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Tamilnadu Election Result 2016 Legislative assembly elections will be held on 16 May 2016 for the 234 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[1][2] The votes will be counted on 19 May. In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government and the DMDK chief Vijayakanth served as the Leader of Opposition till January 2016.[3]
Background
The tenure of fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu ends in 22 May 2016.[4] There are over 5.79 crore voters in the electoral rolls and 65,616 polling stations in Tamil Nadu.[5]
A special purification drive of electoral rolls between 15 and 29 February 2016 in all poll-bound States including Tamil Nadu would be held, in which door-to-door verification would be undertaken involving booth-level agents. On 12 February 2016, Election Commission of India announced that 17 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with EVMs.[6] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be in place in 4,000 booths.[7]
Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu having VVPAT facility with EVMs[8][9] | ||
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Anna Nagar | Vellore | Krishnagiri |
Salem North | Erode West | Tirupur (North) |
Coimbatore North | Dindigul | Tiruchirappalli West |
Cuddalore | Thanjavur | Kancheepuram |
Villupuram | Madurai East | Thoothukudi |
Tirunulveli | Kanyakumari |
Demographics
At the 2011 India census, Tamil Nadu had a population of 7,21,47,030. A total of 1,44,38,445 people constituting 20.01% of the total population belonged to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7,94,697 people constituting 1.10% of the population belonged to Scheduled tribes (ST).[10][11][12] Other Backward Classes (OBCs) form 68% of the population.[13] As per the religious census of 2011, Tamil Nadu had 87.6% Hindus, 5.9% Muslims, 6.1% Christians, 0.1% Jains and 0.3% following other religions or no religion.[14]
Schedule
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on 16 May 2016. Counting of votes will take place on 19 May.[15] Voting for all 234 Assembly Constituencies will take place in one single phase i.e on 16 May 2016 along with Kerala and Puducherry on the same day.[16]
Poll Event DatesDate starts for Nominations | 22 Apr 2016 |
Last Date for filing Nominations | 29 Apr 2016 |
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 30 Apr 2016 |
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 2 May 2016 |
Date of poll | 16 May 2016 |
Date of counting | 19 May 2016 |
Date before which the election shall be completed | 21 May 2016 |
Campaign to vote
To ensure that the electorate exercise their right to vote, the Election Commission of India launched their own campaign in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Electoral Officer for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Rajesh Lakhoni, utilised social media platforms by creating memes and tweets themed around films, which have a huge reach in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, the Election Commission also recruited media personalities Suriya, Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik, whose campaigning videos were filmed and shared on social media.[17] The Election Commission also partnered with Twitter, for the first time in India, to boost its #TN100Percent hashtag campaign. Twitter users who have made use of the hashtag will be reminded to vote on the day of voting.[18] Twitter and Facebook collaborated with Election Commission of India in its awareness campaign on striving for 100 per cent voting in the polls.[19][20]
Parties and Alliances
AIADMK Alliance
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Republican Party of India
- Samathuva Makkal Katchi
- Tamilnadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai
- Mukkulathor Puli Padai[21]
- Tamil Maanila Muslim League[22]
- Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi[23]
United Progressive Alliance
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[24]
- Indian National Congress
- Indian Union Muslim League
- Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
- Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi
- Puthiya Tamilakam
- Samuga Samathuva Padai[25]
- Tamil Nadu Peasants and Workers Party[26]
People's Welfare Front
- Communist Party of India
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam[27]
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Tamil Maanila Congress
- Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
National Democratic Alliance
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- IJK [28]
- Indiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam[29]
Singam Kootani(Lion's Front)
- All India Forward Bloc[30]
- All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam
- All India Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam
Others
- Naam Tamilar Katchi
- Pattali Makkal Katchi
- Welfare Party of India
- Social Democratic Party of India
- Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi
- The Future India Party
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Candidates
On 4 April, AIADMK released its candidate list for TamilNadu.[31] On 14 April, DMK released its candidate list for TamilNadu.[32]
Popular Candidates | Party | Constituency | Current MLA | Party |
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Hon. Chief Minister Selvi J. Jayalalitha | ADMK | R.K Nagar,Chennai | Hon. Chief Minister Selvi J. Jayalalitha | ADMK |
Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi | DMK | Thiruvarur | Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi | DMK |
M.K.Stalin | DMK | Kolathur,Chennai | M.K.Stalin | DMK |
Vijayakanth | DMDK | Ulundurpet,Villupuram District | Kumaraguru | ADMK |
Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | Pennagaram,Dharmapuri District | Nanjappan | DMK |
Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan | BJP | Virugambakkam,Chennai | Parthasarathy | DMDK |
Manifestos
DMK released its election manifesto on 10 April 2016.[33] Bharatiya Janata Party released its election manifesto on 21 April 2016.[34] Tamil Nadu Congress Committee released its election manifesto on 27 April 2016.[35] Pattali Makkal Katchi released its draft election manifesto on 15 September 2015 and final election manifesto on 15 April 2016.[36] AIADMK released its election manifesto on 5 May 2016.[37]
Opinion polls
Agency | Date | AIADMK+ | DMK+ | Others(PWF+PMK+BJP) & NOTA | Ref. | |||
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Loyola College Opinion Poll 2016
(People Studies) |
January 2016 | 94-100 seats | 40.5% | 87-93 seats | 37.2% | 40-50 seats | 22.3% | [38] |
India TV - CVoter | 5 March 2016 | 116 seats | 41.1% | 101 seats | 39.5% | 17 seats | 19.4% | [39] |
Times Now - CVoter | 1 April 2016 | 130 seats | 39% | 70 seats | 32% | 38 seats | 29% | [40] |
News nation | 1 April 2016 | 103-107 seats | 30% | 107-111 seats | 33% | 14-18 seats | 17% | [41] |
Loyola college (Alumni students) | 1 May 2016 | 90 seats | 32.9% | 124 seats | 37% | 20 seats | 28.6% | [42] |
News7 Tamil + Dinamalar | 5 May 2016 | 87 seats | 33.4% | 141 seats | 37.8% | 4 seats | 28.8% | [43] |
Pudhiya Thalaimurai | 9 May 2016 | 164 seats | 38% | 66 seats | 32% | 4 seats | 30% | [44] |
Controversies
On 3 May, News 7 and Dinamalar released an opinion poll giving an edge for DMK over ADMK. But some editions of Dinamalar carried a statement on the first page distancing itself from the surveys.[45]
See also
References
- ^ "4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Simplified For You: Tamil Nadu Electoral Landscape In 8 Charts".
- ^ R Jagannathan (30 December 2014). "Can BJP give Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties a jolt in 2016? Possibly". Firstpost.
- ^ "List of States' Government Tenure and Tentative Date of Next Elections in India". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Over 5.79 crore voters in Tamil Nadu". Business Standard. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Kancheepuram voters to have VVPAT". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Voter Paper Audit at 4K Booths for Polls". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2016.
- ^ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "20,000 personnel to be deployed for election". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "SC/ST population in Tamilnadu 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Half of India's Dalit population lives in India's 4 states- Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu".
- ^ "Dalit consolidation in state". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "OBC community in focus before Tamil Nadu assembly polls". The Economic Times. 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Assembly elections on 16 May 2016". seythigal.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "TN election schedule". infoelections.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Sreedhar Pillai (11 March 2016). "Suriya, R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik create awareness for upcoming Tamil Nadu elections". Firstpost.
- ^ "EC tags Twitter for #TN100percent drive". The Hindu. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Awareness campaign by Twitter". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "After Twitter, EC partners with Facebook". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/tamil-nadu-polls-jayalalithaa-aiadmk-candidates-2016-list/
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/tamil-nadu-polls-jayalalithaa-aiadmk-candidates-2016-list/
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/tamil-nadu-polls-jayalalithaa-aiadmk-candidates-2016-list/
- ^ "Tamil Nadu election: Congress, DMK form alliance to fight Jayalalithaa's AIADMK". ibtimes. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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- ^ "Why was PWF renamed 'Vijayakanth Ani'? Premalatha answers". The News Minutes. 17 April 2016.
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- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/New-Lions-Front-to-take-on-biggies/articleshow/51938831.cms
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- ^ "Congress promises eradication of corruption". Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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