Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016

The legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu has the powers to legislate laws related to the state. There are 235 members in total, out of which 234 are democratically elected using the system of first-past-the post. The remaining one is elected as the representative of the Anglo Indian community.

The first elections to the state's assembly were held in 1952 and won by the Indian National Congress. The 15th assembly elections were held on 16 May 2016 in a single phase for the 234 constituencies. Voter turnout was recorded at 74.26%. The results were announced on 19 May 2016.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), led by Jayalalithaa, won the elections. It was and became the first time since 1984 that a ruling party was re-elected in Tamil Nadu with a reduced majority. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), under the leadership of Karunanidhi, won 50% of the seats it contested but it allies, notably the Indian National Congress, which performed poorly, won 16% of the seats and the lost the elections.

On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the sixth time.

Quick Facts on Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election

Quick facts - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election, 2016
Total Distircts	32
Member of Rajya Sabha	18
Parliamentary Constituencies	39
Assembly Constituencies	234
Total No. of Electors in 2016	5,79,15,075
No. of Polling Stations in 2016	65616
Current Ruling Party	AIADMK
Opposition Party	DMK
First Chief Minister	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, Jan 26, 1950, to Apr 9, 1952, INC
Present Chief Minister	O Paneerselvam from December 5, 2016 to Present.
First Governor	Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye, May 6, 1946 to Sep 7, 1948
Present Governor	Konijeti Rosaiah, Aug 31, 2011 to Present
Chief Electoral Officer	Rajesh Lakhoni
Address of Electoral Officer	Public (Elections) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George,Chennai - 600 009

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016 Dates

S. No.	Poll Event	All 234 Acs)
1	Issue of Notification	22.04.2016 (FRI)
2	Last date for making Nominations	29.04.2016 (FRI)
3	Scrutiny of Nominations	30.04.2016 (SAT)
4	Last date for withdrawal of candidature	02.05.2016 (MON)
5	Date of Poll	16.05.2016 (MON)
6	Counting of Votes	19.05.2016 (THU)
7	Date before which election process shall be completed	21.05.2016 (SAT)
	All 234 ACs will go to poll on a single day

The legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu has the powers to legislate laws related to the state. There are 235 members in total in the state, out of which 234 are democratically elected using the system of first-past-the post. The remaining one is elected as the representative of the Anglo Indian community. The first elections to the state's assembly were held in 1952 and won by the Indian National Congress. The incumbent assembly is the fourteenth assembly headed by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, and will end in the year 2016. The elections for the new assembly will be held in the year 2016 for which the Election Commission is yet to declare the dates. Keep visiting our website for latest and current information related to Tamil Nadu assembly elections.





Last Updated on : December 06, 2016