• Tamil Nadu Assembly Election began from 12^th of March, 2021 following the polling to be held from 6^th of April this year in a single phase itself.
• The major parties standing for the contest are DMK (DravidaMunnetraKazhagam) and AIADMK (All India Anna DravidaMunnetraKazhagam), being the rivals since the year 1967.
• Last time, when Tamil Nadu conducted its assembly election, both M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa were present. But this is the first when the contest will take place without these both veterans. Jayalalithaa died in December 2016 and Karunanidhi passed away in August 2018.
• However, there is a possibility of BJP witnessed this year standing as another rival against DMK because the ruling party AIADMK made an ally with the Bhartiya Janata Party.
• The results for this election shall be announced on May 2, 2021.

• Tamil Nadu used to follow a pattern of alternating power between the DMK and AIADMK, but Jayalalithaa broke it by re-establishing AIADMK’s rule in the 2016 Assembly election. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won 135 seats, whereas DMK won 88.
• The BJP was not able to win a single seat in the last Assembly election, but due to added pressure on DMK leader MK Stalin and AIADMK’s E Palaniswami, the six remaining seats were won by their allies.
• Jayalalithaa’s aide VK Sasikala decided to leave the politics last month on March, leaving TTV Dhinakaranto contest the election alone on behalf of Amma MakkalMunnetraKazhagam (AMMK).
• Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has positioned his party called MakkalNeedhiMaiam(MNM)
• On the other hand, Actor Rajinikanth also decided to opt out of the political arena.

Important Dates and Schedule:

List of Constituencies/ assembly seats:

1. Alandur
2. Alangudi
3. Alangulam
4. Ambasamudram
5. Ambattur
6. Ambur
7. Anaikattu
8. Andipatti
9. Anna Nagar
10. Anthiyur
11. Arakkonam
12. Arani
13. Aranthangi
14. Aravakurichi
15. Arcot
16. Ariyalur
17. Aruppukkottai
18. Athoor
19. Attur
20. Avadi
21. Avanashi (SC)
22. Bargur
23. Bhavani
24. Bhavanisagar
25. Bhuvanagiri
26. Bodinayakanur
27. Chengalpattu
28. Chengam
29. Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
30. Cheyyar
31. Cheyyur
32. Chidambaram
33. Coimbatore (North)
34. Coimbatore (South)
35. Colachel
36. Coonoor
37. Cuddalore
38. Cumbum
39. Dharapuram (SC)
40. Dharmapuri
41. Dindigul
42. Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar
43. Edappadi
44. Egmore
45. Erode (East)
46. Erode (West)
47. Gandharvakottai
48. Gangavalli
49. Gingee
50. Gobichettipalayam
51. Gudalur
52. Gudiyattam
53. Gummidipoondi
54. Harbour
55. Harur
56. Hosur
57. Jayankondam
58. Jolarpet
59. Kadayanallur
60. Kalasapakkam
61. Kallakurichi
62. Kancheepuram
63. Kangayam
64. Kanniyakumari
65. Karaikudi
66. Karur
67. Katpadi
68. Kattumannarkoil(SC)
69. Kavundampalayam
70. Killiyoor
71. Kilpennathur
72. Kilvaithinankuppam
73. Kilvelur
74. Kinathukadavu
75. Kolathur
76. Kovilpatti
77. Krishnagiri
78. Krishnarayapuram
79. Kulithalai
80. Kumarapalayam
81. Kumbakonam
82. Kunnam
83. Kurinjipadi
84. Lalgudi
85. Madathukulam
86. Madavaram
87. Madurai Central
88. Madurai East
89. Madurai North
90. Madurai South
91. Madurai West
92. Madurantakam
93. Maduravoyal
94. Mailam
95. Manachanallur
96. Manamadurai
97. Manapparai
98. Mannargudi
99. Mayiladuthurai
100. Melur
101. Mettuppalayam
102. Mettur
103. Modakkurichi
104. Mudhukulathur
105. Musiri
106. Mylapore
107. Nagapattinam
108. Nagercoil
109. Namakkal
110. Nanguneri
111. Nannilam
112. Natham
113. Neyveli
114. Nilakkottai
115. Oddanchatram
116. Omalur
117. Orathanadu
118. Ottapidaram
119. Padmanabhapuram
120. Palacode
121. Palani
122. Palayamkottai
123. Palladam
124. Pallavaram
125. Panruti
126. Papanasam
127. Pappireddippatti
128. Paramakudi
129. Paramathi-Velur
130. Pattukkottai
131. Pennagaram
132. Perambalur
133. Perambur
134. Peravurani
135. Periyakulam
136. Perundurai
137. Pollachi
138. Polur
139. Ponneri
140. Poompuhar
141. Poonamallee
142. Pudukkottai
143. Radhapuram
144. Rajapalayam
145. Ramanathapuram
146. Ranipet
147. Rasipuram
148. Rishivandiyam
149. Royapuram
150. Saidapet
151. Salem (North)
152. Salem (South)
153. Salem (West)
154. Sankarankovil
155. Sankarapuram
156. Sankari
157. Sattur
158. Senthamangalam
159. Sholavandan
160. Sholingur
161. Shozhinganallur
162. Singanallur
163. Sirkazhi
164. Sivaganga
165. Sivakasi
166. Sriperumbudur
167. Srirangam
168. Srivaikuntam
169. Srivilliputhur
170. Sulur
171. Tambaram
172. Tenkasi
173. Thalli
174. Thanjavur
175. Thirumangalam
176. Thirumayam
177. Thiruparankundram
178. Thiruporur
179. Thiruthuraipoondi
180. Thiruvaiyaru
181. Thiruvallur
182. Thiruvarur
183. Thiruverumbur
184. Thiruvidaimarudur
185. Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar
186. Thiruvottiyur
187. Thiyagarayanagar
188. Thondamuthur
189. Thoothukkudi
190. Thousand Lights
191. Thuraiyur
192. Tindivanam
193. Tiruchendur
194. Tiruchengodu
195. Tiruchirappalli (East)
196. Tiruchirappalli (West)
197. Tiruchuli
198. Tirukkoyilur
199. Tirunelveli
200. Tirupattur
201. Tiruppattur
202. Tiruppur (North)
203. Tiruppur (South)
204. Tiruttani
205. Tiruvadanai
206. Tiruvannamalai
207. Tittagudi (SC)
208. Udhagamandalam
209. Udumalaipettai
210. Ulundurpettai
211. Usilampatti
212. Uthangarai
213. Uthiramerur
214. Valparai
215. Vandavasi
216. Vaniyambadi
217. Vanur
218. Vasudevanallur
219. Vedaranyam
220. Vedasandur
221. Veerapandi
222. Velachery
223. Vellore
224. Veppanahalli
225. Vikravandi
226. Vilathikulam
227. Vilavancode
228. Villivakkam
229. Villupuram
230. Viralimalai
231. Virudhunagar
232. Virugampakkam
233. Vridhachalam
234. Yercaud