2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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2021 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
Turnout73.63% (Decrease2.svg 1.18%) [1]
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance SPA [2] NDA [3]
Leader since20172017
Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi
Last election89136
Seats won13366
Seat changeIncrease2.svg44Decrease2.svg70
Popular vote17,430,17915,391,055
Percentage37.70%33.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.31%Decrease2.svg7.59%
Alliance seats15975
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg
Seatwise Election Result Map
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Structure of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK

Elected Chief Minister

M. K. Stalin
DMK

The Sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election was held on 6 April 2021, to elect representatives from the 234 constituencies in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election, ending the decade-long reign of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The DMK's leader M. K. Stalin became the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and the 12th Chief Minister since the 1956 reorganization. He replaced Edappadi K. Palaniswami of the AIADMK.

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The poll was Tamil Nadu's first assembly election after the demises of the two most prominent Chief Ministers in the state's modern history, J. Jayalalithaa—general secretary of the AIADMK, and M. Karunanidhi—president of the DMK, who died in 2016 and 2018 respectively. With the AIADMK winning the 2016 election, Jayalalithaa became the Chief Minister and served for almost six months. Upon her death, O. Panneerselvam took charge as the Chief Minister, shortly after which Palaniswami was sworn in instead in 2017, who served till the end of the 15th assembly's tenure. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the elections to the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 26 February 2021.

The DMK continued its Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) with the Indian National Congress, the Communist parties and many others, and named Stalin as its candidate for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Office. The AIADMK joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of the Union Government of India, with Palanisami as its Chief Ministerial candidate. The polling was held on 6 April 2021 under COVID-19 guidelines. The state recorded a voter turnout of 73.63%. Surveys before and after the polls predicted the Stalin-led SPA to win the elections with a large margin. The votes were counted on 2 May 2021; the SPA amassed 159 seats, with the DMK alone winning in 133 constituencies, securing an absolute majority for the first time in 25 years. The NDA won 75 seats, out of which 66 were of the AIADMK. The DMK formed the Government of Tamil Nadu for the sixth time; Stalin and his council of ministers were sworn in on 7 May 2021.

Overview

The state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 234 assembly constituencies, each of which elects a member (called an MLA) to represent it at the state's unicameral legislative assembly, as per Article 168 of the Constitution of India. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convenes at Fort St. George, Chennai. The member that manages to receive the support of the majority of the members of the assembly (that is the Chief Ministerial candidate of the party that secures more than 50% of the seats), which is a minimum of 118 members, is appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who is the executive head of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Governor of Tamil Nadu, the state's ceremonial head, will invite the Chief-Minister-elect and his Council of Ministers to be sworn in, to lead the state government for a term of the next five years.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, holding a press conference in New Delhi on February 26, 2021, 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 Sunil Arora holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections 2021, in New Delhi on February 26, 2021.jpg
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, holding a press conference in New Delhi on February 26, 2021, to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of Tamil Nadu along with those of Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry.

Tamil Nadu's partisan politics have been dominated by its two regional Dravidian parties, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), for the last 50 years (since 1967). Each recognized party in India is given a polling symbol by the Election Commission of India, an independent and neutral body of officers that conducts and regulates all the elections in the country. The DMK contests with the Rising Sun symbol, while the AIADMK contests with the Two Leaves.

The legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu goes to polls alongside the legislative assemblies of three other Indian states, namely Assam, Kerala, and West Bengal, and that of the union territory of Puducherry.

Background

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The sixteenth legislative assembly election is the first election to the body after the deaths of the two most prominent Chief Ministers and political supremos of modern Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi (pictured left) and J. Jayalalithaa (right).

Since the death of AIADMK founder M.G Ramachandran (who had been in power since 1977) in 1987, DMK's M Karunanidhi (who came into prominence in 1969 following the death of DMK founder C.N Annadurai) & AIADMK's J Jayalalitha heavily dominated the state's politics. DMK won the 1989, 1996 & 2006 elections while AIADMK won the 1991, 2001 & 2011 elections. In 2016, AIADMK retained its majority with 136 seats, while the DMK increased its strength to 98 seats. Jayalalitha became the second incumbent Chief minister of Tamil Nadu to be re-elected back in power since MGR's re-election in 1984. [5] 2021's election of the sixteenth assembly election is the first state election after the deaths of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi, who died in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

Rise and fall of V.K. Sasikala

Following Jayalalithaa's demise from cardiac arrest on 5 December 2016, O. Panneerselvam of the AIADMK became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the third time. The first two times he attained the post (21 September 2001 to 2 March 2002, and 28 September 2014 to 23 May 2015) was when Jayalalithaa was forcibly removed from office twice due to the lawsuit against her. He served as the Acting Chief Minister during Jayalalithaa's hospitalization in 2016. However, soon after swearing-in, Panneerselvam rebelled against the influence of V. K. Sasikala, a long-time friend and close associate of Jayalalithaa, inside the AIADMK party, and deemed her a threat to his Chief Ministership, exposing the factionalism inside the party. In a meeting of the party's general council held on 29 December 2016, the first meeting after Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala was appointed as the party's general secretary. [6] On 5 February 2017, all the MLAs of the AIADMK unanimously elected Sasikala as the Legislative Assembly leader of the AIADMK, making her the Chief-Minister-elect officially. [7]

On 6 February 2017, Panneerselvam submitted his resignation letter to then Governor of Tamil Nadu, C. Vidyasagar Rao, who accepted the resignation but instructed him to continue to functioning as Chief Minister "until alternate arrangements are made", awaiting the pending verdict of the 18-year-long trial regarding the disproportionate assets of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala. Panneerselvam also claimed that he was coerced into resignation. Later in the evening, Sasikala met the Governor and laid claims to the Chief Ministership, by submitting the list of AIADMK legislators who back her. Reports stated Sasikala had those MLAs sequestered at a resort in South Chennai. [8]

On 14 February 2017, the Supreme Court of India pronounced Sasikala and her relatives guilty of criminally conspiring, laundering and amassing illicit wealth worth about ₹66.44 crore (equivalent to ₹363 croreorUS$44 million in 2023) in the 1990s, and sentenced them to serve a four-year jail term at Central Prison, Bangalore, giving the convicts 24 hours to surrender. [9] This restored in toto her earlier conviction in the case [10] delivered on 27 September 2014. [11] Proceedings against Jayalalithaa had been abated and dismissed on account of her death. The conviction effectively ended Sasikala's Chief Ministerial ambitions.

Following Sasikala's conviction, the Governor rejected her claims to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In her ticking 24-hour surrender time-limit and capacity as the general secretary of the AIADMK, Sasikala convened the party's MLAs, who unanimously elected Edappadi K. Palaniswami, a then supporter of Sasikala, as the new Chief Minister. She also appointed her nephew and former treasurer of the party, T. T. V. Dhinakaran, as the party's deputy general secretary. Palaniswami as sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu the next day, replacing Panneerselvam. [12]

On 23 March 2017, the Election commission of India designated the two factions separately; Panneerselvam's faction known as "AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma)", while Dhinakaran-Palaniswami's faction known as "AIADMK (Amma)". By-polls were announced at the Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency, which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. Dhinakaran was named candidate by his faction. However, the Election Commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (Amma) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi Police registered a case against Dhinakaran for allegedly attempting to bribe the Election Commission into giving the AIADMK's significant Twin Leaves symbol to his faction. Dhinakaran was granted bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the bribed officer.

In the following months, the Chief Minister had a fallout with Dhinakaran. Palaniswami pronounced Dhinakaran's appointment as deputy general secretary "invalid" on 17 August 2017, and ousted him from the party. [13]

AIADMK under Dual Leadership

On 21 August 2017, it was reported that the Paneerselvam faction of AIADMK had decided to merge back with the Palaniswami faction, under the terms that Sasikala would be expelled from the party. [14] On 21 August 2017, both Palaniswami and Paneerselvam factions of the AIADMK reunited, with the leaders assuming co-leadership of the party. Panneerselvam sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu and the coordinator of the AIADMK. Palaniswami was dubbed the deputy coordinator of the party. Mainstream media and publications suspected the involvement of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of the Union Government of India, in the AIADMK's merger. This marked the first time the BJP began to play an influential role in the Tamil Nadu politics, acting as the mediator that united the two factions. Dhinakaran and his supporters continued to dub themselves the "real AIADMK". [15] [16]

On 22 August 2017, 18 MLAs of the AIADMK pledged allegiance to Dhinakaran and submitted letters to the Governor, expressing lack of confidence in Palaniswami and withdrawing their support to the Palaniswami-led government. [17] Immediately, those MLAs were expelled from the AIADMK. The Speaker of the fifteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, P. Dhanapal, also disqualified those MLAs from their offices, citing the Constitution Act of 1985, which prevents the instability caused by democratically elected representatives in India's legislatures shifting allegiance from the parties they supported at the time of election, or disobeying their parties' decisions at critical times, by rendering their seats vacant. This resulted in a long legal battle, at the end of which, the Madras High Court, the highest court of Tamil Nadu, gave a verdict in the Speaker's favour and confirmed the disqualification of the 19 legislators. Following these events, Sasikala was expelled from the party on 12 September 2017, with her position as interim general secretary disputed and abolished. Instead, the late Jayalalithaa was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK. [18]

On 23 November 2017, the Election Commission of India granted the Two Leaves symbol to the Palaniswami-Panneerselvam led AIADMK, authorizing the faction as the original AIADMK, and announced by-polls to the vacant seat of Radhakrishnan Nagar on 21 December 2017. Dhinakaran contested in the constituency as an independent candidate, and won the election with a huge margin, with around 40,000 votes more than his closest competitor. He became the first independent candidate in Tamil Nadu history to win a bypoll, claiming 50.32% of the total votes, defeating the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK. [19] [20]

In March 2018, Dinakaran formed the new party Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), with the goal of obtaining control of the AIADMK. [21]

Rise of M. K. Stalin

After Karunanidhi's demise on 7 August 2018, Karunanidhi's son and political heir M. K. Stalin, who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the Mayor of Chennai, became the unquestioned president of the DMK. The Election Commission of India announced by-polls to 24 vacant seats in the state, alongside the 2019 Indian parliamentary elections, which elects 543 members across India to its lower house, the Lok Sabha. The DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (nationally, United Progressive Alliance headed by the Indian National Congress) swept Tamil Nadu in the Lok Sabha elections, winning a landslide 38 seats out of the state's 39 parliamentary constituencies. The AIADMK, which contested the election in an alliance with the BJP and the regional DMDK, won only one seat (Theni). [22] This marked a huge shift from the 2014 parliamentary elections, in which the AIADMK had won 37 seats solo, whereas the NDA won two and the DMK none. [23] In the by-polls, out of the 24 formerly AIADMK seats in the state assembly, the Stalin-led DMK won over 13 seats while the AIADMK won 10, indicating a shift in the political mindset of the state's voters. Although the incumbent AIADMK government lost 13 of its seats to the opposition party, the 10 retained seats (with new MLAs to represent them) were enough to maintain the AIADMK's absolute majority at the Legislative Assembly.

Tussle in AIADMK over Chief Ministerial candidate

The Tussle started in October 2020 when Minister for Milk and Dairy development K.T. Rajenthira Balaji tweeted that the party should go for elections, with EPS as the CM candidate. A day before Balaji’s tweet, Cooperative Minister Sellur K. Raju said, “MLAs will elect the chief minister” when AIADMK wins the 2021 elections. [24] Finally, then DCM Panneerselvam made the announcement that Palaniswami would be the chief ministerial candidate of the AIADMK on 20 October 2020 morning at a much awaited meeting at the AIADMK office in Chennai. [25]

Sasikala's Announcement

In January 2021, VK Sasikala was released from jail after completion of her prison time. In February 2021, she announced her intention to actively involve herself in the state's politics. Nevertheless, on 3 March 2021, she announced her decision to quit politics, to everyone's surprise. [26]

Key Issues

In order to improve the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, both the AIADMK and DMK promised jobs in their manifestos. Industries, especially MSMEs, have been hit hard by the slowdown in the economy. [27] The AIADMK-led government approved a sub-quota in MBC of 10.5% for the Vanniyars, who are particularly dominant in northern Tamil Nadu. [28] The AIADMK & BJP also fulfilled the demand of grouping 7 castes under Devendrakula Velalar an agricultural community found in Tamil Nadu. [29] Recent events such as the Thoothukudi protest in 2018 against the district's Sterlite Copper plant and the Kattupalli fishermen's agitation against the expansion of Adani port have also made environmental concerns, especially climate change, a topic of debate in the elections. [30]

Madras High Court comments on Election Commission

On 26 April 2021, the Madras High Court remarked that the Election Commission should be put on murder charges for allowing rallies. Further, the court said that the Election Commission was the only institution responsible for the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India as the elections of four states and a union territory were being held when second wave was striking India. [31]

Schedule

EventDate
Date for Nominations12 March 2021
Last Date for filing Nominations19 March 2021
Date for scrutiny of nominations20 March 2021
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures22 March 2021
Date of poll6 April 2021
Date of counting2 May 2021
Date before which the election shall be completed24 May 2021

Manifestos

Election Manifesto plays a key role in determining the voting behaviour of the voters in the Tamil Nadu Electoral Politics. [32] Enabling people with information about manifestos, promises, and candidate details through technology can ensure that it reaches a huge number of people. [33] [34] Global Shapers Chennai, a non-partisan group powered by the World Economic Forum has released the TN Election Promises 2021 platform. [35] The platform provides the voters with data and insights on the promises made by different parties, constituency-wise candidate background details (assets, education, criminal cases, etc.), and helps them compare the promises by categorizing them into different focus areas such as agriculture, education, etc., to help make an informed voting decision.[ citation needed ]

Voter statistics

According to the ECI, 62.6 million people were eligible to vote in upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. [36] [37] Sholinganallur assembly has the highest number of eligible voters with 694,845 voters. [38] [37]

Total voters in Tamil Nadu for 2021 election
General electorsService votersOverseas votersTotal Voters
62,747,65372,8533,24362,823,749
Total voters in Tamil Nadu for 2021 election by gender
Male votersFemale voters Third gender votersTotal Voters
30,995,44031,940,8807,19262,943,512

Parties and Alliances

Party/AllianceFlagSymbolLeaderContesting seats
Secular Progressive Alliance Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. K. Stalin 173
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK Vaiko 6
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi KMDK E. R. Eswaran 3
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi MMK M. H. Jawahirullah 2
All India Forward Bloc AIFB P. V. Kathiravan 1
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai KatchiTVK T. Velmurugan 1
Makkal Viduthalai KatchiMVKS. K. Murugavel Rajan1
Aathi Thamizhar PeravaiATPR. Athiyamaan1
Indian National Congress INC Hand INC.svg K. S. Alagiri 25
Communist Party of India CPI
CPI symbol.svg
R. Mutharasan 6
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)
CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg
K. Balakrishnan 6
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK Pot Symbol.png Thol. Thirumavalavan 6
Indian Union Muslim League IUML Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg K. M. Kader Mohideen 3
National Democratic Alliance All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK Indian election symbol two leaves.svg 179
Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg G. K. Mani 23
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Lotos flower symbol.svg L. Murugan 20
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) TMC(M) Indian election symbol two leaves.svg G. K. Vasan 6
Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi PTMKN. R. Dhanapalan1
Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam TMMKB. John Pandian1
Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam MMKSridhar Vandayar1
All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam AIMMKN. Sethuraman1
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi PBK M. Jaganmoorthy 1
Pasumpon Desiya KazhagamPDKJothi Muthuramalingam1
People's Front Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam AMMK AMMK SYMBOL PRESSURE COOKER.png T. T. V. Dhinakaran 165
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg Vijayakanth 60
Social Democratic Party of India SDPIV. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak6
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen AIMIM Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg T. S. Vakeel Ahmed3
People's First Alliance Makkal Needhi Maiam MNM Indian Election Symbol Battery-Torch.png Kamal Haasan 140
Indiya Jananayaka Katchi IJK T. R. Paarivendhar 40
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi AISMK R. Sarathkumar 33
Tamilaga Makkal Jananayaka Katchi TMJKK.M. Shareef9
Jananayaka Dravidia Munnetra kazhgamJDMK8
Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) H. D. Deve Gowda 3
Kalappai Makkal IyakkamKMI1
Non-aligned parties Naam Tamilar Katchi NTK Indian Election Symbol sugarcane farmer.svg Seeman 234
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png K Armstrong162
Puthiya Tamilagam PTK K. Krishnasamy 60
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation CPI(ML)L Dipankar Bhattacharya 12
Samata Party [39] SAPUday Mandal1

Campaigning

The DMK went on a campaign tour titled Vidiyalai Nokki Stalinin Kural, which began on 20 December 2020 at Thirukkuvalai, the birthplace of M. Karunanidhi. [40] Palaniswami started the AIADMK's campaign at his hometown, Edappadi, on 19 December 2020. [41] CM Palanisami also launched his "Vetrinadai Podum Tamilagam" campaign followed by "Thodarattu Vetrinadai" campaign.

BJP politician and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, addressed a public rally in Coimbatore in presence of Annamalai K to support Vanathi Srinivasan on March 31, 2021. [42] The BJP and the Hindu Munnani organized a bike rally where they shouted communal slogans. The BJP supporters also reportedly pelted stones at Muslim shops in the area. [43] BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan described the stone-pelting incident as a minor incident while MNM president Kamal Haasan said that "riot specialists must be defeated through unity". [44] [45]

Opinion polls

Election outcome projections as surveyed by various agencies prior to the election day
Date publishedPolling agencyLeadSlim margin
DMK+ AIADMK+ AMMK+ MNM+ NTK Others [a]
04 Apr 21 Nakkheeran [46] 17222––––15040
02 Apr 21 Thanthi TV [47] 12452––––7258
02 Apr 21 Malai Murasu [48] 15154110–9727
31 Mar 21Junior Vikatan [49] 16352010–11118
26 Mar 21Patriotic Voter [50] 143822-31-30-3–6118
24 Mar 21MCV Network - Spick Media [51] 15874020000–84
24 Mar 21 Times Now - CVoter [52] 1774933–2128–
22 Mar 21 Puthiya Thalaimurai - APT [53] 151 - 15876 - 83––––68- 82–
15 Mar 21 ABP News - CVoter [54] 161 - 16953 - 611 - 52 - 6–3 - 7100 - 116–
8 Mar 21 Times Now- CVoter [55] 15865––––88- 104–
27 Feb 21 ABP News- CVoter [56] 154 - 16258 - 661 - 52 - 6–5 - 988- 104–
18 Jan 21 ABP News- CVoter [57] 158 - 16660 - 682 - 60 - 4–0 - 490 - 106–

Candidates

Candidates from recognized parties contested in 234 constituencies on 6 April. The Indian National Congress candidate for Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency, P. S. W. Madhava Rao, died on 11 April 2021 after testing positive for COVID-19. [58]

Voting

The state recorded 73.83% voter turnout, which is 1.18% lesser than the preceding 2016 election. Karur district recorded the highest voter turnout amongst the state's districts, with 83.92%. Chennai district turned out the lowest (59.06%).

Voter turnout by districts

NODistrict namePercentage
1 Thiruvallur 70.56%
2 Chennai 59.06%
3 Kanchipuram 71.98%
4 Chengalpattu 68.18%
5 Ranipet 77.92%
6 Vellore 73.73%
7 Thirupattur 77.33%
8 Krishnagiri 77.30%
9 Dharmapuri 82.35%
10 Thiruvannamalai 78.62%
11 Villupuram 78.56%
12 Kallakurichi 80.14%
13 Salem 79.22%
14 Namakkal 79.72%
15 Erode 77.07%
16 Tiruppur 70.12%
17 Nilgris 69.68%
18 Coimbatore 68.70%
19 Dindigul 77.13%
20 Karur 83.92%
21 Thiruchirapalli 73.79%
22 Perambalur 79.09%
23 Ariyalur 82.47%
24 Cuddalore 76.50%
25 Nagapattinam 65.48%
26 Thiruvarur 76.53%
27 Thanjavur 74.13%
28 Pudukottai 76.41%
29 Sivaganga 68.94%
30 Madurai 70.33%
31 Theni 71.75%
32 Virudhunagar 73.77%
33 Ramanathapuram 69.60%
34 Thoothukudi 70.20%
35 Tenkasi 72.63%
36 Tirunelveli 66.65%
37 Kanniyakumari 68.67%

Repoll

The Election Commission of India, on 13 April 2021, declared the polling held at the polling station No. 92 in the Velachery Assembly constituency "void" under 58 (1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The commission ordered a repoll in the station on the basis of a report submitted by the returning officers and observers. Fresh voting was conducted on 17 April 2021 between 7 am and 7 pm IST. The repoll follows the suspension of three Greater Chennai Corporation officials for transporting two EVMs and one VVPAT machine of booth number 92 on a two-wheeler in the Velachery-Tharamani road. [59] [60] [61] [62]

Exit polls

The Election Commission on March 24, banned the publication of any exit poll from 27 March till 7:30 PM of 29 April to prevent any influence on voters in the general election of West Bengal and by-elections in other states. [63] [64] On April 26, the ban period was advanced to 7:00 PM. [65]

Election outcome projections as surveyed by agencies after the election day
Date publishedPolling agencyLeadSlim margin
DMK+ AIADMK+ AMMK+ MNM+ NTK Others [a]
29 Apr 21 Republic TV - CNX [66] 160 - 17058 - 684 - 60 - 2––92 - 112–
ABP/Times Now - CVoter [67] [68] 160 - 17258 - 700 - 40 - 20 - 390 - 114–
India Today - Axis My India [69] [70] 175 - 19538 - 541 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 1121 - 157–
India Ahead - P MARQ [71] 165 - 19040 - 651 - 31 - 6100 - 150–
News24 - Today's Chanakya [71] 164 - 18646 - 680 - 696 - 140–
TV9 - Polstrat [72] 143 - 15375 - 852 - 1258 - 78_
Shining India News [73] 147 - 17759 - 810 - 266 - 118_
Patriotic Voter [50] 1537413372–
Democracy Times Network [74] 181 - 19344 - 521 - 20 - 10–129 - 149–
SPICK NEWS - MCV Network [75] 14685210–61–
Thanthi TV [76] 13368––––6533

Results

The results were announced by the Election Commission of India on 2 May 2021, starting at 9 AM IST. The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving a simple 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). The AIADMK assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. [77] [78]

Seats won by party
SPASeatsChangeNDASeatsChange
DMK 133+44 AIADMK 66-70
INC 18+10 PMK 5+5
VCK 4+4 BJP 4+4
CPI 2+2
CPI(M) 2+2
TOTAL159+61TOTAL75-61
Alliance wise votes
AllianceVotes%
Secular Progressive Alliance 20,982,08845.38%
National Democratic Alliance 18,363,49939.71%
Naam Tamilar Katchi 3,042,3076.58%
People's Front 1,317,3362.85%
People 's First Alliance 1,258,7942.73%

Results by alliance

  SPA (45.38%)
  NDA (39.71%)
Bharat Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2021.svg
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SPANDA
AlliancePartyVotesSeats
Votes%ContestedWon
SPA Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 17,430,17937.70188133
Indian National Congress 1,976,5274.272518
Communist Party of India 504,5371.0962
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 457,7630.9964
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 390,8190.8562
Indian Union Muslim League 222,2630.4830
Total2,09,82,08845.38234159
NDA All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 15,391,05533.2919166
Pattali Makkal Katchi 1,758,7743.80235
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,213,6702.62204
Total1,83,63,49939.7123475
None Naam Tamilar Katchi 3,042,3076.582340
People's Front Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 1,085,9852.351650
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 200,1570.43600
Social Democratic Party of India 28,0600.0660
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 3,1340.0130
PFA Makkal Needhi Maiam 1,210,6672.621830
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi 39,2880.08380
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi 7,6500.0240
Janata Dal (Secular) 1,1890.0130
NoneOthers955,1612.0728340
None of the above 345,5910.75-0
Total46,236,716100.003998234
Valid votes46,236,71699.77
Invalid votes107,8740.23
Votes cast / turnout46,344,59073.63
Abstentions16,599,10326.37
Registered voters62,943,693
  SPA (45.38%)
  NDA (39.71%)
  Naam Tamilar Katchi (6.58%)
  People's Front (2.85%)
  MNM+ (2.73%)

By district

Number of seats secured by the alliances in each district of Tamil Nadu [b]
DistrictTotal SeatsSPANDAOTH
Thiruvallur 6600
Chennai 222200
Kancheepuram 3300
Chengalpattu 6510
Ranipet 4310
Vellore 5410
Thirupattur 4310
Krishnagiri 6330
Dharmapuri 5050
Thiruvanamalai 8620
Villupuram 7430
Kallakurichi 4310
Salem 111100
Namakkal 6420
Erode 8350
Nilgiris 3210
Thiruppur 8350
Coimbatore 100100
Dindigal 7430
Karur 4400
Tiruchirapalli 9900
Perambalur 2200
Ariyalur 2200
Cuddalore 9720
Mayiladuthurai 3300
Nagapattinam 3210
Thiruvarur 4310
Thanjavur 8710
Pudukottai 6510
Sivaganga 4310
Madurai 10550
Theni 4310
Virudhunagar 7610
Ramanathapuram 4400
Thoothukudi 6510
Tenkasi 5320
Tirunelveli 5320
Kanyakumari 6420
Total234159750

By Region

Alliance-wise Results
RegionTotal Seats Secular Progressive Alliance National Democratic Alliance Others
Northern Tamil Nadu69
59 / 69 (86%)
10 / 69 (14%)
0 / 69 (0%)
Western Tamil Nadu68
24 / 68 (35%)
44 / 68 (65%)
0 / 68 (0%)
Southern TamilNadu51
36 / 51 (71%)
15 / 51 (29%)
0 / 51 (0%)
Central TamilNadu46
40 / 46 (87%)
6 / 46 (13%)
0 / 46 (0%)

By constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency [79] [80]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnout [81] WinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
Thiruvallur District
1 Gummidipoondi 78.84 T. J. Govindrajan DMK 126,45256.94Prakash M PMK 75,5143450,938
2 Ponneri (SC)78.68 Durai Chandrasekar INC 94,52844.94 P. Balaraman AIADMK 84,83940.339,689
3 Tiruttani 79.85 S. Chandran DMK 120,31451.72 G. Hari AIADMK 91,06139.1529,253
4 Thiruvallur 77.91 V. G. Raajendran DMK 107,70950.27 B. V. Ramanaa AIADMK 85,00839.6822,701
5 Poonamallee (SC)73.62 A. Krishnaswamy DMK 149,57856.72 S. X. Rajamannar PMK 55,46821.0394,110
6 Avadi 67.96 S. M. Nasar DMK 150,28749.94 K. Pandiarajan AIADMK 95,01231.5755,275
Chennai District
7 Maduravoyal 60.56 K. Ganapathy DMK 121,29844.29 P. Benjamin AIADMK 89,57732.7131,721
8 Ambattur 62.52 Joseph Samuel DMK 114,55447.67 V. Alexander AIADMK 72,40830.1342,146
9 Madavaram 66.60 S. Sudharsanam DMK 151,48550.04 V. Moorthy AIADMK 94,41431.1957,071
10 Thiruvottiyur 65.36 K. P. Shankar DMK 88,18544.34K. Kuppan AIADMK 50,52425.4037,661
11 Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar 71.12 J. John Ebenezer DMK 95,76351.2R. S. Raajesh AIADMK 53,28428.4942,479
12 Perambur 63.43 R. D. Sekar DMK 105,26752.53N. R. Dhanapalan AIADMK (PTMK)50,29125.154,976
13 Kolathur 61.66 M. K. Stalin DMK 105,52260.86Aadhi Rajaram AIADMK 35,13820.2770,384
14 Villivakkam 56.43 A. Vetriazhagan DMK 76,12752.83 J. C. D. Prabhakar AIADMK 38,89026.9937,237
15 Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)60.93 P. Sivakumar DMK 81,72761.13 P. L. Kalyani AIADMK 26,71419.9855,013
16 Egmore (SC)61.75 I. Paranthamen DMK 68,83257.71 B. John Pandian AIADMK (TMMK)30,06425.2138,768
17 Royapuram 62.91 Idream R. Murthy DMK 64,42453.16 D. Jayakumar AIADMK 36,64530.2427,779
18 Harbour 57.83 P. K. Sekar Babu DMK 59,31758.35 Vinoj P. Selvam BJP 32,04331.5227,274
19 Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni 58.70 Udhayanidhi Stalin DMK 93,28567.89 A. V. A. Kassali PMK 23,93017.4269,355
20 Thousand Lights 56.62 Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan DMK 49,08053.88 Khushbu BJP 25,07927.5324,001
21 Anna Nagar 57.71 M. K. Mohan DMK 80,05448.49 S. Gokula Indira AIADMK 52,60931.8727,445
22 Virugampakkam 57.97 A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja DMK 74,35143.97 Virugai V. N. Ravi AIADMK 55,98433.1118,367
23 Saidapet 57.46 Ma.Subramanian DMK 80,19450.02 S. Duraisamy AIADMK 50,78631.6829,408
24 Thiyagaraya Nagar 56.36 J. Karunanithi DMK 56,03540.57 B. Sathyanarayanan AIADMK 55,89840.47137
25 Mylapore 56.71 Dha. Velu DMK 68,39244.58 R. Nataraj AIADMK 55,75936.3412,633
26 Velachery 56.17 J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana INC 68,49338.76 M. K. Ashok AIADMK 64,14136.34,352
27 Shozhinganallur 55.57 S. Aravind Ramesh DMK 171,55844.18 K. P. Kandan AIADMK 136,15335.0635,405
28 Alandur 61.10 T. M. Anbarasan DMK 116,78549.12 B. Valarmathi AIADMK 76,21432.0640,571
Kancheepuram District
29 Sriperumbudur (SC)74.68 K. Selvaperunthagai INC 115,35343.65 K. Palani AIADMK 104,47439.5310,879
Chengalpattu District
30 Pallavaram 61.02 I. Karunanithi DMK 126,42747.49 S. Rajendran AIADMK 88,64633.337,781
31 Tambaram 59.90 S. R. Raja DMK 116,84046.93 T. K. M. Chinnayya AIADMK 80,01632.1436,824
32 Chengalpattu 63.97 M. Varalakshmi DMK 130,57347.64 M. Gajendran AIADMK 103,90837.9126,665
33 Thiruporur 76.96 S. S. Balaji VCK 93,95441.44 Thirukachur Arumugam PMK 92,00740.581,947
34 Cheyyur (SC)78.75 M. Babu VCK 82,75046.2 S. Kanitha Sampath AIADMK 78,70843.944,042
35 Maduranthakam (SC)81.97 Maragatham Kumaravel AIADMK 86,64646.62 Mallai C. E. Sathya DMK (MDMK)83,07644.73,570
Kancheepuram District
36 Uthiramerur 80.83 K. Sundar DMK 93,42744.38 V.Somasundaram AIADMK 91,80543.611,622
37 Kancheepuram 74.20 C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan DMK 103,23544.77 P. Mageshkumar PMK 91,23639.7111,999
Ranipet District
38 Arakkonam (SC)75.41 S. Ravi AIADMK 85,39949.82 J. Gowthama Sannah VCK 58,23033.9727,169
39 Sholingur 80.60 A. N. Munirathinam INC 110,22849.18 A. M. Krishnan PMK 83,53037.2724,878
41 Ranipet 77.63 R. Gandhi DMK 103,29149.79 S. M. Sukumar AIADMK 86,79341.8416,498
42 Arcot 79.93 J. L. Eswarappan DMK 103,88549.52 K. L. Elavazhagan PMK 83,92740.0119,958
Vellore District
40 Katpadi 74.43 Durai Murugan DMK 85,14045.71 V. Ramu AIADMK 84,39445.31746
43 Vellore 70.96 P. Karthikeyan DMK 84,29946.86 S. R. K. Appu AIADMK 75,11841.769,181
44 Anaikattu 77.05 A. P. Nandakumar DMK 95,15948.11 D. Velazhagan AIADMK 88,79944.896,360
45 Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)76.63 M. Jaganmoorthy AIADMK (PBK)84,57948.57 K. Seetharaman DMK 73,99742.510,582
46 Gudiyattam (SC)72.94 V. Amulu DMK 100,41247.45G. Paridha AIADMK 93,51144.196,901
Tirupathur District
47 Vaniyambadi 75.93 G Sendhil Kumar AIADMK 88,01846.33N. Mohammad Nayeem IUML 83,11443.744,904
48 Ambur 74.59 A. C. Vilwanathan DMK 90,47650.86K. Nazar Mohammed AIADMK 70,24439.4920,232
49 Jolarpet 81.52 K. Devaraji DMK 89,49045.57 K. C. Veeramani AIADMK 88,39945.021,091
50 Tirupattur
(Vellore) 		77.72 A. Nallathambi DMK 96,52251.91 T. K. Raja PMK 68,28236.7228,240
Krishnagiri District
51 Uthangarai (SC)78.99 T. M. Tamilselvam AIADMK 99,67552.96J. S. Arumugam INC 71,28837.8728,387
52 Bargur 79.64 D. Mathiazhagan DMK 97,25649.17A. Krishnan AIADMK 84,64242.812,614
53 Krishnagiri 78.92 K. Ashok Kumar AIADMK 96,05045.38 T. Senguttuvan DMK 95,25645.01794
54 Veppanahalli 81.38 K. P. Munusamy AIADMK 94,10445.87P. Murugan DMK 91,05044.383,054
55 Hosur 70.53 Y. Prakaash DMK 118,23147.65S. Jyothi Balakrishna Reddy AIADMK 105,86442.6712,367
56 Thalli 77.23 T. Ramachandran CPI 120,64162.18Dr. C. Nagesh Kumar BJP 64,41533.256,226
Dharmapuri District
57 Palacode 87.03 K. P. Anbalagan AIADMK 110,07053.28P. K. Murugan DMK 81,97039.6828,100
58 Pennagaram 85.22 G. K. Mani PMK 106,12350.46P. N. P. Inbasekaran DMK 84,93740.3921,186
59 Dharmapuri 80.56 S. P. Venkateshwaran PMK 105,63048.6Thadangam P. Subramani DMK 78,77036.2426,860
60 Pappireddippatti 83.24 A. Govindasamy AIADMK 114,50751.81M. Prabhu Rajasekar DMK 77,56435.136,943
61 Harur (SC)79.39 V. Sampathkumar AIADMK 99,06149.89A. Kumar CPI(M) 68,69934.630,362
Tiruvannamalai District
62 Chengam (SC)81.31 M. P. Giri DMK 108,08148.26M. S. Nainakannu AIADMK 96,51143.0911,570
63 Tiruvannamalai 72.87 E. V. Velu DMK 137,87666.02S. Thanigaivel BJP 43,20320.6994,673
64 Kilpennathur 80.41 K. Pitchandi DMK 104,67551.34K. Selvakumar PMK 77,88838.226,787
65 Kalasapakkam 80.62 P. S. T. Saravanan DMK 94,13447.92 V. Panneerselvam AIADMK 84,91243.239,222
66 Polur 82.39 S. S. Krishnamoorthy AIADMK 97,73248.38K. V. Sekaran DMK 88,00743.579,725
67 Arani 79.73 Sevvoor S. Ramachandran AIADMK 102,96146.5S. S. Anbazhagan DMK 99,83345.093,128
68 Cheyyar 82.52 O. Jothi DMK 102,46047.78K. Mohan AIADMK 90,18942.0512,771
69 Vandavasi (SC)77.28 S. Ambethkumar DMK 102,06454.88S. Murali Shankar PMK 66,11135.5535,953
Villupuram District
70 Gingee 79.30 K. S. Masthan DMK 109,62552.99M. P. S. Rajendran PMK 73,82235.6835,803
71 Mailam 78.33 C. Sivakumar PMK 81,04445.79Dr. R. Masilamani DMK 78,81444.532,230
72 Tindivanam 79.17 P. Arjunan AIADMK 87,15247.74 P. Seethapathy DMK 77,39942.49,753
73 Vanur (SC)80.41 M. Chakrapani AIADMK 92,21950.61Vanni Arasu VCK 70,49238.6921,727
74 Villupuram 78.14 R. Lakshmanan DMK 102,27149.92 C. V. Shanmugam AIADMK 87,40342.6614,868
75 Vikravandi 82.45 N. Pugazhenthi DMK 93,73048.81R. Muthamilselvan AIADMK 84,15743.479,573
76 Tirukkoyilur 77.03 K. Ponmudy DMK 110,98056.56V. A. T. Kalivaradhan BJP 51,30026.1459,680
Kallakurichi District
77 Ulundurpettai 83.44 A. J. Manikannan DMK 115,45147.15 R. Kumaraguru AIADMK 110,195455,256
78 Rishivandiyam 80.17 K. Karthikeyan DMK 113,91252.96A. Santhosh AIADMK 72,18433.5641,728
79 Sankarapuram 80.35 T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 121,18656.16Dr. G. Raja PMK 75,22334.8645,963
80 Kallakurichi (SC)78.80 M. Senthilkumar AIADMK 110,64348.99K. I. Manirathinam INC 84,75237.5225,891
Salem District
81 Gangavalli (SC)78.03 A. Nallathambi AIADMK 89,56848.02J. Rekha Priyadarshini DMK 82,20744.087,361
82 Attur (SC)78.42 A. P. Jayasankaran AIADMK 95,30847.72K. Chinnadurai DMK 87,05143.588,257
83 Yercaud (ST)84.12 G. Chitra AIADMK 121,56150.88C. Tamilselvan DMK 95,60640.0225,955
84 Omalur 84.08 R. Mani AIADMK 142,48857.22Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam INC 87,19435.0155,294
85 Mettur 76.15 S. Sadhasivam PMK 97,05544.43S. Srinivasa Perumal DMK 96,39944.13656
86 Edappadi 86.68 Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK 163,15465.97Sampath Kumar DMK 69,35228.0493,802
87 Sankari 84.67 S. Sundararajan AIADMK 115,47249.72K. M. Rajesh DMK 95,42741.0920,045
88 Salem (West) 72.28 Arul Ramadas PMK 105,48348.69A. Rajendran DMK 83,98438.7721,499
89 Salem (North) 73.32 R. Rajendran DMK 93,43246.17 G. Venkatachalam AIADMK 85,84442.427,588
90 Salem (South) 76.08 E. Balasubramanian AIADMK 97,50648.76A. S. Saravanan DMK 74,89737.4522,609
91 Veerapandi 86.02 M. Rajamuthu AIADMK 111,68249.92Dr. A. K. Tharun DMK 91,78741.0319,895
Namakkal District
92 Rasipuram (SC)83.23 M. Mathiventhan DMK 90,72746.08 V. Saroja AIADMK 88,77545.091,952
93 Senthamangalam (ST)81.80 K. Ponnusamy DMK 90,68145.51S. Chandran AIADMK 80,18840.2510,493
94 Namakkal 80.18 P. Ramalingam DMK 106,49451.51 K. P. P. Baskar AIADMK 78,63338.0327,861
95 Paramathi-Velur 82.87 S. Sekar AIADMK 86,03446.83K. S. Moorthy DMK 78,37242.667,662
96 Tiruchengode 79.90 E. R. Eswaran DMK (KMDK)81,68844.23Pon. Saraswathi AIADMK 78,82642.692,862
97 Kumarapalayam 79.35 P. Thangamani AIADMK 100,80049.92M. Venkatachalam DMK 69,15434.2531,646
Erode District
98 Erode (East) 66.56 Thirumagan Evera INC 67,30044.27M. Yuvaraja AIADMK (TMC(M))58,39638.418,904
99 Erode (West) 70.14 S. Muthusamy DMK 100,75749.01 K. V. Ramalingam AIADMK 78,66838.2722,089
100 Modakkurichi 76.11 Dr. C.K. Saraswathi BJP 78,12542.96 Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan DMK 77,84442.81281
Tiruppur District
101 Dharapuram (SC)75.02 N. Kayalvizhi DMK 89,98646.39 L. Murugan BJP 88,59345.671,393
102 Kangayam 77.69 M. P. Saminathan DMK 94,19747.14A. S. Ramalingam AIADMK 86,86643.477,331
Erode District
103 Perundurai 83.31 S. Jayakumar AIADMK 85,12544.84K. K. C. Balu DMK (KMDK)70,61837.214,507
104 Bhavani 84.36 K. C. Karuppannan AIADMK 100,91550.11K. P. Durairaj DMK 78,39238.9322,523
105 Anthiyur 80.32 A. G. Venkatachalam DMK 79,09644.84K. S. Shanmugavel AIADMK 77,82144.121,275
106 Gobichettipalayam 83.58 K. A. Sengottaiyan AIADMK 108,60850.68G. V. Manimaaran DMK 80,04537.3628,563
107 Bhavanisagar (SC)77.08 A. Bannari AIADMK 99,18149.45 P. L. Sundaram CPI 83,17341.4716,008
Nilgiris District
108 Udhagamandalam 68.48 R. Ganesh INC 65,53046.44M. Bhojarajan BJP 60,18242.655,348
109 Gudalur (SC)73.08 Pon. Jayaseelan AIADMK 64,49646.65S. Kasilingam DMK 62,55145.241,945
110 Coonoor 70.74 K. Ramachandran DMK 61,82045.49Kappachi D. Vinoth AIADMK 57,71542.474,105
Coimbatore District
111 Mettupalayam 75.80 A. K. Selvaraj AIADMK 10523146.75T. R. Shanmuga Sundaram DMK 10277545.662,456
Tiruppur District
112 Avanashi (SC)75.79 P. Dhanapal AIADMK 117,28455.16R. Athiyamaan DMK (ATP)66,38231.2250,982
113 Tiruppur (North) 62.80 K. N. Vijayakumar AIADMK 113,38447.62Ravi @ Subramanian M CPI 73,28230.7840,102
114 Tiruppur (South) 62.79 K. Selvaraj DMK 75,53543.31Gunasekaran S AIADMK 70,82640.614,709
115 Palladam 67.09 M. S. M. Anandan AIADMK 126,90348.53K. Muthurathinam DMK (MDMK)94,21236.0332,691
Coimbatore District
116 Sulur 76.18 V. P. Kandasamy AIADMK 118,96849.23Premier Selvam (A) M. Kalichamy DMK (KMDK)87,03636.0232,302
117 Kavundampalayam 66.60 G. Arunkumar AIADMK 135,66943.78R Krishnan DMK 1,25,89340.629,776
118 Coimbatore (North) 59.87 Amman K. Arjunan AIADMK 81,45440.16V M Shamuga Sundaram DMK 77,45338.194,001
119 Thondamuthur 70.54 S. P. Velumani AIADMK 124,22553.89Karthikeya Sivasenapathy DMK 82,59535.8341,630
120 Coimbatore (South) 61.22 Vanathi Srinivasan BJP 53,20934.38 Kamal Haasan MNM 51,48133.261,728
121 Singanallur 62.11 K. R. Jayaram AIADMK 81,24440.22Karthik N DMK 70,39034.8410,854
122 Kinathukadavu 71.10 S. Damodaran AIADMK 101,53743.68Kuruchi Prabhakaran DMK 100,44243.211,095
123 Pollachi 78.08 Pollachi V. Jayaraman AIADMK 80,56745.44K Varadharajan DMK 78,84244.471,725
124 Valparai (SC)70.63 T. K. Amulkandasami AIADMK 71,67249.37Arumugam M CPI 59,44940.9512,223
Tiruppur District
125 Udumalaipettai 72.05 Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan AIADMK 96,89349.85K. Thennarsu INC 74,99838.5921,895
126 Madathukulam 73.20 C. Mahendran AIADMK 84,31346.35Jayaramakrishnan DMK 77,87542.816,438
Dindigul District
127 Palani 74.07 I. P. Senthil Kumar DMK 108,56652.86K. Ravi Manoharan AIADMK 78,51038.2330,056
128 Oddanchatram 83.63 R. Sakkarapani DMK 109,97054.51N. P. Nataraj AIADMK 81,22840.2628,742
129 Athoor 78.76 I. Periyasamy DMK 165,80972.11M Thilagabama PMK 30,23813.15135,571
130 Nilakottai (SC)75.57 S. Thenmozhi AIADMK 91,46149.49S. K. Murugavel Rajan DMK (MVK)63,84334.5527,618
131 Natham 79.44 Natham R. Viswanathan AIADMK 107,76247.84M. A. Andi Ambalam DMK 95,83042.5411,932
132 Dindigul 70.49 Dindigul C. Sreenivaasan AIADMK 90,54546.83N. Pandi CPI(M) 72,84834.3417,697
133 Vedasandur 80.85 S. Gandhirajan DMK 106,48149.97 V. P. B. Paramasivam AIADMK 88,92841.7317,553
Karur District
134 Aravakurichi 82.78 R. Elango DMK 93,36952.72 Annamalai Kuppuswamy BJP 68,55338.7124,816
135 Karur 84.49 V. Senthilbalaji DMK 101,75749.08 M. R. Vijayabhaskar AIADMK 89,30943.0812,448
136 Krishnarayapuram (SC)84.91 K. Sivagama Sundari DMK 96,54053.37N. Muthukumar (A) Thanesh AIADMK 64,91535.8829,625
137 Kulithalai 86.88 R. Manickam DMK 100,82951.06N. R. Chandrasekar AIADMK 77,28939.1423,540
Tiruchirappalli District
138 Manapaarai 76.54 P. Abdul Samad DMK (MMK)98,07744.23Chandraseker. R AIADMK 85,83438.7112,243
139 Srirangam 77.07 M. Palaniyandi DMK 113,90447.41 K. P. Krishnan AIADMK 93,98939.1219,915
140 Tiruchirappalli (West) 68.02 K. N. Nehru DMK 118,13364.52V. Padmanathan AIADMK 33,02418.0485,109
141 Tiruchirappalli (East) 67.77 Inigo S. Irudayaraj DMK 94,30254.56 Vellamandi N. Natarajan AIADMK 40,50523.4353,797
142 Thiruverumbur 67.19 Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi DMK 105,42453.51 P. Kumar AIADMK 55,72728.2949,697
143 Lalgudi 80.11 A. Soundara Pandian DMK 84,91448.59D. R. Dharmarajè AIADMK (TMC(M))67,96538.8916,949
144 Manachanallur 80.56 S. Kathiravan DMK 116,33459.14 M. Paranjothi AIADMK 56,71628.8359,618
145 Musiri 77.24 N. Thiyagarajan DMK 90,62450.43M. Selvarasu AIADMK 63,78835.526,836
146 Thuraiyur (SC)77.77 S. Stalinkumar DMK 87,78649.91 T. Indira Gandhi AIADMK 65,71537.3622,071
Perambalur District
147 Perambalur (SC)79.28 M. Prabhakaran DMK 122,09050.87 R. Thamizhselvan AIADMK 90,32537.9431,765
148 Kunnam 80.39 S. S. Sivasankar DMK 1,03,92247.26 R. T. Ramachandran AIADMK 97,59344.386,329
Ariyalur District
149 Ariyalur 85.00 K. Chinnappa DMK (MDMK)103,97546.16Thamarai S. Rajendran AIADMK 100,74144.733,234
150 Jayankondam 81.12 Ka. So. Ka. Kannan DMK 99,52946K. Balu PMK 94,07743.485,452
Cuddalore District
151 Tittakudi (SC)76.65 C. V. Ganesan DMK 83,72649.78D. Periyasamy BJP 62,16336.9621,563
152 Vriddhachalam 77.79 R. Radhakrishnan INC 77,06439.17J. Karthikeyan PMK 76,20238.73862
153 Neyveli 75.06 Saba Rajendran DMK 75,17745.8K. Jagan PMK 74,20045.21977
154 Panruti 80.26 T. Velmurugan DMK (TVK)93,80147.6 R. Rajendran AIADMK 89,10445.224,697
155 Cuddalore 76.00 G. Iyappan DMK 84,56346.46 M. C. Sampath AIADMK 79,41243.635,151
156 Kurinjipadi 81.71 M. R. K. Panneerselvam DMK 1,01,45651.04 Selvi Ramajayam AIADMK 83,92942.2217,527
157 Bhuvanagiri 79.30 A. Arunmozhithevan AIADMK 96,45348.92Durai K. Saravanan DMK 88,19444.738,259
158 Chidambaram 73.02 K. A. Pandian AIADMK 91,96150.16A. S. Abdul Rahman Rabbani IUML 75,02440.9216,937
159 Kattumannarkoil (SC)76.61 Sinthanai Selvan VCK 86,05649.02 N. Murugumaran AIADMK 74,6084311,448
Mayiladuthurai District
160 Sirkazhi (SC)75.74 M. Panneerselvam DMK 94,05749.16P. V. Bharathi AIADMK 81,90942.8112,148
161 Mayiladuthurai 70.97 S. Rajakumar INC 73,64242.17Sithamalli A. Palanisami PMK 70,90040.62,742
162 Poompuhar 75.33 Nivedha M. Murugan DMK 96,10246.24 S. Pavunraj AIADMK 92,80344.653,299
Nagapattinam District
163 Nagapattinam 72.52 Aloor Shanavas VCK 66,28146.17Thanga Kathiravan AIADMK 59,04341.137,238
164 Kilvelur (SC)79.99Nagai Maali (A) P. Mahalingam CPI(M) 67,98847.55 Vadivel Ravanan PMK 51,00335.6716,985
165 Vedaranyam 81.99 O. S. Manian AIADMK 78,71949.8S. K. Vetharathinam DMK 66,3904212,329
Tiruvarur District
166 Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)77.43 K. Marimuthu CPI 97,09252.23C. Suresh Kumar AIADMK 67,02436.0630,068
167 Mannargudi 74.31 Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa DMK 87,17245.11Siva. Rajamanickam AlADMK 49,77925.7637,393
168 Thiruvarur 73.68 K. Poondi Kalaivanan DMK 108,90652.29A. N. R. Panneerselvam AIADMK 57,73227.7251,174
169 Nannilam 81.51 R. Kamaraj AIADMK 103,63746.7S. Jothiraman DMK 99,21344.74,424
Thanjavur District
170 Thiruvidaimarudur (SC)76.47 Govi. Chezhiyan DMK 95,76348.26Union S. Veeramani AIADMK 85,08342.8710,680
171 Kumbakonam 72.34 G. Anbalagan DMK 96,05748.62M. Srithar Vandayar AIADMK (MMK)74,67437.821,383
172 Papanasam 75.49 Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah DMK (MMK)86,56743.95K. Gopinathan AIADMK 70,29435.6916,273
173 Thiruvaiyaru 78.72 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 103,21048.82Poondi S. Venkatesan BJP 49,56023.4453,650
174 Thanjavur 66.98 T. K. G. Neelamegam DMK 103,77253.25V. Arivudainambi AIADMK 56,62329.0647,149
175 Orathanadu 78.70 R. Vaithilingam AIADMK 90,06346.95 M. Ramachandran DMK 61,22831.9228,835
176 Pattukkottai 72.07 K. Annadurai DMK 79,06544.62 N. R. Rengarajan AIADMK 53,79630.3625,269
177 Peravurani 77.6 Peravurani N. Ashokkumar DMK 89,13052.17 S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam AIADMK 65,62738.4123,503
Pudukottai District
178 Gandharvakottai (SC)78.18 M. Chinnadurai CPI(M) 69,71044.23S. Jayabharati AIADMK 56,98936.1612,721
179 Viralimalai 85.89 C. Vijayabaskar AIADMK 102,17952.83M. Palaniappan DMK 78,58140.6323,598
180 Pudukkottai 73.72 Dr. V. Muthuraja DMK 85,80247.7 V. R. Karthik Thondaiman AIADMK 72,80140.4713,001
181 Thirumayam 76.37 S. Regupathy DMK 71,34941 P. K. Vairamuthu AIADMK 69,96740.21,382
182 Alangudi 79.06 Meyyanathan Siva V DMK 87,93551.17Dharma. Thangavel AIADMK 62,08836.1325,847
183 Aranthangi 70.90 T. Ramachandran INC 81,83548.7 M. Rajanayagam AIADMK 50,94230.3130,893
Sivaganga District
184 Karaikudi 66.96 S. Mangudi INC 75,95435.75 H. Raja BJP 54,36525.5921,589
185 Tiruppattur
(Sivaganga) 		72.24 K. R. Periyakaruppan DMK 103,68249.19Marudhu Alaguraj AIADMK 66,30831.4637,374
186 Sivaganga 67.09 P. R. Senthilnathan AIADMK 82,15340.66 S. Gunasekaran CPI(M) 70,90035.0911,253
187 Manamadurai (SC)72.88 A. Tamilarasi DMK 89,36444.01 S. Nagarajan AIADMK 75,27337.0714,091
Madurai District
188 Melur 74.61 P. Selvam AIADMK 83,34445.6T. Ravichandran INC 48,18226.3635,162
189 Madurai East 72.26 P. Moorthy DMK 122,72951.59Gopalakrishnan AIADMK 73,12530.7449,604
190 Sholavandan (SC)80.17 A. Venkatesan DMK 84,24048.04Manickam AIADMK 67,19538.3217,045
191 Madurai North 64.27 G. Thalapathi DMK 73,01046.64 P. Saravanan BJP 50,0943222,916
192 Madurai South 62.24 M. Boominathan DMK (MDMK)62,81242.49S.S.Saravanan AIADMK 56,29738.086,515
193 Madurai Central 61.77 Palanivel Thiagarajan DMK 73,20548.99Jothi Muthuramalingam AIADMK (PDK)39,02926.1234,176
194 Madurai West 65.67 Sellur K. Raju AIADMK 83,88341.59C. Chinnammal DMK 74,76237.079,121
195 Thiruparankundram 73.36 V. V. Rajan Chellappa AIADMK 103,68343.96 S. K. Ponnuthai CPI(M) 74,19431.4629,489
196 Tirumangalam 78.86 R. B. Udhaya Kumar AIADMK 100,33845.51M. Maniraman DMK 86,25139.1214,087
197 Usilampatti 74.19 P. Ayyappan AIADMK 71,25533.53 P. V. Kathiravan DMK (AIFB)63,77830.017,477
Theni District
198 Andipatti 75.28 A. Maharajan DMK 93,54144.64A. Logirajan AIADMK 85,00340.578,538
199 Periyakulam (SC)70.69 K. S. Saravana Kumar DMK 92,25145.71M. Murugan AIADMK 70,93035.1521,321
200 Bodinayakanur 77.04 O. Panneerselvam AIADMK 100,05046.58 Thanga Tamil Selvan DMK 89,02941.4511,021
201 Cumbum 70.17 N. Eramakrishnan DMK 104,80051.81 S. P. M. Syed Khan AIADMK 62,38730.8442,413
Virudhunagar District
202 Rajapalayam 74.63 S. Thangappandian DMK 74,15841.5 K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji AIADMK 70,26039.323,898
203 Srivilliputhur (SC)73.83 E. M. Manraj AIADMK 70,47538.09P. S. W. Madhava Rao † INC 57,73731.212,738
204 Sattur 75.69 A. R. R. Raghuraman DMK (MDMK)74,17438.68R. K. Ravichandran AIADMK 62,99532.8511,179
205 Sivakasi 70.88 A. M. S. G. Ashokan INC 78,94742.66 Lakshmi Ganesan AIADMK 61,62833.317,319
206 Virudhunagar 72.16 A. R. R. Seenivasan DMK 73,29745.32 G. Pandurangan BJP 51,59832.1321,699
207 Aruppukkottai 76.49 Sattur Ramachandran DMK 91,04053.18 Vaigaichelvan AIADMK 52,00630.3839,034
208 Tiruchuli 78.65 Thangam Thennarasu DMK 102,22559.15 S. Rajasekar AIADMK (AIMMK)41,23323.8660,992
Ramanathapuram District
209 Paramakudi (SC)71.11 S. Murugesan DMK 84,86446.59 N. Sadhan Prabhakar AIADMK 71,57939.313,285
210 Tiruvadanai 69.30 R. M. Karumanikam INC 79,36439.33 K. C. Animuthu AIADMK 65,51232.4613,852
211 Ramanathapuram 69.41 K. Muthuramalingam DMK 111,08251.88D. Kuppuram BJP 60,60328.3150,479
212 Mudhukulathur 71.13 R. S. Raja Kannappan DMK 101,90146.06Keerthika Muniyasamy AIADMK 81,18036.720,721
Thoothukudi District
213 Vilathikulam 77.06 G. V. Markandayan DMK90,34854.05 P. Chinnappan AIADMK 51,79930.9938,549
214 Thoothukkudi 65.99 P. Geetha Jeevan DMK 92,31449S. D. R. Vijayaseelan AIADMK 42,00422.2950,310
215 Tiruchendur 71.20 Anitha R. Radhakrishnan DMK 88,27450.58 M. Radhakrishnan AIADMK 63,01136.125,263
216 Srivaikuntam 73.16 Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj INC 76,84346.75 S. P. Shanmuganathan AIADMK 59,47136.1817,372
217 Ottapidaram (SC)70.68 M. C. Shunmugaiah DMK73,11041.11 P. Mohan AIADMK 64,60036.328,510
218 Kovilpatti 67.86 Kadambur C. Raju AIADMK 68,55637.89 T. T. V. Dhinakaran AMMK 56,15331.0412,403
Tenkasi District
219 Sankarankovil (SC)72.11 E. Raja DMK 71,34738.92 V. M. Rajalakshmi AIADMK 66,05036.035,297
220 Vasudevanallur (SC)72.75 Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar DMK (MDMK)68,73039.08 A. Manoharan AIADMK 66,36337.702,367
221 Kadayanallur 70.71 C. Krishnamurali AIADMK 88,47443.08 K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker IUML 64,12531.2224,349
222 Tenkasi 73.19 S. Palani Nadar INC 89,31541.71 S. Selvamohandas Pandian AIADMK 88,94541.54370
223 Alangulam 78.05 P. H. Manoj Pandian AIADMK 74,15336.44Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna DMK 70,61434.703,539
Tirunelveli District
224 Tirunelveli 67.57 Nainar Nagendran BJP 92,28246.70 A. L. S. Lakshmanan DMK 69,17535.0123,107
225 Ambasamudram 72.52 E. Subaya AIADMK 85,21147.96R. Avudaiappan DMK 68,29638.4416,915
226 Palayamkottai 58.89 M. Abdul Wahab DMK 89,11755.32G. Gerald AIADMK 36,97622.9552,141
227 Nanguneri 69.29 Ruby R. Manoharan INC 75,90239.43Ganesa Raja AIADMK 59,41630.8616,486
228 Radhapuram 69.18 M. Appavu DMK 82,33143.95I.S. Inbudurai AIADMK 76,40640.795,925
Kanniyakumari District
229 Kanniyakumari 76.66 N. Thalavai Sundaram AIADMK 109,74548.8 S. Austin DMK 93,53241.5916,213
230 Nagercoil 68.00 M. R. Gandhi BJP 88,80448.21 N. Suresh Rajan DMK 77,13541.8811,669
231 Colachel 67.95 J. G. Prince INC 90,68149.56P. Ramesh BJP 65,84935.9924,832
232 Padmanabhapuram 70.65 Mano Thangaraj DMK 87,74451.57D. John Thangam AIADMK 60,85935.7726,885
233 Vilavancode 67.12 S. Vijayadharani INC 87,47352.12R. Jayaseelan BJP 58,80435.0428,669
234 Killiyoor 66.54 S. Rajeshkumar INC 101,54159.76K. V. Jude Dev AIADMK 46,14127.1555,400
  • In Northern Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Metropolitan Area and its surroundings proved to be a stronghold of the DMK. The DMK-led SPA completely swept all of the constituencies located in Chennai, Thiruvallur, and Kanchipuram districts. [82] While facing tough competition in other parts of the North, the DMK bagged 64 of the region's 78 seats, overcoming the polarization between the AIADMK and the DMK that existed in the region in the 2016 election. The region expressed a strong anti-NDA trend, with the results indicating that the AIADMK did not benefit much from its alliance with the PMK and the 10.5% internal reservation that was granted to the Vanniyar community within the Most Backward Community (MBC) quota. [83]
  • The politically sensitive Central Tamil Nadu and Kaveri delta region exhibited an overwhelming support for the SPA, with the AIADMK-led NDA winning only four out of the region's 41 seats. The DMK was met with victory in all the seats of Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Mayiladuthurai districts, crucially. The resentment that prevailed amongst the region's farmers over the former AIADMK government's inability to resolve agricultural problems in the region has been cited as a reason. [84]
  • Except Madurai district, which was equally split between the AIADMK and DMK, much of Southern Tamil Nadu swinged towards the DMK alliance, an anti-incumbent trend compared to 2016, in which the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK (without the BJP) had swept most of the region's seats, except Kanyakumari district, which remained as an SPA stronghold. The region also gave the DMK its highest victory margin ever, with over 130,000 votes in Athoor constituency where its senior leader I. Periasamy defeated the PMK candidate. [85]
  • The AIADMK maintained its traditional sway in Western Tamil Nadu, popularly known as Kongu Nadu, where the NDA won more than 70% of the constituencies. Most notably, the NDA won in all the constituencies of Coimbatore and Dharmapuri districts. [86]
  • The cities of Tamil Nadu fuelled the DMK's victory in the election. 2021 exposed "a clear rural-urban divide" in the voting patterns of the state. Trends showed that DMK performed very well in the urban centres than the AIADMK. There are 154 rural, 30 semi-urban and 50 urban constituencies in the state. The DMK alliance won 40 of those urban seats, 96 of the rural seats and 23 of the semi-urban seats. Of the 75 seats the AIADMK alliance won, 58 were in rural areas, with only seven in semi-urban and 10 in urban centres. The SPA's strike rate was 80% in urban seats, 76% in semi-urban seats and 62% in rural seats, whereas the NDA's strike rate was 37% in rural seats, 23% in semi-urban seats and 20% in urban seats. [87]

Reactions and aftermath

Palaniswami and his ministers resigned on 3 May 2021, submitting their papers of resignation to Banwarilal Purohit, the Governor of Tamil Nadu. [88] During the early hours of the same day, DMK president Stalin paid respects at the memorial of his father and five-time Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. Speaking to the journalists gathered there, Stalin stated that he will be sworn in as the Chief Minister in a simplistic ceremony that may be held at the Raj Bhavan, the Governor's residence. He underlined that the DMK will form the government for the sixth time in Tamil Nadu, and will follow the footsteps of Karunanidhi. Stalin added that the DMK's governance "will be such that those who had voted for the party will feel happy voting for it, and even those who did not vote would regret their decision to not have voted for the party". [89]

After the resignation of Palanisami's administration, officials of the Public Works Department began resetting the Tamil Nadu Secretariat to prepare the campus for the new government under Stalin. The Chief Minister's Office returned all the files to the departments concerned, with the office quarters white-washed and name-boards of former ministers taken down. [90]

Politicians, celebrities and government officials across India congratulated Stalin on his victory. The out-going Chief Minister Palanisami congratulated Stalin, tweeting: "My best wishes to M.K. Stalin who is going to take oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister". In another tweet, Stalin thanked Palanisami and sought his cooperation for "building the best Tamil Nadu". [89] Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, tweeted that he will work with Stalin to enhance the nation's progress, fulfill the regional interests of Tamil Nadu, and fight the COVID-19 pandemic. [91]

On 10 May 2021, the newly elected AIADMK MLAs convened to choose the new Leader of the Opposition, an important post equivalent to a cabinet minister. The meeting was inconclusive, with both Panneerselvam and Palaniswami staking claims to the post, while their supporters hurled charges against each other. This included a prolonged quarrel between the two sections of the party outside the party's head office, causing unrest. Supporters of Palaniswami believed that he should be the Leader of the Opposition due to the party's good performance in the election in western Tamil Nadu, the region he hails from; whereas, Panneerselvam's supporters felt that the party fared poorly in other regions of the state due to Palaniswami's wrong policies during his Chief Ministerial tenure. [92] Eventually, Palaniswami was elected as the Leader of the Opposition. [93]

After MNM performed unfavorably in its first-ever election, many officials and candidates resigned from the party, such as its vice president Dr. Mahendran, Muruganandam, C K Kumaravel. Mahendran said that "the attitude of Kamal Haasan towards the growth of the party has not been changed even after facing huge loss in the Tamil Nadu assembly election". He cited the presence of "Sankhya solutions" in the party and added that Haasan is being misguided. Others cited "personal reasons". [94]

Formation of government

On 3 May 2021, Durai Murugan, the general secretary of the DMK, called for a meeting of all the party's newly elected MLAs on 4 May 2021, at 4 PM, in Anna Arivalayam (the DMK headquarters, Chennai). In the meeting, the 133 MLAs formally extended their support to Stalin's appointment as the DMK's head at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, making him the Chief-Minister-elect. Stalin's council of ministers and their allocated departments were revealed on 6 May 2021. The Stalin administration took charge on 7 May 2021, sworn in by Governor Purohit, in a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. [95] Stalin became the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and the twelfth Chief Minister since the linguistic reformation of the state's boundaries in 1956. [96]

A fictionalized version of this election is an important plot point in the film Maamannan (2023)[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. 1 2 May include NTK and other parties not asked in survey
  2. ↑ Numbers of constituencies in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, Ranipet, Thirupathur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts adjusted as per their new boundaries before the election.

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Singai Govindarasu Ramachandran is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, affiliated with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). In March 2016, AIADMK's general secretary and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa appointed him as the Secretary of the Information Technology Wing of the party. On 27 September 2023, he was appointed as the President of the Information Technology Wing of the party by the party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry</span>

J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 23 May 2016. Two major political parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the assembly election held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. AIADMK under J. Jayalalithaa won the elections and became the first ruling party to be re-elected in the state since 1984 with a simple majority. On 22 September 2016, Jayalalithaa was hospitalised as her health condition worsened. Her official duties were handed over to her aide O. Panneerselvam on 12 October 2016, though she continued to remain as the chief minister of the state. On 5 December 2016, the hospital announced her death and O. Panneerselvam sworn in as her successor.

The AIADMK-led Alliance is an Indian regional political party alliance in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry led by the Dravidian party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founded by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.).

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