List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
Madras State
Madras State, precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was created after India became a republic on 26 January 1950.

List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Section Title: Madras State
Table Section Text: Madras State, precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was created after India became a republic on 26 January 1950.

#	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	Election

1	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja MLC	26 January 1950	10 April 1952	2nd (805 days)	Indian National Congress	1946 Madras Legislative Assembly Election

2	C. Rajagopalachari MLC	-	10 April 1952	13 April 1954	2nd (733 days)	1952 Madras Legislative Assembly Election

3	K. Kamaraj MLA for Gudiyattam (1954-57) MLA for Sattur (1957-63)	-	13 April 1954	31 March 1957	1st (1,083 days)

13 April 1957	1 March 1962	2nd (1,783 days)	1957 Madras Legislative Assembly Election

15 March 1962	2 October 1963	3rd (566 days)	1962 Madras Legislative Assembly Election

4	M. Bakthavatsalam MLA for Sriperumbudur	-	2 October 1963	6 March 1967	1st (1,251 days)

5	C. N. Annadurai MLC	-	6 March 1967	14 January 1969	1st (680 days)	DMK	1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election

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Kamaraj was the 3rd Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) during 1954–1963.

final_sentence: Kamaraj was the 3rd Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) during 1954–1963.