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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Venkatesan Irai Anbu
| image               = File:K. Palaniswami.jpg
| caption             = V. Irai Anbu
| office              = 7th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start         = 23 May 2016
| term_end           = 
| governor           = [[K. Rosaiah]] (2016) <br /> [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] (2016-17) <br/> [[Banwarilal Purohit]] (2017-21) <br/> [[R. N. Ravi]] (since 2021)
| deputy              = [[Kanimozhi|M. K. Kanimozhi]] (from 2021)
| predecessor        = [[O. Paneerselvam]] 
| successor          = 
| constituency       = [[Kolathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kolathur]]
| term_start1          = 15 May 2006
| term_end1            = 16 May 2011
| governor1            = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| predecessor1         = [[G. K. Vasan]]
| successor1           = [[G. K. Vasan]]
| constituency1        = [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk]]
| term_start2         = 13 May 1996
| term_end2           = 14 May 2001
| governor2           = [[Marri Chenna Reddy]] (1996) <br /> [[Krishan Kant]] (1996–1997) <br /> [[M. Fathima Beevi]] (from 1997)
| predecessor2        = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| successor2          = [[G. K. Moopanar]]
| constituency2       = [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk]]
| term_start3         = 24 January 1989
| term_end3           = 14 February 1991
| governor3           = [[P. C. Alexander]] (until 1990) <br /> [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] (from 1990)
| predecessor3        = [[President's rule]]
| successor3          = [[President's rule]]
| constituency3       = [[Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights]]

{{collapsed infobox section begin |last=y |Legislative offices
 |titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey;}}{{Infobox officeholder |embed=yes| office4             = 8th [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]] in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname4         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4          = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (till 1987) <br/> [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1987-88) <br/> [[V. N. Janaki]] (1988)
| term_start4         = 1 May 1985
| term_end4           = 30 January 1988
| predecessor4        = [[Nanjil K. Manoharan]]
| successor4          =  [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| constituency4       = [[Thousand Lights (state assembly constituency)|Thousand Lights]]
 
| office5           = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname5         = Speaker
| 1namedata5          = [[D. Jayakumar]] (2011-16)  <br/> [[V. Amulu]] (2016-21) <br/> [[K. Ponnusamy|K. Parvati]] (since 2021)
| term_start5         = 14 May 2011
| term_end5           = 
| predecessor5        = ''Position Established''
| successor5          =  
| constituency5       = [[Kolathur (state assembly constituency)|Kolathur]]
| 1blankname6         = Speaker
| 1namedata6          = [[Parithi Ilamvazhuthi]] (1996-2001) <br/> [[K. Kalimuthu]] (2001-06) <br/> [[A. Rahman Khan]] (2006-11)
| term_start6         = 12 May 1996
| term_end6           = 14 May 2011
| predecessor6        = [[M. Abdul Lathief]]
| successor6         =  ''Position Abolished''
| constituency6       = [[Chepauk (state assembly constituency)|Chepauk]]
| 1blankname8         = Speaker
| 1namedata8          = [[K. Rajaram]] (1980-85) <br/> [[P. H. Pandian]] (1985-88) <br/>[[M. Tamilkudimagan]] (1989-91)<br/> [[Sedapatti R. Muthiah]] (1991)
| term_start8         = 4 June 1980
| term_end8           = 3 July 1991
| predecessor8        = [[S. J. Sadiq Pasha]]
| successor8          =  [[K. A. Krishnaswamy]]
| constituency8       = [[Thousand Lights (state assembly constituency)|Thousand Lights]]
| 1blankname9         = Speaker
| 1namedata9          = [[K. A. Mathiazhagan]] (1971-76) <br/> [[Munu Adhi]] (1977-80)
| term_start9         = 8 March 1971
| term_end9           = 4 June 1980
| predecessor9        = [[H. V. Hande]]
| successor9          =  [[N. V. N. Somu]]
| constituency9       = [[Park Town (state assembly constituency)|Park Town]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}}
| office10           = 4th General Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| predecessor10       = [[K. A. Mathiazhagan]]
| successor10         = 
| 1blankname10       = Presidium Chairman
| 1namedata10        = {{ubl|[[K. Anbazhagan]] (until 2004)|[[Durai Murugan]] (2004-19)|[[A. Raja]] (from 2019)}}
| term_start10        = 26 April 1985
| term_end10          = 
| office11           = Cabinet Minister of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| predecessor11       = [[Panruti S. Ramachandran]]
| successor11         = [[R. M. Veerappan]]
| 1blankname11       = Chief Minister
| 1namedata11        = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| term_start11        = 7 May 1978
| term_end11          = 17 February 1980
| 2blankname11       = Portfolio
| 2namedata11        = 
*[[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works (Buildings)]]
*[[Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)|Highways and Minor Ports]]
*[[Department of Water Resources (Tamil Nadu)|Water Resources]]
*[[Department of Water Resources (Tamil Nadu)|Irrigation]]
| constituency11       = [[Park Town (state assembly constituency)|Park Town]]
| predecessor12       = [[S. Madhavan]]
| successor12         = [[G. R. Edmund]]
| 1blankname12       = Chief Minister
| 1namedata12        = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| 2blankname12       = Portfolio
| 2namedata12        = 
*[[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Industries]]
*[[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Investments and Commerce]]
*[[Department of Natural Resources (Tamil Nadu)|Mines and Geology]]
| term_start12        = 14 June 1977
| term_end12          = 7 May 1978
| constituency12       = [[Park Town (state assembly constituency)|Park Town]]

| birth_name          = Venkatesan Irai Anbu
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|01|20}}
| birth_place         = [[Mannargudi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />{{smaller|(present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India)}}
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| nationality         = Indian
| resting_place       = 
| party               = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| otherparty          = 
| spouse              = {{marriage|R. Vijayalakshmi|1970}}
| relatives           = {{plainlist|
* V. Thiruppugazh (brother)}}
| children            = {{plainlist|
*V. Aishwarya  
* V. Harini }}
| parents             = {{plainlist|
* S. Venkatesan (father)
* B. Saroja Devi (mother)}}
| residence           = No. 15, 4th Street [[Gopalapuram, Chennai|Gopalapuram]], [[Teynampet]], [[Chennai]]-600086
| awards              = [[Honorary Doctorate]] (1999)
| signature           = Karunanidhi Signature.svg
}}


{{Short description|Political party in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| name               =  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| native_name        = <!-- No native name as per [[WP:NOINDICSCRIPTS]] --> 
| colorcode          = {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo               = 
| abbreviation       = DMK
| president          = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| general_secretary  = [[A. Raja]]
| ppchairman         = [[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan|J. Subbulakshmi]]
| loksabha_leader    = [[B. M. Mubarak]]
| rajyasabha_leader  = [[Tiruchi Siva]]
| founder            = [[Periyar|E. V. Ramasamy]]
| foundation         = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1941|06|15}}
| loksabha_seats     = {{Composition bar|24|543|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats   = {{Composition bar|13|245|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name   = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats        = {{Composition bar|128|234|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}<small>([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu]])</small><br>{{Composition bar|19|140|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}<small> ([[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]])</small><br>{{Composition bar|13|30|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}<small> ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry]])</small><br>{{Composition bar|3|224|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} <small> ([[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka]])</small>
| no_states          = {{Composition bar|4|31|hex={{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| colours            = {{coloursample|Black}} [[Black]]<br />{{coloursample|#F62C1F}} [[Red]]
| membership         =  
| eci                = [[List of political parties in India#National parties|National Party]]
| alliance           = *[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] <small> ([[India|National]]) </small>
*[[Secular Progressive Alliance]] <small> ([[Tamil Nadu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]) </small>
* [[Left Democratic Front]] <small> ([[Kerala]]) </small>
| ideology           = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
|[[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]]
|[[Tamil nationalism]]
|[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
|[[Social democracy]]
|[[Secularism]]
|[[Social justice]]}} 
| position           = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] to [[left-wing]]
| predecessor        = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] (1917–1941)<br/>
| split              = [[Dravidar Kazhagam]]
| labour             = [[Labour Progressive Federation]] (LPF)
| youth              = Ilaignar Ani
| students           = Maanavar Ani
| women              = Magalir Ani
| headquarters       = Anna Arivalayam,<br/>367–369, [[Anna Salai]], [[Teynampet]],&nbsp;[[Chennai]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;600018, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] 
| website            = {{Official URL}}
| symbol             = [[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|120px]]<br/>(The Rising Sun)
| flag               = Flag DMK.svg
|treasurer=[[S. Jagathrakshakan]]}}

==[[Secular Progressive Alliance]]==
===[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]===
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|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Rising Sun.png|50px]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|166
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[K. S. Alagiri]]
|32
|-
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|[[File:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png|50px]]
|[[File:Pot Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)|K. Balakrishnan]]
|7
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[:ta:இரா. முத்தரசன்|R. Mutharasan]]
|7
|-
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:MDMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Top.png|50px]]
|[[Vaiko|Vaiyapuri Gopalasamy]]
|6
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|[[File:Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|50px]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi}}
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|[[File:Kmdkflag.gif|50px]]
|[[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|50px]]
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[File:AIFB Flag 2023.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|65px]]
|[[P. V. Kathiravan]]
|1
|-
|}

===[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]===
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!colspan=2|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Contesting Seats
|-
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Rising Sun.png|50px]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|159
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
|34
|-
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|[[File:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png|50px]]
|[[File:Pot Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[G. Ramakrishnan]]
|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[:ta:இரா. முத்தரசன்|R. Mutharasan]]
|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:MDMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Top.png|50px]]
|[[Vaiko|Vaiyapuri Gopalasamy]]
|6
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|[[File:Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|50px]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi}}
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|[[File:Kmdkflag.gif|50px]]
|[[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|50px]]
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[File:AIFB Flag 2023.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|65px]]
|[[P. V. Kathiravan]]
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Puthiya Tamilagam}}
|[[Puthiya Tamilagam]]
|[[File:Puthiya Tamilagam Party Flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg|50px]]
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|1
|-
|}

===[[2024 Indian General Election]]===
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!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Contesting Seats
|-
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50px]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|21
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[K. Selvaperunthagai]]
|8
|-
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|[[File:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png|50px]]
|[[File:Pot Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)|K. Balakrishnan]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[:ta:இரா. முத்தரசன்|R. Mutharasan]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|[[File:Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|50px]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi}}
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|[[File:Kmdkflag.gif|50px]]
|[[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|50px]]
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:MDMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Top.png|50px]]
|[[Vaiko|Vaiyapuri Gopalasamy]]
|1
|-
|}

===[[2019 Indian General election]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Contesting Seats
|-
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50px]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|21
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[K. S. Alagiri]]
|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|[[File:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png|50px]]
|[[File:Pot Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)|K. Balakrishnan]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[:ta:இரா. முத்தரசன்|R. Mutharasan]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|[[File:Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|50px]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi}}
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|[[File:Kmdkflag.gif|50px]]
|[[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|50px]]
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:MDMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Top.png|50px]]
|[[Vaiko|Vaiyapuri Gopalasamy]]
|1
|-
|}


==Lok Sabha Elections==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Party leader
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Outcome
|-
| [[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[E. V. K. Sampath]]
| {{Composition bar compact|7|489|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| 18.64%
|
| 2,315,610
|rowspan=5 {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]
| {{Composition bar compact|7|494|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| 18.64%
|
| 2,315,610
|-
| [[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| [[N. V. Natarajan]]
| {{Composition bar compact|7|494|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| 18.64%
|
| 2,315,610
|-
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[C. N. Annadurai]]
|{{Composition bar compact|25|520|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 18
| 51.79%
|
| 7,996,264
|-
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|{{Composition bar compact|23|518|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| 55.61% 
|
| 8,869,095
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|{{Composition bar compact|1|542|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 22
| 37.84% 
|
| 6,758,517
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|{{Composition bar compact|16|529|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 15
| 55.89% 
|
| 10,290,515
|rowspan=2 {{no2|Opposition}}
|- 
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[K. A. Mathiazhagan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|2|541|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 14
| 37.04% 
|
| 8,006,513
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan=10| [[T. R. Baalu]]
|{{Composition bar compact|0|529|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| 33.78%
|
| 8,918,905
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar compact|0|534|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| 
| 27.64% 
|
| 6,823,581
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar compact|17|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 17
| 54.96%
|
| 14,940,474 
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|{{Composition bar compact|6|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 11
| 42.72% 
|
| 10,937,809
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|{{Composition bar compact|12|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| 46.41%
|
| 12,638,602
| {{partial|Government, Opposition}}
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|{{Composition bar compact|16|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 57.40% 
|
| 16,483,390
| rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|{{Composition bar compact|18|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 42.54%
|
| 12,929,043 
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar compact|0|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 18
| 23.16% 
|
| 10,243,767 
| rowspan=2 {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|{{Composition bar compact|23|543|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 24
| 32.76% 
|
|14,363,332
|-
| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
!colspan=12 | '''TBD'''
|-
|}

== Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections ==
===Summary===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Party leader
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Outcome
|-
!colspan=11 |[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Madras Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|[[E. V. K. Sampath]]
|{{Composition bar compact|106|375|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 53
| 30.24% 
| {{increase}} 6.77
| 69,62,895
| rowspan=3 {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|69|205|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 37
| 37.72%
| {{increase}} 7.48
| 59,63,965
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|[[N. V. Natarajan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|79|206|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 10
| 34.88%
| {{decrease}} 2.84
| 58,90,984
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[C. N. Annadurai]]
|{{Composition bar compact|137|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 58
| 40.69%
| {{increase}} 5.81
| 74,48,101
| {{yes2|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=12 |[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|{{Composition bar compact|184|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 47
| 48.58%
| {{increase}} 7.89
| 90,80,461 
| rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Composition bar compact|178|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| 47.84% 
| {{decrease}} 0.74
| 1,08,30,755
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{Composition bar compact|70|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 108
| 39.82% 
| {{decrease}} 8.02
| 88,53,027 
| rowspan=2 {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[K. A. Mathiazhagan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|39|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 31
| 27.18% 
| {{decrease}} 12.64
| 70,51,277
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|{{Composition bar compact|150|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 111
| 40.12%
| {{increase}} 12.94
| 1,01,99,603 
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar compact|2|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 148
| 19.88% 
| {{decrease}} 20.24
| 53,46,652
| {{partial|Others}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar compact|182|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 180
| 53.47%
| {{increase}} 33.59
| 1,91,21,669
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|{{Composition bar compact|58|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 124
| 36.49%
| {{decrease}} 16.98
| 1,34,09,002 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| {{Composition bar compact|125|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 67
| 35.16%
| {{decrease}} 1.33
| 1,35,03,544
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|{{Composition bar compact|50|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 75
| 31.18% 
| {{decrease}} 3.98
| 1,23,65,179
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|{{Composition bar compact|150|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 100
| 43.01% 
| {{increase}} 11.83
| 2,04,08,119
|rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|{{Composition bar compact|128|234|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
|{{decrease}} 22
|39.84%
| {{decrease}} 3.17
| 1,99,56,099
|-
|}

== Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Party leader
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Vote Swing
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Outcome
|-
!colspan=12 |[[Pondicherry Representative Assembly|Pondicherry Representative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|1955]]
|rowspan=2|[[V. Subbiah]]
|{{Composition bar compact|16|39|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{steady}}
| 35.77% 
| {{steady}}
| 53,682
| rowspan=2 {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|1959]]
|{{Composition bar compact|13|39|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| 34.15%
| {{decrease}} 1.62
| 53,805
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=12 |[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Pondicherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]]
|[[V. Subbiah]]
|{{Composition bar compact|8|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| 27.51%
| {{decrease}} 6.64
| 46,218
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|{{Composition bar compact|16|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| 42.62%
| {{increase}} 15.11
| 78,052
| rowspan=4 {{yes2|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|rowspan=2|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|{{Composition bar compact|23|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| 49.72%
| {{increase}} 7.1
| 1,08,635
|-
| [[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Composition bar compact|17|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| 43.31% 
| {{decrease}} 6.41
| 1,00,314
|-
| [[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan=4| [[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|{{Composition bar compact|16|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 38.34% 
| {{decrease}} 4.97
| 94,058
|-
| [[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Composition bar compact|9|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| 33.62% 
| {{decrease}} 4.72
| 1,00,806
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|{{Composition bar compact|12|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 3 
| 42.24%
| {{increase}} 8.62
| 1,77,480 
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar compact|4|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| 17.76% 
| {{decrease}} 24.48
| 69,485
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|rowspan=2| [[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|{{Composition bar compact|15|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 11
| 44.66%
| {{increase}} 26.9
| 2,05,567
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|{{Composition bar compact|9|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| 30.11%
| {{decrease}} 14.55
| 1,43,657
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
| {{Composition bar compact|8|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 28.62%
| {{decrease}} 1.49
| 1,62,296
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
!colspan=12 |[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
|{{Composition bar compact|7|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 24.43% 
| {{decrease}} 4.19
| 1,70,512
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|rowspan=2| [[R. Siva]]
|{{Composition bar compact|7|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{steady}} 
| 25.71% 
| {{increase}} 1.28
| 2,06,050
|rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|{{Composition bar compact|13|30|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|35.36%
| {{increase}} 9.65
| 2,90,808
|-
|}

==Other States==
=== Kerala Legislative Assembly elections ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Party leader
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Vote Swing
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white"|Outcome
|-
!colspan=12 |[[Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly|Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|rowspan=2|[[A. Nesamony]]
|{{Composition bar compact|8|117|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{steady}}
| 5.92% 
| {{steady}}
| 2,01,118
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1954]]
|{{Composition bar compact|12|117|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 6.10% 
| {{increase}} 0.18
| 2,37,411
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=12 |[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|rowspan=2|[[A. Nesamony]]
|{{Composition bar compact|9|126|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| 10.76%
| {{increase}} 4.66
| 6,28,261
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
|{{Composition bar compact|20|126|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 11
| 14.14%
| {{increase}} 3.38
| 11,46,028
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]
|rowspan=3|[[K. M. George (politician)|K. M. George]]
|{{Composition bar compact|23|133|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| 12.58%
| {{decrease}} 1.56
| 7,96,291
| {{partial|Others}}
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|{{Composition bar compact|19|133|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 8.42%
| {{decrease}} 4.16
| 5,27,662
| rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
|{{Composition bar compact|18|133|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 11.18%
| {{increase}} 2.76
| 6,28,261
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|[[R. Balakrishna Pillai|R. Balakrishna]]
|{{Composition bar compact|12|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| 9.44%
| {{decrease}} 1.74
| 6,57,622
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan=5|[[K. M. Mani]]
|{{Composition bar compact|21|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| 16.62%
| {{increase}} 7.18
| 13,14,662
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|{{Composition bar compact|14|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| 13.99%
| {{decrease}} 2.63
| 10,23,660
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|{{Composition bar compact|17|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| 14.26%
| {{increase}} 0.27
| 11,31,992
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar compact|13|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 9.87%
| {{decrease}} 4.39
| 9,38,117
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar compact|18|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| 12.78%
| {{increase}} 2.91
| 12,51,790
| {{partial|Government,Others}}
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[P. C. Thomas]]
|{{Composition bar compact|4|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 14
| 3.96%
| {{decrease}} 8.82
| 5,99,824
| {{partial|Others, Opposition}}
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| rowspan=3|[[K. M. Mani]]
|{{Composition bar compact|17|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
| 11.23%
| {{increase}} 7.27
| 17,35,341
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|{{Composition bar compact|8|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| 9.49%
| {{decrease}} 1.74
| 13,66,142
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|{{Composition bar compact|15|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| 9.56%
| {{increase}} 0.07
| 19,54,663
| rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Mathew T. Thomas]]
|{{Composition bar compact|19|140|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 10.18%
| {{increase}} 0.62
| 19,92,719
|-
|}

=== Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white"|Outcome
|-
!colspan=12 |[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Mysore Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|rowspan=3|[[K. S. Vasan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|1|99|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{steady}}
| 0.91% 
| {{steady}}
| 25,116
| {{partial|Others}}
|-
| [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|208|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 2.18%
| {{increase}} 1.27
| 1,39,959
| rowspan=4 {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"

| [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|{{Composition bar compact|4|208|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 2.53%
| {{increase}} 0.35
| 1,59,545
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan=2|[[M. C. Narasimhan]]
|{{Composition bar compact|8|216|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 5.35%
| {{increase}} 2.82
| 3,97,188
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|{{Composition bar compact|5|216|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| 3.47%
| {{decrease}} 1.88
| 2,94,887
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=12 |[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]
|-
| [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|[[M. C. Narasimhan]] 
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| 1.25%
| {{decrease}} 2.22
| 1,50,224
| {{lost}}
|-
| [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|rowspan=4|[[Kolar Gold Field Assembly constituency|M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| 2.16%
| {{increase}} 0.91
| 2,78,459
| rowspan=2 {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Composition bar compact|7|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 3.88%
| {{increase}} 1.72
| 5,71,280
|-
| [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 2.01%
| {{decrease}} 1.87
| 3,66,984
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{steady}}
| 1.53%
| {{decrease}} 0.48
| 2,79,346
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
|-
| [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| rowspan=4|[[K. S. Puttannaiah]]
|{{Composition bar compact|10|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| 7.89%
| {{increase}} 6.36
| 14,40,548
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|{{Composition bar compact|8|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| 5.94%
| {{decrease}} 1.95
| 10,84,519
| {{partial|Government,Others}}
|-
| [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| 2.88%
| {{decrease}} 3.06
| 7,53,757
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 1.33%
| {{decrease}} 1.55
| 4,23,645
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|rowspan=2| [[N. Mahesh]]
|{{Composition bar compact|2|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 1.02%
| {{decrease}} 0.31
| 3,75,044
| {{partial|Government,Others}}
|-
| [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|{{Composition bar compact|3|224|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 4.76%
| {{increase}} 3.74
| 18,63,786
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
|}

==List of Leaders of Tamil Nadu==

{{Col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{Party legend|Indian National Congress|10|shortname=Indian National Congress}}<br>
{{Party legend|Justice Party (India)|6}}<br>
{{Party legend|Tamil Maanila Congress|5|shortname=Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br>
{{Party legend|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|2|shortname=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br>
{{Party legend|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|2|shortname=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br>
{{Party legend|Nationalist Congress Party|1|shortname=MGR Tamilaga Congress}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=11|'''First Ministers of the Madras Presidency (1920–37) 
|-
!rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Name 
<small>{{nowrap|(Birth–Death)}}</small>
!rowspan=2|Elected constituency
!colspan=3|Term of office
!rowspan=2|[[Elections in Tamil Nadu|Election]]
!rowspan=2|[[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Ministry]]
!rowspan=2|Appointed by
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Political party
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
!1.
|'''[[A. Subbarayalu Reddiar]]'''<br/><small>(1855–1921)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|15 December 1920
|11 July 1921
|{{time interval|15 December 1920|11 July 1921}}
|rowspan=2|1st<br/>{{small|([[1920 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1920]])}}
|[[A. Subbarayalu Reddiar|A. S. Reddiar I]]
|[[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford|Frederic Thesiger]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Justice Party (India)|rowspan=8}}
|-
!rowspan=2|2.
|rowspan=2|'''[[Panaganti Ramarayaningar]]'''<br/><small>(1866–1928)</small>
|rowspan=2|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|11 July 1921
|11 September 1923
|{{time interval|11 July 1921|11 September 1923}}
|[[Panaganti Ramarayaningar|Ramarayaingar I]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading|Rufus Isaacs]]
|-
|11 September 1923
|4 December 1926
|{{time interval|11 September 1923|4 December 1926}}
|2nd<br/>{{small|([[1923 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1923]])}}
|[[Panaganti Ramarayaningar|Ramarayaingar II]]
|-
!3.
|'''[[P. Subbarayan]]'''<br/><small>(1889–1962)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|4 December 1926
|27 October 1930
|{{time interval|4 December 1926|27 October 1930}}
|3rd<br/>{{small|([[1926 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1926]])}}
|[[P. Subbarayan|Subbarayan I]]
|rowspan=2|[[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Edward Wood]]
|-
!4.
|'''[[B. Munuswamy Naidu]]'''<br/><small>(1885–1935)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|27 October 1930
|4 November 1932
|{{time interval|27 October 1930|4 November 1932}}
|rowspan=2|4th<br/>{{small|([[1930 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1930]])}}
|[[B. Munuswamy Naidu|Naidu I]]
|-
!rowspan=2|5.
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili|Ramakrishna Ranga Rao]]'''<br/><small>(1901–1978)</small>
|rowspan=2|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|4 November 1932
|8 November 1934
|{{time interval|4 November 1932|8 November 1934}}
|[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili|Rao I]]
|rowspan=3|[[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|Freeman Freeman-Thomas]]
|-
|8 November 1934
|7 April 1936
|{{time interval|8 November 1934|7 April 1936}}
|rowspan=2|5th<br/>{{small|([[1934 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1934]])}}
|[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili|Rao II]]
|-
!6.
|'''[[P. T. Rajan]]'''<br/><small>(1892–1974)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|7 April 1936
|14 July 1937
|{{time interval|7 April 1936|14 July 1937}}
|[[P. T. Rajan|Rajan I]]
|-
!colspan=11|'''Prime Ministers of the Madras Presidency (1937–50)
|-
!1.
|'''[[C. Rajagopalachari]]'''<br/><small>(1878–1972)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|14 July 1937
|28 October 1939
|{{time interval|14 July 1937|28 October 1939}}
|1st<br/>{{small|([[1937 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1937]])}}
|[[Chief Ministership of C. Rajagopalachari#First term|Rajagopalachari I]]
|[[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow|Victor Hope]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!–
|''Vacant''<br/>('''[[President's rule|Governor-General's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|28 October 1939
|30 April 1946
|{{time interval|28 October 1939|30 April 1946}}
|''Dissolved''
|colspan=4|[[N/A]]
|-
!2.
|'''[[T. Prakasam]]'''<br/><small>(1872–1957)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|30 April 1946
|23 March 1947
|{{time interval|30 April 1946|23 March 1947}}
|rowspan=3|2nd<br/>{{small|([[1946 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1946]])}}
|[[T. Prakasam|Prakasam I]]
|[[Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell|Archibald Wavell]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
!3.
|'''[[O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar]]'''<br/><small>(1895–1970)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|23 March 1947
|6 April 1949
|{{time interval|23 March 1947|6 April 1949}}
|[[O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar#As Chief Minister|O. P. Reddiar I]]
|[[Archibald Nye]]
|-
!4.
|'''[[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja]]'''<br/><small>(1898–1957)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Presidency Legislative Council]]
|6 April 1949
|26 January 1950
|{{time interval|6 April 1949|26 January 1950}}
|[[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja|Raja I]]
|[[Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji]]
|-
!colspan=11|'''Chief Ministers of Madras State (1950–69)''' 
|-
!1.
|'''[[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja]]'''<br/><small>(1898–1957)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|State Legislative Council]]
|26 January 1950
|10 April 1952
|{{time interval|26 January 1950|10 April 1952}}
|2nd<br/>{{small|([[1946 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election|1946]])}}
|[[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja|Raja I]]
|[[Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
!2.
|'''[[C. Rajagopalachari]]'''<br/><small>(1878–1972)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|State Legislative Council]]
|10 April 1952
|13 April 1954
|{{time interval|10 April 1952|13 April 1954}}
|rowspan=2|[[1st Madras Assembly|1st]]<br/>{{small|([[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]])}}
|[[Chief Ministership of C. Rajagopalachari#Second term|Rajagopalachari II]]
|rowspan=2|[[Sri Prakasa]]
|-
!rowspan=3|3.
|rowspan=3|'''[[K. Kamaraj]]'''<br/><small>(1903–1975)</small>
|[[Gudiyatham Assembly constituency|Gudiyatham]]
|13 April 1954
|13 April 1957
|{{time interval|13 April 1954|13 April 1957}}
|[[K. Kamaraj ministry#First Ministry|Kamaraj I]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sattur Assembly constituency|Sattur]]
|13 April 1957
|14 March 1962
|{{time interval|13 April 1957|14 March 1962}}
|[[2nd Madras Assembly|2nd]]<br/>{{small|([[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]])}}
|[[K. Kamaraj ministry#Second Ministry|Kamaraj II]]
|[[A. J. John]]
|-
|14 March 1962
|2 October 1963
|{{time interval|14 March 1962|2 October 1963}}
|rowspan=2|[[3rd Madras Assembly|3rd]]<br/>{{small|([[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]])}}
|[[K. Kamaraj ministry#Third Ministry|Kamaraj III]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bishnu Ram Medhi]]
|-
!4.
|'''[[M. Bhakthavatsalam]]'''<br/><small>(1897–1987)</small>
|[[Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency|Sriperumbudur]]
|2 October 1963
|6 March 1967
|{{time interval|2 October 1963|6 March 1967}}
|[[M. Bhakthavatsalam|Bhakthavatsalam I]]
|-
!5.
|'''[[C. N. Annadurai]]'''<br/><small>(1909–1969)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|State Legislative Council]]
|6 March 1967
|14 January 1969
|{{time interval|6 March 1967|14 January 1969}}
|[[4th Madras Assembly|4th]]<br/>{{small|([[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]])}}
|[[Annadurai ministry|Annadurai I]]
|[[Ujjal Singh]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!colspan=11|'''Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu (1969-)'''
|-
!1.
|'''[[C. N. Annadurai]]'''<br/><small>(1909–1969)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|State Legislative Council]]
|14 January 1969
|3 February 1969
|{{time interval|14 January 1969|3 February 1969}}
|rowspan=3|[[4th Madras Assembly|4th]]<br/>{{small|([[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]])}}
|[[Annadurai ministry|Annadurai I]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ujjal Singh]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
!2.
|'''[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]'''<br/><small>(1920–2000)</small>
|[[Triplicane Assembly constituency|Triplicane]]
|3 February 1969
|20 February 1969
|{{time interval|3 February 1969|20 February 1969}}
|[[First Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan I]]
|-
!rowspan=2|3.
|rowspan=2|'''[[M. Karunanidhi]]'''<br/><small>(1924–1989)</small>
|rowspan=2|[[Saidapet Assembly constituency|Saidapet]]
|20 February 1969
|15 March 1971
|{{time interval|20 February 1969|15 March 1971}}
|[[First Karunanidhi ministry|Karunanidhi I]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
|15 March 1971
|31 January 1976
|{{time interval|15 March 1971|31 January 1976}}
|5th<br/>{{small|([[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]])}}
|[[Second Karunanidhi ministry|Karunanidhi II]]
|-
!–
|''Vacant''<br/>('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|31 January 1976
|14 June 1977
|{{time interval|31 January 1976|14 June 1977}}
|''Dissolved''
|colspan=4|[[N/A]]
|-
!(3)
|'''[[M. Karunanidhi]]'''<br/><small>(1917–1987)</small>
|[[Anna Nagar Assembly constituency|Anna Nagar]]
|14 June 1977
|17 February 1980
|{{time interval|14 June 1977|17 February 1980}}
|6th<br/>{{small|([[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]])}}
|[[First Ramachandran ministry|Karunanidhi III]]
|[[Prabhudas B. Patwari|Prabhu Patwari]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|''Vacant''<br/>('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|17 February 1980
|9 June 1980
|{{time interval|17 February 1980|9 June 1980}}
|''Dissolved''
|colspan=4|[[N/A]]
|-
!4.
|'''[[M. G. Ramachandran]]'''<br/><small>(1917–1987)</small>
|[[Madurai West Assembly constituency|Madurai West]]
|9 June 1980
|16 November 1984
|{{time interval|9 June 1980|16 November 1984}}
|rowspan=2|7th<br />{{small|([[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]])}}
|[[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|[[Prabhudas B. Patwari|Prabhu Patwari]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
!5.
|'''[[R. M. Veerappan]]'''<br/><small>(1926-2024)</small>
|Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|State Legislative Council]]
|16 November 1984
|12 March 1985
|{{time interval|16 November 1984|12 March 1985}}
|[[R. M. Veerappan|Veerappan I]]
|rowspan=4|[[Sundar Lal Khurana|S. L. Khurana]]
|-
!(4)
|'''[[M. G. Ramachandran]]'''<br/><small>(1917–1987)</small>
|[[Andipatti Assembly constituency|Andipatti]]
|12 March 1985
|24 December 1987
|{{time interval|12 March 1985|24 December 1987}}
|rowspan=3|8th<br/>{{small|([[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]])}}
|[[M. G. Ramachandran|Ramachandran II]]
|-
!(2)
|'''[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]'''<br/><small>(1920–2000)</small>
|[[Athoor Assembly constituency|Athoor]]
|24 December 1987
|7 January 1988
|{{time interval|24 December 1987|7 January 1988}}
|[[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|-
!6.
|'''[[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]]'''<br/><small>(1923–1996)</small>
|''Did not contest''
|7 January 1988
|30 January 1988
|{{time interval|7 January 1988|30 January 1988}}
|[[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran|Janaki I]]
|{{Party name with colour|Nationalist Congress Party|shortname=MGR Tamilaga Congress}}
|-
!–
|''Vacant''<br/>('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|30 January 1988
|24 January 1989
|{{time interval|30 January 1988|24 January 1989}}
|''Dissolved''
|colspan=4|[[N/A]]
|-
!7.
|'''[[V. Irai Anbu]]'''<br/><small>(1946-)</small>
|[[Thousand Lights Assembly constituency|Thousand Lights]]
|24 January 1989
|14 February 1991
|{{time interval|24 January 1989|14 February 1991}}
|9th<br/>{{small|([[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]])}}
|[[V. Irai Anbu|Anbu I]]
|[[P. C. Alexander]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|''Vacant''<br/>('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|14 February 1991
|23 June 1991
|{{time interval|14 February 1991|24 June 1991}}
|''Dissolved''
|colspan=4|[[N/A]]
|-
!8.
|'''[[J. Jayalalithaa]]'''<br/><small>(1948–2016)</small>
|[[Bargur Assembly constituency|Bargur]]
|24 June 1991
|13 May 1996
|{{time interval|24 June 1991|13 May 1996}}
|10th<br/>{{small|([[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]])}}
|[[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|[[Bhishma Narain Singh]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!(7)
|'''[[V. Irai Anbu]]'''<br/><small>(1946-)</small>
|[[Chepauk Assembly constituency|Chepauk]]
|13 May 1996
|14 May 2001
|{{time interval|13 May 1996|14 May 2001}}
|11th<br/>{{small|([[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]])}}
|[[V. Irai Anbu|Anbu II]]
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!9.
|'''[[G. K. Moopanar]]'''<br/><small>(1929-2001)</small>
|[[Andipatti Assembly constituency|Andipatti]]
|14 May 2001
|21 September 2001
|{{time interval|14 May 2001|21 September 2001}}
|rowspan=3|[[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]<br/>{{small|([[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]])}}
|[[G. K. Moopanar|Moopanar I]]
|[[Fathima Beevi]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Tamil Maanila Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
!10.
|'''[[C. Ponnaiyan]]'''<br/><small>(1942–)</small>
|[[Tiruchengode Assembly constituency|Tiruchengode]]
|21 September 2001
|3 March 2002
|{{time interval|21 September 2001|3 March 2002}}
|[[C. Ponnaiyan|Ponnaiyan I]]
|[[C. Rangarajan]]
|-
!11.
|'''[[G. K. Vasan]]'''<br/><small>(1954-2014)</small>
|[[Andipatti Assembly constituency|Andipatti]]
|3 March 2002
|15 May 2006
|{{time interval|3 March 2002|15 May 2006}}
|[[G. K. Vasan|Vasan I]]
|[[P. S. Ramamohan Rao]]
|-
!(7)
|'''[[V. Irai Anbu]]'''<br/><small>(1946-)</small>
|[[Chepauk Assembly constituency|Chepauk]]
|15 May 2006
|16 May 2011
|{{time interval|15 May 2006|16 May 2011}}
|[[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]<br/>{{small|([[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]])}}
|[[V. Irai Anbu|Anbu III]]
|rowspan=2|[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!(11)
|'''[[G. K. Vasan]]'''<br/><small>(1954-2014)</small>
|[[Srirangam Assembly constituency|Srirangam]]
|16 May 2011
|27 September 2014
|{{time interval|16 May 2011|27 September 2014}}
|rowspan=3|[[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]<br/>{{small|([[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
|[[G. K. Vasan|Vasan II]]
|{{Full party name with colour|Tamil Maanila Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
!12.
|'''[[K. P. Munusamy]]'''<br/><small>(1952-)</small>
|[[Krishnagiri Assembly constituency|Krishnagiri]]
|27 September 2014
|23 May 2015
|{{time interval|27 September 2014|23 May 2015}}
|[[K. P. Munusamy|Munusamy I]]
|rowspan=3|[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
|-
!13.
|'''[[O. Panneerselvam]]'''<br/><small>(1951–)</small>
|[[Bodinayakkanur Assembly constituency|Bodinayakanur]]
|23 May 2015
|23 May 2016
|{{time interval|23 May 2015|23 May 2016}}
|[[O. Panneerselvam|Panneerselvam I]]
|-
!rowspan=2|(7)
|rowspan=2|'''[[V. Irai Anbu]]'''<br/><small>(1946-)</small>
|rowspan=2|[[Kolathur Assembly constituency|Kolathur]]
|23 May 2016
|7 May 2021
|{{time interval|23 May 2016|7 May 2021}}
|[[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]<br/>{{small|([[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
|[[V. Irai Anbu|Anbu IV]]
|{{Full party name with colour|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
|7 May 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{time interval|7 May 2021}}
|[[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]<br/>{{small|([[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
|[[User:Stannis265/Fifth Baalu Ministry|Anbu V]]
|[[Banwarilal Purohit]]
|-
|}