2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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The Seventeenth Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election is expected to be held in April–May 2026 to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] M. K. Stalin is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Background
[edit]In the previous assembly elections, The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an absolute majority in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its SPA alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the NDA alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and independent candidates did not secure any seats. After spending a decade as the opposition party, the DMK won Tamil Nadu from the AIADMK, which reigned the state for two consecutive terms (2011-2021). After the victory, M. K. Stalin became the next chief minister of the state. The AIADMK led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[2][3][4][5][6]
AIADMK alliance
[edit]On 25 September 2023, the party's secretaries advisory meeting, led by general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, was held in the Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai. At the meeting, it was decided to withdraw from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, and it was officially announced by deputy general secretary K. P. Munusamy after the meeting.[7][8][9]
In the 2024 general election, the AIADMK-led Alliance consisting of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Puthiya Tamilagam (PT), and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) contested in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the 18th Lok Sabha polls. In the alliance, the AIADMK contested 36 constituencies, and the DMDK contested five constituencies. The party-led alliance lost in all the constituencies it contested, and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance swept the election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.[10] On 11 April 2025, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah announced their alliance for 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election on a Joint Press Conference at Chennai.[11][12]
TVK formation
[edit]Schedule
[edit]| Poll Event | Schedule |
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| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
Parties and Alliances
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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M. K. Stalin | TBD | |
| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 
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E. R. Eswaran | TBD | ||
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | 
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M. H. Jawahirullah | TBD | ||
| Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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G. M. Sreedhar Vandaiyar | TBD | ||
| Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi | 
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T. Velmurugan | TBD | ||
| Tamil Nadu Peasants and Workers Party |
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Pon. Kumar | TBD | ||
| Makkal Viduthalai Katchi |
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S. K. Murugavel Rajan | TBD | ||
| Aathi Thamizhar Peravai |
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R. Athiyamaan | TBD | ||
| Mukkulathor Pulipadai |
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Karunas | TBD | ||
| Manithaneya Jananayaka Katchi |
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Thamimun Ansari | TBD | ||
| Samathuva Makkal Kazhagam |
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Ernavoor Narayanan | TBD | ||
| Samathuva Makkal Kazhagam |
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Ernavoor Narayanan | TBD | ||
| Indian National Congress | 
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K. Selvaperunthagai | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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P. Shanmugam | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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R. Mutharasan | TBD | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 
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K. M. Kader Mohideen | TBD | |
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | 
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Kamal Haasan | TBD | |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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.JPG)
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Vaiko | TBD | |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 
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Thol. Thirumavalavan | TBD | |
| Political party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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Edappadi K. Palaniswami | TBD | |
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | 
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T. R. Paarivendhar | TBD | ||
| Inthiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam |
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T. Devanathan Yadav | TBD | ||
| Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi |
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N. R. Dhanapalan | TBD | ||
| Puratchi Bharatham Katchi | 
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M. Jagan Moorthy | TBD | ||
| Puthiya Needhi Katchi | 
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A. C. Shanmugam | TBD | ||
| Puthiya Tamilagam | 
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K. Krishnasamy | TBD | ||
| Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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B. John Pandian | TBD | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Nainar Nagenthiran | TBD | |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 
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S. Ramadoss | TBD | |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 
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Premallatha Vijayakant | TBD | |
| Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 
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T. T. V. Dhinakaran | TBD | |
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
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G. K. Vasan | TBD | |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga Thondargal Urimai Meetpu Kuzhu |
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O. Panneerselvam | TBD | |
Others
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Naam Tamilar Katchi | 
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Seeman | 234 | |
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 
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Vijay | TBD | |
| Social Democratic Party of India | 
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V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak | TBD | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 
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P. V. Kathiravan | TBD | |
Candidates
[edit]Surveys and polls
[edit]Opinion polls
[edit]| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | |||
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| SPA | NDA | Others | |||||
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | |||
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| SPA | NDA | Others | |||||
Exit polls
[edit]| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | |||
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| SPA | NDA | Others | |||||
Results
[edit]Results by alliance or party
[edit]| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| SPA | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India | |||||||||
| Indian Union Muslim League | |||||||||
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | |||||||||
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||||
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |||||||||
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| NDA | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | |||||||||
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |||||||||
| Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||||
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | — | 234 | — | |||||
Results by region
[edit]| Region | Seats | |||
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| SPA | NDA | Others | ||
| Northern Tamil Nadu | 69 | |||
| Western Tamil Nadu | 68 | |||
| Southern Tamil Nadu | 51 | |||
| Central Tamil Nadu | 46 | |||
| Total | 234 |
Results by district
[edit]| District | Seats | |||
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| SPA | NDA | Others | ||
| Thiruvallur | 6 | |||
| Chennai | 22 | |||
| Kancheepuram | 3 | |||
| Chengalpattu | 6 | |||
| Ranipet | 4 | |||
| Vellore | 5 | |||
| Thirupattur | 4 | |||
| Krishnagiri | 6 | |||
| Dharmapuri | 5 | |||
| Thiruvanamalai | 8 | |||
| Villupuram | 7 | |||
| Kallakurichi | 4 | |||
| Salem | 11 | |||
| Namakkal | 6 | |||
| Erode | 8 | |||
| Nilgiris | 3 | |||
| Thiruppur | 8 | |||
| Coimbatore | 10 | |||
| Dindigal | 7 | |||
| Karur | 4 | |||
| Tiruchirapalli | 9 | |||
| Perambalur | 2 | |||
| Ariyalur | 2 | |||
| Cuddalore | 9 | |||
| Mayiladuthurai | 3 | |||
| Nagapattinam | 3 | |||
| Thiruvarur | 4 | |||
| Thanjavur | 8 | |||
| Pudukottai | 6 | |||
| Sivaganga | 4 | |||
| Madurai | 10 | |||
| Theni | 4 | |||
| Virudhunagar | 7 | |||
| Ramanathapuram | 4 | |||
| Thoothukudi | 6 | |||
| Tenkasi | 5 | |||
| Tirunelveli | 5 | |||
| Kanyakumari | 6 | |||
| Total | 234 |
Results by constituency
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 Live: DMK leader Stalin to take oath as CM on May 7". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Detailed Result, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021" (PDF). eci.gov.in.
- ^ "PMK aims to form TN government in 2026: Anbumani". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "NTK will contest alone in 2024 and 2026: Seeman". The Hindu. 17 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "BJP will make big impact in Tamil Nadu in 2024, 2026 elections, says K. Annamalai". The Hindu. 27 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA alliance, to lead separate front for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ PTI. "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA; to form front to fight 2024 LS polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "AIADMK snaps ties with BJP-led NDA alliance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu election results 2024: DMK alliance sweeps Cuddalore, Villupuram, and Kallakurichi". The Hindu. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP, AIADMK reunite forming alliance for 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election". The Hindu. 11 April 2025. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ https://www.indiatvnews.com/tamil-nadu/chennai-bjp-announces-alliance-with-aiadmk-in-tamil-nadu-ahead-of-2026-elections-eps-to-be-cm-candidate-2025-04-11-985064