- Tamil Nadu Assembly Election began from 12th of March, 2021 following the polling to be held from 6th 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:
Poll Events | Single Phase (All 234 ACs) | |
Date of Issue of Notification | 12.03.2021 | Friday |
Last date of making nomination | 19.03.2021 | Friday |
Date of Scrutiny | 20.03.2021 | Saturday |
Last date of withdrawal | 22.03.2021 | Monday |
Date of Poll | 06.04.2021 | Tuesday |
Date of Counting | 02.05.2021 | Sunday |
Date of completion | 04.05.2021 | Tuesday |
List of Constituencies/ assembly seats:
- Alandur
- Alangudi
- Alangulam
- Ambasamudram
- Ambattur
- Ambur
- Anaikattu
- Andipatti
- Anna Nagar
- Anthiyur
- Arakkonam
- Arani
- Aranthangi
- Aravakurichi
- Arcot
- Ariyalur
- Aruppukkottai
- Athoor
- Attur
- Avadi
- Avanashi (SC)
- Bargur
- Bhavani
- Bhavanisagar
- Bhuvanagiri
- Bodinayakanur
- Chengalpattu
- Chengam
- Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
- Cheyyar
- Cheyyur
- Chidambaram
- Coimbatore (North)
- Coimbatore (South)
- Colachel
- Coonoor
- Cuddalore
- Cumbum
- Dharapuram (SC)
- Dharmapuri
- Dindigul
- Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar
- Edappadi
- Egmore
- Erode (East)
- Erode (West)
- Gandharvakottai
- Gangavalli
- Gingee
- Gobichettipalayam
- Gudalur
- Gudiyattam
- Gummidipoondi
- Harbour
- Harur
- Hosur
- Jayankondam
- Jolarpet
- Kadayanallur
- Kalasapakkam
- Kallakurichi
- Kancheepuram
- Kangayam
- Kanniyakumari
- Karaikudi
- Karur
- Katpadi
- Kattumannarkoil(SC)
- Kavundampalayam
- Killiyoor
- Kilpennathur
- Kilvaithinankuppam
- Kilvelur
- Kinathukadavu
- Kolathur
- Kovilpatti
- Krishnagiri
- Krishnarayapuram
- Kulithalai
- Kumarapalayam
- Kumbakonam
- Kunnam
- Kurinjipadi
- Lalgudi
- Madathukulam
- Madavaram
- Madurai Central
- Madurai East
- Madurai North
- Madurai South
- Madurai West
- Madurantakam
- Maduravoyal
- Mailam
- Manachanallur
- Manamadurai
- Manapparai
- Mannargudi
- Mayiladuthurai
- Melur
- Mettuppalayam
- Mettur
- Modakkurichi
- Mudhukulathur
- Musiri
- Mylapore
- Nagapattinam
- Nagercoil
- Namakkal
- Nanguneri
- Nannilam
- Natham
- Neyveli
- Nilakkottai
- Oddanchatram
- Omalur
- Orathanadu
- Ottapidaram
- Padmanabhapuram
- Palacode
- Palani
- Palayamkottai
- Palladam
- Pallavaram
- Panruti
- Papanasam
- Pappireddippatti
- Paramakudi
- Paramathi-Velur
- Pattukkottai
- Pennagaram
- Perambalur
- Perambur
- Peravurani
- Periyakulam
- Perundurai
- Pollachi
- Polur
- Ponneri
- Poompuhar
- Poonamallee
- Pudukkottai
- Radhapuram
- Rajapalayam
- Ramanathapuram
- Ranipet
- Rasipuram
- Rishivandiyam
- Royapuram
- Saidapet
- Salem (North)
- Salem (South)
- Salem (West)
- Sankarankovil
- Sankarapuram
- Sankari
- Sattur
- Senthamangalam
- Sholavandan
- Sholingur
- Shozhinganallur
- Singanallur
- Sirkazhi
- Sivaganga
- Sivakasi
- Sriperumbudur
- Srirangam
- Srivaikuntam
- Srivilliputhur
- Sulur
- Tambaram
- Tenkasi
- Thalli
- Thanjavur
- Thirumangalam
- Thirumayam
- Thiruparankundram
- Thiruporur
- Thiruthuraipoondi
- Thiruvaiyaru
- Thiruvallur
- Thiruvarur
- Thiruverumbur
- Thiruvidaimarudur
- Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar
- Thiruvottiyur
- Thiyagarayanagar
- Thondamuthur
- Thoothukkudi
- Thousand Lights
- Thuraiyur
- Tindivanam
- Tiruchendur
- Tiruchengodu
- Tiruchirappalli (East)
- Tiruchirappalli (West)
- Tiruchuli
- Tirukkoyilur
- Tirunelveli
- Tirupattur
- Tiruppattur
- Tiruppur (North)
- Tiruppur (South)
- Tiruttani
- Tiruvadanai
- Tiruvannamalai
- Tittagudi (SC)
- Udhagamandalam
- Udumalaipettai
- Ulundurpettai
- Usilampatti
- Uthangarai
- Uthiramerur
- Valparai
- Vandavasi
- Vaniyambadi
- Vanur
- Vasudevanallur
- Vedaranyam
- Vedasandur
- Veerapandi
- Velachery
- Vellore
- Veppanahalli
- Vikravandi
- Vilathikulam
- Vilavancode
- Villivakkam
- Villupuram
- Viralimalai
- Virudhunagar
- Virugampakkam
- Vridhachalam
- Yercaud
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