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Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Results: Who’s winning where as TVK takes on DMK & AIADMK?
Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Results: Tamil Nadu is witnessing a dynamic and closely watched electoral battle, with early trends as of 1:45 pm indicating a significant lead for actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in a multi-cornered contest. TVK is leading in 109 seats, marking a strong debut performance.
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Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Results: Who’s winning where as TVK takes on DMK & AIADMK?
Written By: Shristi Rani
Updated: Mon, May 04, 2026
03:34 PM IST
03:34 PM IST
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk
Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Results: Tamil Nadu is witnessing a dynamic and closely watched electoral battle, with early trends as of 1:45 pm indicating a significant lead for actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in a multi-cornered contest.
Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Result Trends
The recent election trends show that TVK has is ahead with 109 seats, which marks their strong debut performance. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leads 57 seats while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) follows with 49 seats.
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) holds 5 seats, while the Indian National Congress (INC) has 4 seats and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) each control 2 seats.
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Tamil Nadu Key Constituencies: Who is leading and who is trailing where?
Several high-profile constituencies are drawing attention due to closely fought contests and prominent candidates.
In Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin is leading with 28,349 votes, narrowly ahead of D. Selvam from TVK, who has secured 27,301 votes. The constituency continues to be viewed as a traditional DMK stronghold.
In Kolathur, TVK’s VS Babu has taken the lead with 45,073 votes, surpassing DMK leader and Chief Minister MK Stalin, who is trailing with 37,054 votes—making this one of the most closely watched races.
Perambur has emerged as a high-interest seat, with actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay of TVK leading decisively with 45,917 votes against DMK’s RD Shekar, who has garnered 26,817 votes. Vijay’s electoral debut appears to be influencing voter sentiment in the region.
In Edappadi, AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami is comfortably ahead with 79,602 votes, far ahead of independent candidate K Premkumar, who trails with 29,223 votes.
Meanwhile, in Karur, AIADMK’s MR Vijayabhaskar is leading with 30,682 votes, edging past DMK’s Aasee M Thiagarajan, who has secured 27,561 votes. The constituency has remained sensitive following a rally-related stampede in 2025.
Tamil Nadu Election 2026 vote counting underway
Votes are being counted, and the election results have not yet been released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In the ongoing trend of voting in the state of Tamil Nadu, it is evident that a new era of politics is beginning through the formation of TVK amidst the ongoing rivalry between the two political parties, DMK and AIADMK.
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar founded the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam political party as an attempt to step into the arena of politics in Tamil Nadu. This political party has proved to be a rising star due to its favorable trends of voting at the very outset. It should be noted here that it is the debut assembly elections that this political party has participated in.
The performance of both DMK and AIADMK is essential for the contest overall. Both parties have been active politically in the state of Tamil Nadu and continue to contest fiercely with each other in the emerging trends. Smaller parties such as PMK and Congress are also present in limited numbers based on early seat updates.
The counting process continues while people observe whether TVK will maintain its initial success or if established parties will recover lost support during the final vote count.
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Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Winner List: TVK secures ‘Vijay’ with 108 seats, DMK at 59, ADMK at 47—Check constituency-wise trends
