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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2016
232 seats · vs 2011 (234-seat house — comparison approximate) · turnout 75.4%
Party standings
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2016 · 4 parties won seats
- AIADMK134
- DMK89
- INC8
- IUML1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 13458% | 1,76,16,266 | 40.8% | 232 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 8938% | 1,36,69,116 | 31.6% | 178 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 83% | 27,74,075 | 6.4% | 41 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 10% | 3,13,808 | 0.7% | 5 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 00% | 23,00,558 | 5.3% | 230 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 00% | 12,28,704 | 2.8% | 187 |
| DMDKDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 00% | 10,34,384 | 2.4% | 103 |
| INDIndependent | 00% | 6,17,898 | 1.4% | 1547 |
| NOTANOTA | 00% | 5,61,174 | 1.3% | 232 |
| NTKNTK | 00% | 4,58,007 | 1.1% | 229 |
+ 79 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2016 · winner by seat
234 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 117
2016 · selected
Majority 117
AIADMK134DMK89INC8IUML1
2011 · previous
Majority 118
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 2011 → 2016
2011 2016· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
38.4
40.8
22.4
31.6
9.3
6.4
5.2
5.3
7.9
2.4
4.4
1.4
AIADMKDMKINCPMKDMDKIND
Seat change
2016 seats minus 2011 seats
seats lostseats gained
AIADMK
150 → 134
−16
DMK
23 → 89
+66
INC
5 → 8
+3
IUML
0 → 1
+1
PMK
3 → 0
−3
DMDK
29 → 0
−29
CPI
9 → 0
−9
CPM
10 → 0
−10
PT
2 → 0
−2
MAMAK
2 → 0
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 2011 → 2016
share lostshare gained
DMK
22.4% → 31.6%
+9.2%
AIADMK
38.4% → 40.8%
+2.4%
NOTA
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
NTK
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
MDMK
0.0% → 0.9%
+0.9%
IUML
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
BJP
2.2% → 2.8%
+0.6%
TMCM
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
KMDK
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
BSP
0.5% → 0.2%
−0.3%
Biggest AIADMK–DMK swings
Seats where the AIADMK-vs-DMK vote gap moved most, 2011 → 2016. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (AIADMK share − DMK share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward AIADMK; to the left, toward DMK.
toward DMKtoward AIADMK
Srivilliputhur
Tamil Nadu
+93.1%
Ottapidaram
Tamil Nadu
+77.1%
Vellore
Tamil Nadu
−66.1%
Shozhinganallur
Tamil Nadu
−64.7%
Neyveli
Tamil Nadu
−61.8%
Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar
Tamil Nadu
−61.3%
Mailam
Tamil Nadu
−61.1%
Kallakurichi
Tamil Nadu
−60.3%
Polur
Tamil Nadu
−59.6%
Anna Nagar
Tamil Nadu
−59.3%
Singanallur
Tamil Nadu
−59.1%
Velachery
Tamil Nadu
−59.0%
Closest races · 2016
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
- 228RadhapuramAIADMK490.03%
- 159KattumannarkoilAIADMK870.05%
- 72TindivanamDMK1010.06%
- 34CheyyurDMK3040.18%
- 222TenkasiAIADMK4620.23%
- 135KarurAIADMK4410.24%
- 218KovilpattiAIADMK4280.26%
- 12PeramburAIADMK5190.28%
- 170ThiruvidamarudurDMK5320.29%
- 217OttapidaramAIADMK4930.31%
- 224TirunelveliDMK6010.32%
- 95Paramathi-VelurDMK8180.47%
All constituencies · 2016
232 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2011
- AlandurDMK8.8%
- AlangudiDMK6.3%
- AlangulamDMK2.5%
- AmbasamudramAIADMK7.7%
- AmbatturAIADMK7.6%
- AmburAIADMK17.4%
- AnaikattuDMK4.8%
- AndipattiAIADMK15.2%
- Anna NagarDMK0.6%
- AnthiyurAIADMK3.1%
- ArakonamAIADMK2.5%
- AraniAIADMK3.5%
- ArantangiAIADMK1.5%
- ArcotDMK5.5%
- AriyalurAIADMK1.0%
- AruppukottaiDMK10.9%
- AthoorDMK11.8%
- AtturAIADMK9.3%
- AvadiAIADMK0.5%
- AvanashiAIADMK15.8%
- BargurAIADMK0.5%
- BhavaniAIADMK13.2%
- BhavanisagarAIADMK6.7%
- BhuvanagiriDMK2.9%
- BodinayakanurAIADMK7.7%
- ChengalpattuDMK10.5%
- ChengamDMK6.0%
- Chepauk-ThiruvallikeniDMK9.9%
- CheyyarAIADMK4.1%
- CheyyurDMK0.2%
- ChidambaramAIADMK0.9%
- Coimbatore NorthAIADMK4.1%
- Coimbatore SouthAIADMK11.3%
- ColachelINC15.6%
- CoonoorAIADMK2.8%
- CuddaloreAIADMK14.1%
- CumbumAIADMK5.8%
- DharapuramINC5.5%
- DharmapuriDMK4.7%
- DindigulAIADMK11.2%
- Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarAIADMK22.7%
- EdapadiAIADMK18.6%
- EgmoreDMK8.9%
- Erode (East)AIADMK5.3%
- Erode (West)AIADMK2.6%
- GandharvakottaiAIADMK2.1%
- GangavalliAIADMK1.3%
- GingeeDMK11.0%
- GobichettipalayamAIADMK5.5%
- GudalurDMK10.2%
- GudiyathamAIADMK5.9%
- GummidipundiAIADMK10.9%
- HarbourDMK4.6%
- HarurAIADMK6.0%
- HosurAIADMK10.7%
- JayankondamAIADMK11.2%
- JolarpetAIADMK6.1%
- KadayanallurIUML0.6%
- KalasapakkamAIADMK14.2%
- KallakurichiAIADMK1.9%
- KancheepuramDMK3.4%
- KangayamAIADMK7.1%
- KanniyakumariDMK2.8%
- KaraikudiINC9.1%
- KarurAIADMK0.2%
- KatpadiDMK13.5%
- KattumannarkoilAIADMK0.1%
- KavundampalayamAIADMK2.9%
- KilliyoorINC30.2%
- KilpennathurDMK17.6%
- KilvaithinankuppamAIADMK5.9%
- KilvelurDMK7.4%
- KinathukadavuAIADMK0.6%
- KolathurDMK22.4%
- KovilpattiAIADMK0.3%
- KrishnagiriDMK2.4%
- KrishnarayapuramAIADMK20.9%
- KulithalaiDMK6.5%
- KumarapalayamAIADMK25.4%
- KumbakonamDMK4.5%
- KunnamAIADMK9.2%
- KurinjipadiDMK14.9%
- LalgudiDMK2.3%
- MadathukulamDMK1.0%
- MadavaramDMK5.7%
- Madurai CentralDMK3.8%
- Madurai EastDMK15.3%
- Madurai NorthAIADMK12.2%
- Madurai SouthAIADMK16.2%
- Madurai WestAIADMK8.9%
- MaduranthakamDMK1.7%
- MaduravoyalAIADMK3.4%
- MailamDMK7.2%
- ManachanallurAIADMK4.2%
- ManamaduraiAIADMK8.0%
- ManapparaiAIADMK8.9%
- MannargudiDMK5.3%
- MayiladuthuraiAIADMK2.8%
- MelurAIADMK11.4%
- MettupalayamAIADMK7.6%
- MetturAIADMK3.0%
- ModakurichiAIADMK1.3%
- MudukulathurINC6.6%
- MusiriAIADMK18.8%
- MylaporeAIADMK9.4%
- NagapattinamAIADMK15.3%
- NagercoilDMK12.1%
- NamakkalAIADMK7.0%
- NanguneriINC10.0%
- NannilamAIADMK10.4%
- NathamDMK1.0%
- NeyveliDMK11.2%
- NilakottaiAIADMK8.5%
- OddanchatramDMK34.7%
- OmalurAIADMK8.8%
- OrathanadDMK2.0%
- OttapidaramAIADMK0.3%
- PadmanabhapuramDMK25.3%
- PalacodeAIADMK3.2%
- PalaniDMK13.0%
- PalayamcottaiDMK10.3%
- PalladamAIADMK13.5%
- PallavaramDMK8.8%
- PanrutiAIADMK1.7%
- PapanasamAIADMK13.3%
- PappireddippattiAIADMK6.1%
- ParamakudiAIADMK6.7%
- Paramathi-VelurDMK0.5%
- PattukkottaiAIADMK7.4%
- PennagaramDMK9.2%
- PerambalurAIADMK3.1%
- PeramburAIADMK0.3%
- PeravuraniAIADMK0.6%
- PeriyakulamAIADMK7.4%
- PerunduraiAIADMK7.0%
- PollachiAIADMK7.9%
- PolurDMK4.2%
- PonneriAIADMK9.8%
- PoompuharAIADMK10.3%
- PoonamalleeAIADMK4.9%
- PudukkottaiDMK1.2%
- RadhapuramAIADMK0.0%
- RajapalayamDMK2.8%
- RamanathapuramAIADMK17.2%
- RanipetDMK4.1%
- RasipuramAIADMK5.2%
- RishivandiamDMK10.4%
- RoyapuramAIADMK6.6%
- SaidapetDMK9.7%
- Salem (North)DMK5.1%
- Salem (South)AIADMK15.4%
- Salem (West)AIADMK3.6%
- SankarankovilAIADMK8.2%
- SankarapuramDMK7.1%
- SankariAIADMK17.3%
- SatturAIADMK2.5%
- SendamangalamAIADMK6.5%
- SholavandanAIADMK14.9%
- SholinghurAIADMK4.6%
- ShozhinganallurDMK4.3%
- SinganallurDMK2.7%
- SirkaliAIADMK5.1%
- SivagangaAIADMK3.5%
- SivakasiAIADMK8.4%
- SriperumbudurAIADMK4.5%
- SrirangamAIADMK6.4%
- SrivaikuntamAIADMK2.3%
- SrivilliputhurAIADMK20.5%
- SulurAIADMK17.2%
- TambaramDMK6.1%
- TenkasiAIADMK0.2%
- ThalliDMK3.3%
- Theayagaraya NagarAIADMK2.2%
- Thiru-Vi-Ka-NagarDMK2.4%
- ThirumangalamAIADMK11.6%
- ThirumayamDMK0.5%
- ThiruparankundramAIADMK11.6%
- ThiruporurAIADMK0.5%
- ThiruthuraipundiDMK7.5%
- ThiruvaiyaruDMK7.1%
- ThiruvallurDMK2.5%
- ThiruvarurDMK34.7%
- ThiruveramburDMK9.1%
- ThiruvidamarudurDMK0.3%
- ThiruvottiyurDMK2.6%
- ThondamuthurAIADMK32.2%
- ThoothukkudiDMK11.0%
- Thousand LightsDMK6.2%
- ThuraiyurDMK4.8%
- TindivanamDMK0.1%
- TiruchendurDMK15.6%
- TiruchengodeAIADMK1.9%
- Tiruchirapalli (East)AIADMK13.1%
- Tiruchirapalli (West)DMK15.8%
- TiruchuliDMK15.8%
- TirukkoyilurDMK21.8%
- TirunelveliDMK0.3%
- TiruppatturDMK4.3%
- TiruppatturDMK21.1%
- Tiruppur (North)AIADMK17.2%
- Tiruppur (South)AIADMK9.7%
- TiruttaniAIADMK10.4%
- TiruvadanaiAIADMK4.7%
- TiruvannamalaiDMK24.7%
- TittakudiDMK1.4%
- UdhagamandalamINC7.4%
- UdumalpetAIADMK3.1%
- UlundurpetAIADMK1.8%
- UsilampattiAIADMK16.4%
- UthangaraiAIADMK1.4%
- UthiramerurDMK6.1%
- ValparaiAIADMK5.7%
- VandavasiDMK10.0%
- VaniayambadiAIADMK8.4%
- VanurAIADMK5.9%
- VasudevanallurAIADMK11.4%
- VedaranyamAIADMK15.7%
- VedasandurAIADMK10.0%
- VeerapandiAIADMK7.0%
- VelacheryDMK5.1%
- VelloreDMK15.3%
- VeppanahalliDMK2.7%
- VikravandiDMK3.9%
- VilathikulamAIADMK12.3%
- VilavancodeINC20.4%
- VillivakkamDMK6.2%
- VillupuramAIADMK11.8%
- ViralimalaiAIADMK5.0%
- VirudhunagarDMK1.9%
- VirugampakkamAIADMK1.4%
- VriddhachalamAIADMK7.4%
- YercaudAIADMK7.8%