J. C. D. Prabhakar

John Christian Devavaram Prabhakar (born 13 October 1952) is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu representing the Thousand Lights Assembly constituency, as a member of the TVK. He is the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He previously was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai District as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a party he represented till 2026. In September 2016, Prabhakar was put forward as an AIADMK candidate for the Chennai Corporation elections. On 3 January 2026 he joined the TVK Party.