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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2006
234 seats · 153 changed party since 2001
Party standings
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2006 · 10 parties won seats
- DMK96
- AIADMK61
- INC34
- PMK18
- CPIM9
- MDMK6
- CPI6
- Others4
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9641% | 87,28,716 | 26.5% | 132 |
| AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6126% | 1,07,68,559 | 32.6% | 188 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 3415% | 27,65,768 | 8.4% | 48 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 188% | 18,63,749 | 5.6% | 31 |
| CPIMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 94% | 8,72,674 | 2.6% | 13 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63% | 19,71,565 | 6.0% | 35 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 63% | 5,31,740 | 1.6% | 10 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 21% | 4,26,321 | 1.3% | 9 |
| DMDKDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 10% | 27,64,223 | 8.4% | 232 |
| INDIndependent | 10% | 9,95,345 | 3.0% | 1222 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 00% | 6,66,823 | 2.0% | 225 |
+ 26 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2006 · winner by seat
234 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 118
2006 · selected
Majority 118
DMK96AIADMK61INC34PMK18CPIM9MDMK6CPI6VCK2DMDK1IND1
2001 · previous
Majority 118
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 2001 → 2006
2001 2006· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
30.9
26.5
31.4
32.6
2.5
8.4
5.6
5.6
5.1
6.0
0.0
8.4
6.2
3.0
DMKAIADMKINCPMKMDMKDMDKIND
Seat change
2006 seats minus 2001 seats
seats lostseats gained
DMK
31 → 96
+65
AIADMK
132 → 61
−71
INC
7 → 34
+27
PMK
20 → 18
−2
CPIM
0 → 9
+9
MDMK
2 → 6
+4
CPI
5 → 6
+1
VCK
0 → 2
+2
DMDK
0 → 1
+1
IND
3 → 1
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 2001 → 2006
share lostshare gained
DMDK
0.0% → 8.4%
+8.4%
INC
2.5% → 8.4%
+5.9%
CPIM
0.0% → 2.6%
+2.6%
VCK
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
AIADMK
31.4% → 32.6%
+1.2%
MDMK
5.1% → 6.0%
+0.9%
BSP
0.1% → 0.8%
+0.7%
AIFB
0.0% → 0.3%
+0.3%
MGRK
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
PNK
0.7% → 0.0%
−0.7%
Biggest DMK–AIADMK swings
Seats where the DMK-vs-AIADMK vote gap moved most, 2001 → 2006. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (DMK share − AIADMK share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward DMK; to the left, toward AIADMK.
toward AIADMKtoward DMK
Chidambaram
−103.4%
Saidapet
−94.4%
Papanasam
−93.1%
Coimbatore North
−88.2%
Cheyyar
−81.9%
Tiruttani
−81.3%
Chengalpattu
−79.6%
Singanallur
−79.3%
Kovilpatti
−78.9%
Sathyamangalam
+78.3%
Thiruthuraipundi
−75.6%
Padmanabhapuram
+74.9%
Closest races · 2006
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
- 104SinganallurAIADMK140.01%
- 47AnaicutAIADMK530.04%
- 156ThottiyamINC530.04%
- 114PongalurDMK530.05%
- 144Madurai EastCPIM510.05%
- 98TiruchengoduAIADMK1160.05%
- 101MettuppalayamAIADMK1420.09%
- 64PanrutiPMK1480.10%
- 15GummidipoondiAIADMK2290.15%
- 189ThirumaiyamINC3140.27%
- 184ThiruvaiyaruDMK3660.32%
- 209RajapalayamAIADMK4930.33%
All constituencies · 2006
234 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2001
- AcharapakkamDMK14.5%
- AlandurDMK6.3%
- AlangudiCPI6.0%
- AlangulamDMK5.1%
- AmbasamudramDMK14.6%
- AnaicutAIADMK0.0%
- AndhiyurDMK17.8%
- AndimadamDMK5.1%
- AndipattiAIADMK18.8%
- Anna NagarDMK5.7%
- ArakkonamDMK5.4%
- AraniDMK8.7%
- AranthangiDMK12.1%
- AravakurichiDMK2.8%
- ArcotPMK9.1%
- AriyalurINC3.2%
- AruppukkottaiDMK7.1%
- AthoorDMK18.5%
- AtturINC8.8%
- AvanashiAIADMK3.4%
- BargurAIADMK2.2%
- BhavaniPMK4.0%
- BhavanisagarDMK15.6%
- BhuvanagiriAIADMK11.6%
- BodinayakkanurDMK0.8%
- ChengalpattuPMK8.0%
- ChengamINC8.2%
- ChepaukDMK12.7%
- CheranmahadeviINC5.4%
- CheyyarINC3.5%
- ChidambaramAIADMK15.1%
- Coimbatore NorthAIADMK14.2%
- Coimbatore SouthDMK5.8%
- CoonoorDMK6.0%
- CuddaloreDMK4.5%
- CumbumMDMK1.7%
- DharapuramDMK3.8%
- DharmapuriPMK20.5%
- DindigulCPIM12.4%
- Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarAIADMK10.8%
- EdappadiPMK3.7%
- EgmoreDMK8.2%
- ErodeDMK5.0%
- GingeeDMK10.0%
- GobichettipalayamAIADMK3.3%
- GudalurDMK14.1%
- GudiyattamCPIM1.4%
- GummidipoondiAIADMK0.1%
- HarbourDMK0.7%
- HarurCPIM8.8%
- HosurINC5.8%
- IlayangudiDMK13.0%
- JayankondamAIADMK1.5%
- KadaladiDMK6.3%
- KadayanallurINC3.6%
- KalasapakkamAIADMK5.4%
- KallakurichiDMK15.3%
- KancheepuramPMK6.5%
- KandamangalamDMK5.3%
- KangayamINC5.9%
- KanniyakumariDMK8.5%
- KapilamalaiPMK7.3%
- KaraikudiINC12.4%
- KarurAIADMK3.2%
- KatpadiDMK23.3%
- KattumannarkoilVCK12.1%
- KaveripattinamPMK8.3%
- KilliyoorINC28.8%
- KinathukkadavuAIADMK4.4%
- KolathurAIADMK4.2%
- KollachalINC19.8%
- KovilpattiAIADMK10.8%
- KrishnagiriDMK13.0%
- KrishnarajapuramDMK7.1%
- KulithalaiDMK10.1%
- KumbakonamDMK11.3%
- KurinjipadiDMK1.5%
- KuttalamDMK9.0%
- LalgudiDMK2.7%
- Madurai CentralDMK7.6%
- Madurai EastCPIM0.1%
- Madurai WestAIADMK2.6%
- MaduranthakamINC3.1%
- ManamaduraiAIADMK10.5%
- MangalurVCK4.9%
- MannargudiCPI5.0%
- MarungapuriAIADMK1.9%
- MayuramINC1.4%
- MelmalayanurPMK9.1%
- MelurAIADMK2.3%
- MettuppalayamAIADMK0.1%
- MetturPMK8.1%
- ModakkurichiINC2.6%
- MorappurDMK10.4%
- MudhukulathurDMK10.1%
- MugaiyurPMK15.2%
- MusiriDMK7.1%
- MylaporeAIADMK1.1%
- NagapattinamCPIM1.9%
- NagercoilDMK11.5%
- NamakkalINC5.6%
- NanguneriINC19.2%
- NannilamCPI9.1%
- NathamAIADMK2.8%
- NatrampalliDMK11.1%
- NellikuppamDMK9.7%
- NilakkottaiAIADMK5.1%
- OddamchatramDMK16.7%
- OmalurPMK2.7%
- OrathanaduAIADMK3.0%
- OttapidaramAIADMK9.6%
- PadmanabhapuramDMK31.9%
- PalacoduAIADMK3.2%
- PalaniDMK9.1%
- PalayamkottaiDMK27.7%
- PalladamAIADMK3.3%
- PallipetINC5.8%
- PanamarathupattiDMK2.4%
- PanrutiPMK0.1%
- PapanasamAIADMK5.7%
- ParamakudiINC0.9%
- Park TownAIADMK8.7%
- PattukkottaiINC12.2%
- PennagaramDMK18.0%
- PerambalurDMK5.0%
- PeramburCPIM1.5%
- PeranamallurPMK5.5%
- PeravuraniAIADMK2.8%
- PeriyakulamAIADMK10.8%
- PernambattuDMK12.9%
- PerunduraiAIADMK6.2%
- PerurAIADMK5.8%
- PollachiAIADMK2.2%
- PolurINC6.1%
- PongalurDMK0.0%
- PonneriAIADMK6.3%
- PoompuharPMK0.8%
- PoonamalleeINC7.5%
- PudukkottaiAIADMK1.3%
- PurasawalkamDMK3.9%
- RadhapuramDMK9.4%
- RajapalayamAIADMK0.3%
- RamanathapuramINC9.3%
- RanipetDMK19.1%
- RasipuramDMK3.6%
- RishivandiyamINC6.2%
- RoyapuramAIADMK14.2%
- SaidapetAIADMK3.6%
- Salem-IAIADMK8.2%
- Salem-IiDMK8.2%
- SamayanallurDMK2.0%
- SankarankovilAIADMK3.5%
- SankarapuramDMK1.7%
- SankariDMK11.3%
- SathyamangalamDMK13.1%
- SattangulamINC17.8%
- SatturDMK14.0%
- SedapattiAIADMK2.1%
- SenthamangalamDMK12.8%
- SholavandanDMK1.4%
- SholingurINC5.7%
- SinganallurAIADMK0.0%
- SirkazhiDMK3.1%
- SivagangaCPI5.3%
- SivakasiMDMK5.1%
- SriperumbudurINC11.1%
- SrirangamAIADMK5.6%
- SrivaikuntamINC1.7%
- SrivilliputhurCPI4.9%
- T-NagarAIADMK10.8%
- TalavasalDMK7.6%
- TambaramDMK8.7%
- TaramangalamPMK8.6%
- TenkasiDMK13.4%
- ThalliIND3.7%
- ThandarambattuDMK21.3%
- ThanjavurDMK9.1%
- TheniAIADMK5.1%
- ThirumaiyamINC0.3%
- ThirumangalamMDMK3.4%
- ThirunavalurAIADMK4.9%
- ThirupparankundramAIADMK4.6%
- ThiruthuraipundiCPI16.5%
- ThiruvaiyaruDMK0.3%
- ThiruvallurDMK6.7%
- ThiruvarurDMK19.9%
- ThiruvattarCPIM25.3%
- ThiruverumburDMK13.0%
- ThiruvidaimarudurAIADMK2.8%
- ThiruvonamDMK1.2%
- ThiruvottiyurDMK1.0%
- ThondamuthurMDMK3.3%
- ThottiyamINC0.0%
- Thousand LightsDMK2.3%
- TindivanamAIADMK1.9%
- TiruchendurAIADMK12.5%
- TiruchengoduAIADMK0.1%
- Tiruchirapalli-IDMK12.0%
- Tiruchirapalli-IiDMK11.1%
- TirunelveliDMK0.4%
- TiruppatturPMK9.3%
- TiruppatturDMK5.2%
- TirupporurPMK6.2%
- TiruppurCPIM4.6%
- TiruttaniAIADMK0.7%
- TiruvadanaiINC4.5%
- TiruvannamalaiDMK8.5%
- TriplicaneAIADMK3.2%
- TuticorinDMK9.7%
- UdhagamandalamINC4.8%
- UdumalpetAIADMK2.4%
- UlundurpetDMK12.6%
- UppiliapuramDMK9.8%
- UsilampattiAIADMK3.3%
- UthiramerurDMK8.3%
- ValangimanAIADMK1.5%
- ValparaiINC24.3%
- VandavasiDMK18.5%
- VaniyambadiDMK18.4%
- VanurAIADMK2.9%
- VarahurAIADMK2.1%
- VasudevanallurMDMK5.9%
- VedaranyamDMK4.9%
- VedasandurINC9.9%
- VeerapandiDMK0.8%
- VellakoilDMK14.5%
- VelloreINC16.1%
- VilathikulamAIADMK7.9%
- VilavancodeCPIM37.5%
- VillivakkamDMK4.9%
- VillupuramDMK6.3%
- VirudhunagarMDMK3.2%
- VridhachalamDMDK9.1%
- YercaudDMK3.6%