2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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  2001 8 May 2006 2011  

All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.56% (Increase2.svg 11.49%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
M. Karunanidhi .jpg
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Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa Vijayakanth
Party DMK AIADMK DMDK
Alliance DPA+UPA+LF AIADMK+ None
Leader's seat Chepauk Andipatti Virudhachalam
Seats won163691
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 71Decrease2.svg 64New
Popular vote14,762,64713,166,4452,764,223
Percentage44.75%39.91%8.38%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.08%Decrease2.svg 10.18%New

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Chief Minister before election

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

The thirteenth legislative assembly election, of Tamil Nadu was held on 8 May 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect the government in the state for the following five years. The votes were counted three days later on 11 May 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections, with the DMK emerging as the single-largest party with 96 seats, and its leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as Chief Minister for a fifth and final term. This election marked the first time the state saw a hung assembly with no party gaining a majority of its own. As a result, DMK formed a minority government with its allies, which is the first in the state since the 1952 election. 13th Assembly was instituted due to this election.

Contents

The election marked the electoral debut of the actor Vijayakanth and his political outfit, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK). Though the party could only gain a single seat, it cut into the vote share of both DMK and AIADMK and emerged as a third alternative to the existing two Dravidian parties.

Polling

48848 polling stations were set up for electorate, that sized up to 46,607 eligible voters.

Political parties and the alliances

Tamil Nadu has a remarkable history of being dominated by the local parties, DMK or AIADMK, while the national parties have a strong presence in other states. The parties have resorted to forming alliances in the last few elections to take on each sides for power.

Striking changes in the alliances included the swap of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) from DMK led Democratic Progressive Alliance to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led Democratic People Alliance. While Dalit Panthers of India joined the AIADMK alliance, all other major parties in the fray such as Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Indian National Congress, CPM and Communist Party of India (CPI), aligned themselves with the DMK party.

There were two notable new parties — Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) formed in September 2005 by actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth, and Lok Paritran formed by Indian Institutes of Technology graduates in February 2006. Both contested alone in this elections.

The contest was between two major alliances in a seat-sharing agreement, the AIADMK alliance and the DMK alliance. These archrivals had a face-off in 106 seats.

Exit Polls [1] predicted a 157-167 seats in favour of the DMK alliance, while the AIADMK alliance was expected to get 64-74 seats in the assembly.

Before the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, the Pattali Makkal Katchi left the DMK, citing differences with its leader M. Karunanidhi, and joined the AIADMK, and the Third Front.

Seat allotments

Democratic Progressive Alliance

Source: Junior Vikatan

PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats Contested
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. Karunanidhi 128
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg M. Krishnasamy 48
Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg S. Ramadoss 31
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg N. Varadarajan 13
Communist Party of India CPI symbol.svg Tha. Pandian 10
Unregistered (or) Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
Indian Union Muslim League Indian election symbol rising sun.svg K. M. Kader Mohideen 2
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. Jaganmoorthy 1
Forward Bloc (Vallarasu) Indian election symbol rising sun.svg P. V. Kathiravan 1

Democratic People Alliance

Source: Junior Vikatan

PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats Contested
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg J. Jayalalithaa 182
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Top.png Vaiko 35
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Indian Election Symbol Bell.jpg Thol. Thirumavalavan 9
Janata Dal (Secular) Indian election symbol female farmer.svg H. D. Deve Gowda 1
Tamil Maanila Muslim League Indian Election Symbol Banana.svg Dawood Miakhan1
Unregistered (or) Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the AIADMK ticket
Indian National league Indian election symbol two leaves.svg Janab2
Indian National Trade Union Congress Indian election symbol two leaves.svg P. L. Subbaih2
Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg G. M. Sreedhar Vandaiyar1
Forward Bloc (Santhanam) Indian election symbol two leaves.svg L. Santhanam 1

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

Source: Junior Vikatan

PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats Contested
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg Vijayakant 232
Ring Symbol.png 2

The two seats that DMDK contested in Ring symbol instead of nagara .

Bharatiya Janata Party

Source: Junior Vikatan

PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats Contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg C. P. Radhakrishnan 222

Opinion polling

Pre-poll surveys

AgencyDatesResults
Goodwill Communications25 April 2006 (Reported)DMK+: 149 (49% of the vote)
AIADMK+: 83 (39% of the vote)
Others/Undecided: 2 (12% of the vote) [2]
CNN-IBN - The Hindu 14 March 2006AIADMK+: Too close to call (46% of the vote)
DMK+: Too close to call (44% of the vote)
Tossup: Too close to call (10% of the vote) [3]

Exit polls

AgencyDatesResults
CNN-IBN - The Hindu 11 May 2006 (Reported)DMK+: 157-167 (45% of the vote)
AIADMK+: 64-74 (35% of the vote)
Others: 2-6 (20% of the vote) [4]
Vikatan 10 May 2006DMK+ 207

ADMK+ 26

BJP 1

Hindu-CNN-IBN Exit Poll Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu [5]
Region DPA (DMK+) AIADMK+ DMDK
Vanniyars: PMK could not swing the community towards DMK alliance, especially in the North Central Region
Upper North40%45%11%
North Central53%32%9%
Cauvery Delta55%28%10%
West53%28%11%
Thevars: No longer with AIADMK in Cauvery Delta and the West
Cauvery Delta51%38%7%
West43%39%11%
South39%44%8%
Deep South13%52%2%
Muslims in favor of DMK alliance, especially in Deep South
Upper North43%30%18%
North Central36%39%18%
Cauvery Delta53%37%5%
West50%31%10%
South50%38%7%
Deep South73%9%5%
Christians stayed with DMK alliance, especially in the South
Upper North49%29%13%
North Central47%36%12%
Cauvery Delta46%39%9%
West48%29%10%
South60%33%4%
Deep South64%16%7%

Voting and results

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, B.B. Tandon, holding a press conference in New Delhi on March 1, 2006, to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of Tamil Nadu along with those of Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry. The Chief Election Commissioner, Shri B.B. Tandon addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on March 1, 2006. The Election Commissioners Shri Naveen Chawla and Shri N. Gopalaswamy are also seen.jpg
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, B.B. Tandon, holding a press conference in New Delhi on March 1, 2006, to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of Tamil Nadu along with those of Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry.

The 2006 Tamil Nadu State Elections saw a record voter turnout of 70.70% an 11% increase compared to the last 2001 elections and the highest since the 1991 elections which saw an 85% voter turnout. The ruling party AIADMK was voted out of power with the DMK alliance regaining power after losing out in the previous elections with a paltry 37 seats. This time however, no party reached the simple majority of 117 of the 234 seats. DMK grabbed the highest number of seats (96) for any contesting party, while AIADMK followed with 61 seats. The Congress won 34 seats while the other national party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), drew blank after contesting alone in this elections. PMK managed to win 18 seats followed by the Communists (15 seats). MDMK, the party that jumped alliance won 6 seats and the DPI won 2 seats. DMDK, even while contesting in 232 seats managed to score just one seat, with the party leader actor vijayakant winning the seat he contested in Vridhachalam Constituency. There was 1 independent winner. [6] [7]

The split results paved way for the formation of the new coalition government led by DMK chief, the 82-year-old veteran politician Dr.M Karunanidhi, becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time, with the Congress unconditionally supporting his claim for Chief Ministership and government formation.

Due to the loss of key allies after the previous election, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), ended up losing both the 2004 Lok Sabha Election and the 2006 State Assembly Elections, to DMK led coalition that consisted of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and former allies of AIADMK, Indian National Congress, left parties (Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist)) and Pattali Makkal Katchi.

Results by pre-poll alliance

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left 2006 tamil nadu legislative election map by parties.png
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
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Election map based on % seats won by district
Summary of the 2006 May Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
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Alliance/PartySeats wonChangePopular VoteVote %Adj. %
DMK+ alliance163+7114,762,64744.8%
DMK 96+658,728,71626.5%46.0%
INC 34+42,765,7688.4%43.5%
PMK 18-21,863,7495.7%43.4%
CPI(M) 9+3872,6742.7%42.7%
CPI 6+1531,7401.6%40.4%
AIADMK+ alliance 69-6413,166,44539.9%
AIADMK 61-7110,768,55932.6%40.8%
MDMK 6+61,971,5656.0%37.7%
VCK 2+2426,3211.3%36.1%
Others2-75,062,46315.3%
DMDK 1+12,764,2238.4%8.5%
BJP 0-6666,8232.0%2.1%
IND 1-2995,3453.0%3.1%
Total23432,991,555100%

Sources: Election Commission of India [8]

: Seat changes reflect the following mergers in parties from previous election. MADMK merged with Bharatiya Janata Party in 2002. [9] TMC merged with the national party INC in 2002. [10] Usilampatti FBL MLA L. Santhanam, joined AIADMK and contested in Sholavandan, after being expelled from his party by newly elected actor-turned party leader Karthik. [11]
: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.

Constituency wise results

The following table lists the winners and margin of victory in all constituencies. [8]

#Assembly ConstituencyPartyWinnerRunner-upParty
24 Acharapakkam (SC) DMK Sankaravalli [12] M. SaraswathiAIADMK
19 Alandur DMK T. M. Anbarasan [12] B. ValarmathiAIADMK
192 Alangudi CPI S. Rajasekaran A. VenkatachalamAIADMK
217 Alangulam DMK Poongothai Aladiaruna [12] M. PandiarajAIADMK
221 Ambasamudram DMK R. Avudaiyappan [13] R. Murugiah PandianAIADMK
47 Anaicut AIADMK K. Pandurangan M. VaralakshmiPMK
122 Andhiyur DMK S. Gurusamy [12] M. SubramaniamAIADMK
163 Andimadam DMK S. S. Sivasankar [12] K. PanneerselvamAIADMK
135 Andipatti AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa [14] SeemanDMK
8 Anna Nagar DMK Arcot N. Veeraswami Vijaya ThayanbanMDMK
32 Arkonam (SC) DMK M. Jaganmoorthy [12] S. RaviAIADMK
193 Arantangi DMK Udayam Shanmugam Y. KarthikeyanAIADMK
151 Aravakurichi DMK M. A. Khaleelur Rahman [12] P. Monjanur RamasamyMDMK
35 Arcot PMK K. L. Elavazhagan [12] V. R. ChandranAIADMK
162 Ariyalur INC D. Amaramoorthy [15] M. RavichandranAIADMK
49 Arni DMK R. Sivanandam [12] A. SanthanamAIADMK
204 Aruppukottai DMK Thangam Thenarasu [12] K. MuruganAIADMK
149 Athoor DMK I. Periasamy [15] C. SreenivasanAIADMK
92 Attur INC M. R. Sundaram [12] A. K. MurugesanAIADMK
102 Avanashi (SC) AIADMK R. Prema [15] M. ArumugamCPI
78 Bargur AIADMK Dr. Thambidurai M [15] V. VetriselvanDMK
121 Bhavani PMK K. V. Ramanathan [15] K. C. KaruppannanAIADMK
124 Bhavanisagar DMK O. Subramaniam [12] Sindu RavichandranAIADMK
66 Bhuvanagiri AIADMK Selvi Ramajayam [12] K. DevadassPMK
133 Bodinayakkanur DMK S. Lakshmanan [12] R. ParthipanAIADMK
22 Chengalpattu PMK K. Arumugam [15] S. ArumugamAIADMK
42 Chengam (SC) INC M. Polur Varadhan [15] P. SakthivelVCK
11 Chepauk DMK M. Karunanidhi [12] Dawood MiakhanIND
220 Cheranmahadevi INC P. Veldurai P. H. Paul Manoj PandianAIADMK
50 Cheyyar INC M. K. Vishnuprasad R. PavaiAIADMK
68 Chidambaram AIADMK A. Arunmozhidevan K. BalakrishnanCPI(M)
72 Chinnasalem DMK T. Udhayasooriyan P. MohanAIADMK
106 Coimbatore East DMK M. Pongalur Palanisamy [12] V. GopalakrishnanAIADMK
105 Coimbatore West AIADMK T. Malaravan A. S. MaheswariINC
230 Colachel INC S. Jeyapaul M. R. GandhiBJP
126 Coonoor (SC) DMK A. Soundarapandian [12] M. SelvarajAIADMK
63 Cuddalore DMK G. Iyyappan [12] G. KumarAIADMK
134 Cumbum MDMK N. Eramakrishnan P. SelvendranDMK
112 Dharapuram (SC) DMK P. Prabavathi M. RanganayahiAIADMK
82 Dharmapuri PMK L. Velusamy V. S. SampathMDMK
148 Dindigul CPI(M) K. Balabarathi N. SelvaragavanMDMK
3 Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar AIADMK P. K. Sekar Babu R. ManoharINC
100 Edapadi PMK V. Kaveri K. PalaniswamiAIADMK
7 Egmore (SC) DMK Parithi Ellamvazhuthi C. E. SathyaMDMK
120 Erode DMK N. K. K. P. Raaja [12] E. R. SivakumarAIADMK
54 Gingee DMK V. Kannan [15] R. MasilamaniMDMK
123 Gobichettipalayam AIADMK K. A. Sengottaiyan G. V. ManimaranDMK
128 Gudalur DMK K. Ramachandhiran [15] A. MillarAIADMK
37 Gudiyatham CPI(M) G. Latha J. K. N. PalaniAIADMK
15 Gummidipundi AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar Durai. JeyaveluPMK
2 Harbour DMK K. Anbazhagan H. Seema BasheerMDMK
79 Harur (SC) CPI(M) P. Dillibabu [15] K. GovindasamyVCK
74 Hosur INC K. Gopinath [15] V. SampangiramaiahAIADMK
197 Ilayangudi DMK R. S. Raja Kannappan [12] K. AyyachamyAIADMK
164 Jayankondam AIADMK K. Rajendran J. Gurunathan PMK
202 Kadaladi DMK Suba. Thangavelan [15] V. Sathiamoorthy AIADMK
215 Kadayanallur INC S. Peter Alphonse [15] U. H. KamaludeenAIADMK
45 Kalasapakkam AIADMK Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy [15] R. KalodassPMK
26 Kancheepuram PMK P. Kamalambal [15] T. MythiliAIADMK
57 Kandamangalam (SC) DMK S. Pushparaj V. SubramaniyanAIADMK
117 Kangayam INC S. Sekar N. M. S. PalaniswamiAIADMK
228 Kanniyakumari DMK N. Suresh Rajan [12] N. Thalavai Sundaram AIADMK
97 Kapilamalai PMK K. Nedunchezian T. N. GuruswamyMDMK
195 Karaikudi INC N. Sundaram O. L. VenkatachalamAIADMK
152 Karur AIADMK V. Senthil Balaji Vasuki MurugesanDMK
36 Katpadi DMK Durai Murugan B. NarayananAIADMK
67 Kattumannarkoil (SC) DPI D. Ravikumar P. VellalperumanINC
76 Kaveripattinam PMK T. A. Meganathan K. P. Munusamy AIADMK
234 Killiyoor INC S. John Jacob T. Chandra KumarBJP
108 Kinathukkadavu AIADMK S. Damodaran K. V. KandasamyDMK
190 Kolathur (SC) AIADMK N. Subramanian C. ParanjothiDMK
212 Koilpatti AIADMK L. Radhakrishnan S. RajendranCPI
77 Krishnagiri DMK T. Senguttuvan [15] V. GovindarajAIADMK
153 Krishnarayapuram (SC) DMK P. Kamaraj R. SasikalaAIADMK
155 Kulithalai DMK R. Manickam A. Pappasundaram AIADMK
187 Kumbakonam DMK Ko. Si. Mani [15] Rama. RamanathanAIADMK
65 Kurinjipadi DMK M. R. K. Panneer Selvam [12] N. RamalingamMDMK
172 Kuttalam DMK Kuttalam K. Anbazhagan S. RajendranAIADMK
159 Lalgudi DMK A. Soundarapandian T. RajaramAIADMK
143 Madurai Central DMK P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan [13] S. T. K. Jakkaiyan AIADMK
144 Madurai East CPI(M) Nanmaran N [13] M. BoominathanMDMK
142 Madurai West INC K. S. K. Rajendran [13] Sellur K. RajuAIADMK
23 Maduranthakam INC K. Ghayathri Devi [13] K. AppaduraiAIADMK
199 Manamadurai (SC) AIADMK M. Gunasekaran [13] K. ParamalaiINC
70 Mangalore (SC) DPI K. Selvam V. GanesanDMK
178 Mannargudi CPI V. Sivapunniyam [13] R. KamarajAIADMK
154 Marungapuri AIADMK C. Chinnasamy [15] A. RokkiahDMK
84 Mettur PMK G. K. Mani [13] K. KandasamyAIADMK
171 Mayuram INC S. Rajakumar M. MahalingamMDMK
53 Melmalayanur PMK P. Senthamizhselvan R. Tamilmozhi Rajadathan AIADMK
146 Melur AIADMK R. Samy K. V. V. RavichandranINC
101 Mettupalayam AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj B. ArunkumarDMK
118 Modakurichi INC R. M. Palanisami V. P. Namachivaya,AIADMK
80 Morappur DMK V. Mullaivendhan [15] K. SingaramAIADMK
203 Mudukulathur DMK K. Murugavel [15] S. P. KalimuthuAIADMK
59 Mugaiyur PMK V. A. T. Kaliyavarathan Sinthanai SelvanVCK
158 Musiri DMK N. Selvaraj T. P. PoonachiAIADMK
13 Mylapore AIADMK S. Ve. Shekher D. Napoleon DMK
175 Nagapattinam CPI(M) V. Marimuthu K. A. JayapalAIADMK
229 Nagercoil DMK suyambu [15] prakesh.kIVP
96 Namakkal (SC) INC K. Jeyakumar R. SaradhaAIADMK
222 Nanguneri INC H. Vasanthakumar S. P. SooriyakumarAIADMK
173 Nannilam (SC) CPI P. Padmavathy K. ArivanandamAIADMK
147 Natham AIADMK R. Viswanathan [15] M. A. AndiambalamDMK
40 Natrampalli DMK N. K. R. Sooriyakumar K. G. SubramaniAIADMK
62 Nellikuppam DMK Saba. Rajendran [12] R. T. Sabapathi MohanMDMK
139 Nilakottai (SC) AIADMK S. Thenmozhi K. SenthilvelINC
130 Oddanchatram DMK A. R. A. Chakkarapani K. P. NallasamyAIADMK
86 Omalur PMK A. Tamizharasu C. KrishnanAIADMK
181 Orathanad AIADMK R. Vaithilingam P. RajamanickamDMK
211 Pottapidaram AIADMK P. Mohan K. KrishnasamyBSP
231 Padmanabhapuram DMK T. Theodare Reginald K. P. Rajendra PrasadAIADMK
81 Palacode AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan K. MannanPMK
129 Palani (SC) DMK M. Anbalakan S. PremaAIADMK
219 Palayamcottai DMK T. P. M. Mohideen Khan K. M. NijamudeenAIADMK
115 Palladam AIADMK S. M. Velusamy S. S. PonmudiDMK
31 Pallipet INC E. S. S. Raman P. M. NarasimhanAIADMK
91 Panamarathupatty DMK R. Rajendran R. ElangovanAIADMK
64 Panruti PMK T. Velmurugan [15] R. RajendiranAIADMK
185 Papanasam AIADMK R. Doraikannu [15] M. RamkumarINC
200 Paramakudi (SC) INC R. Ramprabhu [15] S. SundararajAIADMK
4 Park Town AIADMKK. Srinivasan A. Rahman Khan AIADMK
179 Pattukkottai INC N. R. Rengarajan S. ViswanathanMDMK
83 Pennagaram DMK P. N. Periannan S. R. VetrivelAIADMK
160 Perambalur (SC) DMK M. Rajkumar M. SundaramAIADMK
5 Perambur (SC) CPI(M) K. Mahendran P. ManimaranMDMK
180 Peravurani AIADMK M. V. R. Veerakapilan [15] S. V. Thirugnana SambandamINC
131 Periyakulam AIADMK O. Panneerselvam L. MookiahDMK
52 Peranamallur PMK G. Edirolimanian A. K. S. AnbalaganAIADMK
38Pernambut (SC)DMK A. Chinnasamy S. Chandra SethuAIADMK
119 Perundurai AIADMK C. Ponnudurai N. PeriyasamyCPI
107 Perur AIADMK S. P. Velumani N. RukumaniDMK
109 Pollachi AIADMK V. Jayaraman D. Shanthi DeviDMK
46 Polur INC P. S. Vijayakumar T. VediyappanAIADMK
114 Pongalur DMK S. Mani P. V. DamodaranAIADMK
16 Ponneri (SC) AIADMK P. Balaramanan [15] V. AnbuvananDMK
170 Poompuhar PMK K. Periyasamy S. PounrajAIADMK
28 Poonamallee INC D. Sudarsanam R. SenguttuvanMDMK
191 Pudukkottai AIADMK R. Nedunchezhian M. Jaafar AliDMK
6 Purasawalkam DMK V. S. Babu Venkatesh BabuAIADMK
223 Radhapuram DMK M. Appavu [12] L. GnanapunithaAIADMK
209 Rajapalayam (SC) AIADMK M. Chandra V. P. RajanDMK
201 Ramanathapuram INC K. Hussan Ali M. PalanichamyMDMK
34 Ranipet DMK R. Gandhi [12] R. ThamizharasanAIADMK
94 Rasipuram DMK K. P. Ramaswamy [12] P. R. SundaramAIADMK
1 Royapuram AIADMK D. Jayakumar S. P. Sarkuna PandianDMK
71 Rishivandiam INC S. Sivaraj L. AthinarayananAIADMK
14 Saidapet AIADMK G. Senthamizhan C. R. BaskaranPMK
88 Salem - I AIADMK L. Ravichandran M. R. SureshINC
89 Salem - II DMK S. Arumugam R. SureshkumarAIADMK
145 Samayanallur (SC) DMK R. Tamilarasi P. LakshmiAIADMK
213 Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) AIADMK C. Karuppasamy S. ThangaveluDMK
73 Sankarapuram DMK A. Anagaiyarkanni P. SanniyasiAIADMK
99 Sankari (SC) DMK V. P. Duraisamy S. ShanthamaniAIADMK
125 Sathyamangalam DMK L. P. Dharmalingam [12] T. K. SubramaniamAIADMK
224 Sathankulam INC Rani Venkatesan Nazareth P. DuraiMDMK
205 Sattur DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran G. ChockeswaranAIADMK
136 Sedapatti AIADMK C. Durairaj G. ThalapathiDMK
95 Sendamangalam (ST) DMK K. Ponnusamy [15] P. ChandranAIADMK
140 Sholavandan DMK P. Moorthy L. SanthanamAIADMK
33 Sholinghur INC D. Arul Anbarasu C. GopalAIADMK
104 Singanallur AIADMK R. Chinnaswamy [15] A. SoundararajanCPI (M)
169 Sirkali (SC) DMK M. Panneerselvam P. DurairajanVCK
198 Sivaganga CPI S. Gunasekaran S. SevanthiappanMDMK
207 Sivakasi MDMK R. Gnanadoss V. ThangarajDMK
27 Sriperumbudur (SC) INC D. Yasodha K. BalakrishnanVCK
165 Srirangam AIADMK M. Paranjothi G. Jerome ArokiarajINC
226 Srivaikuntam INC D. Selvaraj S. P. ShanmuganathanAIADMK
208 Srivilliputhur CPI T. Ramasamy R. VinayagamoorthyAIADMK
93 Talavasal (SC) DMK K. Chinnadurai P. ElangovanAIADMK
20 Tambaram DMK S. R. Raja K. SomuMDMK
85 Taramangalam PMK P. Kannan P. GovindanIND
216 Tenkasi DMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian Rama UdayasuriyanMDMK
75 Thalli Ind T. Ramachandran P. Nagaraja ReddyCPI
43 Thandarambattu DMK E. V. Velu [15] S. RamachandranAIADMK
183 Thanjavur DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah M. RengasamyAIADMK
9 Theagaraya Nagar AIADMK V. P. Kalairajan J. AnbazhaganDMK
132 Theni AIADMK D. Ganesan N. R. T. TajkumarINC
137 Thirumangalam MDMK Veera.Ilavarasan V. VelusamyDMK
141 Tirupparankundram AIADMK A. K. Bose S. Venkatesan CPI (M)
168 Thiruverambur DMK K. N. Sekaran Sridhar VandayarAIADMK
188 Thiruvidamarudur AIADMK R. K. Bharathimohan G. AlayamaniPMK
182 Thiruvonam DMK T. Mahesh Krishnasamy K. ThangamuthuAIADMK
17 Thiruvottiyur DMK K. P. P. Samy V. MoorthyAIADMK
103 Thondamuthur MDMK M. Kannappan S. R. Balasubramaniam INC
156 Thottiam INC M. Rajasekharan R. NatarajanMDMK
10 Thousand Lights DMK M. K. Stalin Adhi RajaramAIADMK
55 Tindivanam AIADMK C. V. Shanmugam [15] M. KarunanidhiPMK
225 Tiruchendur AIADMK Anitha R Radhakrishnan A. D. K. JeyaseelanDMK
98 Tiruchengode AIADMK P. Thangamani S. GandhiselvanDMK
166 Tiruchirapalli - I DMK Anbil Periyasamy A. malarmannanMDMK
167 Tiruchirapalli - II DMK K. N. Nehru N. MariyampitchaiAIADMK
189 Thirumayam INC R. M. Subburam M. RadhakrishnanAIADMK
60 Thirunavalur AIADMK R. Kumaraguru V. S. VeerapandianDMK
218 Tirunelveli DMK N. Malai Raja Nainar NagenthiranAIADMK
194 Tiruppattur DMK K. R. Perikaruppan [12] K. K. UmadhevanAIADMK
41 Tiruppattur PMK T. K. Raja K. C. AzhagiriMDMK
21 Thiruporur (SC) PMK D. Moorthy [15] M. Dhanapan AIADMK
116 Tiruppur CPI(M) C. Govindasamy S. DuraisamyMDMK
30 Tiruttani AIADMK G. Hari G. RavirajPMK
177 Tiruthuraipundi (SC) CPI K. Ulaganathan A. UmadeviAIADMK
196 Tiruvadanai INC K. R. Ramasamy [15] C. AnimuthuAIADMK
184 Tiruvaiyaru DMK Durai. Chandrasekaran Durai. GovindarajanAIADMK
29 Tiruvallur DMK E. A. P. Sivaji [12] B. RamanaAIADMK
44 Tiruvannamalai DMK K. Pitchandi [12] V. Pavan KumarAIADMK
174 Tiruvarur (SC) DMK U. Mathivanan [12] A. ThangamaniAIADMK
232 Thiruvattar CPI(M) R. Leema Rose G. Sujith KumarBJP
12 Triplicane AIADMK Bader Sayeed M. NaganathanDMK
227 Tuticorin DMK P. Geetha Jeevan S. DanielrajAIADMK
127 Ootacamund INC B. Gopalan [15] K. N. DoraiAIADMK
111 Udumalpet AIADMK C. Shanmugavelu C. VeluchamyDMK
61 Ulundurpet (SC) DMK K. Thirunavukarasu E. VijayaraghavanVCK
157 Uppiliapuram (ST) DMK R. Rani P. MuthusamyAIADMK
138 Usilampatti AIADMK I. Mahendran P. V. KathiravanDMK
25 Uthiramerur DMK K. Sundar [15] V. SomasundaramAIADMK
186 Valangiman (SC) AIADMK Ilamathi Subramanian S. Senthamil ChelvanDMK
110 Valparai (SC) INC Kovai Thangam S. Susi KalayarasanVCK
51 Vandavasi (SC) DMK Jeyaraman M. ChakrapaniAIADMK
39 Vaniayambadi DMK H. Abdul Basith K. Mohammad AliAIADMK
56 Vanur (SC) AIADMK N. Ganapathy N. SoundararajanPMK
161 Varahur (SC) AIADMK M. Chanthirakasi K. GopalakrishnanPMK
214 Vasudevanallur (SC) MDMK T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar R. KrishnanCPI (M)
176 Vedaranyam DMK S. K. Vedarathinam O. S. Maniyan AIADMK
150 Vedasandur INC M. Dhandapani S. PalanichamyAIADMK
90 Veerapandi DMK A. Rajendran [13] V. S. VeerapandianDMK
113 Vellakoil DMK M. P. Saminathan [13] A. GaneshamurthiMDMK
48 Vellore INC C. Gnanasekaran [13] N. SubramaniMDMK
210 Vilathikulam AIADMK P. Chinnappan [15] K. Rajaram DMK
233 Vilavancode CPI(M) G. John Joseph [13] F. FrankilnAIADMK
18 Villivakkam DMK B. Ranganathan [13] G. KalanAIADMK
58 Villupuram DMK K. Ponmudy [12] D. DuraisamyDMK
206 Virudhunagar MDMK R. Varadharajan [13] S. DamodharanINC
69 Vridhachalam DMDK Vijayakanth [14] R. GovindasamyPMK
87 Yercaud (ST) DMK C. Tamilselvan [13] J. AlameluAIADMK
*Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Aftermath

M. Karunanidhi sworned as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 5th time. Even DMK had only 96 MLAs and formed government with the outside support of Congress, Left Parties, Pattali Makkal Katchi. Later Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi joined in DPA in September 2006 , ahead of Local Body election.

Bypolls (2006-2011)

DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
11 October 2006 Madurai Central P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Syed Ghouse Basha Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
26 June 2007 Madurai West S. V. Shanmugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. S. K. Rajendran Indian National Congress
9 January 2009 Thirumangalam Veera Elavarasu Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Latha Athiyaman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
18 August 2009 Bargur M. Thambidurai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. R. K. Narasimhan
Thondamuthur M. Kannappan Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. N. Kandaswamy Indian National Congress
Srivaikuntam D. Selvaraj Indian National Congress M. B. Sudalaiyandi
Ilaiyangudi Raja Kannappan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Suba. Mathiarasan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Cumbam N. Eramakrishnan Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Eramakrishnan
19 December 2009 Vandavasi S. P. Jayaraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Kamalakannan
Tiruchendur Anitha R. Radhakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
27 March 2010 Pennagaram P. N. Periannan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P. N. P. Inbasekaran

See also

Footnotes

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