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Oath Ceremony of MLAs in Tamil Nadu Assembly

May 13 , 2026 16 hrs 0 min 16 0

The elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) took oath in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 11 May 2026.
The oath ceremony was conducted in the presence of Pro-tem Speaker M. V. Karuppaiah.
He was sworn in as the Pro-tem Speaker by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
Thousand Lights MLA J. C. D. Prabhakar was nominated for the post of Speaker of the Assembly.
Chief Minister Vijay handed over the nomination papers to Assembly Secretary K. Srinivasan.
Vijay also nominated Thuraiyur MLA M. Ravisankar for the post of Deputy Speaker.
The strength of the Assembly became 233 after Vijay resigned from his second seat, Tiruchi East.