2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Tamil Nadu in April–May 2026 to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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All 234 elected seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 118 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami Party DMK AIADMK Alliance SPA NDA Leader since 2018 2017 Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi Last election 37.70%, 133 seats 33.29%, 66 seats Current seats 133 60 Seats needed 58 Current Alliance seats 158 64 Alliance seats needed 54
Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Incumbent Chief Minister M. K. Stalin DMK

Background

The tenure of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 10 May 2026. The previous assembly elections were held in April 2021; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance formed the state government after winning 159 of 234 seats, with M. K. Stalin sworn in as the Chief Minister.

SPA alliance

Actor Kamal Haasan's MNM joined the Secular Progressive Alliance on March 2024.

In the 2024 general election, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led SPA alliance which is part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), won all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu.

AIADMK-led NDA alliance

On 25 September 2023, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew from the National Democratic Alliance.

In the 2024 general election, the AIADMK-led Alliance and the BJP-led NDA alliance contested separately and both did not win any seat.

On 11 April 2025, AIADMK and BJP reunited and formed alliance, with Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced as chief ministerial candidate of the AIADMK-led NDA alliance.

Others

Due to leadership dispute with Anbumani in Pattali Makkal Katchi, its founder S. Ramadoss, formed a splinter faction of the PMK in 2025.

On 2 February 2024, Vijay announced the formation of his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), stating that it would contest the 2026 elections.

Expulsions and resignations of MLAs

O. Panneerselvam and his supporters R. Vaithilingam and P. H. Manoj Pandian were expelled from AIADMK in the general council meeting in June 2022. AIADMK MLA P. Ayyappan joined OPS faction in August 2022.

Due to the split of PMK in 2025, three MLAs expressed support to Anbumani and two MLAs to Ramadoss.

OPS supporter P. H. Manoj Pandian joined DMK and resigned from MLA post in November 2025.

K. A. Sengottaiyan was expelled from AIADMK in October 2025 after his meeting with OPS. He subsequently resigned from his position as a MLA post and joined TVK in November 2025.

Current composition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

This table relates to the current composition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly after the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

2021 election			December 2025
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	DMK	133		DMK	133
	AIADMK	66		AIADMK	60
				Ind	3
	INC	18		INC	17
	PMK	5		PMK	3
				PMK(R)	2
	BJP	4		BJP	4
	VCK	4		VCK	4
	CPI(M)	2		CPI(M)	2
	CPI	2		CPI	2
	Vacant	-		Vacant	4
Total		234	-		234

Schedule

Poll event	Schedule
Notification date	TBD
Last date for filing nomination	TBD
Scrutiny of nomination	TBD
Last date for withdrawal of nomination	TBD
Date of poll	TBD
Date of counting of votes	TBD

Parties and alliances

Secular Progressive Alliance

Secular Progressive Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			M. K. Stalin	TBD	TBD
	Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi			E. R. Eswaran	TBD
	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi			M. H. Jawahirullah	TBD
	Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi			T. Velmurugan	TBD
	Adhi Tamilar Peravai			R. Athiyaman	TBD
	Makkal Viduthalai Katchi			S. K. Murugavel Rajan	TBD
	Indian National Congress			K. Selvaperunthagai	TBD
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			P. Shanmugam	TBD
	Communist Party of India			M. Veerapandian	TBD
	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi			Thol. Thirumavalavan	TBD
	Makkal Needhi Maiam			Kamal Haasan	TBD
	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			Vaiko	TBD
	Indian Union Muslim League			K. M. Kader Mohideen	TBD

AIADMK-led Alliance

AIADMK-led Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			Edappadi K. Palaniswami	TBD	TBD
	Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi			T. R. Paarivendhar	TBD
	Puratchi Bharatham Katchi			M. Jagan Moorthy	TBD
	Puthiya Needhi Katchi			A. C. Shanmugam	TBD
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Nainar Nagenthran	TBD
	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)			G. K. Vasan	TBD
	All India Forward Bloc			P. V. Kathiravan	TBD

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Naam Tamilar Katchi			Seeman	234
	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam			Vijay	TBD
	Pattali Makkal Katchi			Anbumani Ramadoss	TBD
	Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)			S. Ramadoss	TBD
	Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam			T. T. V. Dhinakaran	TBD
	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam			Premallatha Vijayakant	TBD
	Bahujan Samaj Party			P. Anandan	TBD
	Puthiya Tamilagam			K. Krishnasamy	TBD
	Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam			B. John Pandian	TBD
	Republican Party of India			C. K. Thamizharasan	TBD
	Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi			N. R. Dhanapalan	TBD
	Inthiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam			T. Devanathan Yadav	TBD
	Social Democratic Party of India			V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak	TBD
	All India N.R. Congress			N. Rangasamy	TBD

Candidates

District	Constituency
			SPA			AIADMK+
Tiruvallur	1	Gummidipoondi
	2	Ponneri (SC)
	3	Tiruttani
	4	Thiruvallur
	5	Poonamallee (SC)
	6	Avadi
Chennai	7	Maduravoyal
	8	Ambattur
	9	Madavaram
	10	Thiruvottiyur
	11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
	12	Perambur
	13	Kolathur
	14	Villivakkam
	15	Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)
	16	Egmore (SC)
	17	Royapuram
	18	Harbour
	19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
	20	Thousand Lights
	21	Anna Nagar
	22	Virugampakkam
	23	Saidapet
	24	Thiyagaraya Nagar
	25	Mylapore
	26	Velachery
	27	Shozhinganallur
	28	Alandur
Kanchipuram	29	Sriperumbudur (SC)
Chengalpattu	30	Pallavaram
	31	Tambaram
	32	Chengalpattu
	33	Thiruporur
	34	Cheyyur (SC)
	35	Maduranthakam (SC)
Kanchipuram	36	Uthiramerur
	37	Kancheepuram
Ranipet	38	Arakkonam (SC)
	39	Sholingur
Vellore	40	Katpadi
Ranipet	41	Ranipet
	42	Arcot
Vellore	43	Vellore
	44	Anaikattu
	45	Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)
	46	Gudiyattam (SC)
Tirupathur	47	Vaniyambadi
	48	Ambur
	49	Jolarpet
	50	Tirupattur(Vellore)
Krishnagiri	51	Uthangarai (SC)
	52	Bargur
	53	Krishnagiri
	54	Veppanahalli
	55	Hosur
	56	Thalli
Dharmapuri	57	Palacode
	58	Pennagaram
	59	Dharmapuri
	60	Pappireddippatti
	61	Harur (SC)
Tiruvannamalai	62	Chengam (SC)
	63	Tiruvannamalai
	64	Kilpennathur
	65	Kalasapakkam
	66	Polur
	67	Arani
	68	Cheyyar
	69	Vandavasi (SC)
Viluppuram	70	Gingee
	71	Mailam
	72	Tindivanam
	73	Vanur (SC)
	74	Villupuram
	75	Vikravandi
	76	Tirukkoyilur
Kallakurichi	77	Ulundurpettai
	78	Rishivandiyam
	79	Sankarapuram
	80	Kallakurichi
Salem	81	Gangavalli (SC)
	82	Attur (SC)
	83	Yercaud (ST)
	84	Omalur
	85	Mettur
	86	Edappadi
	87	Sankari
	88	Salem (West)
	89	Salem (North)
	90	Salem (South)
	91	Veerapandi
Namakkal	92	Rasipuram (SC)
	93	Senthamangalam (ST)
	94	Namakkal
	95	Paramathi-Velur
	96	Tiruchengodu
	97	Kumarapalayam
Erode	98	Erode (East)
	99	Erode (West)
	100	Modakkurichi
Tiruppur	101	Dharapuram
	102	Kangayam
Erode	103	Perundurai
	104	Bhavani
	105	Anthiyur
	106	Gobichettipalayam
	107	Bhavanisagar (SC)
Nilgiris	108	Udhagamandalam
	109	Gudalur (SC)
	110	Coonoor
Coimbatore	111	Mettupalayam
Tiruppur	112	Avanashi (SC)
	113	Tiruppur (North)
	114	Tiruppur (South)
	115	Palladam
Coimbatore	116	Sulur
	117	Kavundampalayam
	118	Coimbatore (North)
	119	Thondamuthur
	120	Coimbatore (South)
	121	Singanallur
	122	Kinathukadavu
	123	Pollachi
	124	Valparai (SC)
Tiruppur	125	Udumalaipettai
	126	Madathukulam
Dindigul	127	Palani
	128	Oddanchatram
	129	Athoor
	130	Nilakottai (SC)
	131	Natham
	132	Dindigul
	133	Vedasandur
Karur	134	Aravakurichi
	135	Karur
	136	Krishnarayapuram (SC)
	137	Kulithalai
Tiruchirappalli	138	Manapaarai
	139	Srirangam
	140	Tiruchirappalli (West)
	141	Tiruchirappalli (East)
	142	Thiruverumbur
	143	Lalgudi
	144	Manachanallur
	145	Musiri
	146	Thuraiyur (SC)
Perambalur	147	Perambalur (SC)
	148	Kunnam
Ariyalur	149	Ariyalur
	150	Jayankondam
Cuddalore	151	Tittakudi
	152	Vriddhachalam
	153	Neyveli
	154	Panruti
	155	Cuddalore
	156	Kurinjipadi
	157	Bhuvanagiri
	158	Chidambaram
	159	Kattumannarkoil (SC)
Mayiladuthurai	160	Sirkazhi (SC)
	161	Mayiladuthurai
	162	Poompuhar
Nagapattinam	163	Nagapattinam
	164	Kilvelur (SC)
	165	Vedaranyam
Tiruvarur	166	Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)
	167	Mannargudi
	168	Thiruvarur
	169	Nannilam
Thanjavur	170	Thiruvidaimarudur (SC)
	171	Kumbakonam
	172	Papanasam
	173	Thiruvaiyaru
	174	Thanjavur
	175	Orathanadu
	176	Pattukkottai
	177	Peravurani
Pudukkottai	178	Gandharvakottai (SC)
	179	Viralimalai
	180	Pudukkottai
	181	Thirumayam
	182	Alangudi
	183	Aranthangi
Sivaganga	184	Karaikudi
	185	Tiruppattur(Sivaganga)
	186	Sivaganga
	187	Manamadurai (SC)
Madurai	188	Melur
	189	Madurai East
	190	Sholavandan (SC)
	191	Madurai North
	192	Madurai South
	193	Madurai Central
	194	Madurai West
	195	Thiruparankundram
	196	Tirumangalam
	197	Usilampatti
Theni	198	Andipatti
	199	Periyakulam (SC)
	200	Bodinayakanur
	201	Cumbum
Virudhunagar	202	Rajapalayam
	203	Srivilliputhur (SC)
	204	Sattur
	205	Sivakasi
	206	Virudhunagar
	207	Aruppukkottai
	208	Tiruchuli
Ramanathapuram	209	Paramakudi (SC)
	210	Tiruvadanai
	211	Ramanathapuram
	212	Mudhukulathur
Thoothukudi	213	Vilathikulam
	214	Thoothukkudi
	215	Tiruchendur
	216	Srivaikuntam
	217	Ottapidaram (SC)
	218	Kovilpatti
Tenkasi	219	Sankarankovil (SC)
	220	Vasudevanallur (SC)
	221	Kadayanallur
	222	Tenkasi
	223	Alangulam
Tirunelveli	224	Tirunelveli
	225	Ambasamudram
	226	Palayamkottai
	227	Nanguneri
	228	Radhapuram
Kanyakumari	229	Kanniyakumari
	230	Nagercoil
	231	Colachel
	232	Padmanabhapuram
	233	Vilavancode
	234	Killiyoor

Campaign

On 1 June 2025, DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin launched an enrolment drive and urged party cadres to enrol at least 30% of voters in each polling booth as DMK members through a massive door-to-door outreach.

On 7 July 2025, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched statewide campaign.

On 13 September 2025, TVK president Vijay launched his party's election campaign. On 27 September 2025, a crowd crush took place during a political rally hosted by TVK in Karur, Tamil Nadu in which 41 people were killed and 80-120 people were injured.

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote share projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				SPA	AIADMK+	Others

Seat projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				SPA	AIADMK+	Others

Exit polls

Vote share projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				SPA	AIADMK+	Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	SPA		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
			Indian National Congress
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			Communist Party of India
			Indian Union Muslim League
			Makkal Needhi Maiam
			Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
			Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
		Total
	AIADMK+		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
			Bharatiya Janata Party
			Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
		Total
	Other parties
	Independents
	NOTA
Total					100%	—		234	—

Results by district

District	Seats
		SPA	AIADMK+	Others
Thiruvallur	6
Chennai	22
Kancheepuram	3
Chengalpattu	6
Ranipet	4
Vellore	5
Thirupattur	4
Krishnagiri	6
Dharmapuri	5
Thiruvanamalai	8
Villupuram	7
Kallakurichi	4
Salem	11
Namakkal	6
Erode	8
Nilgiris	3
Thiruppur	8
Coimbatore	10
Dindigal	7
Karur	4
Tiruchirapalli	9
Perambalur	2
Ariyalur	2
Cuddalore	9
Mayiladuthurai	3
Nagapattinam	3
Thiruvarur	4
Thanjavur	8
Pudukottai	6
Sivaganga	4
Madurai	10
Theni	4
Virudhunagar	7
Ramanathapuram	4
Thoothukudi	6
Tenkasi	5
Tirunelveli	5
Kanyakumari	6
Total	234

Results by constituency

District	Constituency		Winner					Runner Up					Margin
	No.	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Tiruvallur	1	Gummidipoondi
	2	Ponneri (SC)
	3	Tiruttani
	4	Thiruvallur
	5	Poonamallee (SC)
	6	Avadi
Chennai	7	Maduravoyal
	8	Ambattur
	9	Madavaram
	10	Thiruvottiyur
	11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
	12	Perambur
	13	Kolathur
	14	Villivakkam
	15	Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)
	16	Egmore (SC)
	17	Royapuram
	18	Harbour
	19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
	20	Thousand Lights
	21	Anna Nagar
	22	Virugampakkam
	23	Saidapet
	24	Thiyagaraya Nagar
	25	Mylapore
	26	Velachery
	27	Shozhinganallur
	28	Alandur
Kanchipuram	29	Sriperumbudur (SC)
Chengalpattu	30	Pallavaram
	31	Tambaram
	32	Chengalpattu
	33	Thiruporur
	34	Cheyyur (SC)
	35	Maduranthakam (SC)
Kanchipuram	36	Uthiramerur
	37	Kancheepuram
Ranipet	38	Arakkonam (SC)
	39	Sholingur
Vellore	40	Katpadi
Ranipet	41	Ranipet
	42	Arcot
Vellore	43	Vellore
	44	Anaikattu
	45	Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)
	46	Gudiyattam (SC)
Tirupathur	47	Vaniyambadi
	48	Ambur
	49	Jolarpet
	50	Tirupattur(Vellore)
Krishnagiri	51	Uthangarai (SC)
	52	Bargur
	53	Krishnagiri
	54	Veppanahalli
	55	Hosur
	56	Thalli
Dharmapuri	57	Palacode
	58	Pennagaram
	59	Dharmapuri
	60	Pappireddippatti
	61	Harur (SC)
Tiruvannamalai	62	Chengam (SC)
	63	Tiruvannamalai
	64	Kilpennathur
	65	Kalasapakkam
	66	Polur
	67	Arani
	68	Cheyyar
	69	Vandavasi (SC)
Viluppuram	70	Gingee
	71	Mailam
	72	Tindivanam
	73	Vanur (SC)
	74	Villupuram
	75	Vikravandi
	76	Tirukkoyilur
Kallakurichi	77	Ulundurpettai
	78	Rishivandiyam
	79	Sankarapuram
	80	Kallakurichi
Salem	81	Gangavalli (SC)
	82	Attur (SC)
	83	Yercaud (ST)
	84	Omalur
	85	Mettur
	86	Edappadi
	87	Sankari
	88	Salem (West)
	89	Salem (North)
	90	Salem (South)
	91	Veerapandi
Namakkal	92	Rasipuram (SC)
	93	Senthamangalam (ST)
	94	Namakkal
	95	Paramathi-Velur
	96	Tiruchengodu
	97	Kumarapalayam
Erode	98	Erode (East)
	99	Erode (West)
	100	Modakkurichi
Tiruppur	101	Dharapuram
	102	Kangayam
Erode	103	Perundurai
	104	Bhavani
	105	Anthiyur
	106	Gobichettipalayam
	107	Bhavanisagar (SC)
Nilgiris	108	Udhagamandalam
	109	Gudalur (SC)
	110	Coonoor
Coimbatore	111	Mettupalayam
Tiruppur	112	Avanashi (SC)
	113	Tiruppur (North)
	114	Tiruppur (South)
	115	Palladam
Coimbatore	116	Sulur
	117	Kavundampalayam
	118	Coimbatore (North)
	119	Thondamuthur
	120	Coimbatore (South)
	121	Singanallur
	122	Kinathukadavu
	123	Pollachi
	124	Valparai (SC)
Tiruppur	125	Udumalaipettai
	126	Madathukulam
Dindigul	127	Palani
	128	Oddanchatram
	129	Athoor
	130	Nilakottai (SC)
	131	Natham
	132	Dindigul
	133	Vedasandur
Karur	134	Aravakurichi
	135	Karur
	136	Krishnarayapuram (SC)
	137	Kulithalai
Tiruchirappalli	138	Manapaarai
	139	Srirangam
	140	Tiruchirappalli (West)
	141	Tiruchirappalli (East)
	142	Thiruverumbur
	143	Lalgudi
	144	Manachanallur
	145	Musiri
	146	Thuraiyur (SC)
Perambalur	147	Perambalur (SC)
	148	Kunnam
Ariyalur	149	Ariyalur
	150	Jayankondam
Cuddalore	151	Tittakudi
	152	Vriddhachalam
	153	Neyveli
	154	Panruti
	155	Cuddalore
	156	Kurinjipadi
	157	Bhuvanagiri
	158	Chidambaram
	159	Kattumannarkoil (SC)
Mayiladuthurai	160	Sirkazhi (SC)
	161	Mayiladuthurai
	162	Poompuhar
Nagapattinam	163	Nagapattinam
	164	Kilvelur (SC)
	165	Vedaranyam
Tiruvarur	166	Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)
	167	Mannargudi
	168	Thiruvarur
	169	Nannilam
Thanjavur	170	Thiruvidaimarudur (SC)
	171	Kumbakonam
	172	Papanasam
	173	Thiruvaiyaru
	174	Thanjavur
	175	Orathanadu
	176	Pattukkottai
	177	Peravurani
Pudukkottai	178	Gandharvakottai (SC)
	179	Viralimalai
	180	Pudukkottai
	181	Thirumayam
	182	Alangudi
	183	Aranthangi
Sivaganga	184	Karaikudi
	185	Tiruppattur(Sivaganga)
	186	Sivaganga
	187	Manamadurai (SC)
Madurai	188	Melur
	189	Madurai East
	190	Sholavandan (SC)
	191	Madurai North
	192	Madurai South
	193	Madurai Central
	194	Madurai West
	195	Thiruparankundram
	196	Tirumangalam
	197	Usilampatti
Theni	198	Andipatti
	199	Periyakulam (SC)
	200	Bodinayakanur
	201	Cumbum
Virudhunagar	202	Rajapalayam
	203	Srivilliputhur (SC)
	204	Sattur
	205	Sivakasi
	206	Virudhunagar
	207	Aruppukkottai
	208	Tiruchuli
Ramanathapuram	209	Paramakudi (SC)
	210	Tiruvadanai
	211	Ramanathapuram
	212	Mudhukulathur
Thoothukudi	213	Vilathikulam
	214	Thoothukkudi
	215	Tiruchendur
	216	Srivaikuntam
	217	Ottapidaram (SC)
	218	Kovilpatti
Tenkasi	219	Sankarankovil (SC)
	220	Vasudevanallur (SC)
	221	Kadayanallur
	222	Tenkasi
	223	Alangulam
Tirunelveli	224	Tirunelveli
	225	Ambasamudram
	226	Palayamkottai
	227	Nanguneri
	228	Radhapuram
Kanyakumari	229	Kanniyakumari
	230	Nagercoil
	231	Colachel
	232	Padmanabhapuram
	233	Vilavancode
	234	Killiyoor

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu
• Politics of Tamil Nadu