Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Official Symbol
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DMK Recognized State Party in Tamil Nadu Established 17 September 1949

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம்
Principal Opposition Party (59 Seats)
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Seats Won (MLAs) 59 of 234 Assembly Seats
Seats Contested 169 2026 General Election
Strike Rate 34.9% Win Conversion %
Total Votes Secured 11,785,492 EVM + Postal Ballots
Avg Vote Share 33.19% Across Contested Seats
Top Victory Margin +43,249 Highest Seat Lead
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Active By-Election Update (October 2026) Finished Runner-Up in October 2026 By-Elections (I. Paranthamen polled 54,008 votes in Madurantakam & S. Suganya polled 57,370 votes in Dharapuram)
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Statutory Recognition & Symbol Orders

Official Symbol (EN): Rising Sun
சின்னம் (தமிழ்): உதயசூரியன்
TNSEC Statutory Status: Reserved State Party Symbol (ECI & TNSEC)
Legal Gazette Reference: TNSEC Order SO0012/2025 Table-2 (Recognized State Parties with Reserved Symbols)
State Headquarters: Anna Arivalayam, 367/369 Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 600018
Party Flag & Heraldry: Horizontal bicolour with Black on top (signifying Dravidian self-respect and rationalist struggle) and Red at the bottom (representing social revolution and progressive egalitarianism).
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Leadership Roster & Ideology

Founder: Perarignar C. N. Annadurai
Party President / Head: M. K. Stalin
General Secretary: Duraimurugan
Assembly Floor Leader: Udhayanidhi Stalin (Leader of the Opposition)
Coalition / Alliance: Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) / INDIA Bloc
Core Ideological Pillars
✓ Dravidian Model Governance (திராவிட மாடல்) ✓ Social Justice & Backward Class Reservations ✓ State Autonomy & Fiscal Federalism (மாநில சுயாட்சி) ✓ Anti-Hindi Imposition & Linguistic Rights ✓ Inclusive Welfare State & Free Higher Education for Girls
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Political Evolution & Electoral History

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was founded on 17 September 1949 at Robinson Park in Royapuram, Chennai, by C. N. Annadurai following differences with Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's Dravidar Kazhagam over participating in democratic electoral politics.

DMK created historical milestones by becoming the first regional party in post-independence India to defeat the Congress party in a state election in 1967, installing Annadurai as Chief Minister. Under the five-decade stewardship of M. Karunanidhi and subsequently M. K. Stalin, the DMK institutionalized affirmative action, pioneering 69% reservation, the First-Generation Graduate scholarship, the breakfast scheme for primary schools, and free bus transit for women.

In the 2026 Assembly election, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance transitioned to the role of Principal Opposition with Udhayanidhi Stalin serving as Leader of the Opposition.

17th Tamil Nadu Assembly Candidates & MLAs (2026)

Showing 171 contested assembly constituencies with candidate profiles and analytical vote projections.

AC # Constituency District Candidate Name Votes Vote Share % Margin / Diff Status
128 Oddanchatram Dindigul 🏆 Sakkarapani. R 106,414
51.46%
+43,249 MLA Won
175 Orathanadu Thanjavur 🏆 R.Vaithilingam 102,228
48.87%
+35,028 MLA Won
109 Gudalur (SC) Nilgiris 🏆 Dhravidamani.M 101,687
47.31%
+22,833 MLA Won
124 Valparai (SC) Coimbatore 🏆 Kutty (Alias) Sudhakar. A 100,669
45.10%
+9,371 MLA Won
212 Mudukulathur Ramanathapuram 🏆 R.S.Rajakannappan 100,543
46.32%
+16,598 MLA Won
148 Kunnam Perambalur 🏆 Sivasankar. S.S 100,088
46.62%
+15,557 MLA Won
78 Rishivandiyam Kallakkurichi 🏆 Karthikeyan K 98,934
44.08%
+4,862 MLA Won
134 Aravakurichi Karur 🏆 Elango R 98,860
46.01%
+19,382 MLA Won
170 Thiruvidaimarudur (SC) Thanjavur 🏆 Govi.Chezhiaan 98,630
45.78%
+14,116 MLA Won
129 Athoor Dindigul 🏆 I.Periasamy 98,036
45.72%
+22,368 MLA Won
221 Kadayanallur Tenkasi 🏆 Rajendran. T.M 96,295
44.44%
+6,253 MLA Won
211 Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram 🏆 Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam 95,864
45.45%
+12,459 MLA Won
200 Bodinayakanur Theni 🏆 Panneerselvam.O 95,593
44.59%
+6,805 MLA Won
196 Thirumangalam Madurai 🏆 Manimaran.M 95,583
48.55%
+23,807 MLA Won
223 Alangulam Tenkasi 🏆 Paul Manoj Pandian 94,834
44.84%
+7,798 MLA Won
168 Thiruvarur Tiruvarur 🏆 Kalaivanan Poondi K 94,682
44.79%
+18,148 MLA Won
151 Tittakudi (SC) Cuddalore 🏆 Ganesan C.V 94,517
42.59%
+2,629 MLA Won
177 Peravurani Thanjavur 🏆 Ashokkumar. N 94,408
43.22%
+3,162 MLA Won
181 Thirumayam Pudukkottai 🏆 Regupathy.S 94,389
42.84%
+1,492 MLA Won
173 Thiruvaiyaru Thanjavur 🏆 Durai. Chandrasekaran 94,194
42.43%
+8,555 MLA Won
226 Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 🏆 M.Abdul Wahab 93,789
42.10%
+13,805 MLA Won
126 Madathukulam Tiruppur 🏆 R Jayaramakrishnan 93,766
45.91%
+15,968 MLA Won
144 Manachanallur Tiruchirappalli 🏆 Kathiravan. S 93,715
44.43%
+12,364 MLA Won
132 Dindigul Dindigul 🏆 Senthilkumar. I.P 93,607
43.26%
+1,131 MLA Won
77 Ulundurpettai Kallakkurichi 🏆 Vasanthavel G R 93,578
43.53%
+2,277 MLA Won
215 Tiruchendur Thoothukkudi 🏆 Anitha R.Radhakrishnan 93,423
42.85%
+5,872 MLA Won
176 Pattukkottai Thanjavur 🏆 Annadurai K 93,213
44.81%
+13,754 MLA Won
123 Pollachi Coimbatore 🏆 K.Nithyanandhan 92,288
43.59%
+4,627 MLA Won
74 Villupuram Viluppuram 🏆 Lakshmanan R 92,208
41.94%
+4,119 MLA Won
218 Kovilpatti Thoothukkudi 🏆 Karunanithi.K 91,889
42.19%
+843 MLA Won
140 Tiruchirappalli (West) Tiruchirappalli 🏆 K.N.Nehru 91,224
44.16%
+4,786 MLA Won
198 Andipatti Theni 🏆 Maharajan.A 91,188
44.85%
+9,554 MLA Won
180 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai 🏆 V.Muthuraja 90,567
41.93%
+1,867 MLA Won
133 Vedasandur Dindigul 🏆 Saminathan. T 90,522
43.41%
+10,063 MLA Won
63 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai 🏆 Velu. E.V 90,113
42.58%
+2,455 MLA Won
19 Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Chennai 🏆 Udhayanidhi Stalin 89,548
40.62%
+7,140 MLA Won
137 Kulithalai Karur 🏆 Suriyanur A Chandran 89,479
40.13%
+579 MLA Won
120 Coimbatore (South) Coimbatore 🏆 V Senthilbalaji 89,388
42.03%
+2,271 MLA Won
182 Alangudi Pudukkottai 🏆 Siva.V.Meyyanathan 89,125
43.14%
+12,977 MLA Won
158 Chidambaram Cuddalore 🏆 Thamimun Ansari. M 88,699
41.34%
+5,747 MLA Won
208 Tiruchuli Virudhunagar 🏆 Thangam Thenarasu 88,512
42.22%
+13,485 MLA Won
213 Vilathikulam Thoothukkudi 🏆 Markandayan G V 88,129
42.48%
+8,228 MLA Won
163 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 🏆 M.H.Jawahirullah 87,585
43.95%
+9,781 MLA Won
204 Sattur Virudhunagar 🏆 Kadarkarairaj. A 87,170
42.98%
+5,989 MLA Won
54 Veppanahalli Krishnagiri 🏆 Srinivasan.P.S 86,254
41.03%
+138 MLA Won
110 Coonoor Nilgiris 🏆 M.Raju 85,970
41.98%
+8,099 MLA Won
160 Sirkazhi (SC) Mayiladuthurai 🏆 Senthilselvan.R 85,592
42.86%
+11,417 MLA Won
162 Poompuhar Mayiladuthurai 🏆 Nivedha M Murugan 85,570
42.55%
+8,260 MLA Won
69 Vandavasi (SC) Tiruvannamalai 🏆 Ambethkumar. S 85,417
42.33%
+3,333 MLA Won
156 Kurinjipadi Cuddalore 🏆 M.R.K.Panneerselvam 85,409
41.86%
+7,589 MLA Won
48 Ambur Tirupathur 🏆 Vilwanathan. A.C 85,072
43.32%
+7,131 MLA Won
18 Harbour Chennai 🏆 P K Sekarbabu 85,041
41.89%
+11,750 MLA Won
220 Vasudevanallur (SC) Tenkasi 🏆 E.Raja 84,982
43.17%
+6,583 MLA Won
230 Nagercoil Kanniyakumari 🏆 Austin 84,463
41.88%
+7,570 MLA Won
73 Vanur (SC) Viluppuram 🏆 Gowtham D 84,257
41.22%
+7,034 MLA Won
125 Udumalaipettai Tiruppur 🏆 Jayakumar M 84,138
40.19%
+2,882 MLA Won
209 Paramakudi (SC) Ramanathapuram 🏆 Advocate. Kathiravan. K.K 84,114
39.84%
+3,548 MLA Won
222 Tenkasi Tenkasi 🏆 Dr.Kalai Kathiravan 83,445
42.63%
+10,299 MLA Won
207 Aruppukkottai Virudhunagar 🏆 Ramachandran. K.K.S.S.R 81,383
40.74%
+4,943 MLA Won
201 Cumbum Theni Eramakrishnan N 94,116
41.83%
- 2nd Place
136 Krishnarayapuram (SC) Karur Raja. C.K 91,213
42.19%
- 2nd Place
100 Modakkurichi Erode S.Senthilnathan 90,960
42.43%
- 2nd Place
13 Kolathur Chennai M.K.Stalin 90,326
40.53%
- 2nd Place
111 Mettupalayam Coimbatore Smt.Kavitha Kalyanasundaram 87,655
41.18%
- 2nd Place
190 Sholavandan (SC) Madurai Venkatesan.A 86,876
41.86%
- 2nd Place
185 Tiruppattur Sivaganga Periakaruppan. Kr 86,149
39.00%
- 2nd Place
89 Salem (North) Salem Rajendran. R 85,569
38.36%
- 2nd Place
43 Vellore Vellore P.Karthikeyan 85,538
41.36%
- 2nd Place
171 Kumbakonam Thanjavur Anbalagan G 85,410
41.83%
- 2nd Place
91 Veerapandi Salem Tharun. A.K 85,209
40.53%
- 2nd Place
116 Sulur Coimbatore Thalapathy Murugesan 84,958
41.82%
- 2nd Place
187 Manamadurai (SC) Sivaganga Tamilarasi.A 84,895
39.72%
- 2nd Place
194 Madurai West Madurai Balaji R 84,605
39.23%
- 2nd Place
130 Nilakkottai (SC) Dindigul S.Nagajothi 84,247
40.30%
- 2nd Place
36 Uthiramerur Kancheepuram Sundar.K 83,931
39.18%
- 2nd Place
142 Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi 83,362
40.39%
- 2nd Place
114 Tiruppur (South) Tiruppur Dineshkumar. N 82,960
37.11%
- 2nd Place
147 Perambalur (SC) Perambalur Dr. Jayalakshmi. S.T 82,746
36.80%
- 2nd Place
138 Manapparai Tiruchirappalli P.Abdul Samed 82,599
40.65%
- 2nd Place
202 Rajapalayam Virudhunagar Thangapandian. S 81,263
36.61%
- 2nd Place
37 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram Nithya Sugumar 80,928
36.96%
- 2nd Place
99 Erode (West) Erode S.Muthusamy 80,891
36.04%
- 2nd Place
41 Ranipet Ranipet R.Gandhi 80,369
39.09%
- 2nd Place
4 Thiruvallur Thiruvallur V.G.Raajendran 80,270
37.25%
- 2nd Place
193 Madurai Central Madurai Palanivel Thiaga Rajan 79,894
37.96%
- 2nd Place
118 Coimbatore (North) Coimbatore Durai. Senthamil Selvan B.E 79,722
37.35%
- 2nd Place
40 Katpadi Vellore Duraimurugan 79,510
37.61%
- 2nd Place
93 Senthamangalam (ST) Namakkal P Poomalar 79,054
38.36%
- 2nd Place
186 Sivaganga Sivaganga Karunaas S 78,870
38.33%
- 2nd Place
15 Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC) Chennai K.S.Ravichandran 78,774
36.79%
- 2nd Place
17 Royapuram Chennai Dr. A.Subair Khan 78,578
37.13%
- 2nd Place
16 Egmore (SC) Chennai Tamilan Prasanna 78,178
39.29%
- 2nd Place
24 Thiyagarayanagar Chennai Raja Anbazhagan 78,074
36.92%
- 2nd Place
224 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Subramanian.S 77,637
38.19%
- 2nd Place
94 Namakkal Namakkal Rani P 77,355
36.41%
- 2nd Place
92 Rasipuram (SC) Namakkal Mathiventhan M Dr 76,619
35.63%
- 2nd Place
189 Madurai East Madurai Moorthy P 76,542
37.45%
- 2nd Place
112 Avanashi (SC) Tiruppur Dr. Gokilamani.V 76,470
37.71%
- 2nd Place
97 Kumarapalayam Namakkal S.Balu 76,403
38.08%
- 2nd Place
122 Kinathukadavu Coimbatore Sabari Karthikeyan K.V.K.S 76,026
38.07%
- 2nd Place
191 Madurai North Madurai G.Thalapathi 75,898
37.99%
- 2nd Place
106 Gobichettipalayam Erode Nallasivam.N 75,705
38.75%
- 2nd Place
20 Thousand Lights Chennai Ezhilan Naganathan 75,671
38.64%
- 2nd Place
145 Musiri Tiruchirappalli N.S.Karunairaaja 75,576
38.55%
- 2nd Place
192 Madurai South Madurai M.Boominathan 74,876
35.41%
- 2nd Place
14 Villivakkam Chennai Karthik Mohan 73,839
37.15%
- 2nd Place
174 Thanjavur Thanjavur Shan. Ramanathan 73,664
36.32%
- 2nd Place
28 Alandur Chengalpattu T.M.Anbarasan 73,154
33.27%
- 2nd Place
31 Tambaram Chengalpattu R.S.Kiruthika Devi 72,973
34.56%
- 2nd Place
45 Kilvaithinankuppam (SC) Vellore Rajeswari. R 71,354
35.47%
- 2nd Place
141 Tiruchirappalli (East) Tiruchirappalli S.Inigo Irudayaraj 71,048
35.21%
- 2nd Place
228 Radhapuram Tirunelveli Appavu.M 70,297
35.86%
- 2nd Place
22 Virugampakkam Chennai Prabhakara Raja.A.M.V 70,122
35.20%
- 2nd Place
21 Anna Nagar Chennai N.Chitrarasu 70,006
35.14%
- 2nd Place
96 Tiruchengodu Namakkal Eswaran E R 69,769
34.94%
- 2nd Place
7 Maduravoyal Thiruvallur Ganapathy. K 69,026
27.67%
- 2nd Place
32 Chengalpattu Chengalpattu Karthikdhandapani 68,014
33.68%
- 2nd Place
139 Srirangam Tiruchirappalli S.Durairaj 67,893
34.47%
- 2nd Place
115 Palladam Tiruppur K.Selvaraj 67,623
32.42%
- 2nd Place
1 Gummidipoondi Thiruvallur T.J.Govindarajan 67,088
32.28%
- 2nd Place
214 Thoothukkudi Thoothukkudi P.Geetha Jeevan 67,069
33.56%
- 2nd Place
25 Mylapore Chennai Velu. Dha 66,810
33.28%
- 2nd Place
50 Tirupattur Tirupathur Nallathambi. A 66,316
30.06%
- 2nd Place
23 Saidapet Chennai Subramanian. Ma 66,296
33.33%
- 2nd Place
217 Ottapidaram (SC) Thoothukkudi P.M.Ramajeyam 64,956
31.87%
- 2nd Place
90 Salem (South) Salem Loganathan. M 62,607
31.58%
- 2nd Place
195 Thiruparankundram Madurai Kiruthiga Thangapandi 62,400
31.13%
- 2nd Place
5 Poonamallee (SC) Thiruvallur Krishnaswamy.A 59,271
24.48%
- 2nd Place
11 Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Chennai J.John Ebenezer 58,937
29.90%
- 2nd Place
6 Avadi Thiruvallur S.M.Nasar 58,546
25.43%
- 2nd Place
12 Perambur Chennai R.D.Shekar 57,455
28.28%
- 2nd Place
8 Ambattur Thiruvallur Dr A.P.Poornima 55,928
27.53%
- 2nd Place
9 Madavaram Thiruvallur S.Sudharsanam 48,617
20.74%
- 2nd Place
86 Edappadi Salem Kasi. C 46,728
19.27%
- 2nd Place
27 Sholinganallur Chengalpattu S.Aravind Ramesh 44,530
19.65%
- 2nd Place
104 Bhavani Erode Chandrasekar. K.A 31,545
14.30%
- #3
75 Vikravandi Viluppuram Anniyur Siva @ Sivashanmugam A 31,419
14.30%
- #3
85 Mettur Salem Midhun Chakravarthy.M 30,427
13.65%
- #3
79 Sankarapuram Kallakkurichi Udhayasuriyan T 29,594
14.30%
- #3
44 Anaikattu Vellore A.P.Nandakumar 28,674
14.30%
- #3
153 Neyveli Cuddalore Saba.Rajendran 28,446
13.65%
- #3
64 Kilpennathur Tiruvannamalai Pitchandi.K 28,330
13.00%
- #3
143 Lalgudi Tiruchirappalli T.Parivallal 26,759
13.65%
- #3
62 Chengam (SC) Tiruvannamalai M.P.Giri 26,619
13.65%
- #3
76 Tirukkoyilur Kallakkurichi Dr Pon Gauthamsigamani 25,748
11.70%
- #3
57 Palacode Dharmapuri Dnv Senthilkumar. S 25,000
11.70%
- #3
101 Dharapuram (SC) Tiruppur Indirani.T 24,112
11.70%
- #3
55 Hosur Krishnagiri Sathya.S.A 23,347
10.40%
- #3
119 Thondamuthur Coimbatore N.R.Karthikeyan 23,330
10.40%
- #3
157 Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Saravanan. Durai . K 21,671
10.40%
- #3
150 Jayankondam Ariyalur Kannan Ka.So.Ka 21,473
10.40%
- #3
49 Jolarpet Tirupathur Kavithadhandapani 20,936
9.75%
- #3
35 Maduranthakam (SC) Chengalpattu S.Amulu Ponmalar 19,777
9.10%
- #3
229 Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari Mahesh.R 19,088
9.75%
- #3
65 Kalasapakkam Tiruvannamalai Saravanan. P.S.T 18,105
9.10%
- #3
42 Arcot Ranipet J.L.Eswarappan 15,076
7.35%
- #4
169 Nannilam Tiruvarur Mohamed Mubarak 14,775
7.00%
- #4
149 Ariyalur Ariyalur Latha Balu 14,689
6.65%
- #4
70 Gingee Viluppuram Gingee Masthan K S 13,617
6.30%
- #4
165 Vedaranyam Nagapattinam Pugazhendi. M 13,584
6.65%
- #4
61 Pappireddippatti Dharmapuri Shanmugam. A 13,070
6.65%
- #4
67 Arani Tiruvannamalai Mahalakshmi Govarthanan 13,039
6.65%
- #4
179 Viralimalai Pudukkottai Chellapandiyan. K.K 12,885
5.25%
- #4
60 Harur (SC) Dharmapuri Palaniappan. P 12,712
6.30%
- #4
135 Karur Karur Aasee.M.Thiagarajan 12,207
5.60%
- #4
68 Cheyyar Tiruvannamalai Jothi. O 10,910
4.90%
- #4
81 Gangavalli (SC) Salem Chinnadurai. K 9,948
4.90%
- #4
102 Kangayam Tiruppur M.P.Saminathan 9,856
4.90%
- #4
131 Natham Dindigul Selvakumar K 9,631
4.90%
- #4
101 Dharapuram (SC) Tiruppur S. Suganya
★ Won By-Election on 09 Oct 2026 under TVK (+9,471 margin)
57,370
32.36%
- 2nd Place
35 Maduranthakam (SC) Chengalpattu I. Paranthamen
★ May 2026 won under AIADMK, resigned MLA seat; Won By-Election on 09 Oct 2026 under TVK (+20,040 margin)
54,008
29.53%
- 2nd Place

District-Wise Electoral Performance (2026)

Regional strongholds, contested constituencies, seats won, and cumulative district votes.

District Name Seats Won Contested Conversion Rate Total District Votes Avg Vote Share
Thanjavur 5 7
71.4%
641,747 43.32%
Dindigul 4 6
66.7%
482,457 38.18%
Tenkasi 4 4
100%
359,556 43.77%
Coimbatore 3 8
37.5%
634,036 37.44%
Thoothukkudi 3 5
60%
405,466 38.59%
Virudhunagar 3 4
75%
338,328 40.64%
Cuddalore 3 5
60%
318,742 29.97%
Pudukkottai 3 4
75%
286,966 33.29%
Ramanathapuram 3 3
100%
280,521 43.87%
Chennai 2 15
13.3%
1,117,655 36.27%
Tiruchirappalli 2 8
25%
592,176 36.44%
Tiruppur 2 7
28.6%
438,925 29.99%
Karur 2 4
50%
291,759 33.48%
Theni 2 3
66.7%
280,897 43.76%
Tiruvannamalai 2 7
28.6%
272,533 18.89%
Kallakkurichi 2 4
50%
247,854 28.40%
Viluppuram 2 4
50%
221,501 25.94%
Nilgiris 2 2
100%
187,657 44.65%
Mayiladuthurai 2 2
100%
171,162 42.71%
Madurai 1 8
12.5%
636,674 38.70%
Tirunelveli 1 3
33.3%
241,723 38.72%
Perambalur 1 2
50%
182,834 41.71%
Tirupathur 1 3
33.3%
172,324 27.71%
Krishnagiri 1 2
50%
109,601 25.72%
Tiruvarur 1 2
50%
109,457 25.90%
Kanniyakumari 1 2
50%
103,551 25.82%
Nagapattinam 1 2
50%
101,169 25.30%
Thiruvallur 0 7
0%
438,746 27.91%
Namakkal 0 5
0%
379,200 36.68%
Salem 0 6
0%
320,488 24.72%
Erode 0 4
0%
279,101 32.88%
Chengalpattu 0 5
0%
278,448 26.05%
Vellore 0 4
0%
265,076 32.19%
Sivaganga 0 3
0%
249,914 39.02%
Kancheepuram 0 2
0%
164,859 38.07%
Ranipet 0 2
0%
95,445 23.22%
Dharmapuri 0 3
0%
50,782 8.22%
Ariyalur 0 2
0%
36,162 8.53%

Historical Assembly Election Track Record

Comparative seats won, candidates fielded, and total voter support across Tamil Nadu elections.

Election Assembly Label Seats Won Contested Strike Rate Total Votes Avg Vote Share
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly By-Elections (October 2026) 0 2 0% 111,378
30.95%
2026 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election 59 169 34.9% 11,785,492
33.19%
2021 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 133 188 70.7% 17,407,836
46.68%
2016 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 89 178 50% 13,696,857
41.29%
2011 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 23 172 13.4% 19,207,605
41.97%
2006 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 96 157 61.1% 18,396,394
47.07%
2001 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 31 163 19% 14,647,801
42.57%
1996 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 173 177 97.7% 17,218,215
50.99%
1991 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2 164 1.2% 11,126,828
40.64%
1989 9th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 150 179 83.8% 14,466,988
49.50%
1984 8th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 24 156 15.4% 12,051,552
42.16%
1980 7th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 37 166 22.3% 9,343,898
42.90%
1977 6th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 48 177 27.1% 7,344,048
43.41%

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Data Disclosure & Statutory Citation: Political party profiles, symbol reservations, and statutory movement classifications are compiled under Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) Statutory Order SO0012/2025 and the Election Commission of India (ECI). Candidate performance, votes secured, margins, and MLA records correspond to certified returning officer reports for the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly General Election.