List of Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
List of Chairmen of Madras Legislative Council
With the introduction of provincial autonomy in 1937, the Council became the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. The presiding officer of the Council was called as the "Chairman of the Council".

List of Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Section Title: List of Chairmen of Madras Legislative Council
Table Section Text: With the introduction of provincial autonomy in 1937, the Council became the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. The presiding officer of the Council was called as the "Chairman of the Council".

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party

1	U. Rama Rao	1937	1945	Indian National Congress

2	R. B. Ramakrishna Raju	1946	1952	Indian National Congress

3	P. V. Cherian	1952	20 April 1964	Indian National Congress

4	M. A. Manickavelu Naicker	1964	1970	Indian National Congress

5	C. P. Chitrarasu	1970	1976	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

6	M. P. Sivagnanam	1976	1986	Tamil Arasu Kazhagam

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Between 1937-45, U. Rama Rao served as the chairman of the Madras legislature.

final_sentence: Between 1937-45, U. Rama Rao served as the chairman of the Madras legislature.