Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMKRegional1949 –
- Also seen as
- dravida munnetra kazhagam
Elections
49
in the dataset
Seats won
1,464
all-time
Best result
184
TN Assembly 1971
Lok Sabha / Assembly
16 / 33
Election record
Every election where DMK polled votes. Seats and shares are computed from the constituency results — tap an election to open it.
49 elections
| PY Assembly | 2026 | 5 | 1,19,036 | 13.7% | 13 | #2 |
| TN Assembly | 2026 | 59 | 1,19,29,144 | 24.2% | 176 | #2 |
| Lok Sabha | 2024 | 22 | 1,17,62,799 | 1.8% | 24 | #5 |
| PY Assembly | 2021 | 6 | 1,54,858 | 18.5% | 13 | #2 |
| TN Assembly | 2021 | 133 | 1,74,33,632 | 37.7% | 198 | #1 |
| Lok Sabha | 2019 | 24 | 1,43,63,332 | 2.3% | 24 | #3 |
| PY Assembly | 2016 | 2 | 70,836 | 9.1% | 9 | #4 |
| TN Assembly | 2016 | 89 | 1,36,69,116 | 31.6% | 178 | #2 |
| Lok Sabha | 2014 | 0 | 96,31,246 | 1.7% | 35 | #38 |
| PY Assembly | 2011 | 2 | 74,552 | 10.9% | 10 | #4 |
| TN Assembly | 2011 | 23 | 82,49,991 | 22.4% | 124 | #3 |
| Lok Sabha | 2009 | 18 | 76,25,397 | 1.8% | 22 | #7 |
| PY Assembly | 2006 | 7 | 71,173 | 12.6% | 11 | #2 |
| TN Assembly | 2006 | 96 | 87,28,716 | 26.5% | 132 | #1 |
| Lok Sabha | 2004 | 16 | 70,64,393 | 1.8% | 16 | #7 |
| PY Assembly | 2001 | 7 | 83,679 | 17.5% | 15 | #2 |
| TN Assembly | 2001 | 31 | 86,69,864 | 30.9% | 183 | #2 |
| Lok Sabha | 1999 | 12 | 62,98,832 | 1.7% | 19 | #9 |
| Lok Sabha | 1998 | 6 | 53,08,388 | 1.4% | 18 | #16 |
| Lok Sabha | 1996 | 17 | 71,51,381 | 2.1% | 18 | #8 |
| PY Assembly | 1996 | 7 | 1,05,392 | 22.9% | 18 | #2 |
| TN Assembly | 1996 | 173 | 1,14,23,380 | 42.1% | 182 | #1 |
| Lok Sabha | 1991 | 0 | 57,41,910 | 2.1% | 30 | #26 |
| PY Assembly | 1991 | 4 | 96,607 | 24.7% | 19 | #3 |
| TN Assembly | 1991 | 2 | 55,35,668 | 22.5% | 176 | #3 |
| PY Assembly | 1990 | 9 | 1,01,127 | 24.1% | 18 | #2 |
| Lok Sabha | 1989 | 0 | 71,96,099 | 2.4% | 32 | #26 |
| TN Assembly | 1989 | 150 | 80,01,222 | 33.2% | 202 | #1 |
| PY Assembly | 1985 | 5 | 87,754 | 29.1% | 22 | #3 |
| Lok Sabha | 1984 | 2 | 56,95,179 | 2.4% | 28 | #13 |
| TN Assembly | 1984 | 24 | 63,62,770 | 29.3% | 167 | #3 |
| Lok Sabha | 1980 | 15 | 44,53,557 | 2.2% | 17 | #5 |
| PY Assembly | 1980 | 14 | 68,030 | 27.7% | 15 | #1 |
| TN Assembly | 1980 | 37 | 41,64,389 | 22.1% | 112 | #2 |
| AP Assembly | 1978 | 0 | 6,547 | 0.0% | 2 | #8 |
| KA Assembly | 1978 | 0 | 16,437 | 0.1% | 3 | #8 |
| Lok Sabha | 1977 | 2 | 33,23,320 | 1.8% | 19 | #12 |
| PY Assembly | 1977 | 3 | 30,441 | 13.5% | 26 | #3 |
| TN Assembly | 1977 | 48 | 42,58,771 | 24.9% | 230 | #2 |
| PY Assembly | 1974 | 2 | 47,823 | 21.9% | 26 | #4 |
| AP Assembly | 1972 | 0 | 36,466 | 0.3% | 3 | #9 |
| Lok Sabha | 1971 | 23 | 57,98,336 | 3.9% | 25 | #4 |
| TN Assembly | 1971 | 184 | 76,54,935 | 48.6% | 203 | #1 |
| KL Assembly | 1970 | 0 | 1,682 | 0.0% | 1 | #15 |
| PY Assembly | 1969 | 15 | 61,717 | 33.7% | 19 | #1 |
| Lok Sabha | 1967 | 26 | 57,70,709 | 3.9% | 27 | #5 |
| TN Assembly | 1967 | 137 | 62,30,552 | 40.7% | 174 | #1 |
| Lok Sabha | 1962 | 7 | 23,15,610 | 2.0% | 18 | #7 |
| KA Assembly | 1962 | 0 | 8,787 | 0.1% | 4 | #11 |
Peak: 184 seats at the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1971 — the largest party that year.