DMDravida Munnetra KazhagamState partyDMK
Contested 16 general elections between 1962 and 2024, winning 190 Lok Sabha seats from 367 candidacies. 1,324 assembly seats won in 7 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1962
16
Elections contested
190
Seats won, all time
25
Best result (1967)
2.2%
Avg. vote share
367 candidacies fielded in total
Where the seats came from, 2024
States and union territories in which the party won a Lok Sabha seat at its most recent general election
| State / UT | Won | Contested | Strike rate | Change from last election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 22 | 22 | 100% | -2vs 2019 |
Strongest constituencies, all time
Lok Sabha seats won most often by this party
| Constituency | State | Wins | Contested | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADRAS NORTH | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 9 | 2004 |
| TIRUPPATTUR | Tamil Nadu | 6 | 9 | 2004 |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | Tamil Nadu | 6 | 8 | 2004 |
| THANJAVUR | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 8 | 2004 |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 8 | 2004 |
| MADRAS SOUTH | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 7 | 2004 |
| TIRUCHENGODE | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 8 | 2004 |
| PERAMBALUR | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 8 | 2004 |
In the state assemblies
1,324 seats across 34 assembly elections in 7 states
| State / UT | Elections | Seats won | Best | Latest | Seats | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 13 | 1,049 | 184in 1971 | 2026 | 59/ 234 | 24.18% |
| Madras | 2 | 187 | 137in 1967 | 1967 | 137/ 234 | 40.69% |
| Puducherry | 14 | 88 | 15in 1969 | 2026 | 5/ 30 | 13.74% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0in 1978 | 1978 | 0/ 294 | 0.03% |
| Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0in 1970 | 1970 | 0/ 133 | 0.02% |
| Mysore | 1 | 0 | 0in 1962 | 1962 | 0/ 208 | 0.14% |
| Karnataka | 1 | 0 | 0in 1978 | 1978 | 0/ 224 | 0.13% |
Assembly vote share is the share of valid votes cast in that state at that election, not a national figure — the two are not comparable and are never added together. Rows are ordered by total seats won, so a long run of modest results can outrank a single landslide.
