How many Assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?

Tamil Nadu has 234 Legislative Assembly constituencies. The majority mark for forming a government is 118.

Which two parties were the largest in Tamil Nadu 2026?

The two largest parties in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly election were TVK (108 seats) and DMK (59 seats).

Which election cycles are covered for Tamil Nadu?

BOOM's archive covers Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from 1971 to 2026. Each cycle includes party-wise seats, vote share and constituency-level winners, sourced from the Election Commission of India.

Where do the Tamil Nadu 2026 results come from?

Live Tamil Nadu 2026 results are sourced directly from the Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in). BOOM does not aggregate from wire services or call seats before ECI declares them.

Constituency	Leading / Winner	Status
Madurantakam	K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVELTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	WON
Dharapuram	SATHYABAMA.PTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	WON

Assembly Election 2026

Tamil Nadu

234 seats /majority mark 118

The Takeaway

The Dravidian era ended.

TVK, founded by film star Vijay in 2024, won an outright majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026. The DMK and AIADMK, who have alternated in power in Chennai since 1967, both sit in opposition for the first time in living memory. A two-party state turned into a one-party state, run by a party barely two years old.

Verified · Official Results

Tamil Nadu Live Count

Verified by BOOM. Sourced only from the Election Commission of India.

How the Seats Are Stacking UpLive · seats vs majority mark

109TVK

224 of 234 seats accounted for

109TVK

60DMK

45AIADMK

5PMK

5INC

Majority mark: 118Total seats: 234Awaiting: 10

Party-Wise Count224 of 234 seats accounted for

Party	Alliance	Won	Contested	Vote Share	Δ vs 2021
TVK	–	108	197	15.46%	+108
DMK	SPA	59	154	14.82%	-74
AIADMK	NDA	47	91	0.00%	+47
INC	INDIA	5	20	3.15%	-13
PMK	–	4	14	3.59%	-1
OTH	–	4	13	0.00%	+4
CPIM	LDF	2	5	1.95%	0
IUML	UDF	2	2	0.00%	+2
CPI	LDF	2	3	0.00%	0
BJP	NDA	1	20	8.09%	-3
ADMK	–	0	34	23.64%	-66
Naam Tamilar Kat	–	0	93	13.77%	0
DMDK	–	0	4	3.29%	0
IND	–	0	99	3.21%	0
AMMKMNKZ	–	0	4	2.17%	0
VCK	–	0	1	1.35%	-4
NOTA	–	0	92	1.30%	0
All India Puratc	–	0	28	1.28%	0
Puthiya Tamilaga	–	0	21	1.04%	0
Tamizhaga Vaazhv	–	0	71	0.41%	0
BSP	–	0	45	0.36%	0
Aanaithinthiya J	–	0	11	0.27%	0
All India Forwar	–	0	2	0.07%	0
Republican Party	–	0	8	0.06%	0
Naam Indiar Part	–	0	26	0.06%	0
Veerath Thiyagi	–	0	13	0.05%	0
Communist Party	–	0	9	0.05%	0
Naadaalum Makkal	–	0	6	0.05%	0
Anti Corruption	–	0	7	0.04%	0
Puthiya Makkal T	–	0	10	0.04%	0
Thamizhaka Padai	–	0	9	0.04%	0
Thakkam Katchi	–	0	12	0.04%	0
Samaniya Makkal	–	0	9	0.03%	0
Nam Naadu Nam Ma	–	0	3	0.02%	0
Indhu Dravida Ma	–	0	3	0.02%	0
Anaithinthiya An	–	0	6	0.02%	0
Anna Puratchi Th	–	0	5	0.02%	0
Vishwa Tamil Kaz	–	0	5	0.02%	0
Desiya Makkal Sa	–	0	6	0.02%	0
Tamizhaga Murpok	–	0	4	0.01%	0
Party for the Ri	–	0	2	0.01%	0
All India Janana	–	0	4	0.01%	0
Ganasangam Party	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Vanchit Bahujan	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Anna Makkal Katc	–	0	3	0.01%	0
Tamilaga Makkal	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Nationalist Jans	–	0	1	0.01%	0
Makkal Nalvaazhv	–	0	4	0.01%	0
MAKKAL SAKTHI KA	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Ezhuchi Tamilarg	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Viro Ke Vir Indi	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Samata Party	–	0	3	0.01%	0
Rashtriya Janata	–	0	1	0.01%	0
Thamizh Perarasu	–	0	1	0.01%	0
Ahimsa Socialist	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Tamil Telugu Nat	–	0	3	0.01%	0
Our Mahathma Nat	–	0	1	0.01%	0
Makkal Munnetra	–	0	2	0.01%	0
Parivartan Rajni	–	0	1	0.01%	0
Socialist Unity	–	0	2	0.00%	0
Jebamani Janata	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Rashtriya Samaj	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Kamarajar Deseey	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Thamizh Desiya M	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Anaithindia Samu	–	0	1	0.00%	0
India Suyarajya	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Thamizhaga Munne	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Bharatha Makkal	–	0	1	0.00%	0
National Maha Sa	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Anna MGR Dravida	–	0	2	0.00%	0
Desa Makkal Munn	–	0	1	0.00%	0
MGR Makkal Katch	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Proutist Sarva S	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Thamizhaga Dravi	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Bahujan Dravida	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Vada Tamil Nadu	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Makkal Murasu Ka	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Indian Christian	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Indhia Kudiarasu	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Akila Inthiya Ma	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Tamilnadu Mahatm	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Democratic Natio	–	0	1	0.00%	0
Makkalatchi Katc	–	0	1	0.00%	0

Constituency Results

Year

Close contests only



No matching results.

Showing 0 of 234 constituencies · 30 declared.

Past Elections

How Tamil Nadu Has Voted Before

Historical ResultsTamil Nadu · 13 cycles

Tamil Nadu

2026

Won by TVK

TVK108(34.9%)
DMK60(24.2%)
ADMK47(21.2%)
INC5(3.4%)
PMK4(2.2%)
OTH11(14.1%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

2021

Won by DMK + INC

CM · M.K. Stalin (DMK)

DMK133(37.7%)
AIADMK66(33.3%)
INC18(4.3%)
BJP4(2.6%)
OTH13(22.1%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

2016

Won by AIADMK

CM · J. Jayalalithaa (AIADMK)

AIADMK134(40.8%)
DMK89(31.9%)
INC8(6.4%)
IUML1(0.7%)
OTH2(20.2%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

2011

Won by AIADMK + DMDK

CM · J. Jayalalithaa (AIADMK)

AIADMK150(38.4%)
DMK23(22.4%)
OTH53(23%)
INC5(9.3%)
BJP0(2.2%)
IND3(4.7%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

2006

Won by DMK + INC

CM · M. Karunanidhi (DMK)

DMK96(26.5%)
AIADMK61(32.6%)
INC34(8.4%)
CPI(M)9(2%)
CPI9(2%)
OTH25(28.5%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

2001

Won by ADMK

ADMK132(31.4%)
DMK31(30.9%)
TMC(M)23(6.7%)
PMK20(5.6%)
INC7(2.5%)
OTH21(22.9%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1996

Won by DMK

DMK173(42.1%)
TMC(M)39(9.3%)
CPI8(2.1%)
ADMK4(21.5%)
PMK4(3.8%)
OTH6(21.2%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1991

Won by ADMK

ADMK165(44.5%)
INC60(15.2%)
DMK3(22.4%)
TMK2(1.5%)
PMK1(5.9%)
OTH5(10.5%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1989

Won by DMK

DMK150(33.2%)
ADK(JL)27(21.1%)
INC26(19.8%)
CPI(M)15(3.5%)
IND5(9%)
OTH11(13.3%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1984

Won by ADMK

ADMK133(37%)
INC62(16.2%)
DMK26(29.7%)
CPI(M)5(2.7%)
IND4(7.3%)
OTH8(7%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1980

Won by ADMK

ADMK130(38.5%)
DMK37(21.9%)
INC(I)32(20.8%)
CPI(M)12(3.3%)
CPI9(2.6%)
OTH18(12.9%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1977

Won by ADMK

ADMK130(30.4%)
DMK48(24.9%)
INC27(17.5%)
CPI(M)12(2.8%)
JNP10(16.7%)
OTH7(7.8%)

234 seats · majority 118

Tamil Nadu

1971

Won by DMK

DMK184(48.4%)
NCO15(34.9%)
IND8(6.2%)
CPI8(2.3%)
FBL8(1.9%)
OTH12(6.3%)

234 seats · majority 118

Predictions

What Pollsters Predicted for Tamil Nadu

May 2026 Exit PollsProjection · Not Official

Exit polls are predictions, not results. The numbers below come from polling agencies and may differ widely from the actual count. The official tally is published by the Election Commission of India once counting begins on 4 May.

Tamil Nadu

The polls misread this contest. Pollsters underestimated TVK by 72 seats (avg 37 vs actual 109); Pollsters overestimated DMK+ by 61 seats (avg 121 vs actual 60); and Pollsters overestimated ADMK+ by 30 seats (avg 75 vs actual 45). Axis My India came closest to the final tally; Praja Poll missed by the widest margin.

Agency	DMK+	ADMK+	TVK	OTH
Axis My India	92–110	22–32	98–120	0–0
Poll of Polls	122–134	80–88	15–23	2–4
Matrize	122–132	87–100	10–12	0–6
P-MARQ	125–145	65–85	16–26	1–6
Peoples Pulse	125–145	65–80	18–24	2–6
People's Insight	120–140	60–70	30–40	0–4
JVC	75–95	128–147	8–15	0–0
Kamakhya Analytics	78–95	68–84	67–81	0–0
Praja Poll	148–168	61–81	0–0	1–9
Today's Chanakya	114–136	34–56	52–74	0–2
Average	121	75	37	2
Actual count	60	45	109	–
Difference	-61	-30	+72	–
Status	Overshot	Overshot	Undershot	Awaited