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Tamil Nadu assembly elections: Voting on April 23, counting on May 4

Posted on: Mar 15, 2026 16:27 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Tamil Nadu assembly elections: Voting on April 23, counting on May 4
THe say assemblage polls in Tamil Nadu testament use up localise on April 23 and the results will be out on May 4, announced the Election Commission on Sunday, March 15. The term of the current government in Tamil Nadu will end on May 10. Tamil Nadu's state assembly has 234 seats, all of which will go to polls in a single phase on April 23.Here is the full schedule of Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026 Gazette notification: March 30Last date for nominations: April 6Scrutiny of nominations: April 7Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: April 9Date of voting: April 23Date of counting (results): May 4Date before which election shall be completed: May 6The announcement of the schedule of the high-stakes polls in Tamil Nadu comes as all the major players have already geared up and started campaigning.Currently, MK Stalin-led DMK is in power in the state with 133 seats to its name — 159 in alliance with Congress and others — after the party secured an absolute majority for the first time in 25 years in 2021. The Opposition in the state is headed by AIADMK, which had two consecutive terms before 2021.The upcoming polls in the state are the first ones after a Special Intensive Revision of the voter rolls held earlier. According to the EC, the state has 5.67 crore voters. The voting will be held in 75,032 polling booths across the state .DMK-Cong vs AIADMK-BJP, and then there's TVKThe state is all set to witness a three-way contest between incumbent MK Stalin's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, in alliance with the Congress; actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam; and the alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.All three major contesters have already begun reaching out to voters, promising welfare schemes while attacking their opponents.Issues at the nub of the polls include rising crimes against women, failed poll promises and debt crisis, while the ruling DMK is turning to its social welfare initiatives to secure a consecutive term.The TVK has also entered political fray with the promise of monthly financial assistance of ₹2,500 to women heads till 60 years of age, which will not include central and state employees, along with six free LPG cylinders.

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