TC
Thirumigu C. Joseph Vijay
Chief Minister · TVK
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly · 17th Assembly
Elections 2026: the Assembly in numbersதமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தல் 2026
TVK won 108 seats and holds 107 of them. 5 seats are vacant. The records below are calculated from the constituency results.
- Sitting MLAs
- 229 / 234 5 seats vacant
- Average turnout
- 86.2% 2,01,65,976 votes cast
- Leading party
- 108 TVK seats won
- Seats that changed hands
- 0 0% seat turnover
Seat distribution
Who holds the 234 assembly seats
Historical swing
Seats in 2021 and seats in 2026
By-election watch
By-elections hub →5 vacant assembly seats
PerunduraiPending
AC 103 · Erode
Former: Thirumigu Jayakumar S. (AIADMK)
Resigned AIADMK MLA post (May 2026)
KarurPending
AC 135 · Karur
Former: Thirumigu M.R. Vijayabhaskar (AIADMK)
Resigned AIADMK MLA post (29 Jun 2026) — sixth AIADMK MLA to quit; expected to join TVK
Tiruchirappalli (East)Pending
AC 141 · Tiruchirappalli
Former: Thirumigu C. Joseph Vijay (TVK)
Resigned this seat (May 2026) — holds Perambur (#12) instead
ViralimalaiPending
AC 179 · Pudukkottai
Former: Thirumigu Vijayabaskar C. (AIADMK)
Resigned AIADMK MLA post (16 Jun 2026), joined TVK
AmbasamudramPending
AC 225 · Tirunelveli
Former: Thirumigu Dr. Esakki Subaya (AIADMK)
Resigned AIADMK MLA post, joined TVK (May 2026)
Highs and lows
All records →Records from the loaded results
1,58,581
Thirumigu ECR P. Saravanan
Sholinganallur · AC 27
98,110
Thirumigu Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Edappadi · AC 86
82.9%
Thirumigu Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Edappadi · AC 86
1 votes
Thirumigu Seenivasa Sethupathy R.
Tirupattur · AC 185
Narrowest loaded margin: Tirupattur by 1 vote.
From counting day to the by-polls
- Votes counted across the 234 assembly seats.
- The Chief Minister and the first ministers were sworn in. The cabinet page carries the same date.
- The assembly floor test is recorded on the cabinet page as 144 ayes to 22 noes.