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{{Short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu}}
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[[File:Mathialagan VPRaman Anna Rajaji Karunanidhi.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Former [[Governor-General of India]], [[C. Rajagopalachari]], with former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] (right) and former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[C. N. Annadurai]] (left) in January 1968]]
[[File:Mathialagan VPRaman Anna Rajaji Karunanidhi.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Former [[Governor-General of India]], [[C. Rajagopalachari]], with former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] (right) and former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[C. N. Annadurai]] (left) in January 1968]]


'''Elections in [[Tamil Nadu]]''' are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are '''234''' assembly constituencies and 39 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies. The state has conducted 15 assembly elections and 16 Lok Sabha elections since independence.  
'''Elections in [[Tamil Nadu]]''' are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are '''234''' assembly constituencies and 39 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies. The state has conducted 15 assembly elections and 16 Lok Sabha elections since independence.


== Assembly constituencies ==
== Assembly constituencies ==
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===Madras State and Tamil Nadu===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Election Year
! Assembly
! Winning Party/Coalition
! Chief Minister
! Speaker
! Leader of Opposition
|-
|[[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|[[First Assembly of Madras State|First Assembly]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[C. Rajagopalachari]]<br />[[K. Kamaraj]](1)
|[[J. Shivashanmugam Pillai]] (2)<br />[[N. Gopala Menon]]
|[[T. Nagi Reddy]] <br /> [[P. Ramamurthi]]
|-
|[[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[Second Assembly of Madras State|Second Assembly]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[K. Kamaraj]] (2)
|[[U. Krishna Rao]]
|[[V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar]]
|-
|[[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|[[Third Assembly of Madras State|Third Assembly]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[K. Kamaraj]] (3)<br />[[M. Bakthavatsalam]]
|[[S. Chellapandian]]
|[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]
|-
|[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[Fourth Assembly of Madras State|Fourth Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[C. N. Annadurai]]<br />[[M. Karunanidhi]](1)
|[[S. P. Adithanar]]<br />[[Pulavar K. Govindan]]
|[[P. G. Karuthiruman]]
|-
|[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|[[Fifth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Fifth Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]] (2)
|[[K. A. Mathiazagan]]<br />[[Pulavar K. Govindan]] (2)
|[[R. Ponnappan Nadar]]
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|[[Munu Adhi]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] (2)
|[[K. Rajaram]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]] (2)<br/>K. S. G. Haja Shareef
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] (3)<br /> [[V. N. Janaki|V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]]
|[[P. H. Pandian]]
|[[O. Subramanian]]
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]] (3)
|[[M. Tamilkudimagan]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]<br />S. R. Eradha<br />[[G. K. Moopanar]]
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|[[R. Muthiah]]
|[[S. R. Balasubramaniam]]
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]] (4)
|[[P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan]]
|[[S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA)|S. Balakrishnan]]
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|[[Twelfth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Twelfth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]] (2)<br />[[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa]] (3)
|[[K. Kalimuthu]]
|[[K. Anbazhagan]]
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|[[Thirteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Thirteenth Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] ([[Democratic Progressive Alliance|DPA]])
|[[M. Karunanidhi]] (5)
|[[R. Avudaiappan]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa]] (2)
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|[[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Fourteenth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]] (4)<br />[[O. Panneerselvam]] (2) <br /> [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (5)
|[[D. Jayakumar]]<br />[[P. Dhanapal]]
|[[Vijayakanth]]
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Fifteenth Assembly]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]] (6)<br />[[O. Panneerselvam]] (3)<br />[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|[[P. Dhanapal]] (2)
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|Sixteenth Assembly]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|[[M. Appavu]]
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
|}


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File:2006 tamil nadu legislative election map.jpg|'''2006:''' DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fifth time.
File:2006 tamil nadu legislative election map.jpg|'''2006:''' DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fifth time.
File:2011 tamil nadu legislative election map.png|'''2011:''' AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the third time.
File:2011 tamil nadu legislative election map.png|'''2011:''' AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the third time.
File:Tamil nadu legislative election map Updated.png|'''2016:''' AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the Fourth time.
File:Tamil_Nadu_assembly_election_2016_results.png|'''2016:''' AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the Fourth time.
File:2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election result.png|'''2021:'''DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Stalin is elected CM for the first time.
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!Year
!Year
!Lok Sabha Election
!Lok Sabha Election
| style="width:4px" |
!colspan="2"|Winning Party/Coalition
!Winning Party/Coalition
!Total Seats
!Total Seats
!Seats won
!Seats won
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|1951
|1951
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1951|First Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1951|First Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|
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|1957
|1957
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1957|Second Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1957|Second Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|
|
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|1962
|1962
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Madras, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|
|
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|1971
|1971
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]/[[Forward Bloc|FBL]]/ML)
|Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]/[[Forward Bloc|FBL]]/ML)
|
|
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|1977
|1977
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress (Indira) alliance ([[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]/INC/CPI)*
|Congress (Indira) alliance ([[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]/INC/CPI)*
|39
|39
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|1980
|1980
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/ML) - 37/39, AIADMK - 2 seats
|Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/ML) - 37/39, AIADMK - 2 seats
|39
|39
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|1984
|1984
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|39
|39
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|1989
|1989
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|39
|39
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|1991
|1991
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC)  
|39
|39
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|1996
|1996
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{CPI(M)/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|CPI(M)}}" |
|[[United Front (India)|United Front]] (DMK/TMC/CPI)  
|[[United Front (India)|United Front]] (DMK/TMC/CPI)  
|39
|39
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|1998
|1998
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (ADMK/[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]/[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]/[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]/[[Janata Party|JP]]/[[Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress|TRC]]) - 30/39, DMK+TMC= 8-9 seats
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (ADMK/[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]/[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]/[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]/[[Janata Party|JP]]/[[Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress|TRC]]) - 30/39, DMK+TMC= 8-9 seats
|39
|39
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|1999
|1999
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|National Democratic Alliance (DMK/BJP/PMK/MDMK/[[MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MADMK]]) - 26/39 seats
|National Democratic Alliance (DMK/BJP/PMK/MDMK/[[MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MADMK]]) - 26/39 seats
|39
|39
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|2004
|2004
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK/INC/PMK/MDMK/CPI/CPM) - 39/39
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK/INC/PMK/MDMK/CPI/CPM) - 39/39
|39
|39
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|2009
|2009
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK/INC/[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|VCK]]) 27 out of 39; AIADMK - 10 seats
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK/INC/[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|VCK]]) 27 out of 39; AIADMK - 10 seats
|39
|39
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|2014
|2014
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2014|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2014|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{AIADMK/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}" |
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]  (37 out of 39)
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]  (37 out of 39)
|39
|39
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|2019
|2019
|[[2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK 23/INC 8 seats/VCK/MDMK/CPI/CPM/IUML/IJK/KMDK) - 38/39, AIADMK - 1 seat
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (DMK 23/INC 8 seats/VCK/MDMK/CPI/CPM/IUML/IJK/KMDK) - 38/39, AIADMK - 1 seat
| 39
| 39
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]
* [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]
* [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]
* [https://archive.is/20121208164546/http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/election-result-06.html Indian Elections]
* [https://archive.today/20121208164546/http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/election-result-06.html Indian Elections]
* [http://election.dinakaran.com Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2011]
* [http://election.dinakaran.com Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2011]


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Former Governor-General of India, C. Rajagopalachari, with former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi (right) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai (left) in January 1968

Elections in Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the Lok Sabha. There are 234 assembly constituencies and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. The state has conducted 15 assembly elections and 16 Lok Sabha elections since independence.

Assembly constituencies

See also: List of Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly constituencies. The Chief Minister of the state is elected by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding an assembly majority, and serves a five-year term with a provision of re-election. The Governor is the head of state, but his or her role is largely ceremonial.

The Lok Sabha is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2019 there have been seventeen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha constituencies which is supposed to go over 60 in 2026 delimitation a total Loksabha seats go up from 543 to 888.

Pre-Independence elections

Madras Presidency Legislative Council election

Year Election Winning Party/Coalition Leader Elected Chief Minister (Party) Opposition Opposition Leader
1920-1921 First Presidency Council Justice Party (India) P. Theagaroya Chetty A. Subbarayalu Reddiar (Justice Party) Independents n/a
1923 Second Presidency Council Justice Party (India) P. Theagaroya Chetty Panagal Raja(Justice Party) Anti-ministerial
1926 Third Presidency Council Swaraj Party S. Srinivasa Iyengar P. Subbarayan (Nonpartisan) Justice Party (India) Raja of Bobbili
1930 Fourth Presidency Council Justice Party (India) P. Munuswamy Naidu P. Munuswamy Naidu (Justice Party) Independent Nationalist Party P. Subbarayan
1934 Fifth Presidency Council Swaraj Party Sathyamurthy Raja of Bobbili (Justice Party) Justice Party (India) Raja of Bobbili

Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly election

Year Election Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister Opposition Opposition Leader
1937 First Assembly Indian National Congress* C. Rajagopalachari Justice Party (India) Raja of Bobbili
1946 Second Assembly Indian National Congress 1) T. Prakasam
2) Omandur Ramaswamy Reddiar
3) P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja 		All-India Muslim League Muhammad Ismail

Post-Independence elections

Madras State Legislative Assembly election

The Madras state was created in 1950 when India became a republic. In 1968, the name of Madras state was changed to Tamil Nadu.

Year Election Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister
1952 First Assembly Indian National Congress* 1) C. Rajagopalachari
2) K. Kamaraj
1957 Second Assembly Indian National Congress K. Kamaraj(2)
1962 Third Assembly Indian National Congress 1)K. Kamaraj(3)
2) M. Bakthavatsalam
1967 Fourth Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1) C.N. Annadurai
2) M. Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Stacked bar graph with number of seats won in the legislative assembly elections from 1957-2011
Year Election Winning Party/Coalition Resultant Chief Minister
1971 Fifth Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi (2)
1977 Sixth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran
1980 Seventh Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran (2)
1984 Eighth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran (3)
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
1989 Ninth Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi (3)
1991 Tenth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa
1996 Eleventh Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi (4)
2001 Twelfth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa (2)
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa (3)
2006 Thirteenth Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam† M. Karunanidhi (5)
2011 Fourteenth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa (4)
O. Panneerselvam (2)
J. Jayalalithaa (5)
2016 Fifteenth Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa (6)
O. Panneerselvam (3)
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
2021 Sixteenth Assembly Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin (1) 
* : In 1952, no party could form a majority, which resulted in the first government in the state that was formed without a majority.
† : Indicates a coalition government, since no single party could gain a majority of seats.

By-elections

Election Year Winning Party/Coalition Seats Won - Seats Lost
1997–98 DMK 3-0
1999–2000 DMK-MDMK 3-2
2002–03 AIADMK 5-0
2004–05 AIADMK 2-1
2006–07 DMK-INC 2-0
2009–10 DMK-INC 9-0
2012-2013 AIADMK[1] 1-0
2015-2016 AIADMK[2] 1-0
2016-2017 AIADMK[3] 3-0
2017-2018 T. T. V. Dhinakaran - Independent[4] 1-0
2019-2020 DMK[5] 13-9

Madras State and Tamil Nadu

Election Year Assembly Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister Speaker Leader of Opposition
1952 First Assembly INC C. Rajagopalachari
K. Kamaraj(1) 		J. Shivashanmugam Pillai (2)
N. Gopala Menon 		T. Nagi Reddy
P. Ramamurthi
1957 Second Assembly INC K. Kamaraj (2) U. Krishna Rao V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar
1962 Third Assembly INC K. Kamaraj (3)
M. Bakthavatsalam 		S. Chellapandian V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
1967 Fourth Assembly DMK C. N. Annadurai
M. Karunanidhi(1) 		S. P. Adithanar
Pulavar K. Govindan 		P. G. Karuthiruman
1971 Fifth Assembly DMK M. Karunanidhi (2) K. A. Mathiazagan
Pulavar K. Govindan (2) 		R. Ponnappan Nadar
1977 Sixth Assembly AIADMK M. G. Ramachandran Munu Adhi M. Karunanidhi
1980 Seventh Assembly AIADMK M. G. Ramachandran (2) K. Rajaram M. Karunanidhi (2)
K. S. G. Haja Shareef
1984 Eighth Assembly AIADMK M. G. Ramachandran (3)
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran 		P. H. Pandian O. Subramanian
1989 Ninth Assembly DMK M. Karunanidhi (3) M. Tamilkudimagan J. Jayalalithaa
S. R. Eradha
G. K. Moopanar
1991 Tenth Assembly AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa R. Muthiah S. R. Balasubramaniam
1996 Eleventh Assembly DMK M. Karunanidhi (4) P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan S. Balakrishnan
2001 Twelfth Assembly AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa (2)
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa (3) 		K. Kalimuthu K. Anbazhagan
2006 Thirteenth Assembly DMK (DPA) M. Karunanidhi (5) R. Avudaiappan O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa (2)
2011 Fourteenth Assembly AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa (4)
O. Panneerselvam (2)
J. Jayalalithaa (5) 		D. Jayakumar
P. Dhanapal 		Vijayakanth
2016 Fifteenth Assembly AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa (6)
O. Panneerselvam (3)
Edappadi K. Palaniswami 		P. Dhanapal (2) M. K. Stalin
2021 Sixteenth Assembly DMK M. K. Stalin M. Appavu Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Election Maps (1977-2016)

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  • 1977: AIADMK wins its debut election in a four-cornered contest and MGR is elected as CM for the first time.
    1977: AIADMK wins its debut election in a four-cornered contest and MGR is elected as CM for the first time.
  • 1980: AIADMK wins again and MGR is elected as CM for the second time.
    1980: AIADMK wins again and MGR is elected as CM for the second time.
  • 1984: AIADMK wins for the third straight time and MGR is elected as CM for the third time.
    1984: AIADMK wins for the third straight time and MGR is elected as CM for the third time.
  • 1989: DMK wins for the third time in a four-cornered contest and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the third time.
    1989: DMK wins for the third time in a four-cornered contest and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the third time.
  • 1991: AIADMK wins in a landslide and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the first time.
    1991: AIADMK wins in a landslide and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the first time.
  • 1996: DMK wins in a landslide and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fourth time.
    1996: DMK wins in a landslide and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fourth time.
  • 2001: AIADMK wins with a grand alliance and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the second time.
    2001: AIADMK wins with a grand alliance and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the second time.
  • 2006: DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fifth time.
    2006: DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Karunanidhi is elected CM for the fifth time.
  • 2011: AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the third time.
    2011: AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the third time.
  • 2016: AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the Fourth time.
    2016: AIADMK wins and Jayalalithaa is elected CM for the Fourth time.
  • 2021:DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Stalin is elected CM for the first time.
    2021:DMK wins a majority government by alliance with coalition parties and Stalin is elected CM for the first time.

Lok Sabha elections

Stacked bar graph with number of seats won in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957-2009

17 Lok Sabha elections have been contested in India since independence starting 1951. The elections held in Tamil Nadu are listed below.

Year Lok Sabha Election Winning Party/Coalition Total Seats Seats won
1951 First Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1957 Second Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1962 Third Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1967 Fourth Lok Sabha United Front (DMK/SWA/CPM/ML)*
1971 Fifth Lok Sabha Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/CPI/FBL/ML)
1977 Sixth Lok Sabha Congress (Indira) alliance (AIADMK/INC/CPI)* 39 34
1980 Seventh Lok Sabha Congress (Indira) alliance (DMK/INC/ML) - 37/39, AIADMK - 2 seats 39 37
1984 Eighth Lok Sabha Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC) 39 37
1989 Ninth Lok Sabha Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC) 39 38
1991 Tenth Lok Sabha Congress alliance (AIADMK/INC) 39 39
1996 Eleventh Lok Sabha United Front (DMK/TMC/CPI) 39 39
1998 Twelfth Lok Sabha National Democratic Alliance (ADMK/BJP/PMK/MDMK/JP/TRC) - 30/39, DMK+TMC= 8-9 seats 39 30
1999 Thirteenth Lok Sabha National Democratic Alliance (DMK/BJP/PMK/MDMK/MADMK) - 26/39 seats 39 26
2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha United Progressive Alliance (DMK/INC/PMK/MDMK/CPI/CPM) - 39/39 39 39
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha United Progressive Alliance (DMK/INC/VCK) 27 out of 39; AIADMK - 10 seats 39 27
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (37 out of 39) 39 37
2019 Seventeenth Lok Sabha United Progressive Alliance (DMK 23/INC 8 seats/VCK/MDMK/CPI/CPM/IUML/IJK/KMDK) - 38/39, AIADMK - 1 seat 39 38
  • Note: In 1967, DMK and its 25 newly elected MPs supported the Congress, under Indira Gandhi after the election.
  • Note: Even though AIADMK supported and campaigned with Congress for the 1977 election, after the loss nationally, AIADMK and its newly elected 17 MPs supported Morarji Desai and the Janata Party and its alliance, giving them 20 seats (AIADMK, NCO) while the other 17 seats (INC, CPI) and 2 seats (DMK) were in the opposition with Indira Gandhi.

Election Maps (1977-2014)

  • 1977: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 34 out of 39 seats in the state. INC loses the election nationally to the JP alliance. After the loss, AIADMK supported the JP alliance and AIADMK was part of the JP government under Morarji Desai.
    1977: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 34 out of 39 seats in the state. INC loses the election nationally to the JP alliance. After the loss, AIADMK supported the JP alliance and AIADMK was part of the JP government under Morarji Desai.
  • 1980: INC(I) & DMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in the state. INC(I) wins the election nationally and DMK was part of the INC government under Indira Gandhi.
    1980: INC(I) & DMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in the state. INC(I) wins the election nationally and DMK was part of the INC government under Indira Gandhi.
  • 1984: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in the state. INC wins the election nationally and AIADMK was part of the INC government under Rajiv Gandhi.
    1984: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in the state. INC wins the election nationally and AIADMK was part of the INC government under Rajiv Gandhi.
  • 1989: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 38 out of 39 seats in the state. INC loses the election nationally to the NF alliance, which includes the DMK who was part of the JD government under V.P. Singh.
    1989: INC & AIADMK wins in a landslide, by grabbing 38 out of 39 seats in the state. INC loses the election nationally to the NF alliance, which includes the DMK who was part of the JD government under V.P. Singh.
  • 1991: INC & AIADMK swept the state winning all 39 seats. INC wins the election nationally and AIADMK was part of the INC government under P. V. Narasimha Rao.
    1991: INC & AIADMK swept the state winning all 39 seats. INC wins the election nationally and AIADMK was part of the INC government under P. V. Narasimha Rao.
  • 1996: Newly formed alliance UF, which includes DMK & TMC(M) swept the state winning all 39 seats. UF forms the government, with outside support from INC, nationally after BJP government failed to last in a few days and DMK-TMC(M)-CPI was part of the JD government under H. D. Deve Gowda.
    1996: Newly formed alliance UF, which includes DMK & TMC(M) swept the state winning all 39 seats. UF forms the government, with outside support from INC, nationally after BJP government failed to last in a few days and DMK-TMC(M)-CPI was part of the JD government under H. D. Deve Gowda.
  • 1998: Newly formed alliance NDA, which includes BJP & AIADMK wins 30 out of 39 seats in the state. NDA wins the election nationally and AIADMK-PMK-MDMK-JP-TRC was part of the BJP government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
    1998: Newly formed alliance NDA, which includes BJP & AIADMK wins 30 out of 39 seats in the state. NDA wins the election nationally and AIADMK-PMK-MDMK-JP-TRC was part of the BJP government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • 1999: New elections were called after AIADMK quits the NDA. NDA, which now includes DMK wins 26 out of 39 seats in the state. NDA wins the election nationally for the second straight-time and DMK-PMK-MDMK-MADMK was part of the BJP government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
    1999: New elections were called after AIADMK quits the NDA. NDA, which now includes DMK wins 26 out of 39 seats in the state. NDA wins the election nationally for the second straight-time and DMK-PMK-MDMK-MADMK was part of the BJP government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • 2004: Newly formed alliance DPA, which includes INC alliance (DMK, PMK, MDMK) and Left Front swept the state winning all 39 seats. UPA wins the election nationally and DMK-PMK-MDMK was part of the INC government under Manmohan Singh, while the Left Front (CPI & CPI(M)) gave outside support.
    2004: Newly formed alliance DPA, which includes INC alliance (DMK, PMK, MDMK) and Left Front swept the state winning all 39 seats. UPA wins the election nationally and DMK-PMK-MDMK was part of the INC government under Manmohan Singh, while the Left Front (CPI & CPI(M)) gave outside support.
  • 2009: A shrunken UPA alliance, which includes INC & DMK wins 27 out of 39 seats in the state. UPA wins the election nationally for the second straight time and DMK-INC-VCK was part of the INC government under Manmohan Singh
    2009: A shrunken UPA alliance, which includes INC & DMK wins 27 out of 39 seats in the state. UPA wins the election nationally for the second straight time and DMK-INC-VCK was part of the INC government under Manmohan Singh
  • 2014: AIADMK forming no alliance wins in a landslide grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in a four-cornered race. NDA alliance won the remaining 2 seats. Since BJP under the leader Narendra Modi was able to get majority on its own, AIADMK and its 37 MPs were part of the opposition being the third largest party nationwide following BJP and INC.
    2014: AIADMK forming no alliance wins in a landslide grabbing 37 out of 39 seats in a four-cornered race. NDA alliance won the remaining 2 seats. Since BJP under the leader Narendra Modi was able to get majority on its own, AIADMK and its 37 MPs were part of the opposition being the third largest party nationwide following BJP and INC.
  • 2019: The DMK-led UPA wins 38 of 39 seats, with the AIADMK-led NDA winning one seat. The election was cancelled in one seat (Vellore).
    2019: The DMK-led UPA wins 38 of 39 seats, with the AIADMK-led NDA winning one seat. The election was cancelled in one seat (Vellore).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Emphatic win for AIADMK in Sankarankoil".
  2. ↑ "Jayalalithaa wins RK Nagar by-election".
  3. ↑ "AIADMK wins all three by poll seats in Tamil Nadu".
  4. ↑ "Dhinakaran wins R.K. Nagar bypoll 2017".
  5. ↑ "Tamil Nadu bypoll results 2019: DMK adds 13 members to Assembly, AIADMK retains power with 22 wins". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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