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April 2026 Assembly election · counted 4 May 2026
Tamil Nadu 2026 vote share, party by party
In the April 2026 Assembly election, TVK won 34.9% of the votes (1,72,26,209) and 108 of the 234 seats. DMK won 24.2% and 59 seats; AIADMK 21.2% and 47 seats. NTK won 4.0% and no seat.
Votes counted
4,93,24,121
Parties that won a seat
12
NOTA
0.4%
Votes and seats, party by party
Share of votesSeats won
| Party | Votes | Vote share | Seats won | Seats contested | Share where contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,72,26,209 | 34.9% | 108 | 233 | 35.1% |
| DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,19,29,144 | 24.2% | 59 | 176 | 32.2% |
| AIADMK All India Anna DMK | 1,04,62,146 | 21.2% | 47 | 172 | 28.7% |
| NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 19,72,537 | 4.0% | 0 | 234 | 4.0% |
| INC Indian National Congress | 16,61,312 | 3.4% | 5 | 28 | 28.3% |
| BJP Bharatiya Janata Party | 14,67,024 | 3.0% | 1 | 33 | 22.2% |
| PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi | 10,70,745 | 2.2% | 4 | 18 | 27.1% |
| DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 5,89,500 | 1.2% | 1 | 10 | 25.9% |
| VCK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 5,40,056 | 1.1% | 2 | 8 | 32.0% |
| AMMK Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,25,345 | 0.9% | 1 | 11 | 18.3% |
| CPI Communist Party of India | 3,26,488 | 0.7% | 2 | 5 | 30.6% |
| CPM Communist Party of India (M) | 2,93,817 | 0.6% | 2 | 5 | 32.1% |
| IUML Indian Union Muslim League | 1,42,465 | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 33.9% |
| Independents | 5,24,744 | 1.1% | 0 | 232 | 1.1% |
| Others (84 parties) | 4,92,788 | 1.0% | 0 | — | — |
| NOTA | 1,99,801 | 0.4% | — | — | 0.4% |
| Total | 4,93,24,121 | 100% | 234 |
Vote share is a party's votes as a share of all 4,93,24,121 votes counted, postal votes and NOTA included, from the Election Commission's candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026. “Share where contested” divides by the votes counted in the seats the party fought.
Parties with no seat and under 0.5% of the vote are grouped as Others (84 parties).
Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi also appears as “TVK” on the Election Commission's pages; it is counted separately here (TVAK), not with Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
Seats against votes
- TVK: 34.9% of the votes, 46.2% of the seats — one seat for every 1,59,502 votes.
- DMK: 24.2% of the votes, 25.2% of the seats — one seat for every 2,02,189 votes.
- AIADMK: 21.2% of the votes, 20.1% of the seats — one seat for every 2,22,599 votes.
- NTK: 4.0% of the votes (19,72,537) and no seat.
- INC: 3.4% of the votes, 2.1% of the seats — one seat for every 3,32,262 votes.
- BJP: 3.0% of the votes, 0.4% of the seats — one seat for every 14,67,024 votes.
- PMK: 2.2% of the votes, 1.7% of the seats — one seat for every 2,67,686 votes.
- DMDK: 1.2% of the votes, 0.4% of the seats — one seat for every 5,89,500 votes.
2026 against 2021: votes and seats
| Party | Votes 2021 | Votes 2026 | Change (points) | Seats 2021 | Seats 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | did not contest | 34.9% | — | did not contest | 108 | — |
| DMK | 37.7% | 24.2% | -13.5 | 133 | 59 | -74 |
| AIADMK | 33.3% | 21.2% | -12.1 | 66 | 47 | -19 |
| NTK | 6.6% | 4.0% | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
| INC | 4.3% | 3.4% | -0.9 | 18 | 5 | -13 |
| BJP | 2.6% | 3.0% | +0.3 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| PMK | 3.8% | 2.2% | -1.6 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| DMDK | 0.4% | 1.2% | +0.8 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| VCK | 1.0% | 1.1% | +0.1 | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| AMMK | 2.3% | 0.9% | -1.5 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| CPI | 1.1% | 0.7% | -0.4 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
| CPM | 0.8% | 0.6% | -0.2 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
| IUML | 0.5% | 0.3% | -0.2 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
163 of the 234 seats went to a different party in 2026 than in 2021. 2021 figures: the Election Commission's 2021 Detailed Results (4,62,36,716 votes counted, NOTA included), party as ECI records it — allies who fought on the DMK's symbol are counted as DMK. TVK did not contest in 2021.
Vote share in each of the 38 districts
| District | Seats | TVK | DMK | AIADMK | NTK | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 16 | 46.3% | 30.9% | 14.0% | 2.9% | TVK 14 DMK 2 |
| Salem | 11 | 32.3% | 19.7% | 31.5% | 3.0% | AIADMK 7 TVK 4 |
| Coimbatore | 10 | 35.2% | 24.0% | 25.8% | 3.6% | TVK 6 DMK 3 AIADMK 1 |
| Madurai | 10 | 37.8% | 26.6% | 20.3% | 5.1% | TVK 8 INC 1 DMK 1 |
| Thiruvallur | 10 | 48.0% | 21.2% | 15.0% | 3.6% | TVK 9 AIADMK 1 |
| Cuddalore | 9 | 27.8% | 19.1% | 25.5% | 2.7% | DMK 3 AIADMK 3 DMDK 1 TVK 1 VCK 1 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 9 | 38.5% | 29.9% | 22.2% | 4.1% | TVK 6 DMK 2 AIADMK 1 |
| Erode | 8 | 35.3% | 23.2% | 23.0% | 3.2% | TVK 5 AIADMK 3 |
| Thanjavur | 8 | 32.6% | 32.6% | 16.3% | 4.8% | DMK 5 TVK 2 IUML 1 |
| Tiruppur | 8 | 35.7% | 26.4% | 20.5% | 3.8% | TVK 4 AIADMK 2 DMK 2 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 8 | 30.5% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 2.8% | AIADMK 5 DMK 2 TVK 1 |
| Chengalpattu | 7 | 42.4% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 4.0% | TVK 5 AIADMK 2 |
| Dindigul | 7 | 30.4% | 32.7% | 23.9% | 3.6% | DMK 4 AIADMK 2 TVK 1 |
| Viluppuram | 7 | 31.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 2.6% | PMK 2 AIADMK 2 DMK 2 VCK 1 |
| Virudhunagar | 7 | 33.9% | 19.8% | 14.7% | 6.3% | TVK 4 DMK 3 |
| Kanniyakumari | 6 | 31.4% | 12.4% | 6.4% | 5.6% | INC 3 AIADMK 1 DMK 1 CPM 1 |
| Krishnagiri | 6 | 30.8% | 15.8% | 28.9% | 2.6% | TVK 2 AIADMK 2 DMK 1 CPI 1 |
| Namakkal | 6 | 36.3% | 26.9% | 26.5% | 3.2% | TVK 5 AIADMK 1 |
| Pudukkottai | 6 | 31.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% | 5.5% | DMK 3 TVK 2 AIADMK 1 |
| Thoothukudi | 6 | 37.0% | 27.2% | 16.4% | 6.7% | DMK 3 TVK 3 |
| Dharmapuri | 5 | 29.4% | 16.6% | 24.4% | 2.6% | AIADMK 3 TVK 1 PMK 1 |
| Tenkasi | 5 | 25.3% | 27.4% | 25.3% | 7.2% | DMK 4 AIADMK 1 |
| Tirunelveli | 5 | 34.0% | 20.2% | 13.3% | 7.3% | TVK 3 AIADMK 1 DMK 1 |
| Vellore | 5 | 35.3% | 24.4% | 29.5% | 2.3% | TVK 4 AIADMK 1 |
| Kallakurichi | 4 | 30.0% | 26.5% | 25.7% | 2.7% | DMK 2 AIADMK 1 TVK 1 |
| Kancheepuram | 4 | 40.9% | 20.9% | 18.9% | 3.4% | TVK 4 |
| Karur | 4 | 31.5% | 33.1% | 30.1% | 3.1% | DMK 2 AIADMK 1 TVK 1 |
| Ramanathapuram | 4 | 28.8% | 24.6% | 18.8% | 6.2% | DMK 3 TVK 1 |
| Ranipet | 4 | 36.2% | 15.6% | 18.0% | 2.8% | TVK 3 AIADMK 1 |
| Sivaganga | 4 | 37.9% | 24.1% | 6.8% | 9.8% | TVK 4 |
| Theni | 4 | 36.5% | 28.4% | 15.3% | 4.8% | DMK 2 TVK 2 |
| Thiruvarur | 4 | 28.2% | 26.6% | 17.6% | 4.4% | CPI 1 AMMK 1 DMK 1 AIADMK 1 |
| Tirupathur | 4 | 37.0% | 23.4% | 22.7% | 2.5% | IUML 1 DMK 1 AIADMK 1 TVK 1 |
| Mayiladuthurai | 3 | 27.6% | 25.1% | 21.8% | 3.4% | DMK 2 INC 1 |
| Nagapattinam | 3 | 29.8% | 23.2% | 21.7% | 5.1% | DMK 1 CPM 1 AIADMK 1 |
| The Nilgiris | 3 | 28.3% | 26.3% | 19.3% | 3.5% | DMK 2 BJP 1 |
| Ariyalur | 2 | 24.3% | 30.4% | 20.5% | 3.2% | AIADMK 1 PMK 1 |
| Perambalur | 2 | 31.0% | 33.8% | 29.8% | 3.5% | TVK 1 DMK 1 |
Share of the votes counted in the district's seats. Tap a district for its seats, MLAs and margins.
Questions people ask
- What was TVK's vote share in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
- TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won 34.9% of the votes — 1,72,26,209 of 4,93,24,121 — in the April 2026 Assembly election. It contested 233 of the 234 seats and won 108; where it contested, it took 35.1% of the votes.
- What was DMK's vote share in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
- DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won 24.2% of the votes — 1,19,29,144 of 4,93,24,121 — in the April 2026 Assembly election. It contested 176 of the 234 seats and won 59; where it contested, it took 32.2% of the votes. In 2021 it won 37.7% of the votes.
- What was AIADMK's vote share in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
- AIADMK (All India Anna DMK) won 21.2% of the votes — 1,04,62,146 of 4,93,24,121 — in the April 2026 Assembly election. It contested 172 of the 234 seats and won 47; where it contested, it took 28.7% of the votes. In 2021 it won 33.3% of the votes.
- What was NTK's vote share in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
- NTK (Naam Tamilar Katchi) won 4.0% of the votes — 19,72,537 of 4,93,24,121 — in the April 2026 Assembly election. It contested 234 of the 234 seats and won none. In 2021 it won 6.6% of the votes.
- How many seats did NTK win in 2026?
- None. NTK (Naam Tamilar Katchi) contested 234 seats in April 2026 and won 4.0% of the votes, but no seat.
- What does NTK stand for?
- Naam Tamilar Katchi, as the Election Commission lists the party.
- How has the vote share changed since 2021?
- Against the 2021 Assembly election: DMK 37.7% → 24.2%, AIADMK 33.3% → 21.2%, NTK 6.6% → 4.0%; TVK, contesting for the first time, won 34.9%.
Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results. Districts: Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
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