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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2026

234 seats · 152 changed party since 2021

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Party standings

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2026 · 12 parties won seats

Derived
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam — 108 seatsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 59 seatsAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 47 seatsIndian National Congress — 5 seatsPattali Makkal Katchi — 4 seatsViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India — 2 seats5 other parties — 7 seats118234of 234 seats
  • TVK108
  • DMK59
  • AIADMK47
  • INC5
  • PMK4
  • VCK2
  • CPI2
  • Others7

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
TVKTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam10846%1,73,01,01835.1%397
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam5925%1,19,29,14424.2%176
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4720%1,04,62,14621.2%172
INCIndian National Congress52%16,61,3123.4%28
PMKPattali Makkal Katchi42%10,70,7452.2%18
VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi21%5,40,0561.1%8
CPICommunist Party of India21%3,26,4880.7%5
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)21%2,93,8170.6%5
IUMLIndian Union Muslim League21%1,42,4650.3%2
BJPBharatiya Janata Party10%14,67,0243.0%33
DMDKDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam10%5,89,5001.2%10
AMMKAnaithu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam10%4,25,3450.9%11
NTKNTK00%19,72,5374.0%234
INDIndependent00%5,24,7441.1%2209

+ 83 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2026 · winner by seat

234 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 118

2026 · selected
Majority 118
TVK108DMK59AIADMK47INC5PMK4VCK2CPI2CPM2IUML2BJP1+2 more · 2 seats
2021 · previous
Majority 118

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 2021 → 2026

2021 2026· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
0.0
35.1
37.7
24.2
33.3
21.2
4.3
3.4
3.8
2.2
6.6
4.0
TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKNTK

Seat change

2026 seats minus 2021 seats

seats lostseats gained
TVK
0 → 108
+108
DMK
133 → 59
−74
AIADMK
66 → 47
−19
INC
18 → 5
−13
PMK
5 → 4
−1
VCK
4 → 2
−2
CPI
2 → 2
0
CPM
2 → 2
0
IUML
0 → 2
+2
BJP
4 → 1
−3

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 2021 → 2026

share lostshare gained
TVK
0.0% → 35.1%
+35.1%
DMDK
0.4% → 1.2%
+0.8%
BJP
2.6% → 3.0%
+0.3%
IND
1.4% → 1.1%
−0.3%
NOTA
0.7% → 0.4%
−0.3%
CPI
1.1% → 0.7%
−0.4%
INC
4.3% → 3.4%
−0.9%
AMMK
2.3% → 0.9%
−1.5%
PMK
3.8% → 2.2%
−1.6%
NTK
6.6% → 4.0%
−2.6%

Biggest TVK–DMK swings

Seats where the TVK-vs-DMK vote gap moved most, 2021 → 2026. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (TVK share − DMK share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward TVK; to the left, toward DMK.

toward DMKtoward TVK
Thiruvottiyur
Tamil Nadu
+97.2%
Pallavaram
Tamil Nadu
+94.6%
Salem (West)
Tamil Nadu
+90.1%
Tiruttani
Tamil Nadu
+86.6%
Periyakulam
Tamil Nadu
+86.3%
Thuraiyur
Tamil Nadu
+85.8%
Palani
Tamil Nadu
+84.6%
Krishnagiri
Tamil Nadu
+83.8%
Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu
+83.7%
Virudhunagar
Tamil Nadu
+83.3%
Padmanabhapuram
Tamil Nadu
+81.1%
Kavundampalayam
Tamil Nadu
+80.9%

All constituencies · 2026

234 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2021