Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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The Next 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.
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All 234 elected seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 118 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
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] 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.[7][8]
Schedule
| 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
Secular Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
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M. K. Stalin | 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[9] |  |
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Kamal Haasan | TBD | |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
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Vaiko | TBD | |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  |
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Thol. Thirumavalavan | TBD | |
National Democratic Alliance
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | |
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G. K. Vasan | TBD | |
| Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam |  |
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T. T. V. Dhinakaran | TBD | |
| Puratchi Bharatham Katchi |  |
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M. Jagan Moorthy | TBD | |
| Independent | |
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O. Panneerselvam | TBD | |
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Naam Tamilar Katchi |  |
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Seeman | TBD | |
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |  |
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Vijay | TBD | |
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
Exit polls
Results
Results by alliance or party
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| SPA | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||
| Puratchi Bharatham Katchi | |||||||||
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| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | — | 234 | — | |||||
Results by region
Results by district
| 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
See also
References
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