Tamil Nadu assembly election, May 2011
The 10th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
234
118 needed for a majority
Largest party
ADMK
150 seats · majority
Candidates
2,748
143 women, 17 elected
Turnout
78.20%
3.68 cr of 4.71 cr
The house
234 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- ADMK150
- DMDK29
- DMK23
- CPM10
- CPI9
- INC5
- PMK3
- MAMAK2
- Others3
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tamil Nadu assembly election (2006)
ADMK
+89
DMK
-73
INC
-29
DMDK
+28
PMK
-15
CPI
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 150 | +89 | 165 | 53.9% | 1,41,50,289 | 38.41% | +5.77 | 0 |
| DMDKDMDK | 29 | +28 | 41 | 44.8% | 29,03,828 | 7.88% | -0.50 | 0 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23 | -73 | 124 | 42.1% | 82,49,991 | 22.39% | -4.07 | 0 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 10 | +1 | 12 | 50.3% | 8,88,364 | 2.41% | -0.23 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 9 | +3 | 10 | 48.6% | 7,27,394 | 1.97% | +0.36 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 5 | -29 | 63 | 35.6% | 34,26,432 | 9.30% | +0.92 | 1 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 3 | -15 | 30 | 39.6% | 19,27,783 | 5.23% | -0.42 | 0 |
| MAMAKMAMAK | 2 | — | 3 | 42.4% | 1,81,180 | 0.49% | — | 0 |
| PTPT | 2 | — | 2 | 54.3% | 1,46,454 | 0.40% | — | 0 |
| AIFBAIFB | 1 | +1 | 1 | 51.2% | 88,253 | 0.24% | -0.07 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 1504 | 0.7% | 16,38,156 | 4.45% | +1.43 | 1499 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 204 | 2.5% | 8,19,577 | 2.22% | +0.20 | 198 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 0 | -2 | 10 | 34.0% | 5,55,965 | 1.51% | +0.22 | 0 |
| KNMKKNMK | 0 | — | 7 | 32.5% | 3,70,044 | 1.00% | — | 0 |
| IJKIJK | 0 | — | 126 | 1.1% | 2,18,865 | 0.59% | — | 126 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0.7% | 1,98,300 | 0.54% | -0.25 | 193 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | — | 33 | 1.6% | 88,502 | 0.24% | — | 33 |
| PBPB | 0 | — | 39 | 1.0% | 63,764 | 0.17% | — | 39 |
| TMMKTamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 0 | — | 8 | 2.7% | 32,949 | 0.09% | — | 8 |
| LSPLSP | 0 | — | 29 | 0.6% | 28,514 | 0.08% | — | 29 |
| UMKUlzaipali Makkal Katchy | 0 | — | 15 | 1.0% | 25,157 | 0.07% | — | 15 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | — | 5 | 2.7% | 19,034 | 0.05% | — | 5 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.4% | 12,148 | 0.03% | 0.00 | 19 |
| AIJMKAll India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 0 | — | 11 | 0.6% | 11,045 | 0.03% | — | 11 |
| MMKAMMKA | 0 | — | 12 | 0.5% | 10,175 | 0.03% | — | 12 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5% | 8,862 | 0.02% | +0.01 | 11 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5% | 8,477 | 0.02% | 0.00 | 11 |
| PPISPPIS | 0 | — | 13 | 0.3% | 6,446 | 0.02% | — | 13 |
| INLINL | 0 | — | 3 | 1.4% | 5,851 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5% | 4,546 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| AIPPMRAIPPMR | 0 | — | 4 | 0.6% | 4,033 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| IDPIDP | 0 | — | 1 | 2.5% | 3,919 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3% | 2,732 | 0.01% | -0.09 | 5 |
| APMAPM | 0 | — | 4 | 0.4% | 2,549 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% | 2,325 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 1 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 2,270 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| MGRTKMGRTK | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 2,157 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| ADSMKADSMK | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 1,748 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| AIMFAIMF | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 1,303 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 945 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tamil Nadu at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/tamil-nadu-2011/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of May 2011
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRUPPUR (NORTH) | Tamil Nadu | ADMKANANDAN.M.S.M | DMKGOVINDASAMY. C | 73,27145.54% |
| AVANASHI | Tamil Nadu | ADMKKARUPPASAMY.M.A. | INCNATARAJAN.A.R. | 61,41139.71% |
| PALLADAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKPARAMASIVAM.K.P | KNMKBALASUBRAMANIAN.K | 69,77639.44% |
| SALEM (SOUTH) | Tamil Nadu | ADMKSELVARAJU.M.K. | DMKSIVALINGAM.S.R. | 60,21534.71% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | Tamil Nadu | CPMANNADURAI R | INCVARADHARAJAN S P | 45,45133.55% |
| KALLAKURICHI | Tamil Nadu | ADMKK.ALAGUVELU | VCKA.C.PAVARASU | 59,99833.54% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | Tamil Nadu | ADMKVELUMANI S P | INCKANDASWAMY M N | 53,20333.23% |
| MADURAI NORTH | Tamil Nadu | ADMKBOSE.A.K | INCRAJENDRAN.K.S.K | 46,40032.55% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKARUKUTTY V C | DMKSUBRAMANIAN T P | 69,26031.95% |
| TIRUPPUR (SOUTH) | Tamil Nadu | CPMTHANGAVEL.K | INCSENTHILKUMAR K | 38,30331.30% |
Closest results of May 2011
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHENGALPATTU | Tamil Nadu | DMDKD. MURUGESAN | PMKV. G. RANGASAMY | 2910.16% |
| EGMORE | Tamil Nadu | DMDKNALLATHAMBI K | DMKPARITHI ELLAMVZUTHI | 2020.18% |
| ALANGULAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKP. G. RAJENDRAN | DMKDR.POONGOTHAI ALADI ARUNA | 2990.18% |
| THIRUVIDAMARUDUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKCHEZHIAAN.GOVI | ADMKPANDIYARAJAN.T | 3940.25% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKANITHA R RADHAKRISHNAN | ADMKMANOHARAN. PR | 6400.44% |
| PALAYAMCOTTAI | Tamil Nadu | DMKT.P.M.MOHIDEEN KHAN | CPMV.PALANI | 6050.45% |
| TIRUVADANAI | Tamil Nadu | DMKTHANGAVELAN SUBA | DMDKMUJUPUR RAHMAN S | 9270.59% |
| KILVELUR | Tamil Nadu | CPMMAHALINGAM P | DMKMATHIVANAN U | 7240.60% |
| KUMBAKONAM | Tamil Nadu | DMKANBALAGAN.G | ADMKERAMANATHAN.RAMA | 1,2720.79% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKPERIYAKARUPPAN.KR | ADMKRAJA KANNAPPAN.RS | 1,5840.92% |