Tamil Nadu Timeline

Constitutional Amendment

3 events, 1951 to 1994; 2 marked as turning points.

  1. 1951

    1. 18 Jun 1951New DelhiLegislation

      First Amendment enables reservation for backward classes

      Parliament passed the First Amendment, allowing special provisions for socially and educationally backward classes.

  2. 1963

    1. Nov 1963ChennaiPolitics

      DMK drops demand for a separate Dravida Nadu

      After the Sino-Indian War and the anti-secession Sixteenth Amendment, the DMK abandoned its demand for an independent Dravida Nadu.

  3. 1994

    1. Aug 1994ChennaiLegislation

      69% reservation Act placed in the Ninth Schedule

      Through the 76th Amendment, the Constitution's Ninth Schedule came to include Tamil Nadu's 1993 law that kept reservation at 69%.