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{{Short description|Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu}}
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{{notability|date=April 2023}}
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| election_name = Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
| election_name = Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
| country = India
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| type = Legislative
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| ongoing = yes
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| previous_election = 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
| previous_election = 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2021
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| next_year = Next
| next_year = 2031
| election_date = By May 2026
| election_date = By April–May 2026
| seats_for_election = All 234 elected seats in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = All 234 elected seats in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 118
| majority_seats = 118
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| map_caption = Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu
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| outgoing_members = 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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| last_election1 = 37.70%, 133 seats
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The '''Next Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election''' is scheduled to be held in April 2026 to elect all 234 members of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PMK aims to form TN government in 2026: Anbumani |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jan/05/pmk-aims-to-form-tn-government-in-2026-anbumani-2534738.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-17 |title=NTK will contest alone in 2024 and 2026: Seeman |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ntk-will-contest-alone-in-2024-and-2026-seeman/article65056500.ece |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-27 |title=BJP will make big impact in Tamil Nadu in 2024, 2026 elections, says K. Annamalai |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/bjp-will-make-big-impact-in-tamil-nadu-in-2024-2026-elections-says-k-annamalai/article66559553.ece |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[M. K. Stalin]] is the incumbent [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].
The '''Next Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election''' is expected to be held in [[2026 elections in India|April–May 2026]] to elect all 234 members of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |title=Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref> [[M. K. Stalin]] is the incumbent [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].


== Background ==
== Background ==


In the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]], The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an [[Supermajority|absolute majority]] in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its [[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and [[Independent politician|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 [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|chief minister]] of the state. The AIADMK assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 Live: DMK leader Stalin to take oath as CM on May 7|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-election-result-2021-counting-live-news-updates-dmk-alliance-leads/liveblog/82349291.cms|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/httpseci.gov.infilesfile13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2021/10-%20Detailed%20Results.pdf |title=Detailed Result, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
In the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]], The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an [[Supermajority|absolute majority]] in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its [[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and [[Independent politician|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 [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|chief minister]] of the state. The AIADMK led by [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] assumed the position of the opposition party at the [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 Live: DMK leader Stalin to take oath as CM on May 7|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-election-result-2021-counting-live-news-updates-dmk-alliance-leads/liveblog/82349291.cms|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/httpseci.gov.infilesfile13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2021/10-%20Detailed%20Results.pdf |title=Detailed Result, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PMK aims to form TN government in 2026: Anbumani |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jan/05/pmk-aims-to-form-tn-government-in-2026-anbumani-2534738.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-17 |title=NTK will contest alone in 2024 and 2026: Seeman |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ntk-will-contest-alone-in-2024-and-2026-seeman/article65056500.ece |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-27 |title=BJP will make big impact in Tamil Nadu in 2024, 2026 elections, says K. Annamalai |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/bjp-will-make-big-impact-in-tamil-nadu-in-2024-2026-elections-says-k-annamalai/article66559553.ece |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] launched a new party called [[Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam]] (Tamilnadu Victory Federation) He is contesting this 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Also held a First State Conference in Vikravandi on 27 October 2024.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|-
| Date of Poll
| Date of Poll
| '''TBD'''
| '''TBD'''
|-
|-
| Date of Counting of Votes
| Date of Counting of Votes
| '''TBD'''
| '''TBD'''
|}

== Parties and Alliances ==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}|[[Secular Progressive Alliance]]}} ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hon CM Photo.jpg|50px]]
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|TBD
|-1
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:INC Hand.svg|50px]]
|
|[[K. Selvaperunthagai]]
|TBD
|-185
|{{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|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[P. Shanmugam (CPIM)|P. Shanmugam]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[File:R. Mutharasan.jpg|50px]]
|R. Mutharasan
|TBD
|-
|{{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]]
|[[File:Prof. K. M. Kader Mohideen.jpg|50px]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|TBD
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Makkal Needhi Maiam}}" |
|[[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2022/11/17/kamal-hints-mnm-may-forge-an-alliance-for-2024-lok-sabha-election-2|title=Kamal hints MNM may forge an alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha election|website=DT next}}</ref>
|[[File:Makkal_Needhi_Maiam_Party_Logo.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Battery-Torch.png|50px|Torch Light]]
|[[File:Kamal Haasan by Gage Skidmore.jpg|50px]]
|[[Kamal Haasan]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:MDMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Matchbox.png|50px]]
|[[File:Special screeing for Mr. Vaiko (cropped).JPG|50px]]
|[[Vaiko]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|[[File:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi banner.png|50px]]
|[[File:Pot Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[File:Thol Thirumavalavan.jpg|50px]]
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|TBD
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"|
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|[[File:Kmdkflag.gif|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:E R Eswaran.png|50px]]
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
| TBD
|-
| bgcolor="#555555"|
|[[Manithaneya Makkal Katchi]]
|[[File:Manithaneya Makkal Katchi flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Shaik Mydeen with Jawahirullah.jpg|50px]]
|[[M. H. Jawahirullah]]
| TBD
|-
| bgcolor="#8B8000"|
|[[Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi]]
|[[File:Tvk flag wikipedia.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Velmurugan T.jpg|50px]]
|[[T. Velmurugan]]
| TBD
|-
| bgcolor="#006400"|
|Makkal Viduthalai Katchi
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|S. K. Murugavel Rajan
| TBD
|-
| bgcolor="#545AA7"|
|Aathi Thamizhar Peravai
|[[File:Flag of the Ta'ang National Party.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Athiyaman atp.jpg|50px]]
|R. Athiyamaan
| TBD
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Mmk flag.png|centre|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|Sridhar Vandayar
| TBD
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}}|[[AIADMK-led Alliance]]}} ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:AIADMK OfficialFlag Vector.svg|50px]]
|rowspan=7|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Palanisamy.jpg|50px]]
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National League}}
|[[Indian National League]]
|[[File:INL FLAG.png|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|M. Muniruddin Sharif
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi}}
|[[Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|N. R. Dhanapalan
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Puratchi Bharatham Katchi}}
|[[Puratchi Bharatham Katchi]]
|[[File:PBK FLAG.png|50px]]
|[[File:Dr.M.Jagan Moorthy.png|50px]]
|[[M. Jaganmoorthy|M. Jagan Moorthy]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Puthiya Tamilagam}}
|[[Puthiya Tamilagam]]
|[[File:Puthiya Tamilagam Party Flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:Puthiya Thamizhakam Founder and President.jpg|50px]]
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Republican Party of India}}
|[[Republican Party of India]]
|[[File:Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[C. K. Thamizharasan]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of India}}
|[[Social Democratic Party of India]]
|[[File:SDPI Flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]
| [[File:Flag_DMDK.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|Premallatha Vijayakant
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[File:AIFB Flag 2023.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[P. V. Kathiravan]]
|TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:AIMIM FLAG.png|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|50px]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|T. S. Vakeel Ahmed
|TBD
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}} ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP Flag.svg|50px]]
|rowspan=6|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Annamalai Kuppusamy.jpg|50px]]
|[[:ta:அண்ணாமலை குப்புசாமி|K. Annamalai]]
|TBD
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam}}"|
| [[Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag AMMK.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:T. T. V. Dhinakaran.jpg|50px]]
|[[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]
|TBD
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga Thondargal Urimai Meetpu Kuzhu
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|50px]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|TBD
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}"|
| [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|
|[[File:GKVasan.jpg|50px]]
|[[G. K. Vasan]]
|TBD
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}" |
|[[Indiya Jananayaka Katchi]]
|[[File:IJK Party Flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:T R Pachamuthu-Milan-2009.jpg|50px]]
|[[T. R. Paarivendhar]]
| TBD
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Tmmk flag.png|50px]]
|[[File:B. John Pandian.png|50px]]
|[[B. John Pandian]]
| TBD
|-
|{{party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|[[File:Pmk flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:Pattali Makkal Katchi Ripe Mango Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[File:Anbumani Ramadoss briefing the media after his meeting with the Health Ministers of Polio affected states Delhi, UP, Bihar, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand, MP, Haryana and Maharashtra, in New Delhi on September 21, 2006.jpg|50px]]
|[[Anbumani Ramadoss]]
|TBD
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Naam Tamilar Katchi}}"|
|[[Naam Tamilar Katchi]]
|[[File:Naam tamilar katchi flag.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:Tamil Eelam Champion Seeman Speech Outside UN headquarters Geneva 002.jpg|50px]]
|[[Senthamizhan Seeman]]
|234
|-
|{{party color cell|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}
|[[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam]]
|[[File:No image available.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Vijay at Protest of the Nadigar Sangam.jpg|50px]]
|[[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]]
|TBD
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 04:45, 11 January 2025

Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
← 2021 By April–May 2026 2031 →
All 234 elected seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
118 seats needed for a majority
 
Hon_CM_Photo.jpg
Palanisamy.jpg
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance SPA AIADMK+
Leader since 2018 2017
Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi
Last election 37.70%, 133 seats 33.29%, 66 seats
Current seats 133 62
Seats needed Steady Increase56
Map of the assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Incumbent Chief Minister

M. K. Stalin
DMK



The Next Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election is expected to be held in April–May 2026 to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] M. K. Stalin is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Background

[edit]

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] Actor Vijay launched a new party called Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (Tamilnadu Victory Federation) He is contesting this 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Also held a First State Conference in Vikravandi on 27 October 2024.

Schedule

[edit]
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

[edit]

  Secular Progressive Alliance

[edit]
Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin TBD
Indian National Congress K. Selvaperunthagai TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) P. Shanmugam TBD
Communist Party of India R. Mutharasan TBD
Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen TBD
Makkal Needhi Maiam[7] Torch Light Kamal Haasan TBD
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko TBD
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Thol. Thirumavalavan TBD
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi E. R. Eswaran TBD
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi M. H. Jawahirullah TBD
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi T. Velmurugan TBD
Makkal Viduthalai Katchi S. K. Murugavel Rajan TBD
Aathi Thamizhar Peravai R. Athiyamaan TBD
Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam
Sridhar Vandayar TBD

  AIADMK-led Alliance

[edit]
Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Edappadi K. Palaniswami TBD
Indian National League M. Muniruddin Sharif TBD
Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi N. R. Dhanapalan TBD
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi M. Jagan Moorthy TBD
Puthiya Tamilagam K. Krishnasamy TBD
Republican Party of India C. K. Thamizharasan TBD
Social Democratic Party of India V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak TBD
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Premallatha Vijayakant TBD
All India Forward Bloc P. V. Kathiravan TBD
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen T. S. Vakeel Ahmed TBD

  National Democratic Alliance

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Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party K. Annamalai TBD
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam T. T. V. Dhinakaran TBD
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga Thondargal Urimai Meetpu Kuzhu O. Panneerselvam TBD
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) G. K. Vasan TBD
Indiya Jananayaka Katchi T. R. Paarivendhar TBD
Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam B. John Pandian TBD
Pattali Makkal Katchi Anbumani Ramadoss TBD

Others

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Party Flag Photo Leader Seats contested
Naam Tamilar Katchi Senthamizhan Seeman 234
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Vijay TBD

See also

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References

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  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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