Get Ready for a Zip Through Elections to Madras Legislature, Then TN Assembly
Published on: March 20, 2026, 12:07 a.m. | Source: Deccan Chronicle
According to S.P. Anthonisamy, senior citizen of Thanjavur and son of A.Y.S. Parisutham Nadar, former MLA of Thanjavur, the system of electing people’s representatives to the legislature was first introduced during the British period. The first-ever general election in the Madras presidency was held in 1920.
