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Election history

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1971 to 2024.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Lok Sabha14Vidhan Sabha13
20242019201420092004
More years
199919981996199119891984198019771971

Current government

Who governs Tamil Nadu today

Full CM history →
C. Joseph Vijay
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
C. Joseph VijayTVK

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
40
in the present Lok Sabha
Elections contested
14
Leading party, 2024
DMK
22 of 39 seats

Compare elections

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

2024vs

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 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

Party20242019201420092004199919981996199119891984198019771971
DMK2224018161251700216223
INC9808102002827250149
ADMK01379010180000000
ADK000000001111122170
Others8624131516220102167
Total seats3939393939393939393939393939

Seats won over time

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

01021314119711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024DMKINCADMKADK
  • DMK
  • INC
  • ADMK
  • ADK

Vote share trend

How each party's Lok Sabha vote share has moved over time in Tamil Nadu

0%12%25%37%50%19711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024DMKINCADMKADK
  • DMK
  • INC
  • ADMK
  • ADK

Constituency performance

From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu, 2024

Best performance
DINDIGUL
SACHITHANANTHAM R, 58.29% share
Closest contest
VIRUDHUNAGAR
won by 4,379 (0.41%)
Biggest victory
TIRUVALLUR
won by 5,72,155 (40.35%)

Seat change & vote share

Tamil Nadu, 2024

39SEATS
  • Retained29 (74%)
  • Changed hands9 (23%)
  • New seat1 (3%)

29 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 9 changed hands; 1 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
DMK26.91%
ADMK20.44%
BJP11.26%
INC10.67%
NTK8.15%
PMKT4.30%
IND2.64%
DMDKY2.58%

Result by election

2024National result →39 seats
DMK 22INC 9
  • DMK22
  • INC9
  • CPI2
  • CPM2
  • VCK2
  • MDMK1
  • IUML1
2019National result →39 seats
DMK 24INC 8
  • DMK24
  • INC8
  • CPM2
  • CPI2
  • ADMK1
  • VCK1
  • IUML1
2014National result →39 seats
ADMK 37
  • ADMK37
  • BJP1
  • PMK1
2009National result →39 seats
DMK 18ADMK 9INC 8
  • DMK18
  • ADMK9
  • INC8
  • VCK1
  • CPM1
  • CPI1
  • MDMK1
2004National result →39 seats
DMK 16INC 10PMK 5MDMK 4
  • DMK16
  • INC10
  • PMK5
  • MDMK4
  • CPI2
  • CPM2
1999National result →39 seats
DMK 12ADMK 10PMK 5MDMK 4BJP 4
  • DMK12
  • ADMK10
  • PMK5
  • MDMK4
  • BJP4
  • INC2
  • CPM1
  • MADMK1
1998National result →39 seats
ADMK 18DMK 5PMK 4MDMK 3BJP 3TMCM 3
  • ADMK18
  • DMK5
  • PMK4
  • MDMK3
  • BJP3
  • TMCM3
  • CPI1
  • JP1
  • IND1
1996National result →39 seats
TMCM 20DMK 17
  • TMCM20
  • DMK17
  • CPI2
1991National result →39 seats
INC 28ADK 11
  • INC28
  • ADK11
1989National result →39 seats
INC 27ADK 11
  • INC27
  • ADK11
  • CPI1
1984National result →39 seats
INC 25ADK 12
  • INC25
  • ADK12
  • DMK2
1980National result →39 seats
INC(I) 20DMK 16
  • INC(I)20
  • DMK16
  • ADK2
  • IND1
1977National result →39 seats
ADK 17INC 14NCO 3CPI 3
  • ADK17
  • INC14
  • NCO3
  • CPI3
  • DMK2
1971National result →39 seats
DMK 23INC 9CPI 4
  • DMK23
  • INC9
  • CPI4
  • IND1
  • NCO1
  • FBL1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, most recent first

Full history →
C. Joseph Vijay
TVKIncumbent
2026–present
M. K. Stalin
DMK
2021–2026
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK
2017–2021
O. Panneerselvam
AIADMK
2001–2017

Constituencies

40 current, 79 under former boundaries · showing 51–100 of 119

No.ConstituencyReservationElectionsLast contested
6ARAKKONAMformer boundaryGEN92004
6VELLOREformer boundarySC11971
7TIRUPPATTURformer boundaryGEN11971
7VELLOREformer boundaryGEN92004
8TIRUPPATTURformer boundaryGEN92004
8WANDIWASHformer boundaryGEN11971
9TINDIVANAMformer boundaryGEN11971
9VANDAVASIformer boundaryGEN82004
9WANDIWASHformer boundaryGEN11977
10CUDDALOREformer boundaryGEN11971
10TINDIVANAMformer boundaryGEN92004
11CHIDAMBARAMformer boundarySC11971
11CUDDALOREformer boundaryGEN92004
12CHIDAMBARAMformer boundarySC92004
12KALLAKURICHIformer boundaryGEN11971
13DHARMAPURIformer boundaryGEN92004
13KRISHNAGIRIformer boundaryGEN11971
14KRISHNAGIRIformer boundaryGEN92004
14SALEMformer boundaryGEN11971
15METTURformer boundaryGEN11971
15RASIPURAMformer boundarySC92004
16SALEMformer boundaryGEN92004
16TIRUCHENGODEformer boundaryGEN11971
17NILGIRISformer boundaryGEN11971
17TIRUCHENGODEformer boundaryGEN92004
18COIMBATOREformer boundaryGEN11971
18NILGIRISformer boundaryGEN92004
19GOBICHETTIPALAYAMformer boundaryGEN92004
19POLLACHIformer boundaryGEN11971
20COIMBATOREformer boundaryGEN92004
20DHARAPURAMformer boundarySC11971
21GOBICHETTIPALAYAMformer boundaryGEN11971
21POLLACHIformer boundarySC92004
22PALANIformer boundaryGEN92004
22PERIAKULAMformer boundaryGEN11971
23DINDIGULformer boundaryGEN11971
23DINDIGULformer boundaryGEN92004
24MADURAIformer boundaryGEN11971
24MADURAIformer boundaryGEN92004
25KARURformer boundaryGEN11971
25PERIYAKULAMformer boundaryGEN92004
26KARURformer boundaryGEN92004
26TIRUCHIRAPPALLIformer boundaryGEN11971
27PERAMBALURformer boundarySC11971
27TIRUCHIRAPPALLIformer boundaryGEN92004
28PERAMBALURformer boundarySC92004
28PUDUKKOTTAIformer boundaryGEN11971
29KUMBAKONAMformer boundaryGEN11971
29MAYILADUTURAIformer boundaryGEN92004
30MAYURAMformer boundarySC11971

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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