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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1971 to 2026.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Lok Sabha14Vidhan Sabha13
20262021201620112006
More years
20011996199119891984198019771971

Current government

Who governs Tamil Nadu today

Full CM history →
C. Joseph Vijay
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
C. Joseph VijayTVK

In office since 10 May 2026 · 4 months

Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian politician and former actor who is currently serving as the ninth chief minister of Tamil Nadu since May 2026. He is the founder and president of the political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Prior to entering politics, he was a leading actor in Tamil cinema and among the highest-paid actors in India, having won numerous accolades including multiple Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.

Current seats
265
in the present Tamil Nadu assembly
Elections contested
13
Leading party, 2026
TVK
108 of 234 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu.

2026vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

Party2026202120162011200620011996199119891984198019771971
DMK59133892396311732150243748184
ADMK4766134150611324000000
ADK000000016421321291300
INC5188534706026610270
Others1231715643645785617682950
Total seats234234232234234234234234234234234234234

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

0521031552061971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026DMKADMKADKINC
  • DMK
  • ADMK
  • ADK
  • INC

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Tamil Nadu

0%14%27%41%54%1971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026DMKADMKADKINC
  • DMK
  • ADMK
  • ADK
  • INC

Constituency performance

From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu, 2026

Best performance
PERAMBUR
C. Joseph Vijay, 58.89% share
Closest contest
TIRUPPATTUR
won by 1 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
EDAPPADI
won by 98,110 (37.99%)
Lowest turnout
PALAYAMKOTTAI
70.14%

Seat change & vote share

Tamil Nadu, 2026

234SEATS
  • Retained56 (24%)
  • Changed hands147 (63%)
  • New seat31 (13%)

56 constituencies were won by the same party as 2021; 147 changed hands; 31 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
TVK34.92%
DMK24.19%
ADMK21.21%
NTK4.00%
INC3.37%
BJP2.97%
PMK2.17%
DMDK1.20%

Result by election

2026Full result →234 seats
TVK 108DMK 59ADMK 47
  • TVK108
  • DMK59
  • ADMK47
  • INC5
  • PMK4
  • VCK2
  • CPI2
  • CPM2
  • IUML2
  • AMMKMNKZ1
  • BJP1
  • DMDK1
2021Full result →234 seats
DMK 133ADMK 66INC 18
  • DMK133
  • ADMK66
  • INC18
  • PMK5
  • BJP4
  • VCK4
  • CPM2
  • CPI2
2016Full result →232 seats
ADMK 134DMK 89
  • ADMK134
  • DMK89
  • INC8
  • IUML1
2011Full result →234 seats
ADMK 150DMDK 29DMK 23
  • ADMK150
  • DMDK29
  • DMK23
  • CPM10
  • CPI9
  • INC5
  • PMK3
  • PT2
  • MAMAK2
  • AIFB1
2006Full result →234 seats
DMK 96ADMK 61INC 34PMK 18
  • DMK96
  • ADMK61
  • INC34
  • PMK18
  • CPM9
  • CPI6
  • MDMK6
  • VCK2
  • IND1
  • DMDK1
2001Full result →234 seats
ADMK 132DMK 31TMCM 23PMK 20
  • ADMK132
  • DMK31
  • TMCM23
  • PMK20
  • INC7
  • CPM6
  • CPI5
  • BJP4
  • IND3
  • MADMK2
  • FBL1
1996Full result →234 seats
DMK 173TMCM 39
  • DMK173
  • TMCM39
  • CPI8
  • PMK4
  • ADMK4
  • CPM1
  • JD1
  • IND1
  • JP1
  • BJP1
  • FBL1
1991Full result →234 seats
ADK 164INC 60
  • ADK164
  • INC60
  • DMK2
  • TMK2
  • JD1
  • ICSSCS1
  • CPM1
  • PMK1
  • CPI1
  • IND1
1989Full result →234 seats
DMK 150ADKJL 27INC 26CPM 15
  • DMK150
  • ADKJL27
  • INC26
  • CPM15
  • IND5
  • JNP4
  • CPI3
  • ADKJR2
  • ADK2
1984Full result →234 seats
ADK 132INC 61DMK 24
  • ADK132
  • INC61
  • DMK24
  • CPM5
  • IND4
  • JNP3
  • GKC2
  • CPI2
  • AKD1
1980Full result →234 seats
ADK 129DMK 37INC(I) 31
  • ADK129
  • DMK37
  • INC(I)31
  • CPM11
  • CPI9
  • IND8
  • GKC6
  • JNPJP2
  • FBL1
1977Full result →234 seats
ADK 130DMK 48INC 27
  • ADK130
  • DMK48
  • INC27
  • CPM12
  • JNP10
  • CPI5
  • IND1
  • FBL1
1971Full result →234 seats
DMK 184NCO 15
  • DMK184
  • NCO15
  • IND8
  • CPI8
  • FBL7
  • SWA6
  • PSP4
  • MUL2

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, most recent first

Full history →
C. Joseph Vijay
TVKIncumbent
2026–present
M. K. Stalin
DMK
2021–2026
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK
2017–2021
O. Panneerselvam
AIADMK
2001–2017

Assembly constituencies

265 current, 479 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 744

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1GUMMIDIPOONDIGEN12026
1GUMMIDIPUNDIGEN32021
2PONNERISC42026
3TIRUTTANIGEN42026
4THIRUVALLURGEN42026
5POONAMALLEESC42026
6AVADIGEN42026
7MADURAVOYALGEN42026
8AMBATTURGEN42026
9MADAVARAMGEN42026
10THIRUVOTTIYURGEN42026
11DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGARGEN42026
12PERAMBURGEN42026
13KOLATHURGEN42026
14VILLIVAKKAMGEN42026
15THIRU-VI-KA-NAGARSC42026
16EGMORESC42026
17ROYAPURAMGEN42026
18HARBOURGEN42026
19CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENIGEN42026
20THOUSAND LIGHTSGEN42026
21ANNA NAGARGEN42026
22VIRUGAMPAKKAMGEN42026
23SAIDAPETGEN42026
24THEAYAGARAYA NAGARGEN32021
24THIYAGARAYANAGARGEN12026
25MYLAPOREGEN42026
26VELACHERYGEN42026
27SHOZHINGANALLURGEN42026
28ALANDURGEN42026
29SRIPERUMBUDURSC42026
30PALLAVARAMGEN42026
31TAMBARAMGEN42026
32CHENGALPATTUGEN42026
33THIRUPORURGEN42026
34CHEYYURSC42026
35MADURANTAKAMSC12026
35MADURANTHAKAMSC32021
36UTHIRAMERURGEN42026
37KANCHEEPURAMGEN42026
38ARAKKONAMSC12026
38ARAKONAMSC32021
39SHOLINGHURGEN32021
39SHOLINGURGEN12026
40KATPADIGEN42026
41RANIPETGEN42026
42ARCOTGEN42026
43VELLOREGEN42026
44ANAIKATTUGEN42026
45KILVAITHINANKUPPAMSC42026

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.