| Election Name: | Next Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | Legislative |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Vote Type: | party |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | md kumaravel tirupur will vbe the cm of tamilnadu joint hands with ddmdddkk |
| Next Year: | 2031 |
| Election Date: | By April–May 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | All 234 elected seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 118 |
| Outgoing Members: | 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly |
| Leader2: | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Leader Since2: | 2017 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Edappadi |
| Last Election2: | 33.29%, 66 seats |
| Alliance2: | AIADMK+ |
| Party2: | AIADMK |
| Image1 Size: | 130px |
| Leader1: | M. K. Stalin |
| Leader Since1: | 2018 |
| Alliance1: | Secular Progressive Alliance |
| Party1: | DMK |
| Leaders Seat1: | Kolathur |
| Last Election1: | 45.38%, 159 seats |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | M. K. Stalin |
| Before Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seats Before2: | 62 |
| Seats Needed2: | 56 |
| Seats Before1: | 159 |
The Next Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election is expected to be held in April–May 2026 to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] M. K. Stalin is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
In the previous assembly elections, The DMK won 133 constituencies on its own, receiving an absolute majority in the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, whereas its SPA alliance saw victory in a total of 159 constituencies. Meanwhile, the NDA alliance captured 75 constituencies, out of which the AIADMK had won 66. Other parties, alliances, and independent candidates did not secure any seats. After spending a decade as the opposition party, the DMK won Tamil Nadu from the AIADMK, which reigned the state for two consecutive terms (2011-2021). After the victory, M. K. Stalin became the next chief minister of the state. The AIADMK led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami assumed the position of the opposition party at the sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[2] [3] [4] [5]
[6] Actor Vijay launched a new party called Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (Tamilnadu Victory Federation) He is contesting this 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Also held a First State Conference in Vikravandi on 27 October of 2024.
| Poll Event | Schedule | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBD | |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD | |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD | |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD | |
| Date of Poll | TBD | |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Annamalai | TBD | ||||
| Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | TBD | ||||
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga Thondargal Urimai meetpu Kuzhu | O. Panneerselvam | TBD | ||||
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | G. K. Vasan | TBD | ||||
| Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | T. R. Paarivendhar | TBD | ||||
| Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | B. John Pandian | TBD | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | Senthamizhan Seeman | 234 | |||||
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | Vijay | TBD | |||||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | S. Ramadoss | 234 | |||||