Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu Assembly elections were held on April 23, 2026, and vote counting begins today (May 4). Along with Tamil Nadu, counting of votes for Assam, Keralam, Puducherry, and West Bengal also commences today which you can follow here. 

Points to remember for TN election:

Total seats: 234 (118 needed for majority).

Major contenders:

• SPA: DMK + Congress + VCK + Left parties
• NDA: AIADMK + BJP + PMK
• TVK (independent contender)
• NTK and others

Election Schedule:

April 9 — Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam (single phase)

April 23 — Tamil Nadu (single phase) and West Bengal Phase I

April 29 — West Bengal Phase II

Voter Turnout:

A late Saturday night release from the Election Commission of India said that 4,87,98,833 votes were polled in Tamil Nadu. Of these, 2,52,59,596 were female voters, 2,35,34,720 were male voters and 4,517 were transgender voters. The total voter turnout stood at 85.10 per cent.

Many exit polls have predicted a return of DMK alliance to power.

We’ll bring you live updates on seat-wise trends, early leads, key constituency battles, high-profile candidates, party reactions, and expert analysis as results unfold. Refresh for the latest.

• May 4, 2026 07:18

  TN Election Results Live: Heavy security arrangements in place across the counting centres in Chennai

• May 4, 2026 07:17

  Tamil Nadu Assembly elections results Live Updates: Multi-tier security deployed outside Chennai's Loyola College ahead of vote count

  Heavy three-layer security was deployed early morning on Monday to prepare for the vote count of the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Dozens of security personnel were deployed at the gate of the college, with barricades in place as officials checked every vehicle coming in.

  Loyola College is one of the counting centers that houses the EVMs for counting. Queen Mary’s College and Anna University are also some of the other counting centres set up for today.

• May 4, 2026 07:12

  Tamil Nadu Election Result Live Updates: The process will commence with the counting of postal ballots at 8:00 am, followed by EVM counting from 8:30 am