Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
By April-May 2026
All 234 elected seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
118 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance SPA AIADMK+
Leader since 2018 2017
Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi
Last election 159 seats, 45.38% 75 seats, 39.72%
Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister before election

M. K. Stalin
DMK

 Elected Chief Minister

TBD

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.[1] M. K. Stalin is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Background

In the previous assembly elections, The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an absolute majority in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its SPA alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the NDA alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and independent candidates did not secure any seats. After spending a decade as the opposition party, the DMK won Tamil Nadu from the AIADMK, which reigned the state for two consecutive terms (2011-2021). After the victory, M. K. Stalin became the next chief minister of the state. The AIADMK led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[2][3][4][5][6]

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

Party/Alliance Flag Election symbol Leader Photo Contesting seats
Secular Progressive Alliance Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin TBD
Indian National Congress K. S. Alagiri TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) K. Balakrishnan TBD
Communist Party of India D. Raja TBD
Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen TBD
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko TBD
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Thol. Thirumavalavan TBD
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi E. R. Eswaran
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi M. H. Jawahirullah
All India Forward Bloc P. V. Kathiravan
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi T. Velmurugan
Makkal Viduthalai Katchi S. K. Murugavel Rajan
Aathi Thamizhar Peravai R. Athiyamaan
Makkal Needhi Maiam[7] Kamal Haasan TBD
AIADMK-led Alliance All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Edappadi K. Palaniswami TBD
Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi N. R. Dhanapalan TBD
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi M. Jaganmoorthy TBD
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party K. Annamalai TBD
AIADMK (OPS) O. Panneerselvam TBD
Puthiya Tamilagam Party K. Krishnasamy TBD
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam T. T. V. Dhinakaran TBD
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Premalatha Vijayakanth
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) G. K. Vasan TBD
Janata Dal (Secular) H. D. Deve Gowda
Pattali Makkal Katchi Anbumani Ramadoss TBD
Naam Tamilar Katchi Seeman


Indiya Jananayaka Katchi T. R. Paarivendhar
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi R. Sarathkumar
Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam B. John Pandian
Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam Sridhar Vandayar
Pasumpon Desiya Kazhagam Jothi Muthuramalingam TBD
All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam N. Sethuraman TBD
Tamilaga Makkal Jananayaka Katchi K.M. Shareef
Jananayaka Dravidia Munnetra Kazagam
Kalappai Makkal Iyakkam
Social Democratic Party of India V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen T. S. Vakeel Ahmed
Bahujan Samaj Party K. Armstrong

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 Live: DMK leader Stalin to take oath as CM on May 7". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Detailed Result, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021" (PDF). eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "PMK aims to form TN government in 2026: Anbumani". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "NTK will contest alone in 2024 and 2026: Seeman". The Hindu. 17 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "BJP will make big impact in Tamil Nadu in 2024, 2026 elections, says K. Annamalai". The Hindu. 27 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kamal hints MNM may forge an alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha election". DT next.
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