2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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The sixteenth legislative assembly election is to be held on 6 April 2021 to elect members from 234 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[1][2] The term of the previous Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu will end on 24 May 2021.
Background
Tamil Nadu's politics have been dominated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for the last 50 years. In 2011, the AIADMK under J. Jayalalithaa handily defeated the DMK under M. Karunanidhi. During the 2016 assembly elections, the AIADMK retained its majority with 135 seats, while the DMK won 98.[3]. This election is the first assembly election after the death of two key leaders Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi, as they died in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
After Jayalalithaa's death, the AIADMK an alliance between AIADMK legislature party leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami and caretaker chief minister O. Panneerselvam was established in 2017. Under this arrangement Palaniswami became chief minister while Paneerselvam became his deputy.
After Karunanidhi's death in 2018, Karunanidhi's son M. K. Stalin, former deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, became the unquestioned DMK chief. In the 2019 general election, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance swept Tamil Nadu, winning 38 out of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. In by-elections to the assembly during the same period, the DMK won 13 seats while the AIADMK won 10.
Schedule
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Date for Nominations | 12 March 2021 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 19 March 2021 |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 20 March 2021 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22 March 2021 |
| Date of poll | 6 April 2021 |
| Date of counting | 2 May 2021 |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 24 May 2021 |
Voter statistics
According to the ECI, 62.6 million people were eligible to vote in upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.[4] Sholinganallur assembly has the highest number of eligible voters with 694,845 voters.[5]
| General electors | Service voters | Overseas voters | Total Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62,747,653 | 72,853 | 3,243 | 62,823,749 |
Survey and Polls of Elections
Opinion polls
| Date published | Polling agency | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | style="background:Template:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | style="text-align:center; background:Template:Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam/meta/color " | | style="text-align:center; background:Template:Makkal Needhi Maiam/meta/color " | | style="text-align:center; background:Template:Naam Tamilar Katchi/meta/color " | | style="background:gray;Template:Other/meta/color " | | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK+ | AIADMK+ | AMMK | MNM | NTK | Others | |||
| 18 January 2021 | ABP News- CVoter[6] | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" |158 - 166 | 60 - 70 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 4 | 1-3 | 0 - 4 | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" |90-106 |
| 18 January 2021 | IANS [7] | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |162 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |98 |
| 27 February 2021 | ABP News- CVoter[8] | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |154 - 162 | 58 - 68 | 1 - 5 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2 - 5 | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |88 - 96 |
| 8 March 2021 | Times Now - CVoter[9] | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |158 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | style="background:Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;" |93 |
Parties and Alliances
AIADMK+
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
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| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color;color:white" ! |1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK Flag | 
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File:Edappadi K. Palaniswami.png | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | TBA |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Pattali Makkal Katchi/meta/color;color:white" ! |2. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 
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File:S Ramadoss EPS.jpg | S. Ramadoss | 23 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color;color:black" ! |3. | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP Flag | 
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File:LMurugan.jpg | L. Murugan | 20 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Tamil Maanila Congress/meta/color;color:white" ! |4. | Tamil Maanila Congress | _Tamilnadu_India.jpg){kind=small}
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G. K. Vasan | TBA |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Puthiya Tamilakam/meta/color;color:white" ! |5. | Puthiya Tamilagam | 
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K. Krishnasamy | TBA | |
| 6. | Puthiya Needhi Katchi | File:PNK Flag.jpg | 
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A. C. Shanmugam | TBA | |
| 7. | Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi |
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N.R. Dhanapalan | 1 |
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AMMK+
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
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| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam/meta/color;color:Black" ! |1. | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | AMMK Flag | Pressure Cooker | 
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T. T. V. Dhinakaran | TBA |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color;color:Black" ! |2. | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 
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T. S. Vakeel Ahmed | 3 | |
| 3. | Gokula Makkal Katchi |
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1 | |||
| 4. | Marudhu Senai Sangam |
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1 | |||
| 5. | Viduthalai Tamil Puligal |
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1 | |||
| 6. | Makkal Arasu |
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1 |
First Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Makkal Needhi Maiam/meta/color;color:white" |1. | Makkal Needhi Maiam | File:MNM Flag.jpg | 
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Kamal Haasan | 136 |
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi/meta/color;color: black" |2. | Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | 
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T. R. Paarivendhar | 40 | |
| 3. | All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi | 
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R. Sarathkumar | 40 | |
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Social Democratic Party of India/meta/color;color:white" |4. | Social Democratic Party of India | 
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V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak | 18 |
Parties not in any coalition
| Sl. No: | Name of the Party | Party Flag | Party symbol | Party Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Naam Tamilar Katchi/meta/color;color:black"|1. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 
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Seeman | 234 | |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam/meta/color;color:black" |2. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | DMDK Flag | Vijayakanth | TBA | |
| 3. | Republican Party of India | 
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C. K. Thamizharasan | TBA | |
| 4. | Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi | Thamimun Ansari | TBA | ||
| 5. | Anaithu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | Pachathanni Manickam I.P.S | TBA | ||
| 6. | Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai | U. Thaniyarasu | TBA | ||
| 7. | Mukkulathor Pulipadai | Karunas | TBA | ||
| 8. | Tamil Maanila Muslim League | Sheik Dawood | TBA | ||
| 9. | Tamil Nadu Peasants and Workers Party | Pon. Kumar | TBA | ||
| 10. | Samuga Samathuva Padai | V.Sivakami | TBA | ||
| 11. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 
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Armstrong | TBA | |
| 12. | Welfare Party of India | 
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S. N. Sikkandar | TBA | |
| 13. | Panangattu Padai Katchi | ஹரி | 50 |
Candidates
Results
Results by Party and Alliance
Party wise Detailed Results
Results by constituency
References
Notes
- ^ a b c includes MLAs elected in by-elections from 2016 to present.
Citations
- ^ "Will Modi remain the Shah of Indian politics in 2020?". India Today.
- ^ "Ruling AIADMK faced first electoral rout in 8 years in 2019". @businessline.
- ^ "Victorious Jayalalithaa hails people's faith in AIADMK". The Hindu. 19 May 2016.
- ^ "TamilNadu Final Electoral list,2021". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "EC Releases Electoral Roll for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021". News18. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (18 January 2021). "ABP-CVoter Election 2021 Opinion Poll LIVE: People In Bengal Satisfied With Mamata, TMC To Regain Power". ABP Live. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, IANS News (18 January 2021). "IANS Election 2021 Opinion Poll LIVE: The ruling #AIADMK-led #NDA alliance will face a major setback in the Assembly polls in #TamilNadu scheduled later this yr, as the #DMK-led #UPA is predicted to win 162 seats in the 234-member Assembly". twitter and Web. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, ABP News (27 February 2021). "ABP-CVoter Election 2021 Opinion Poll LIVE: UPA Alliance Predicted To Shine In Tamil Nadu; Voters Mood Not In Favour Of BJP, MNM". ABP Live. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "https://twitter.com/timesnow/status/1368951697398136834". Twitter. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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