The 2024 Indian general election was held on 19 April to elect 39 members of the 18th Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu. The results were announced on 4 June 2024, after the voting was completed in the other parts of the country.
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the state and the Indian National Congress nationally, won a clean sweep of all the 39 seats in the state. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the incumbent ruling party of the union, did not win any seat in the state. The principal opposition party in the state, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which led a separate alliance lost the sole seat (Theni) that it had won as a part of the NDA in the 2019 elections. However, the NDA secured a majority nationally, and Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term.
Background General elections are held in India once in five years to elect the members of the Lok Sabha. The tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha was scheduled to end on 16 June 2024. The previous general election was held in April–May 2019, after which the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), formed the union government, with Narendra Modi continuing as Prime Minister of India for a second term. However, in Tamil Nadu, the Secular Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 38 out of the 39 seats, and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which was part of the NDA, won the lone seat of Theni.
Ahead of the 2024 elections, the DMK became part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, which was formed in July 2023 and led by the Indian National Congress nationally. On 25 September 2023, the AIADMK withdrew from the BJP-led NDA and formed a separate alliance.
In January 2024, the AIADMK and the DMK constituted internal committees to hold consultations with the other alliance partners for seat sharing. In February–March 2024, the BJP finalised seat sharing with the constituents of NDA–Pattali Makkal Katchi, and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. On 18 March, the DMK finalised seat sharing talks with its allies–the Congress, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. On 20 and 21 March 2024, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami released the list of candidates from the party, after the party finalised seat sharing with its allies–Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, Puthiya Tamilagam, and Social Democratic Party of India.
On 2 February 2024, actor Vijay officially announced the formation of his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. Despite the launch occurring ahead of the 2024 general elections, Vijay stated that the party would not contest the elections and would not extend support to any political bloc in the state.
Election schedule Poll eventPhaseINotification date20 March 2024Last date for filing nomination27 March 2024Scrutiny of nomination28 March 2024Last Date for withdrawal of nomination30 March 2024Date of poll19 April 2024Date of counting of votes/Result4 June 2024No. of constituencies39
Parties and alliances
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin2122Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi E. R. Eswaran1Indian National CongressK. Selvaperunthagai9Communist Party of IndiaR. Mutharasan2Communist Party of India (Marxist)K. Balakrishnan2Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KatchiThol. Thirumavalavan2Indian Union Muslim LeagueK. M. Kader Mohideen1Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Durai Vaiko1Total 39
National Democratic Alliance
PartyFlagSymbol LeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata Party K. Annamalai1923Indhiya Jananayaga KatchiT. R. Paarivendhar1Inthiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra KazhagamT. Devanathan Yadav1A. C. Shanmugam1Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra KazhagamB. John Pandian1Pattali Makkal Katchi Anbumani Ramadoss10Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) G. K. Vasan3Amma Makkal Munnettra KazagamT. T. V. Dhinakaran2IndependentO. Panneerselvam1Total 39
AIADMK-led Alliance
PartyFlagSymbol LeaderSeats contestedAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamEdappadi K. Palaniswami3234Puthiya Tamilagam K. Krishnasamy1Social Democratic Party of India V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak1Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Premalatha Vijayakanth5Total39
Others
PartySymbol Seats contestedBahujan Samaj Party39 Naam Tamilar Katchi 39rowspan=14 Naadaalum Makkal Katchi12Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi9Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi9Ganasangam Party of India7Bahujan Dravida Party6Thakkam Katchi6Viro Ke Vir Indian Party6Anna MGR Dravida Makkal Kalgam5Aravor Munnetra Kazhagam5Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi5Anti Corruption Dynamic Party4Bharatiya Praja Aikyata Party4Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi4Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi3Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi3rowspan=4 Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy3United Republican Party of India3Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam2All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam2Ambedkarite Party of India2rowspan=3 Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Draqvida Munnetra Kazhagam2Chennai Youth Party2Dhesiya Makkal Kazhagam2Jebamani Janata2Mahathma Makkal Munnetra Kazhakam2Rashtriya Samaj Paksha2Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)2Rowspan=10 Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi2Tamilar Makkal Katchi2Tamil Manila Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam2Ahimsa Socialist Party1All India Uzhavargal Uzhaippalargal Katchi1All India Youth Development Party1All India Youth Development Party1Anaithu India Makkal Katchi1Anna Makkal Katchi1Hindu Samaj Party1Hindustan Janta Party1Rowspan=14 Humanity for Peace Party1Karunaadu Party1Makkal Nala Kazhagam1Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi1Naam Indiar Party1Nam India Naam Indiyar Katchi1National Maha Sabha Party1New Generation People's Party1Punnagai Desam Party1Republican Party of India (Sivaraj)1Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi1Tipu Sultan Party1Vidiyalai Thedum Indhiyargal Party1Viduthalai Kalam Katchi1
Candidates
ConstituencyINDIANDAAIADMK+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate1Tiruvallur (SC)Sasikanth SenthilPon. V. BalaganapathyK. Nalla Thambi2Chennai NorthKalanidhi VeeraswamyR. C. Paul KanagarajRoyapuram R. Mano3Chennai SouthThamizhachi ThangapandianTamilisai SoundararajanJ. Jayavardhan4Chennai CentralDayanidhi MaranVinoj P. SelvamB. Parthasarathy5SriperumbudurT. R. BaaluV. N. VenugopalG. Premkumar6Kancheepuram (SC)G. SelvamJothi VenkatesanE. Rajasekar7ArakkonamS. JagathrakshakanK. BaluA. L. Vijayan8VelloreD. M. Kathir AnandA. C. ShanmugamS. Pasupathy9KrishnagiriK. GopinathC. NarasimhanV. Jayaprakash10DharmapuriA. ManiSowmiya AnbumaniR. Asokan11TiruvannamalaiC. N. AnnaduraiA. AshwathamanM. Kaliyaperumal12AraniM. S. TharanivendhanA. GaneshkumarG. V. Gajendran13Viluppuram (SC)D. RavikumarMurali ShankarJ. Bakkiyaraj14KallakurichiMalaiyarasanDevdas WodeyarR. Kumaraguru15SalemT. M. SelvaganapathiAnnaduraiP. Vignesh16NamakkalV. S. MatheswaranK. P. RamalingamS. Tamil Mani17ErodeK. E. PrakashP. VijayakumarAatral Ashok Kumar18TiruppurK. SubbarayanA. P. MuruganandamP. Arunachalam19Nilgiris (SC)A. RajaL. MuruganLogesh Tamilselvan20CoimbatoreGanapathi Raj KumarK. AnnamalaiSingai G. Ramachandran21PollachiEswarasamyK. VasantharajanA. Karthikeyan22DindigulR. SachithananthamM. ThilagabamaV. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak23KarurS. JothimaniV. V. SenthilnathanK. R. L. Thangavel24TiruchirappalliDurai VaikoP. SenthilnathanP. Karuppaiah25PerambalurArun NehruT. R. PaarivendharN. D. Chandramohan26Cuddalore M. K. Vishnu PrasadThangar BachanP. Sivakozhundu27Chidambaram (SC)Thol. ThirumavalavanP. KarthiyayiniM. Chandrahaasan28MayiladuthuraiSudha RamakrishnanMa. Ka. StalinP. Babu29Nagapattinam (SC)V. SelvarajS. G. M RameshG. Surjith Sankar30ThanjavurS. MurasoliM. MuruganandamP. Sivanesan31SivagangaKarti P ChidambaramD. Devanathan YadavA. Xavierdas32MaduraiSu. VenkatesanRaama SreenivasanP. Saravanan33TheniThanga Tamil SelvanT. T. V. DhinakaranV. T. Narayanasamy34VirudhunagarB. Manickam TagoreR. RadikaaV. Vijaya Prabakaran35RamanathapuramK. Navas KaniO. PanneerselvamP. Jeyaperumal 36ThoothukkudiKanimozhi Rajathi KarunanidhiS. D. R. VijayaseelanR. Sivasamy Velumani37Tenkasi (SC)Rani SrikumarB. John PandianK. Krishnasamy38TirunelveliC. Robert BruceNainar NagendranM. Jansi Rani39Kanniyakumari Vijay VasanthPon. RadhakrishnanNazerath Pasilian
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls Polling agencyDate publishedMargin of errorLeadINDIANDAAIADMKOthersABP News-CVoterApril 2024±3-5%39000INDIAABP News-CVoterMarch 2024±3-5%39000INDIAIndia Today-CVoterFebruary 2024±3-5%39000INDIATimes Now-ETGDecember 2023±3%30-360-13-60-2INDIAIndia TV-CNXOctober 2023±3%32151INDIAAIADMK leaves NDATimes Now-ETGSeptember 2023±3%30-340-13-70-1INDIAAugust 2023±3%30-340-13-70-1INDIAIndia Today-CVoterAugust 2023±3-5%39000INDIA Polling agencyDate publishedMargin of errorLeadINDIANDAAIADMKOthersABP News-CVoterMarch 2024±3-5%54.7%10.9%27.9%6.8%26.9India Today-CVoterFebruary 2024±3-5%47%15%38%9AIADMK leaves NDAIndia Today-CVoterAugust 2023±3-5%53%33%14%20
Exit polls
Voters Turnout
ConstituencyPoll dateTurnout Swing1Tiruvallur (SC)19 April 202468.59% 3.742Chennai North60.11% 4.153Chennai South54.17% 2.904Chennai Central53.96% 5.025Sriperumbudur60.25% 2.196Kancheepuram (SC)71.68% 3.637Arakkonam74.19% 4.468Vellore73.53% 2.079Krishnagiri71.50% 4.4510Dharmapuri81.20% 1.2111Tiruvannamalai74.24% 3.9112Arani75.76% 3.2513Viluppuram (SC)76.52% 2.1414Kallakurichi79.21% 0.4015Salem78.16% 0.2516Namakkal78.21% 2.0117Erode70.59% 2.5218Tiruppur70.62% 2.5919Nilgiris (SC)70.95% 3.0620Coimbatore64.89% 1.0321Pollachi70.41% 0.7422Dindigul71.14% 4.1523Karur78.70% 0.8524Tiruchirappalli67.51% 1.9925Perambalur77.43% 1.8326Cuddalore72.57% 3.9227Chidambaram (SC)76.37% 1.6128Mayiladuthurai70.09% 3.8429Nagapattinam (SC)71.94% 4.9930Thanjavur68.27% 4.2831Sivaganga64.26% 5.6432Madurai62.04% 4.0533Theni69.84% 5.4334Virudhunagar70.22% 2.2735Ramanathapuram68.19% 0.2136Thoothukkudi66.88% 2.6037Tenkasi (SC)67.65% 3.7838Tirunelveli64.10% 3.1239Kanniyakumari65.44 % 4.39 Highest turnout in Dharmapuri constituency of 81.20% and the lowest is in Chennai Central constituency of 53.96%.
Results Results by alliance or party Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeatsVotes%±ppContestedWon+/−rowspan="8" INDIADMK1,16,89,87926.936.5922222INC46,32,77010.671.94991CPI(M)10,95,5922.520.1522VCK9,82,1172.251.09221CPI9,32,9542.150.2522MDMK5,42,2131.281.28111IUML5,06,6901.170.0811Total2,03,82,21546.975.5539391rowspan="6" NDABJP48,80,95411.247.58230PMK18,79,6894.331.09100TMC(M)4,10,4010.940.4330AMMK3,93,4150.904.4820IND3,42,8820.870.8710Total79,07,34118.28New390rowspan="3" ADMK+AIADMK88,80,80120.461.073401DMDK11,23,4442.590.4350Total1,00,04,24523.057.623901Others46,54,29710.720IND0NOTA4,61,3271.060.22Total4,34,09,425100% - 39 -
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