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Who governs Tamil Nadu today

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C. Joseph Vijay
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

In office since 10 May 2026 · 4 months

Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian politician and former actor who is currently serving as the ninth chief minister of Tamil Nadu since May 2026. He is the founder and president of the political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Prior to entering politics, he was a leading actor in Tamil cinema and among the highest-paid actors in India, having won numerous accolades including multiple Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.

Current seats
265
in the present Tamil Nadu assembly
Elections contested
13
Leading party, 2026
TVK
108 of 234 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu.

2026vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

Party2026202120162011200620011996199119891984198019771971
DMK59133892396311732150243748184
ADMK4766134150611324000000
ADK000000016421321291300
INC5188534706026610270
Others1231715643645785617682950
Total seats234234232234234234234234234234234234234

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

0521031552061971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026DMKADMKADKINC
  • DMK
  • ADMK
  • ADK
  • INC

Constituency performance

From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu, 2026

Best performance
PERAMBUR
C. Joseph Vijay, 58.89% share
Closest contest
TIRUPPATTUR
won by 1 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
EDAPPADI
won by 98,110 (37.99%)
Lowest turnout
PALAYAMKOTTAI
70.14%

Seat change & vote share

Tamil Nadu, 2026

234SEATS
  • Retained56 (24%)
  • Changed hands147 (63%)
  • New seat31 (13%)

56 constituencies were won by the same party as 2021; 147 changed hands; 31 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
TVK34.92%
DMK24.19%
ADMK21.21%
NTK4.00%
INC3.37%
BJP2.97%
PMK2.17%
DMDK1.20%

Result by election

TVK 108DMK 59ADMK 47
  • TVK108
  • DMK59
  • ADMK47
  • INC5
  • PMK4
  • VCK2
  • CPI2
  • CPM2
  • IUML2
  • AMMKMNKZ1
  • BJP1
  • DMDK1
DMK 133ADMK 66INC 18
  • DMK133
  • ADMK66
  • INC18
  • PMK5
  • BJP4
  • VCK4
  • CPM2
  • CPI2
ADMK 134DMK 89
  • ADMK134
  • DMK89
  • INC8
  • IUML1
ADMK 150DMDK 29DMK 23
  • ADMK150
  • DMDK29
  • DMK23
  • CPM10
  • CPI9
  • INC5
  • PMK3
  • PT2
  • MAMAK2
  • AIFB1
DMK 96ADMK 61INC 34PMK 18
  • DMK96
  • ADMK61
  • INC34
  • PMK18
  • CPM9
  • CPI6
  • MDMK6
  • VCK2
  • IND1
  • DMDK1
ADMK 132DMK 31TMCM 23PMK 20
  • ADMK132
  • DMK31
  • TMCM23
  • PMK20
  • INC7
  • CPM6
  • CPI5
  • BJP4
  • IND3
  • MADMK2
  • FBL1
DMK 173TMCM 39
  • DMK173
  • TMCM39
  • CPI8
  • PMK4
  • ADMK4
  • CPM1
  • JD1
  • IND1
  • JP1
  • BJP1
  • FBL1
ADK 164INC 60
  • ADK164
  • INC60
  • DMK2
  • TMK2
  • JD1
  • ICSSCS1
  • CPM1
  • PMK1
  • CPI1
  • IND1
DMK 150ADKJL 27INC 26CPM 15
  • DMK150
  • ADKJL27
  • INC26
  • CPM15
  • IND5
  • JNP4
  • CPI3
  • ADKJR2
  • ADK2
ADK 132INC 61DMK 24
  • ADK132
  • INC61
  • DMK24
  • CPM5
  • IND4
  • JNP3
  • GKC2
  • CPI2
  • AKD1
ADK 129DMK 37INC(I) 31
  • ADK129
  • DMK37
  • INC(I)31
  • CPM11
  • CPI9
  • IND8
  • GKC6
  • JNPJP2
  • FBL1
ADK 130DMK 48INC 27
  • ADK130
  • DMK48
  • INC27
  • CPM12
  • JNP10
  • CPI5
  • IND1
  • FBL1
DMK 184NCO 15
  • DMK184
  • NCO15
  • IND8
  • CPI8
  • FBL7
  • SWA6
  • PSP4
  • MUL2

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, most recent first

Full history →
C. Joseph Vijay
TVKIncumbent
2026present
M. K. Stalin
DMK
20212026
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK
20172021
O. Panneerselvam
AIADMK
20012017

Assembly constituencies

265 current, 479 under former boundaries · showing 51–100 of 744

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
46GUDIYATHAMSC32021
46GUDIYATTAMSC12026
47VANIAYAMBADIGEN32021
47VANIYAMBADIGEN12026
48AMBURGEN42026
49JOLARPETGEN42026
50TIRUPPATTURGEN42026
51UTHANGARAISC42026
52BARGURGEN42026
53KRISHNAGIRIGEN42026
54VEPPANAHALLIGEN42026
55HOSURGEN42026
56THALLIGEN42026
57PALACODEGEN32021
57PALACODUGEN12026
58PENNAGARAMGEN42026
59DHARMAPURIGEN42026
60PAPPIREDDIPATTIGEN12026
60PAPPIREDDIPPATTIGEN32021
61HARURSC42026
62CHENGAMSC42026
63TIRUVANNAMALAIGEN42026
64KILPENNATHURGEN42026
65KALASAPAKKAMGEN42026
66POLURGEN42026
67ARANIGEN42026
68CHEYYARGEN42026
69VANDAVASISC42026
70GINGEEGEN42026
71MAILAMGEN42026
72TINDIVANAMSC42026
73VANURSC42026
74VILLUPURAMGEN32021
74VILUPPURAMGEN12026
75VIKRAVANDIGEN42026
76TIRUKKOYILURGEN42026
77ULUNDURPETGEN32021
77ULUNDURPETTAIGEN12026
78RISHIVANDIAMGEN32021
78RISHIVANDIYAMGEN12026
79SANKARAPURAMGEN42026
80KALLAKURICHISC42026
81GANGAVALLISC42026
82ATTURSC42026
83YERCAUDST42026
84OMALURGEN42026
85METTURGEN42026
86EDAPADIGEN32021
86EDAPPADIGEN12026
87SANKARIGEN42026

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.

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