Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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.

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 Alliance
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

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

  Secular Progressive Alliance
Political party Election symbol Leader Contesting seats
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK M. K. Stalin TBD
Indian National Congress INC
K. S. Alagiri TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)
K. Balakrishnan TBD
Communist Party of India CPI
D. Raja TBD
Indian Union Muslim League IUML
K. M. Kader Mohideen TBD
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK Vaiko TBD
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK Thol. Thirumavalavan TBD
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK Vaiko
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi KMDK E. R. Eswaran
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi MMK M. H. Jawahirullah
All India Forward Bloc AIFB P. V. Kathiravan
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi TVK T. Velmurugan
Makkal Viduthalai Katchi MVK S. K. Murugavel Rajan
Aathi Thamizhar Peravai ATP R. Athiyamaan

  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam+
Political party Election symbol Leader Contesting seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami TBD
Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi PTMK N. R. Dhanapalan TBD
Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam TMMK B. John Pandian TBD
Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam MMK Sridhar Vandayar TBD
All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam AIMMK N. Sethuraman TBD
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi PBK M. Jaganmoorthy TBD
Pasumpon Desiya Kazhagam PDK Jothi Muthuramalingam TBD

  National Democratic Alliance
Political party Election symbol Leader Contesting seats
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP
K. Annamalai TBD
Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK Anbumani Ramadoss TBD
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) TMC(M) G. K. Vasan TBD
Puthiya Tamilagam Party PTK K. Krishnasamy TBD

Others
Political party Election symbol Leader Contesting seats
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam AMMK T. T. V. Dhinakaran TBD
Naam Tamilar Katchi NTK Seeman
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK Vijayakanth
Makkal Needhi Maiam[7] MNM Kamal Haasan TBD
Indiya Jananayaka Katchi IJK T. R. Paarivendhar
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi AISMK R. Sarathkumar
Tamilaga Makkal Jananayaka Katchi TMJK K.M. Shareef
Jananayaka Dravidia Munnetra kazhgam JDMK
Janata Dal Secular JD(S) H. D. Deve Gowda
Kalappai makkal iyakkam KMI
Social Democratic Party of India SDPI V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen AIMIM T. S. Vakeel Ahmed
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 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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