2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 2019 elections for Tamil Nadu's 39 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha were held on 18 April, in the second phase of the 2019 Indian general elections. The alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, won a landslide victory, taking 38 of the 39 seats.

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019
18 April 2019 (38 Seats)
5 August 2019 (1 Seat)
All 39 seats of Lok Sabha
Turnout72.44%(Decrease1.22%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance SPA NDA
Last election 0 37
Seats won 38 1
Seat change Increase 38 Decrease 36
Percentage 53.15% 30.56%
Swing Increase27.4% Decrease14.36%

ECI has announced that the by-election (2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections) for 18 assembly constituencies together with the general elections (18 constituencies polling date – 18.04.2019 and 4 Constituencies – 19.05.2019). The counting of votes was held on 23 May and results were published on the same day.

There are 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, with an average of 1.51 million voters in each one.

Seat allotments

United Progressive Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin 20
Indian National Congress K. S. Alagiri 9
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
K. Balakrishnan 2
Communist Party of India R. Mutharasan 2
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Thol. Thirumavalavan 2
Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen 1
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko 1
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi E. R. Eswaran 1
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi T. R. Paarivendhar 1

AIADMK-led Alliance
Party/Alliance Flag Election symbol Leader Photo Contesting seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam O. Panneerselvam and
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
20
Pattali Makkal Katchi S. Ramadoss 7
Bharatiya Janata Party Tamilisai Soundararajan 5
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Vijayakant 4
Puthiya Needhi Katchi A. C. Shanmugam 1
Puthiya Tamilagam K. Krishnasamy 1
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) G. K. Vasan 1

AMMK - SDPI Front
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam T. T. V. Dhinakaran 38
Social Democratic Party of India 1

Non-aligned parties
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Naam Tamilar Katchi NTK Seeman 39
Makkal Needhi Maiam MNM Kamal Haasan 36

Opinion polls
Date published Polling agency Others Lead
SPA NDA
Apr 2019 Times Now-VMR 53.12% 39.61% 7.27% 13.51%
Date published Polling agency AMMK Lead
SPA NDA
Oct 2018 Spick Media 25 6 7 19
Mar 2019 Times Now-VMR 34 5 0 29
Mar 2019 News Nation 24 15 NA 9
Mar 2019 India TV-CNX 22 15 2 7
Apr 2019 People studies-Loyola College 33 3–5 1–2 28
Apr 2019 Thanthi TV 23–31 9–17 0 14
Apr 2019 Republic TV 18–19 20–21 0 2
6 Apr 2019 IndiaTV-CNX 21 13 5 8
8 Apr 2019 Times Now-VMR 33 6 0 27
8 Apr 2019 PuthiyaThalaimurai TV 31–33 6–8 0 27

Exit Polls
Polling Agency SPA NDA AMMK MNM NTK
Thanthi TV 23 14 0 0 0
India Today 34–38 0–4 0 0 0
Times Now 29 9 0 0 0
People Political Predictions 25 4 9 0 0

Voters Turnout
Date State/UT No. of. Seats Turnout (%)[1]
18 Apr 2019 Tamil Nadu 39 72.44

    Highest turnout in Dharmapuri constituency of 82.41% and the lowest is in Chennai South constituency of 57.07%.[1]

    Results

    By Alliance
    Results of the 2019 Lok Sabha Election of Tamil Nadu by alliances/parties
    Alliance/Party Seats won Change Popular Vote Vote %
    SPA 38 +38 22,789,020 53.15%
    DMK 24 +24 14,363,332 33.52%
    INC 8 +8 5,405,674 12.61%
    CPI 2 +2 1,031,617 2.4%
    CPI(M) 2 +2 1,018,225 2.37%
    VCK 1 +1 500,229 1.16%
    IUML 1 +1 469,943 1.09%
    NDA 1 -38 13,307,139 30.57%
    AIADMK 1 -36 8,307,345 19.39%
    PMK 0 -1 2,297,431 5.36%
    BJP 0 -1 1,551,924 3.66%
    DMDK 0 0 929,590 2.16%
    PT 0 0 355389 0.82%

    Coalition wise result
    Parties Alliance Parties Contested seats Alliance contested seats Seats won Party wise votes % Alliance wise Votes[2]
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Secular Progressive Alliance 20 39 20 14,363,332 33.52% 22,789,020
    Indian National Congress[3] 9 8 5,405,674 12.72%
    Communist Party of India[4] 2 2 1,031,617 2.41%
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] 2 2 1,018,225 2.38%
    Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi[4] 2 2 500,229 1.17%
    Indian Union Muslim League[4] 1 1 469,943 1.09%
    Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi[4] 1 1
    Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi[6] 1 1
    Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[7] 1 1
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[8] National Democratic Alliance 20 39 1 8,307,345 19.39% 13,307,139
    Pattali Makkal Katchi[9] 7 0 2,297,431 5.36%
    Bharatiya Janata Party[8] 5 0 1,551,924 3.62%
    Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam[9] 4 0 929,590 2.17%
    Puthiya Tamilagam[8] 1 0
    Tamil Maanila Congress[8] 1 0 220,849 0.51%
    Puthiya Neethi Katchi[8] 1 0
    Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam AMMK–SDPI alliance 38 39 0 2,229,849
    Social Democratic Party of India 1 0 23,741 0.05%
    Naam Tamilar Katchi – 37 37 0 1,672,217 3.90% 1,672,217
    Makkal Needhi Maiam MNM Alliance 36 36 0 1,575,640 3.67% 1,575,640

    Detailed results

    Constituency-wise results:[10][11][12]

    Constituency Candidates
    SPANDAAMMKMNMNTKWinning candidateWinning partyMargin
    Arakkonam  DMKS. Jagathrakshakan PMK – A. K. MoorthyN. G. Parthiban N.Rajendran Y.R.PavendhanS. JagathrakshakanDMK328956
    Arani  INCDr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad AIADMK – Senji V. EzhumalaiG. Senthamizhan V.Shaji A.ThamilarasiDr. M. K. Vishnu PrasadINC230806
    Chennai (Central)  DMKDayanidhi Maran PMK – S.R.Sam PaulSDPI – Dehlan Baqavi Kameela Nassar R.KarthikeyanDayanidhi MaranDMK301520
    Chennai (North)  DMKKalanidhi Veeraswamy DMDK – R. MohanrajP.Santhana Krishnan A.G. Mourya P.KaliyammaalKalanidhi VeeraswamyDMK461518
    Chennai (South)  DMKThamizhachi Thangapandian AIADMK – J. JayavardhanE. Subaya R. Rangarajan A.J.SherineSumathy (A) Thamizachi ThangapandianDMK262223
    Chidambaram (SC)  VCKThol. Thirumavalavan[13] AIADMK – P. ChandrasekarA. Elavarasan T.Ravi M.Siva JothiThol. ThirumavalavanVCK[13]3219
    Coimbatore  CPI(M)P.R. Natarajan BJP – C. P. RadhakrishnanN. R. Appadurai R.Mahendran S.Kalyana SundharamP.R. NatarajanCPI(M)176918
    Cuddalore  DMKT.R.V.S. Ramesh PMK – R. GovindasamyK.Thangavel V.Annamalai R.SithraT.R.V.S. RameshDMK143983
    Dharmapuri  DMKS. Senthilkumar PMK – Anbumani RamadossP. Palaniappan D.Rajashekar R.Rukmini DeviS. Senthil KumarDMK70753
    Dindigul  DMKP. Veluchamy PMK -K.JothimuthuP.Jothi Murugan S.Sudhakaran Mansoor Ali KhanP. VeluchamyDMK538972
    Erode  MDMKA. Ganesha Murthi[14] (DMK[15][N 1]) AIADMK – G. ManimaranK. C. Senthilkumar A.Saravanakumar M.C.Seetha LaxmiA. Ganesha Murthi[14]DMK[15][N 1]210618
    Kallakurichi  DMKPon.Gautham Sigamani DMDK – L.K. SudhishM.Komugi Manian H.Ganesh S.SharfudeenPon.Gautham SigamaniDMK399919
    Kancheepuram (SC)  DMKG. Selvam AIADMK – K. MaragathamA. Munusamy --- D.SivaranjaniG. SelvamDMK286632
    Kanniyakumari  INCH. Vasanthakumar BJP – Pon RadhakrishnanE.Lekshmanan J.Ebenezer V.JainteenH. VasanthakumarINC259933
    Karur  INCS.Jothimani AIADMK – M. ThambiduraiP.S.N.Thangavel R.Hariharan R.KarupriyaS.JothimaniINC420546
    Krishnagiri  INCA. Chellakumar AIADMK – K. P. MunusamyS. Ganesa kumar Srikarunya Subramanyam N.MadhusoodhananA. ChellakumarINC156765
    Madurai  CPI(M)S. Venkatesan AIADMK – V.V.R. Raj SatyenK. David Annadurai P.Alagar J.PandiyammalS. VenkatesanCPI(M)139395
    Mayiladuthurai  DMKS. Ramalingam AIADMK – S. AasaimaniS. Senthamizhan M.Refayudeen K.ShubashiniS. RamalingamDMK261314
    Nagapattinam (SC)  CPIM.Selvaraj AIADMK – M. SaravananT. Sengodi K.Guruviah P.MalathiM.SelvarajCPI209349
    Namakkal  KDMKA.K.P. Chinnaraj (DMK[16][N 1]) AIADMK -P. KaliappanP. P. Saminathan R.Thangavelu B.BhaskarA.K.P. ChinnarajDMK[16][N 1]265151
    Nilgiris (SC)  DMKA Raja AIADMK – M.ThyagarajanM. Ramaswamy N.Rajendran ---A RajaDMK205823[17]
    Perambalur  IJKT.R.Paarivendhar (DMK[18][N 1]) AIADMK – N. R. SivapathyM. Rajasekaran --- K.SanthiT.R.PaarivendharDMK[18][N 1]403518
    Pollachi  DMKK. Shamugasundaram AIADMK – C. MahendranS. Muthukumar R.Mookambikai A.SanujaK. ShamugasundaramDMK173359
    Ramanathapuram  IUMLNavaskani BJP – Nainar NagendranV. T. N. Anandh Vijaya Baskar T.BhuvaneshwariNavaskaniIUML126237
    Salem  DMKS. R. Parthiban AIADMK – K. R. S. SaravananS. K. Selvam M.Prabu Manikandan A.RasaS. R. ParthibanDMK146926
    Sivaganga  INCKarti P Chidambaram BJP – H. RajaV. Pandi Kavingnar Snehan  V.Sakthi PriyaKarti P ChidambaramINC332244
    Sriperumbudur  DMKT R Baalu PMK – A. VaithilingamG. Tambaram Narayanan M.Srithar R.MahendranT R BaaluDMK484732
    Tenkasi (SC)  DMKDhanush M Kumar Puthiya Tamizhagam – K. KrishnasamyS.Ponnuthai K.Muneshwaran S.S.MadhivananDhanush M KumarDMK120286
    Thanjavur  DMKS S Palanimanickam TMC- N. R. NadarajanP. Murugesan R.S. Sampath Ramadoss N.KrishnakumarS S PalanimanickamDMK368129
    Theni  INCEVKS Elangovan AIADMK – P. RavindhranathThanga Tamil Selvan S. Radhakrishnan Sagul HameedP. RavindhranathAIADMK 76672
    Thiruvallur (SC)  INCK.Jayakumar AIADMK – P. VenugopalPon. Raja M.Logarangan M.Vetri SelviK.JayakumarINC356955
    Thoothukkudi  DMKKanimozhi Karunanidhi BJP – Tamilisai SoundararajanM. Bhuvaneswaran T.P.S. Pon Kumaran Christatine S. Rajasekar Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMK347209
    Tiruchirappalli  INCSu. Thirunavukkarasar DMDK – V. IlangovanSarubala R. Thondaiman V.Anandha Raja V.VinothSu. ThirunavukkarasarINC459286
    Tirunelveli  DMKS. Gnanathiraviam AIADMK – P. H. Paul Manoj PandianS. Michael Rayappan M.Vennimalai B.SathyaS. GnanathiraviamDMK185457
    Tiruppur  CPIK. Subbarayan AIADMK – M. S. M. AnandanS. R. Selvam V.S.Chandrakumar P.JaganathanK. SubbarayanCPI93368
    Tiruvannamalai  DMKC. N. Annadurai AIADMK – Agri S.S. KrishnamoorthyA.Gnanasekar R.Arul R.Ramesh BabuC. N. AnnaduraiDMK304187
    Vellore  DMKD. M. Kathir Anand Puthiya Neethi Katchi – A.C. Shanmugham--- --- S.DeepalakshmiD. M. Kathir AnandDMK8141
    Villupuram (SC)  VCKD. Ravikumar (DMK[13][N 1]) PMK – S. Vadivel RaavananN. Ganapathy (Vanur MLA) S. Anbil Poyyamozhi D.PragalathaD. RavikumarDMK[13][N 1]128068
    Virudhunagar  INCManickam Tagore DMDK – R. AzhagarsamyParamasiva Iyyappan V.Muniyasamy K.Arunmozhi ThevanManickam TagoreINC154554
    1. VCK, IJK, MDMK and KMDK contested one seat in DMK's Rising Sun party symbol, therefore they will be considered as DMK party candidates officially by ECI affidavit and will represent as DMK in Parliament

    Constituency-wise Turnout & Quick results
    # Constituency Turnout [1] Winner Party Margin
    1 Thiruvallur (SC) 72.33 Decrease Dr. Jeyakumar Indian National Congress 356,955
    2 Chennai North 64.26 Increase Kalanidhi Veeraswamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 461,518
    3 Chennai South 57.07 Decrease Thamizhachi Thangapandian 262,223
    4 Chennai Central 58.98 Decrease Dayanidhi Maran 301,520
    5 Sriperumbudur 62.44 Decrease T R Baalu 484,732
    6 Kancheepuram (SC) 75.31 Decrease G. Selvam 286,632
    7 Arakkonam 78.65 Increase S. Jagathrakshakan 328,956
    8 Vellore 71.46 Decrease D. M. Kathir Anand[lower-alpha 1] 8,141
    9 Krishnagiri 75.95 Decrease A. Chellakumar Indian National Congress 156,765
    10 Dharmapuri 82.41 Increase Dr. S. Senthil Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 70,753
    11 Tiruvannamalai 78.15 Decrease Annadurai C N 304,187
    12 Arani 79.01 Decrease Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad Indian National Congress 230,806
    13 Villupuram (SC) 78.66 Increase D. Ravikumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 128,068
    14 Kallakurichi 78.81 Increase Pon. Gautham Sigamani 399,919
    15 Salem 77.91 Increase S. R. Parthiban 146,926
    16 Namakkal 80.22 Increase A. K. P. Chinraj 265,151
    17 Erode 73.11 Decrease A. Ganesha Murthi 210,618
    18 Tiruppur 73.21 Decrease K. Subbarayan Communist Party of India 93,368
    19 Nilgiris (SC) 74.01 Increase A Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 205,823
    20 Coimbatore 63.86 Decrease P.R. Natarajan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 176,918
    21 Pollachi 71.15 Decrease K. Shamugasundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 173,359
    22 Dindigul 75.29 Decrease P. Veluchamy 538,972
    23 Karur 79.55 Decrease S.Jothimani Indian National Congress 420,546
    24 Tiruchirappalli 69.50 Decrease Su. Thirunavukkarasar 459,286
    25 Perambalur 79.26 Decrease T. R. Paarivendhar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 403,518
    26 Cuddalore 76.49 Decrease T.R.V.S. Ramesh 143,983
    27 Chidambaram (SC) 77.98 Decrease Thol. Thirumavalavan Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 3,219
    28 Mayiladuthurai 73.93 Decrease S. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 261,314
    29 Nagapattinam (SC) 76.93 Decrease M. Selvarasu Communist Party of India 209,349
    30 Thanjavur 72.55 Decrease S S Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 368,129
    31 Sivaganga 69.90 Decrease Karti P Chidambaram Indian National Congress 332,244
    32 Madurai 66.09 Decrease S. Venkatesan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 139,395
    33 Theni 75.27 Increase P. Ravindhranath All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 76,672
    34 Virudhunagar 72.49 Decrease Manickam Tagore Indian National Congress 154,554
    35 Ramanathapuram 68.40 Decrease Navaskani Indian Union Muslim League 126,237
    36 Thoothukkudi 69.48 Decrease Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 347,209
    37 Tenkasi (SC) 71.43 Decrease Dhanush M Kumar 120,286
    38 Tirunelveli 67.22 Decrease S. Gnanathiraviam 185,457
    39 Kanniyakumari 69.83 Increase H. Vasanthakumar Indian National Congress 259,933

    Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

    Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2021 election)
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 138 133
    Indian National Congress 49 18
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12 66
    Communist Party of India 12 2
    Communist Party of India (Marxist) 12 2
    Indian Union Muslim League 5 0
    Pattali Makkal Katchi 3 5
    Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 2 4
    Bharatiya Janata Party 1 4
    Total 234

    See also

    Notes
    1. Elections in Vellore constituency were held later in August 2019 and won by DMK.[19]

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