12 parties, 234 seats: April 2026 and since
Since 9 October 2026: 229 of 234 seats filled, 5 vacant (by-elections).
Seats by party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna DMK
Indian National Congress
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (M)
Indian Union Muslim League
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
Bharatiya Janata Party
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
What changed since 2021
163 of the 234 seats changed party in April 2026. TVK held no seat after the 2021 election and won 108: 65 from the DMK, 26 from the AIADMK, 11 from the INC.
The DMK fell from 133 seats to 59; it kept 40 of the seats it won in 2021.
| Party | 2021 | April 2026 | Change | Kept | Took from | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | 0 | 108 | +108 | 0 | DMK 65, AIADMK 26, INC 11, PMK 2, BJP 2, VCK 1, CPM 1 | — |
| DMK | 133 | 59 | -74 | 40 | AIADMK 15, BJP 2, VCK 1, INC 1 | TVK 65, AIADMK 22, PMK 3, AMMK 1, IUML 1, CPM 1 |
| AIADMK | 66 | 47 | -19 | 22 | DMK 22, PMK 2, VCK 1 | TVK 26, DMK 15, IUML 1, VCK 1, INC 1 |
| INC | 18 | 5 | -13 | 4 | AIADMK 1 | TVK 11, BJP 1, DMDK 1, DMK 1 |
| PMK | 5 | 4 | -1 | 1 | DMK 3 | TVK 2, AIADMK 2 |
| CPI | 2 | 2 | +0 | 2 | — | — |
| CPM | 2 | 2 | +0 | 1 | DMK 1 | TVK 1 |
| IUML | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | AIADMK 1, DMK 1 | — |
| VCK | 4 | 2 | -2 | 1 | AIADMK 1 | TVK 1, AIADMK 1, DMK 1 |
| AMMK | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | DMK 1 | — |
| BJP | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | INC 1 | TVK 2, DMK 2 |
| DMDK | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | INC 1 | — |
2021: the party whose symbol won each seat (Election Commission of India); the DMK’s 133 include allies who stood on its symbol. April 2026: results declared 4 May 2026.
April 2026 winners, party by party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam — 108 won in April
- AC 027 · ShozhinganallurECR P SARAVANAN · 220,382 (+96,780)
- AC 009 · MadavaramM.L.VIJAYPRABHU · 190,462 (+94,985)
- AC 006 · AvadiR.RAMESH KUMAR · 180,384 (+76,311)
- AC 005 · PoonamalleePRAKASAM.R · 161,309 (+72,740)
- AC 029 · SriperumbudurTHENNARASU.K · 147,611 (+54,246)
- AC 117 · KavundampalayamKANIMOZHI SANTHOSH · 146,466 (+42,140)
- AC 007 · MaduravoyalRHEVANTH CHARAN · 141,725 (+61,509)
- AC 032 · ChengalpattuS. THIYAGARAJAN · 137,136 (+35,641)
- AC 030 · PallavaramJ.KAMATCHI · 133,611 (+54,693)
- AC 008 · AmbatturBALAMURUGAN.G · 133,339 (+58,781)
- AC 113 · Tiruppur (North)V.SATHYABAMA · 131,401 (+69,992)
- AC 115 · PalladamK.RAMKUMAR · 121,297 (+37,897)
- AC 088 · Salem (West)LAKSHMANAN.S · 120,407 (+74,867)
- AC 012 · PeramburC. JOSEPH VIJAY · 120,365 (+53,715)
- AC 031 · TambaramD.SARATHKUMAR · 118,967 (+35,621)
- AC 189 · Madurai EastKARTHIKEYAN S · 118,777 (+16,547)
- AC 195 · ThiruparankundramNIRMALKUMAR. R. · 114,316 (+41,553)
- AC 028 · AlandurM.HARISH · 112,205 (+29,609)
- AC 002 · PonneriDR.RAVI.M.S · 110,439 (+55,768)
- AC 033 · ThiruporurB.VIJAYARAJ · 110,095 (+39,351)
- AC 010 · ThiruvottiyurSENTHIL KUMAR. N · 110,067 (+53,564)
- AC 050 · TirupatturDR.THIRUPATHI. N · 105,098 (+48,263)
- AC 139 · SrirangamRAMESH · 103,235 (+33,590)
- AC 184 · KaraikudiDR.PRABHU. TK · 101,358 (+46,074)
- AC 214 · ThoothukkudiSRINATH · 100,536 (+37,731)
- AC 122 · KinathukadavuVIGNESH K · 99,950 (+11,710)
- AC 011 · Dr.Radhakrishnan NagarN. MARIE WILSON · 97,800 (+49,668)
- AC 099 · Erode (West)ANANTH MOGHAN K.K. · 96,836 (+22,250)
- AC 001 · GummidipoondiS.VIJAYAKUMAR · 94,320 (+27,945)
- AC 118 · Coimbatore (North)V. SAMPATHKUMAR · 92,500 (+21,992)
- AC 004 · ThiruvallurDR. T. ARUNKUMAR · 92,190 (+24,760)
- AC 141 · Tiruchirappalli (East)C. JOSEPH VIJAY · 91,381 (+27,416)
- AC 090 · Salem (South)VIJAY TAMILAN PARTHIBAN. A · 91,371 (+33,369)
- AC 037 · KancheepuramR.V. RANJITHKUMAR · 91,350 (+15,488)
- AC 041 · RanipetTHAHIRA · 91,149 (+5,787)
- AC 147 · PerambalurSIVAKUMAR. K · 90,882 (+14,393)
- AC 116 · SulurNM.SUKUMAR · 90,531 (+4,790)
- AC 142 · ThiruverumburVIJAYAKUMAR (A) NAVALPATTU S. VIJI · 89,837 (+8,705)
- AC 053 · KrishnagiriMUKUNDHAN.P · 89,374 (+18,844)
- AC 194 · Madurai WestTHANGAPANDI SR · 88,250 (+11,931)
- AC 174 · ThanjavurR. VIJAYSARAVANAN · 87,705 (+16,955)
- AC 089 · Salem (North)SIVAKUMAR. K · 85,710 (+14,034)
- AC 199 · PeriyakulamSABARI IYNGARAN G. · 85,656 (+19,321)
- AC 201 · CumbumJEGANATHMISHRA PLA · 85,394 (+751)
- AC 036 · UthiramerurMUNIRATHINAM.J · 84,917 (+14,223)
- AC 039 · SholinghurG.KAPIL · 84,506 (+5,686)
- AC 112 · AvanashiKAMALI.S · 84,209 (+15,373)
- AC 121 · SinganallurK.S.SRI GIRI PRASATH · 84,163 (+19,139)
- AC 185 · TiruppatturSEENIVASA SETHUPATHY. R · 83,375 (+1)
- AC 138 · ManapparaiR. KATHIRAVAN · 83,041 (+1,426)
- AC 013 · KolathurV. S. BABU · 82,997 (+8,795)
- AC 046 · GudiyattamK.SINDU · 82,858 (+10,097)
- AC 106 · GobichettipalayamSENGOTTAIYAN.K.A · 82,612 (+16,620)
- AC 217 · OttapidaramP .MATHANRAJA · 81,625 (+29,083)
- AC 058 · PennagaramGAJENDRAN. S. · 81,240 (+3,165)
- AC 023 · SaidapetARUL PRAKASAM. M · 81,205 (+28,514)
- AC 097 · KumarapalayamC.VIJAYALAKSHMI · 81,179 (+7,696)
- AC 080 · KallakurichiARUL VIGNESH C · 81,132 (+798)
- AC 026 · VelacheryKUMAR. R · 80,430 (+33,305)
- AC 091 · VeerapandiPALANIVEL. M.S · 79,907 (+4,071)
- AC 094 · NamakkalDILIP C S · 79,744 (+11,008)
- AC 096 · TiruchengoduARUNRAJ K G · 79,500 (+28,172)
- AC 171 · KumbakonamVINOTH · 78,650 (+679)
- AC 022 · VirugampakkamSABARINATHAN.R · 76,092 (+27,086)
- AC 224 · TirunelveliMURUGHAN.R.S. · 75,840 (+11,414)
- AC 111 · MettuppalayamSUNILANAND · 75,664 (+7,768)
- AC 227 · NanguneriREDDIARPATTI V. NARAYANAN · 74,952 (+16,419)
- AC 092 · RasipuramLOGESH TAMILSELVAN D · 74,808 (+14,511)
- AC 045 · KilvaithinankuppamTHENRAL KUMAR. E · 74,305 (+20,255)
- AC 114 · Tiruppur (South)BALAMURUGAN. S · 73,793 (+12,901)
- AC 038 · ArakkonamV. GANDHIRAJ · 73,776 (+23,121)
- AC 186 · SivagangaKULANTHAI RANI A · 73,737 (+15,081)
- AC 183 · AranthangiMOHAMED FARVAS. J · 73,244 (+10,062)
- AC 043 · VelloreM.M.VINOTH KANNAN · 73,032 (+6,777)
- AC 191 · Madurai NorthA.KALLANAI · 72,853 (+18,038)
- AC 107 · BhavanisagarV.P.TAMILSELVI · 72,391 (+4,569)
- AC 021 · Anna NagarV.K.RAMKUMAR · 71,375 (+21,363)
- AC 145 · MusiriM.VIGNESH · 71,281 (+17,442)
- AC 155 · CuddaloreB.RAJKUMAR · 70,856 (+15,519)
- AC 051 · UthangaraiN ELAIYARAJA · 70,201 (+5,198)
- AC 025 · MylaporeVENKATARAMANAN. P · 70,070 (+28,972)
- AC 187 · ManamaduraiELANGOVAN.D · 69,971 (+1,208)
- AC 228 · RadhapuramDR.SATHISH CHRISTOPHER · 69,947 (+12,313)
- AC 040 · KatpadiDR M SUDHAKAR · 69,868 (+5,870)
- AC 098 · Erode (East)M.VIJAY BALAJI · 69,747 (+23,966)
- AC 210 · TiruvadanaiRAJEEV · 69,551 (+2,513)
- AC 015 · Thiru-Vi-Ka-NagarM. R. PALLAVI · 69,125 (+22,333)
- AC 093 · SenthamangalamP CHANDRASEKAR · 68,815 (+2,655)
- AC 205 · SivakasiKEERTHANA S · 68,709 (+11,670)
- AC 130 · NilakkottaiAYYANAR.R · 68,580 (+2,925)
- AC 066 · PolurABISHEK. R · 67,961 (+227)
- AC 014 · VillivakkamAADHAV ARJUNA · 66,445 (+17,302)
- AC 146 · ThuraiyurRAVISANKAR.M · 66,263 (+9,614)
- AC 197 · UsilampattiVIJAY. M · 65,743 (+1,805)
- AC 203 · SrivilliputhurKARTHIK.A · 65,653 (+8,581)
- AC 202 · RajapalayamJEGADESHWARI. K · 65,548 (+10,605)
- AC 190 · SholavandanKARUPPAIAH.M.V · 63,907 (+2,678)
- AC 206 · VirudhunagarSELVAM P · 63,653 (+9,391)
- AC 193 · Madurai CentralMADHAR BADHURUDEEN · 63,414 (+19,128)
- AC 192 · Madurai SouthM.M.GOPISON · 62,415 (+21,529)
- AC 136 · KrishnarayapuramSATHYA. M · 62,378 (+3,503)
- AC 100 · ModakkurichiD.SHANMUGAN · 60,715 (+2,430)
- AC 017 · RoyapuramK.V. VIJAY DAMU · 59,091 (+14,249)
- AC 020 · Thousand LightsPRABHAKAR.J.C.D · 58,965 (+15,141)
- AC 216 · SrivaikuntamSARAVANAN. G · 58,814 (+1,186)
- AC 178 · GandarvakkottaiN. SUBRAMANIAN · 58,795 (+11,039)
- AC 016 · EgmoreRAJMOHAN · 53,901 (+10,804)
- AC 024 · ThiyagarayanagarANAND N · 51,632 (+13,027)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 59 won in April
- AC 129 · AthoorI. PERIASAMY · 106,240 (+22,368)
- AC 077 · UlundurpettaiVASANTHAVEL G R · 98,471 (+2,277)
- AC 168 · ThiruvarurKALAIVANAN POONDI K · 93,408 (+18,148)
- AC 128 · OddanchatramSAKKARAPANI. R · 93,099 (+43,249)
- AC 078 · RishivandiyamKARTHIKEYAN K · 89,711 (+4,862)
- AC 211 · RamanathapuramKATHARBATCHA MUTHURAMALINGAM · 89,137 (+12,459)
- AC 196 · ThirumangalamMANIMARAN.M · 88,291 (+23,807)
- AC 063 · TiruvannamalaiVELU. E.V · 88,273 (+2,455)
- AC 140 · Tiruchirappalli (West)K.N.NEHRU · 88,235 (+4,786)
- AC 148 · KunnamSIVASANKAR. S.S · 87,237 (+15,557)
- AC 175 · OrathanaduR. VAITHILINGAM · 86,759 (+35,028)
- AC 200 · BodinayakanurPANNEERSELVAM.O · 85,206 (+6,805)
- AC 133 · VedasandurSAMINATHAN. T · 84,948 (+10,063)
- AC 144 · ManachanallurKATHIRAVAN. S · 81,447 (+12,364)
- AC 162 · PoompuharNIVEDHA M MURUGAN · 81,096 (+8,260)
- AC 173 · ThiruvaiyaruDURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN · 80,425 (+8,555)
- AC 170 · ThiruvidaimarudurGOVI.CHEZHIAAN · 79,951 (+14,116)
- AC 221 · KadayanallurRAJENDRAN. T. M · 79,832 (+6,253)
- AC 226 · PalayamkottaiM.ABDUL WAHAB · 79,744 (+13,805)
- AC 222 · TenkasiDR.KALAI KATHIRAVAN · 79,699 (+10,299)
- AC 156 · KurinjipadiM.R.K.PANNEERSELVAM · 76,695 (+7,589)
- AC 208 · TiruchuliTHANGAM THENARASU · 75,085 (+13,485)
- AC 054 · VeppanahalliSRINIVASAN.P.S · 74,691 (+138)
- AC 132 · DindigulSENTHILKUMAR. I.P · 74,489 (+1,131)
- AC 198 · AndipattiMAHARAJAN.A · 74,324 (+9,554)
- AC 048 · AmburVILWANATHAN. A.C. · 74,102 (+7,131)
- AC 074 · ViluppuramLAKSHMANAN R · 72,982 (+4,119)
- AC 215 · TiruchendurANITHA R. RADHAKRISHNAN · 72,723 (+5,872)
- AC 160 · SirkazhiSENTHILSELVAN.R · 71,449 (+11,417)
- AC 134 · AravakurichiELANGO. R · 70,827 (+19,382)
- AC 126 · MadathukulamR JAYARAMAKRISHNAN · 70,458 (+15,968)
- AC 230 · NagercoilAUSTIN · 69,880 (+7,570)
- AC 158 · ChidambaramTHAMIMUN ANSARI. M · 69,739 (+5,747)
- AC 223 · AlangulamPAUL MANOJ PANDIAN · 69,170 (+7,798)
- AC 073 · VanurGOWTHAM D · 68,873 (+7,034)
- AC 125 · UdumalaipettaiJAYAKUMAR M. · 68,549 (+2,882)
- AC 137 · KulithalaiSURIYANUR. A. CHANDRAN · 68,138 (+579)
- AC 212 · MudhukulathurR.S.RAJAKANNAPPAN · 68,003 (+16,598)
- AC 180 · PudukkottaiV. MUTHURAJA · 66,825 (+1,867)
- AC 176 · PattukkottaiANNADURAI K · 65,963 (+13,754)
- AC 109 · GudalurDHRAVIDAMANI.M · 65,590 (+22,833)
- AC 207 · AruppukkottaiRAMACHANDRAN. K.K.S.S.R · 65,104 (+4,943)
- AC 182 · AlangudiSIVA.V.MEYYANATHAN · 64,929 (+12,977)
- AC 069 · VandavasiAMBETHKUMAR. S · 63,805 (+3,333)
- AC 151 · TittakudiGANESAN C.V · 63,106 (+2,629)
- AC 220 · VasudevanallurE. RAJA · 63,045 (+6,583)
- AC 019 · Chepauk-ThiruvallikeniUDHAYANIDHI STALIN · 62,992 (+7,140)
- AC 204 · SatturKADARKARAIRAJ. A · 62,060 (+5,989)
- AC 123 · PollachiK. NITHYANANDHAN · 62,013 (+4,627)
- AC 218 · KovilpattiKARUNANITHI.K · 61,643 (+843)
- AC 177 · PeravuraniASHOKKUMAR. N · 60,919 (+3,162)
- AC 120 · Coimbatore (South)V SENTHILBALAJI · 59,724 (+2,271)
- AC 209 · ParamakudiADVOCATE. KATHIRAVAN. K.K · 59,161 (+3,548)
- AC 213 · VilathikulamMARKANDAYAN G V · 58,395 (+8,228)
- AC 181 · ThirumayamREGUPATHY.S · 58,201 (+1,492)
- AC 163 · NagapattinamM.H.JAWAHIRULLAH · 56,305 (+9,781)
- AC 124 · ValparaiKUTTY (ALIAS) SUDHAKAR. A · 54,671 (+9,371)
- AC 110 · CoonoorM. RAJU · 50,470 (+8,099)
- AC 018 · HarbourP K SEKARBABU · 45,254 (+11,750)
All India Anna DMK — 47 won in April
- AC 086 · EdappadiEDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K · 148,933 (+98,110)
- AC 084 · OmalurMANI. R · 112,246 (+14,539)
- AC 055 · HosurBALAKRISHNAREDDY. P · 109,867 (+27,803)
- AC 179 · ViralimalaiVIJAYABASKAR. C · 105,773 (+62,073)
- AC 042 · ArcotS.M.SUKUMAR · 105,608 (+42,720)
- AC 169 · NannilamKAMARAJ. R · 103,462 (+41,724)
- AC 057 · PalacoduANBALAGAN. K.P. · 102,807 (+39,042)
- AC 060 · PappireddipattiMARAGATHAM VETRIVEL · 101,829 (+33,114)
- AC 149 · AriyalurRAJENDRAN S · 95,219 (+24,498)
- AC 119 · ThondamuthurS.P.VELUMANI · 93,316 (+14,725)
- AC 064 · KilpennathurRAMACHANDRAN.S · 90,503 (+30,465)
- AC 065 · KalasapakkamAGRI KRISHNAMURTHY. S S · 89,629 (+26,740)
- AC 003 · TiruttaniG.HARI · 89,169 (+5,793)
- AC 062 · ChengamS.VELU · 87,802 (+13,278)
- AC 083 · YercaudUSHARANI. P · 87,772 (+2,189)
- AC 087 · SankariVETRIVEL. S · 87,342 (+9,517)
- AC 068 · CheyyarMUKKUR N. SUBRAMANIAN · 86,680 (+21,081)
- AC 085 · MetturVENKATACHALAM. G · 86,498 (+19,105)
- AC 131 · NathamNATHAM VISWANATHAN R · 85,708 (+11,869)
- AC 071 · MailamSHANMUGAM C VE · 82,353 (+30,041)
- AC 101 · DharapuramSATHYABAMA.P · 81,100 (+16,727)
- AC 082 · AtturJAYASANKARAN. A.P. · 80,843 (+15,318)
- AC 079 · SankarapuramRAKESH R · 80,250 (+3,440)
- AC 049 · JolarpetVEERAMANI K.C. · 78,633 (+16,083)
- AC 154 · PanrutiMOHAN. K · 78,398 (+10,663)
- AC 067 · AraniJAYASUDHA. L · 76,735 (+5,631)
- AC 044 · AnaikattuD.VELAZHAGAN · 76,302 (+7,081)
- AC 157 · BhuvanagiriARUNMOZHITHEVAN . A · 75,707 (+2,487)
- AC 104 · BhavaniKARUPPANAN. K.C · 75,577 (+7,396)
- AC 061 · HarurSAMPATHKUMAR. V · 75,523 (+3,329)
- AC 229 · KanniyakumariTHALAVAI SUNDARAM. N · 75,045 (+214)
- AC 081 · GangavalliNALLATHAMBI. A · 73,167 (+14,404)
- AC 076 · TirukkoyilurPALANISAMY S · 73,033 (+285)
- AC 135 · KarurM.R. VIJAYABHASKAR · 71,542 (+1,821)
- AC 052 · BargurE.C. GOVINDARASAN · 71,240 (+4,241)
- AC 102 · KangayamNSN NATARAJ · 71,122 (+8,133)
- AC 103 · PerunduraiJAYAKUMAR. S · 70,302 (+9,693)
- AC 035 · MadurantakamMARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL.K · 69,284 (+7,194)
- AC 127 · PalaniRAVIMANOHARAN. K · 66,986 (+693)
- AC 225 · AmbasamudramDR.ESAKKI SUBAYA · 65,589 (+10,245)
- AC 219 · SankarankovilDR. DHILIPAN JAISHANKAR · 64,865 (+6,489)
- AC 034 · CheyyurRAJASEKAR. E · 63,809 (+5,668)
- AC 153 · NeyveliRAJENDRAN.R · 63,731 (+10,962)
- AC 095 · Paramathi-VelurSEKAR S · 61,349 (+308)
- AC 143 · LalgudiLEEMA ROSE MARTIN · 60,795 (+2,739)
- AC 105 · AnthiyurHARIBASKAR.P · 60,042 (+1,260)
- AC 165 · VedaranyamMANIAN. O.S · 59,172 (+7,331)
Indian National Congress — 5 won in April
Pattali Makkal Katchi — 4 won in April
Communist Party of India — 2 won in April
Communist Party of India (M) — 2 won in April
Indian Union Muslim League — 2 won in April
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi — 2 won in April
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam — 1 won in April
Bharatiya Janata Party — 1 won in April
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam — 1 won in April
Seats won by party, April 2026 and 2021
12 parties won Assembly seats in the April 2026 Tamil Nadu election. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won 108 of the 234 seats (none in 2021), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 59 and All India Anna DMK 47. The table gives each party's seats in 2026 and in 2021; the cards above show how many each holds today.
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) | April 2026: 108 seats · 2021: 0 seats |
|---|---|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | April 2026: 59 seats · 2021: 133 seats |
| All India Anna DMK (AIA) | April 2026: 47 seats · 2021: 66 seats |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | April 2026: 5 seats · 2021: 18 seats |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) | April 2026: 4 seats · 2021: 5 seats |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | April 2026: 2 seats · 2021: 2 seats |
| Communist Party of India (M) (CPM) | April 2026: 2 seats · 2021: 2 seats |
| Indian Union Muslim League (IUM) | April 2026: 2 seats · 2021: 0 seats |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) | April 2026: 2 seats · 2021: 4 seats |
| Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMM) | April 2026: 1 seats · 2021: 0 seats |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | April 2026: 1 seats · 2021: 4 seats |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMD) | April 2026: 1 seats · 2021: 0 seats |
Quick answers
- Which party won the most seats in Tamil Nadu in 2026?
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the most seats in April 2026: 108 of 234, against 0 in 2021.
- How many parties won seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
- 12 parties won at least one of the 234 seats.
- How many seats did the DMK and AIADMK win in 2026?
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 59 seats (133 in 2021).
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