.	K. Ramachandran	71	Coonoor	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporations Mines and Geology	--Dropped from the council--
2.	A. Maharajan	49	Andipatti	Handlooms and Textiles Khadi Handicrafts	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporations Mines and Geology
3.	K. Selvaraj	56	Tiruppur South	--Inducted into the council--	Handlooms and Textiles Khadi Handicrafts

12 May 2023

S.No.	Name of the Minister	Age	Constituency	Previous Portfolios	New Portfolios
1.	M. Appavu	72	Radhapuram	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamps Debt Relief and Chits Registration of Companies	--Dropped from the council--
2.	C. Saraswathi	76	Bargur	Social Welfare and Empowerment Women and Child Welfare Social Justice and Reforms Welfare of Differently-Abled Nutritious Meal Programme	--Dropped from the council--
3.	K. S. Masthan	69	Gingee	Minorities Welfare Haj and Wakf Board Non-Resident Tamils Refugees and Evacuees	--Dropped from the council--
4.	S. S. Sivasankar	55	Kunnam	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation Youth Welfare and Sports Development	--Dropped from the council--
5.	S. Ramya Ramachandran	47	Aruppukottai	Backward Classes Welfare Most Backward Classes Welfare De-notified Communities Welfare	--Dropped from the council--
6.	P. Karthika	52	Vellore	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare Hill Area Development	--Dropped from the council--
7.	A. Pushpa Leela	52	Padmanabhapuram	Co-operation Cooperative Societies Prohibition and Excise Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation	Social Welfare and Empowerment Women and Child Welfare Social Justice and Reforms Welfare of Differently-Abled Nutritious Meal Programme
8.	A. P. Nandakumar	55	Anaicut	--Inducted into the council--	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamps Debt Relief and Chits Registration of Companies
9.	O. Jothi	43	Cheyyar	--Inducted into the council--	Co-operation Cooperative Societies Prohibition and Excise Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation
10.	A. R. R. Sreelakshmi	40	Virudhunagar	--Inducted into the council--	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation Youth Welfare and Sports Development
11.	S. K. Kannan	46	Jayankondam	--Inducted into the council--	Backward Classes Welfare Most Backward Classes Welfare De-notified Communities Welfare
12.	M. Fatima Abdullah	47	Palayamkottai	--Inducted into the council--	Minorities Welfare Haj and Wakf Board Non-Resident Tamils Refugees and Evacuees
13.	Y. Prakaash	57	Hosur	--Inducted into the council--	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare Hill Area Development

16 June 2024

S.No.	Name of the Minister	Age	Constituency	Previous Portfolios	New Portfolios
1.	M. Appavu	72	Radhapuram	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamps Debt Relief and Chits Registration of Companies	--Dropped from the council--

Demographics

The following tables represent the demographics of the Ministers as of 12 May 2023.

Division	District	No. of Ministers	Name of Ministers
West	Coimbatore	-	-
	Dharmapuri	-	-
	Dindigul	1	R. Sakkarapani
	Erode	1	M. P. Saraswathi
	Krishnagiri	1	Y. Prakaash
	Namakkal	-	-
	Nilgiris	-	-
	Pollachi	-	-
	Salem	-	-
	Tiruppur	1	K. Selvaraj
South	Kanniyakumari	1	A. Pushpa Leela
	Madurai	1	Palanivel Thiagarajan
	Ramanathapuram	1	Thangam Thennarasu
	Sivagangai	1	V. S. Meyyanathan
	Tenkasi	1	V. M. Rajalakshmi
	Theni	1	A. Maharajan
	Thoothukudi	1	P. Geetha Jeevan
	Tirunelveli	1	M. Fatima Abdullah
	Virudhunagar	1	A. R. R. Sreelakshmi
North	Arani	1	O. Jothi
	Cuddalore	1	C. V. Ganesan
	Kallakurichi	-	-
	Kancheepuram	1	M. Varalakshmi
	Ranipet	1	J. Eswaran
	Tiruvannamalai	1	K. Pitchandi
	Vellore	1	A. P. Nandakumar
	Viluppuram	1	N. Pugazhenthi
Central	Ariyalur	1	S. K. Kannan
	Karur	1	Vasuki Murugesan
	Kumbakonam	1	G. Nivedha Murugan
	Nagapattinam	1	M. K. Kanimozhi (Deputy Chief Minister)
	Perambalur	1	A. Soundara Pandian
	Thanjavur	1	Durai Chandrasekaran
	Tiruchirappalli	1	P. Anbil Mahesh
Chennai	Chennai	4	M. Dhakshinamurthy (Chief Minister) P. K. Sekar Babu N. Ezhilan I. Paranthamen
	Tambaram	1	T. M. Anbarasan
	Tiruvallur	1	S. Sudharsanam

Office bearers of the Legislative Assembly

The main officials of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly are:

Sr. No.	Office	Name	Age	Constituency	Party		Term of office
							Took office	Left office	Duration
1.	Speaker	K. Parvathi	70	Senthamangalam				All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	11 May 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 161 days
2.	Deputy Speaker	T. Udhayasuriyan	60	Sankarapuram	11 May 2021	Incumbent			3 years, 161 days
3.	Leader of the House	V. Irai Anbu	78	Kolathur	11 May 2021	Incumbent			3 years, 161 days
4.	Deputy Leader of the House	M. K. Kanimozhi	53	Tiruvarur	11 May 2021	Incumbent			3 years, 161 days
5.	Government Whip	G. Thalapathi	66	Madurai North	11 May 2021	Incumbent			3 years, 161 days
6.	Leader of the Opposition	K. Palaniswamy	70	Edappadi		Tamil Maanila Congress	8 June 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 133 days
7.	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	R. B. Udhayakumar	51	Thirumangalam			8 June 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 133 days
8.	Opposition Whip	C. Vijayabaskar	50	Viralimalai			8 June 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 133 days

Region-wise break up

Region	Total seats
		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		Secular Progressive Alliance		Tamil Maanila Congress		National Democratic Alliance
		Seats Won		Seats Won		Seats Won		Seats Won
West	60	15	13	4	12	35	23	6	2
South	54	26	5	13	4	13	8	2	1
North	48	31	1	4	3	12	6	1	2
Central	42	29	3	7	3	6	6	0
Chennai	30	27		3		0		0
Total	234	128	22	31	22	66	43	9	1
		159 (44)				75 (44)

References

Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S Category:2020s in Tamil Nadu Category:2021 establishments in Tamil Nadu Category:Cabinets established in 2021 Category:2021 in Indian politics Category:Lists of current Indian state and territorial ministries Stalin