The Next Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election is expected to be held in April-May 2026 to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

M. K. Stalin Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin ( , born 1 March 1953), often referred to by his initials MKS, is an Indian Tamil politician serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin ...

is the incumbent

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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

Background

In the previous assembly elections, The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an

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in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its

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alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the

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alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and

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did not secure any seats. After spending a decade as the

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, the DMK won Tamil Nadu from the AIADMK, which reigned the state for two consecutive terms (2011-2021). After the victory,

became the next

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of the state. The AIADMK led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Schedule

Parties and Alliances

References

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Background

Schedule

Parties and Alliances

See also

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