2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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All 39 Tamil Nadu seats in the Lok Sabha
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	All 39 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha seats

The 2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu will be held on 19 April during the first phase to elect the 39 members of the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha.^[1] The result of the election will be announced on 4 June 2024.^[2]^[3]

Background

DMK is part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, which was formed on 18 July 2023. On 25 September 2023, AIADMK withdrew from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance to form and lead the new alliance, and it was officially announced by the party.^[4]^[5]^[6]

On 19 January 2024, DMK constituted a seven-member committee to hold consultations with alliance partners for seat sharing.^[7] On 22 January, AIADMK set up a 5-member committee to hold seat sharing talks with alliance partners.^[8]^[9] On 26 January, CPI(M) formed a four membered panel for seat sharing with DMK. Central committee members P. Sampath, P. Shanmugam and state committee members N. Gunasekaran and K. Kanagaraj were included in the panel. ^[10] On February 5, Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance held seat sharing talks with Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.^[11]

Schedule


Event	Date	Day
Issue of Notification	20 March 2024	Wednesday
Last date for filing Nominations	27 March 2024	Wednesday
Scrutiny of Nominations	28 March 2024	Thursday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	30 March 2024	Saturday
Date of Poll	19 April 2024	Friday
Counting of votes	04 June 2024	Tuesday
Date before which the election process shall be completed	06 June 2024	Thursday

Parties and alliances

Indian National Developmental Inclusive
Alliance

	Leader	Seats Contested
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. K. Stalin	21	22	39
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi	E. R. Eswaran	01	22
Indian National Congress	K. Selvaperunthagai	09
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	Thol. Thirumavalavan	02
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	K. Balakrishnan	02
Communist Party of India	R. Mutharasan	02
Indian Union Muslim League	K. M. Kader Mohideen	01
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Vaiko	01

AIADMK-led Alliance

	Leader	Contesting Seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	TBD
Pattali Makkal Katchi	Anbumani Ramadoss	TBD
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	Premalatha Vijayakanth	TBD
All India Forward Bloc^[12]	P. V. Kathiravan	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
Indian National League	M. Muniruddin Sharif	TBD

National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Bharatiya Janata Party			K. Annamalai
	Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam^[13]			T. T. V. Dhinakaran
	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) ^[14]			G. K. Vasan
	Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi			T. R. Paarivendhar
	Puthiya Needhi Katchi			A. C. Shanmugam
	Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam			B. John Pandian

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Naam Tamilar Katchi			Seeman	39

Candidates

Constituency
Constituency
1	Tiruvallur	INC		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
2	Chennai North	DMK	Kalanidhi Veeraswamy	DMDK		BJP		NTK
3	Chennai South	DMK	Thamizhachi Thangapandian	AIADMK	J. Jayavardhan	BJP		NTK
4	Chennai Central	DMK	Dayanidhi Maran	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
5	Sriperumbudur	DMK	T. R. Baalu	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
6	Kancheepuram	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
7	Arakkonam	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
8	Vellore	DMK		AIADMK		BJP	A. C. Shanmugam	NTK
9	Krishnagiri	INC	A. Chellakumar	DMDK		BJP		NTK
10	Dharmapuri	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
11	Tiruvannamalai	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
12	Arani	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
13	Viluppuram	VCK	D. Ravikumar	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
14	Kallakurichi	DMK		DMDK		BJP		NTK
15	Salem	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
16	Namakkal	DMK	S. Suriamoorthi	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
17	Erode	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
18	Tiruppur	CPI	K. Subbarayan	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
19	Nilgiris	DMK	A. Raja	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
20	Coimbatore	DMK	R. Mahendran	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
21	Pollachi	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
22	Dindigul	CPI(M)	R. Sachidanandam	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
23	Karur	INC	Jothimani	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
24	Tiruchirappalli	MDMK	Durai Vaiko	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
25	Perambalur	DMK	Arun Nehru	AIADMK		BJP	T. R. Paarivendhar	NTK
26	Cuddalore	INC	K. S. Alagiri	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
27	Chidambaram	VCK	Thol. Thirumavalavan	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
28	Mayiladuthurai	INC	Praveen Chakravarty	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
29	Nagapattinam	CPI	V. Selvaraj	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
30	Thanjavur	DMK		AIADMK		BJP		NTK
31	Sivaganga	INC	Karti Chidambaram	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
32	Madurai	CPI(M)	Su. Venkatesan	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
33	Theni	DMK	Thanga Tamil Selvan	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
34	Virudhunagar	INC	Manickam Tagore	DMDK		BJP		NTK
35	Ramanathapuram	IUML	K. Navas Kani	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
36	Thoothukkudi	DMK	Kanimozhi Karunanidhi	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
37	Tenkasi	DMK		AIADMK	K. Krishnasamy	BJP	B. John Pandian	NTK
38	Tirunelveli	INC	Peter Alphonse	AIADMK		BJP		NTK
39	Kanniyakumari	INC	Vijay Vasanth	AIADMK		BJP		NTK

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Exit polls

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error	I.N.D.I.A.	AIADMK+	NDA	Others	Lead
Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error					Lead

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/Party				Popular vote			Seats
Alliance/Party				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	INDIA		DMK				22
			INC				9
			CPI(M)				2
			CPI				2
			VCK				2
			IUML				1
			MDMK				1
		Total					39
	AIADMK+		AIADMK
			DMDK
			AIFB
		Total					39
	NDA		BJP
			PMK
		Total					39
	NTK
	Other parties
	Independents
	NOTA
Total					100%	-		39	-

Vote statistics
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast/turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Results by constituency

Constituency		Winner				Runner Up
No.	Name	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
1	Tiruvallur(SC)
2	Chennai North
3	Chennai South
4	Chennai Central
5	Sriperumbudur
6	Kancheepuram(SC)
7	Arakkonam
8	Vellore
9	Krishnagiri
10	Dharmapuri
11	Tiruvannamalai
12	Arani
13	Viluppuram(SC)
14	Kallakurichi
15	Salem
16	Namakkal
17	Erode
18	Tiruppur
19	Nilgiris(SC)
20	Coimbatore
21	Pollachi
22	Dindigul
23	Karur
24	Tiruchirappalli
25	Perambalur
26	Cuddalore
27	Chidambaram(SC)
28	Mayiladuthurai
29	Nagapattinam(SC)
30	Thanjavur
31	Sivaganga
32	Madurai
33	Theni
34	Virudhunagar
35	Ramanathapuram
36	Thoothukkudi
37	Tenkasi(SC)
38	Tirunelveli
39	Kanniyakumari

References

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^ Bureau, The Hindu (16 March 2024). "2024 Lok Sabha elections full schedule: Constituency wise schedule and State maps". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "2024 Lok Sabha polls: DMK chief MK Stalin may be in prime position to unite anti-BJP forces". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2022.
^ "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA alliance, to lead separate front for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ PTI. "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA; to form front to fight 2024 LS polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "AIADMK snaps ties with BJP-led NDA alliance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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[1] "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tamil Nadu to go to polls in single phase on April 19". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

[2] Bureau, The Hindu (16 March 2024). "2024 Lok Sabha elections full schedule: Constituency wise schedule and State maps". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[3] "2024 Lok Sabha polls: DMK chief MK Stalin may be in prime position to unite anti-BJP forces". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2022.

[4] "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA alliance, to lead separate front for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[5] PTI. "AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA; to form front to fight 2024 LS polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[6] "AIADMK snaps ties with BJP-led NDA alliance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[7] "DMK forms three teams for election work, seat-sharing talks and preparation of manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha polls". The Hindu. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[8] "மக்களவைத் தேர்தல்: அதிமுக குழு அமைப்பு". Dinamani (in Tamil). 22 January 2024.

[9] "Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, AIADMK constitutes committees for seat-sharing, election manifesto and campaign". The Hindu. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[10] "CPM constitutes panel for seat-sharing talks with DMK". The Times of India.

[11] "22 தொகுதி பட்டியல்; தொடங்கியது பாஜக - அமமுக தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு". Nakheeran (in Tamil). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[12] Service, Express News (7 March 2024). "Forward bloc teams up with AIADMK for Lok Sabha election". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[13] "Lok Sabha polls: TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK to join BJP-led NDA, assures unconditional support". The Indian Express. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[14] "Tamil Maanila Congress Announces Tie-Up with BJP for Lok Sabha Polls".

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