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Clear filtersTamil Nadu's Historic 17th Assembly First SessionThe 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convened its first session on May 11, 2026, marking a new era under TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay....
Tamil Nadu 2026 Election Statistics: Deposit Forfeiture and Voter TurnoutThe 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections saw a record number of candidates losing their election deposits. Out of 4,032 contestants, a staggering 3,3...
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: A Historic Shift The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections resulted in a Hung Assembly, with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as the single largest party. Led by C. Joseph Vijay, th...
Historic Shift in Tamil Nadu Politics: TVK Ends the Dravidian DuopolyThe results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, declared on May 5, 2026, have delivered a historic and fractured mandate. For the first time in...
Final polling data for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 has been released. Of 5,73,43,291 electors, 4,87,98,833 voted on April 23 across 75,064 polling booths. Turnout was 86.2% among women, 83.96% among men and 58...
Tamil Nadu's election history records several landmark changes. In 1967 the DMK defeated the Congress, and delimitation raised Assembly seats from 206 to 234. The 1971 poll ran over three days, while in 1977 all 234 seat...
Historic High: Tamil Nadu Achieves 85.15% Voter Turnout in 2026 The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections have set a new benchmark in India’s electoral history. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the state...
A Historic Day for Democracy: Tamil Nadu Records 84.69% Polling in 2026 The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections have etched a new chapter in India's electoral history. On April 23, 2026, the state witnessed an unprecedent...
A PRS Legislative Research analysis shows the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly's yearly sittings fell from an average of 64 days in the first term (1952-57) to 32 days in the 16th term (2021-26).The 16th Assembly (11 May...
Dindigul district has introduced ‘Dindu’, a mascot modelled on the Slender Loris, to encourage voter awareness and greater participation in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.The choice of the animal also honours the dist...
The schedule for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election was announced on March 15. Polling will be held on April 23 and votes will be counted on May 4, so the whole process takes 51 days, against 66 days in 2021. Parties...
The Tamil Nadu Assembly session ended on 20 February 2026. It was the last session of the present DMK government and began on 17 February. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the interim Budget, while Agricultu...
