Tamil Nadu assembly election, May 2016
The 11th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
232
117 needed for a majority
Largest party
ADMK
134 seats · majority
Candidates
3,728
320 women, 21 elected
Turnout
74.76%
4.32 cr of 5.78 cr
The house
232 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- ADMK134
- DMK89
- INC8
- IUML1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tamil Nadu assembly election (2011)
DMK
+66
DMDK
-29
ADMK
-16
CPM
-10
CPI
-9
INC
+3
PMK
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 134 | -16 | 232 | 40.8% | 1,76,16,266 | 40.77% | +2.37 | 2 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 89 | +66 | 178 | 41.1% | 1,36,69,116 | 31.64% | +9.25 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 8 | +3 | 41 | 36.5% | 27,74,075 | 6.42% | -2.88 | 0 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | — | 5 | 33.1% | 3,13,808 | 0.73% | — | 0 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | -3 | 230 | 5.4% | 23,00,558 | 5.33% | +0.09 | 212 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 187 | 3.5% | 12,28,704 | 2.84% | +0.62 | 180 |
| DMDKDMDK | 0 | -29 | 103 | 5.4% | 10,34,384 | 2.39% | -5.49 | 103 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 1547 | 0.2% | 6,17,898 | 1.43% | -3.02 | 1546 |
| NTKNTK | 0 | — | 229 | 1.1% | 4,58,007 | 1.06% | — | 229 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | — | 28 | 7.1% | 3,73,606 | 0.86% | — | 27 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -9 | 25 | 7.2% | 3,40,290 | 0.79% | -1.19 | 23 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.9% | 3,31,849 | 0.77% | -0.74 | 22 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -10 | 27 | 6.3% | 3,07,681 | 0.71% | -1.70 | 27 |
| TMCMTMCM | 0 | — | 26 | 5.0% | 2,30,711 | 0.53% | — | 26 |
| PTPT | 0 | -2 | 4 | 32.7% | 2,19,830 | 0.51% | +0.11 | 0 |
| MAMAKMAMAK | 0 | -2 | 4 | 28.7% | 1,97,150 | 0.46% | -0.04 | 0 |
| KMDKKMDK | 0 | — | 70 | 1.2% | 1,67,560 | 0.39% | — | 70 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0.3% | 97,823 | 0.23% | -0.31 | 156 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.3% | 65,985 | 0.15% | +0.10 | 28 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | -1 | 33 | 0.7% | 44,546 | 0.10% | -0.14 | 33 |
| IJKIJK | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0.4% | 36,125 | 0.08% | -0.51 | 43 |
| TAVKTAVK | 0 | — | 15 | 1.3% | 34,012 | 0.08% | — | 14 |
| TMMKTamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.3% | 28,864 | 0.07% | -0.02 | 50 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.2% | 13,640 | 0.03% | +0.03 | 36 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | — | 20 | 0.3% | 11,842 | 0.03% | — | 20 |
| GMIGMI | 0 | — | 40 | 0.2% | 11,683 | 0.03% | — | 40 |
| YSPYSP | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.2% | 10,354 | 0.02% | +0.02 | 35 |
| AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 0 | — | 2 | 2.8% | 10,289 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
| SUNPSUNP | 0 | — | 1 | 4.7% | 7,640 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| AIFBSAIFBS | 0 | — | 2 | 1.5% | 5,950 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| ETMKETMK | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 5,257 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| WPOIWPOI | 0 | — | 12 | 0.2% | 5,231 | 0.01% | — | 12 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.2% | 4,972 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 10 |
| PPISPPIS | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.1% | 4,841 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 25 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | — | 26 | 0.1% | 4,464 | 0.01% | — | 26 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.1% | 4,146 | 0.01% | -0.02 | 23 |
| IDMMKIDMMK | 0 | — | 11 | 0.2% | 4,026 | 0.01% | — | 11 |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.1% | 3,902 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 15 |
| VBMPVBMP | 0 | — | 11 | 0.2% | 3,519 | 0.01% | — | 11 |
| GOKMKGOKMK | 0 | — | 8 | 0.2% | 3,357 | 0.01% | — | 8 |
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-2016/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of May 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRUVARUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKKARUNANIDHI .M | ADMKPANNERSELVAM .R | 68,36634.74% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | Tamil Nadu | DMKSAKKARAPANI R | ADMKKITTUSAMY K | 65,72734.70% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | Tamil Nadu | ADMKVELUMANIS.P. | MAMAKKOVAI SYED @ SYED MOHAMMEDM.A. | 64,04132.17% |
| KILLIYOOR | Tamil Nadu | INCRAJESH KUMAR S | BJPPON. VIJAYARAGAVAN | 46,29530.20% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKTHANGAMANI P | DMKYUVARAJ P | 47,32925.36% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | Tamil Nadu | DMKMANO THANGARAJ T | ADMKRAJENDRA PRASAD K P | 40,90525.32% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | Tamil Nadu | DMKVELUE.V. | ADMKRAJANK | 50,34824.70% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | Tamil Nadu | ADMKJAYALALITHAA J | DMKSHIMLA MUTHUCHOZHAN | 39,54522.73% |
| KOLATHUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKSTALIN.M.K | ADMKPRABHAKAR.J.C.D | 37,73022.42% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKPONMUDY K | ADMKGOTHANDARAMAN G | 41,05721.79% |
Closest results of May 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADHAPURAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKI. S. INBADURAI | DMKM. APPAVU | 490.03% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | Tamil Nadu | ADMKMURUGUMARAN.N | VCKTHIRUMAAVALAVAN.THOL | 870.05% |
| TINDIVANAM | Tamil Nadu | DMKSEETHAPATHY P | ADMKRAJENDRAN S P | 1010.06% |
| CHEYYUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKARASU R T | ADMKMUNUSAMY A | 3040.18% |
| TENKASI | Tamil Nadu | ADMKSELVAMOHANDAS PANDIAN S | INCPALANI NADAR S | 4620.23% |
| KARUR | Tamil Nadu | ADMKVIJAYABHASKAR .M.R | INCSUBRAMANIAN .BANK .K | 4410.24% |
| KOVILPATTI | Tamil Nadu | ADMKC. KADAMBUR RAJU | DMKA.SUBRAMANIAN | 4280.26% |
| PERAMBUR | Tamil Nadu | ADMKP VETRIVEL | DMKN R DHANAPALAN | 5190.28% |
| THIRUVIDAMARUDUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKCHEZHIAAN.GOVI | ADMKSETTU.U | 5320.29% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | Tamil Nadu | ADMKSUNDARARAJ.R | PTDR.KRISHNASAMY.K | 4930.31% |