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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 Results

17th Legislative Assembly Fact Sheet

Total Seats / Majority Mark

234 / 118

Voter Turnout %

85.1 (5,73,43,291 Registered)

Election Timeline

Polling: 23-Apr-26
Result: 04-May-26

🏆 Winning Side

TVK

Seats: 108

Share: 40.6

🥈 Runner-up

DMK

Seats: 59

Share: 26.9

📊 Detailed Vote Share

TVK 34.92%
DMK 24.19%
AIDMK 21.21%

Government Formation & Key Dignitaries

Chief Minister

C Joseph Vijay

TVK | Perambur, Tiruchirappalli East

Assembly Speaker

J C D Prabhakar

Governor

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

Important Election Highlights & Trivia

📝 This Election Facts

After the 2026 Assembly elections, TVK emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats, falling short of the 118-seat majority. In a week of intense political maneuvering and horse-trading, TVK successfully formed a coalition government. TVK invited the Congress (INC), which quit the DMK-led SPA and extended support. The party also received unconditional outside support from Left parties (CPI & CPI(M)), VCK, IUML, and the lone AMMK MLA. Amid allegations of forgery and counter-claims, TVK secured the backing of 120 MLAs. On 10 May 2026, TVK leader Vijay was sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

📜 All-Time Records & Facts

Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras State) has had 22 Chief Ministers since 1947. The early period (1947–1967) was dominated by the Indian National Congress, with prominent leaders like K. Kamaraj and C. Rajagopalachari. The Dravidian era began in 1967 with C. N. Annadurai (DMK). M. Karunanidhi holds the record for the longest cumulative tenure. The AIADMK, founded by M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), alternated power with DMK for nearly six decades, with J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, and Edappadi K. Palaniswami as key figures. M. K. Stalin (DMK) served from 2021 to 2026. In a historic shift, actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister on 10 May 2026, heading a coalition government and ending nearly 59 years of Dravidian party dominance.

MLA Insights & Statistics

Category / Metric	Details (Name, Constituency, Records)
Women Elected MLAs	23
First-time MLAs	114
Highest Victory Margin	In Edappadi, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami recorded the highest victory margin in the State, winning by 98,110 votes.
Lowest Victory Margin	R Seenivasa Sethupathy (TVK) won the Tiruppattur constituency by a margin of just 1 vote
Youngest MLA	S Keerthana (TVK), 29
Oldest MLA	M. Bhojarajan (BJP), 79
Most Times Elected	K. A. Sengottaiyan, 10th time (Record: K A Sengottaiyan (10 times))