Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency

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Nagapattinam
Lok Sabha constituency
Nagapattinam lok sabha constituency.png
Nagapattinam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies
Established1957-Present
Total electors13,03,060
Reservation SC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Communist Party of India
Elected year 2019

Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 29 of 39. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The constituency is noted for being an historically communist stronghold, having elected Communist Party of India parliamentary representative seven times.

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Location

The constituency is at the tail end of the Cauvery delta. [1] The area is prone to both floods and droughts. [2] The Cauvery water crisis, affecting agriculture in the area, remains high on the agenda in Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] Apart from farming, there is an oil refinery and some minor industrial units. [3]

Demography and dynamics

Scheduled Castes constitute about 32.95% of the population in the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency.

Gender demographic of Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency as of 20.01.2021, [4] taken during the elections in 2021.

YearFemaleMaleTransgenderTotal
20216,58,4376,82,8155313,41,305

Assembly segments

From 2009

The Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of six state assembly constituencies:

#NameDistrictMemberReserved for (SC/ST/None)Party
163 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam Aloor Shanavas None VCK
164 Kilvelur Nagai Mali. P SC CPI(M)
165 Vedaranyam O. S. Manian None AIADMK
166 Thiruthuraipoondi Tiruvarur K. Marimuthu SC CPI
168 Tiruvarur K. Poondi Kalaivanan None DMK
169 Nannilam R. Kamaraj None AIADMK

Before 2009

The constituency was composed of:

  1. Nannilam (SC)
  2. Thiruvarur (SC)
  3. Nagapattinam
  4. Vedharanyam
  5. Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)
  6. Mannarkudi (moved to Thanjavur Constituency)

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1957 M. Ayyakannu Indian National Congress
K.R. Sambandam
1962 Gopalsamy Thenkondar
1967 V. Sambasivan
1971 M. Kathamuthu Communist Party of India
1977 S. G. Murugaiyan
1979* K. Murugaiyan
1980 Karunanithi Thazhai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 M. Mahalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 M. Selvarasu Communist Party of India
1991 Padma Indian National Congress
1996 M. Selvarasu Communist Party of India
1998
1999 A.K.S. Vijayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004
2009
2014 K. Gopal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 M. Selvarasu [5] Communist Party of India

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
52.40%
2014
 
46.86%
2009
 
48.58%
2004
 
61.67%
1999
 
49.92%
1998
 
58.77%
1996
 
56.77%
1991
 
49.71%
1989
 
49.32%
1984
 
49.91%
1980
 
50.98%
By-1979
 
51.12%
1977
 
53.95%
1971
 
54.95%
1967
 
41.78%
1962
 
45.98%
1957
 
26.95%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election  : Nagappattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI V. Selvaraj
AIADMK G. Surjeet Sankar
BJP S.G.M.Ramesh
NTK M Karthika
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory-
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI M. Selvarasu 522,892 52.40% 42.65%
AIADMK M. Saravanan3,11,53931.22%-15.64%
Independent T. Sengodi70,3077.05%
NTK P. Malathi51,4485.16%
MNM K. Guruviah14,5031.45%
NOTA None of the above9,4630.95%-0.74%
BSP V. Anitha5,4120.54%
Margin of victory2,11,35321.18%9.73%
Turnout 9,97,84376.93%0.01%
Registered electors 13,03,6497.68%
CPI gain from AIADMK Swing 5.54%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK Dr. K. Gopal 434,174 46.86%
DMK A. K. S. Vijayan 3,28,09535.41%-13.17%
CPI G. Palanisamy90,3139.75%-32.54%
PMK Vadivel Ravanan43,5064.70%
INC Thalai T. A. P. Senthilpandian23,9672.59%
NOTA None of the above15,6621.69%
Margin of victory1,06,07911.45%5.15%
Turnout 9,26,54077.86%-0.97%
Registered electors 12,10,62623.24%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.72%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. K. S. Vijayan 369,915 48.58% -13.08%
CPI M. Selvarasu 3,21,95342.28%
DMDK M. Muthukumar51,3766.75%
Independent P. Veerasamy8,7691.15%
BSP G. Veeramuthu5,1230.67%0.11%
Margin of victory47,9626.30%-22.48%
Turnout 7,61,39177.71%5.87%
Registered electors 9,82,352-6.35%
DMK hold Swing -13.08%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. K. S. Vijayan 463,389 61.67% 11.74%
AIADMK P. J. Archunan2,47,16632.89%
JD(U) S. G. M. Ramesh17,0902.27%
Independent K. Murugesan9,4801.26%
BSP A. Balaguru4,2070.56%
Independent T. Kumar3,8110.51%
Margin of victory2,16,22328.77%25.50%
Turnout 7,51,43671.65%5.61%
Registered electors 10,49,004-0.54%
DMK hold Swing 11.74%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. K. S. Vijayan 342,237 49.92%
CPI M. Selvarasu 3,19,77146.65%-12.12%
PT T. Nadaiyazhagan22,3463.26%
Margin of victory22,4663.28%-17.27%
Turnout 6,85,51266.02%-8.10%
Registered electors 10,54,6663.29%
DMK gain from CPI Swing -6.85%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI M. Selvarasu 375,589 58.77% 2.00%
AIADMK Dr. K. Gopal 2,44,28638.23%
INC M. Thiagarajan15,8372.48%-22.43%
PT G. Jeevanandam3,3540.52%
Margin of victory1,31,30320.55%-11.32%
Turnout 6,39,06664.75%-9.37%
Registered electors 10,21,0373.97%
CPI hold Swing 2.00%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI M. Selvarasu 394,330 56.77% 10.97%
INC M. Kannivannan1,72,98424.90%-24.80%
CPI(M) V. Thambusamy1,08,06915.56%
BJP S. Rajamani16,5822.39%
Margin of victory2,21,34631.87%27.96%
Turnout 6,94,57774.12%0.68%
Registered electors 9,82,0406.48%
CPI gain from INC Swing 7.07%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Padma 327,413 49.71% 3.49%
CPI M. Selvarasu 3,01,69745.80%-3.52%
PMK U. Kasinathan28,0984.27%0.58%
Margin of victory25,7163.90%0.80%
Turnout 6,58,70773.44%-1.77%
Registered electors 9,22,262-1.04%
INC gain from CPI Swing 0.38%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI M. Selvarasu 341,921 49.32% -0.21%
INC N. S. Veeramurasu3,20,39846.22%
PMK V. S. Thagaraju25,5163.68%
Margin of victory21,5233.10%2.73%
Turnout 6,93,24375.22%-7.06%
Registered electors 9,31,91623.29%
CPI gain from AIADMK Swing -0.59%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK M. Mahalingam 300,912 49.91%
CPI K. Murugaiyan 2,98,62349.53%0.51%
Independent S. Arumugam3,3760.56%
Margin of victory2,2890.38%-1.57%
Turnout 6,02,91182.27%1.42%
Registered electors 7,55,90310.46%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.07%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Thazhai Karunanithi 278,561 50.98% 4.93%
CPI K. Murugaiyan 2,67,88749.02%-4.93%
Margin of victory10,6741.95%-5.96%
Turnout 5,46,44880.86%1.89%
Registered electors 6,84,2973.14%
DMK gain from CPI Swing -2.98%

General Elections 1979

1979 By Election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI K. Murugaiyan 288,000 51.12% -2.83%
AIADMK M. Mahalingam2,72,05948.29%New
Margin of victory15,9412.83%Decrease2.svg25.44
Turnout
Registered electors
CPI hold Swing

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI S. G. Murugaiyan 278,419 53.95% -0.99%
DMK Thazhai Karunanithi2,37,60946.05%
Margin of victory40,8107.91%-14.03%
Turnout 5,16,02878.97%-1.62%
Registered electors 6,63,46328.27%
CPI hold Swing -0.99%

General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI M. Kathamuthu 219,684 54.95% 35.65%
INC(O) V. Sabasivam1,31,95733.00%
CPI(M) G. Bharathimohan48,17112.05%-26.88%
Margin of victory87,72721.94%19.09%
Turnout 3,99,81280.59%-4.10%
Registered electors 5,17,2518.43%
CPI gain from INC Swing 13.17%

General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V. Sambasivam 164,167 41.78% -4.20%
CPI(M) V. P. Chintan1,52,94838.93%
CPI M. Kathamuthu 75,81219.29%-17.45%
Margin of victory11,2192.86%-6.38%
Turnout 3,92,92784.69%4.00%
Registered electors 4,77,0196.39%
INC hold Swing -4.20%

General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Gopalsamy Thenkondar 161,421 45.98% 19.03%
CPI C. Kandasamy Thevar1,29,00436.74%20.54%
IUML A. M. Mytheen Sayabu56,41216.07%
Independent Mohamed Cassim Rowther4,2521.21%
Margin of victory32,4179.23%5.45%
Turnout 3,51,08980.68%-28.80%
Registered electors 4,48,355-47.57%
INC hold Swing 19.03%

General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election  : Nagapattinam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC K. R. Sambandam 252,275 26.95%
INC M. Ayyakkannu 216,890 23.17%
CPI A. K. Subbiah1,51,70416.20%
CPI P. Ramamoorthy1,24,20513.27%
Independent K. Manoharam78,9838.44%
Independent S. M. R. Arumugam Pillai57,5076.14%
Independent V. Veerasamy54,5975.83%
Margin of victory35,3853.78%
Turnout 9,36,161109.48%
Registered electors 8,55,083
INC win (new seat)

Detailed election history

Double-seat constituency

Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, then in the Madras State, was constituted for the 1957 Indian general election. In the 1957 election Nagapattinam elected two parliamentarians, one general seat and one seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. CPI fielded two prominent leaders, P. Ramamurthi and A.K. Subbiah, in Nagapattinam. [3] Nevertheless, both seats were won by Indian National Congress candidates. [3] For the Scheduled Caste seat M. Ayyakkannu of Congress obtained 216,890 votes (51.25%), A.K. Subbiah 151,704 votes (35.85%) and independent candidate V. Veeraswamy 54,597 votes (12.90%). [6] For the general seat K.R. Sambandam of Congress obtained 252,275 votes (49.18%), P. Ramamurthi of CPI 124,205 votes (24.21%), independent candidate K. Manoharam 78,983 votes (15.40%) and independent candidate S.M.R. Arumugan Pillai 57,507 (11.21%). [7]

1960s

In the 1962 Indian general election Congress fielded Gopalsamy Thenkondar as its candidate in Nagapattinam. Thenkondar won the seat, obtaining 45.98% of the vote, defeating C. Kandasamy Thevar of CPI (36.74%), A.M. Mytheen Sayabu of the Muslim League (16.07%) and independent candidate Mohamed Cassim Rowther (1.21%). [8]

After the 1964 split in the CPI, the break-away Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerged as the dominant communist faction in Nagapattinam taluk whilst CPI remained the larger party in the other taluks in the area. [9] [10] In 1964 CPI(M) formed the Tamil Nadu Tillers Association in Nagapattinam. [11]

Congress had support from middle-class sectors and middle-caste farmers. [9] The Swatantra Party had a presence in the area, based amongst Brahmin mirasdhars. [9]

In the 1967 Indian general election three candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat. [12] CPI(M) had fielded the prominent trade union leader V.P. Sinthan. [13] CPI fielded M. Kathamuthu and Congress fielded V. Sambasivam. [12] Together the CPI and CPI(M) candidates accounted for the majority of the votes, but the Congress candidate won. [14] CPI argued that it had withdrawn its candidate in Coimbatore but that CPI(M) had not responded well to that gesture, and thus CPI insisted on fielding a candidate of its own in Nagapattinam. [14] Notably Nagapattinam recorded the highest voter turnout nationwide with 84.69% in the 1967 election. [15] [12]

1970s

In the 1971 Indian general election three candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat: the incumbent V. Sambasivan (now representing Congress(O)), M. Kathamuthu (CPI) and G. Bharatimohan (CPI(M)). [16] M. Kathamuthu won the seat with 54.95% of the votes, with V. Sambasivan and G. Bharatimohan obtaining 33% and 12.05% respectively. [16]

Ahead of the 1977 Indian general election CPI was allocated Nagapattinam as part of the Congress-AIADMK seat sharing alliance. [17] For this election Nagapattinam had been identified as reserved for Scheduled Castes. [18] There were only two candidates in the fray, S.G. Murugaiyan of CPI and Thazhai M. Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. [18] S.G. Murugaiyan won the seat, obtaining 53.95% of the vote. [18]

In January 1979 S.G. Murugaiyan was assassinated. [19] [20] CPI blamed 'AIADMK goondas' for the murder. [21] A mass protest was held in Mannargudi after the killing, CPI claimed around a 100,000 people took part in the rally. [22] A by-election was held in Nagapattinam, which was won by fellow CPI member K. Murugaiyan (supported by DMK and CPI(M)), who defeated the AIADMK candidate M. Mahalingam (supported by Congress). [23] [24]

1980s

In the 1980 Indian general election two candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat: the incumbent K. Murugaiyan from CPI and Thazhai M. Karunanidhi from DMK. [25] Thazai M. Karunanidhi won the seat, obtaining 50.98% of the votes. [25]

The 1984 Indian general election saw K. Murugaiyan (CPI) and M. Mahalingam (AIADMK) face each other again. [26] M. Mahalingam narrowly won the seat, obtaining 49.91% of the votes, with 49.53% going to K. Murugaiyan and 0.56% to independent candidate S. Arumugam. [26]

Six candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat in the 1989 Indian general election, with the two main candidates being M. Selvarasu of CPI and N.S. Veeramurasu of Congress. [27] The CPI candidate was supported by DMK whilst the Congress candidate was backed by AIADMK. [28] M. Selvarasu won the seat with 49.32% against 46.22% for N.S. Veeramurasu. [27] The victory in Nagapattinam was the sole successful contest for the DMK-led front in Tamil Nadu in 1989, against 38 seats won by the AIADMK-Congress combine. [28]

In the 1991 Indian general election four candidates contested Nagapattinam: the winning Congress candidate Padma (49.71%), the defeated CPI incumbent M. Selvarasu (45.80%), Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate U. Kasinathan (4.27%) and independent candidate K. Ambikapathi (0.23%). [29] Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence. [30]

In the 1996 Indian general election, local issues dominated the campaigns in Nagapattinam. [31] Amongst the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam had the lowest number of candidates (6). [31] In 1996 election Nagapattinam had the highest voter turnout percentage in Tamil Nadu at 74%. [32] M. Selvarasu of CPI regained the seat with 56.77% of the votes. [33] The runner-up was M. Kannivannan of Congress (24.90%), followed by V. Thambusamy of CPI(M) (15.56%), S. Rajamani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (2.39%) and two independents. [33]

In 1998 election Nagapattinam was the sole seat allocated to CPI in the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. [34] Four candidates contested the election. [35] M. Selvarasu of CPI retained the seat, obtaining 58.77% of the votes. [35] The main runner-up was Dr. K. Gopal of AIADMK, a medical doctor and Nannilam state legislator 1991–1996. [35] [36] K. Gopal got 38.23% of the votes, Congress candidate M. Thiagaranjan 2.48% and PT candidate G. Jeevanadam 0.52%. [35]

CPI lost the seat in the 1999 Indian general election, by a margin of 22,466 votes. [37] The outcome was unexpected, as the CPI historically had strong support in the area and the backing of AIADMK in this election. [37] Nagapattinam had elected a CPI parliamentarian in 1989 and 1998, when the state-wide trend had been negative for CPI. [38] DMK candidate A.K.S. Vijayan won the seat with 49.92% of the votes, followed by M. Selvarasu with 46.65%, PT candidate T. Nadaiyazhagan with 3.26% and independent candidate Durai Balaguru with 0.17%. [39] A.K.S. Vijayan is the son of CPI leader A.K. Subbiah. [3]

2000s

Dr. K. Gopal, elected Member of Parliament in 2014 Gopal mp pic.jpg
Dr. K. Gopal, elected Member of Parliament in 2014

In the 2004 Indian general election campaign, water shortages were a major concern in Nagapattinam. [3] By the time, the area had experienced drought since 2001, with ground water levels decreasing. [40] CPI supported DMK candidate A.K.S. Vijayan, the Nagapattinam District Secretary of DMK. [40] [3] A.K.S. Vijayan retained the seat, defeating the AIADMK candidate P.J. Archunan, Janata Dal (United) candidate S.G.M. Ramesh and eight others. [41]

On 10 August 2007 the Delimitation Commission issued an order, retaining Nagapattinam as a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes. [42] [43] Initial drafts for delimitation had the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency abolished, but in the final decision the constituency remained. [43] After delimitation the communist influence in Nagapattinam decreased, as the Mannargudi segment (with strong CPI and AIADMK influences) was removed from the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

In the 2009 Indian general election Nagapattinam again had the lowest number of candidates in Tamil Nadu (7). [42] Apart from the water crisis, two key concerns in the constituency were price rises and insufficiencies in electric power supply. [2] A.K.S. Vijayan of DMK retained the seat with 48.48% of the votes, followed by M. Selvarasu of CPI with 42.20% and M. Muthukumar of DMDK with 6.73%. [44]

Nine candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat in the 2014 Indian general election. [45] CPI contested the Nagapattinam seat without support from neither AIADMK nor DMK for the first time since 1962. [1] Nagapattinam the sole seat in central Tamil Nadu contested by CPI. [28] The party nominated G. Palanisamy, four-time state legislator of Thiruthuraipoondi assembly constituency. [28] His main contenders were Dr. K. Gopal of AIADMK and A.K.S. Vijayan from DMK. [45] [36] Dr. K. Gopal won the seat with 46.06%, followed by 34.81% for A.K.S. Vijayan. [45] Whilst the performance of CPI and CPI(M) candidates in Tamil Nadu in 2014 was generally far below expectations of the left parties, G. Palanisamy managed to come in third place in Nagapattinam with votes in double digits (9.58%). [45] [46]

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The 2009 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu was held for 39 seats in the state. There was a radical change in the alliances in this election compared to the last election, reminiscent of the 1999 election in Tamil Nadu. In this election the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) decided to stay with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), but the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the left parties decided to ally itself with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the newly formed Third Front named United National Progressive Alliance.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu</span> Elections in Tamil Nadu

The 2014 Indian general elections for Tamil Nadu's 39 seats in the 16th Lok Sabha were held on 24 April 2014. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa won a spectacular victory, taking 37 of the 39 seats. The total electors in the state of Tamil Nadu for the election was 55,114,867 and 73.74% of voters exercised their right to do so. The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. Gopal (ADMK politician)</span> Indian politician

K. Gopal is an Indian doctor and politician. He obtained a M.B.B.S degree from Thanjavur Medical College. Gopal was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nannilam 1991 to 1996. In 2014 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Nagapattinam as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2014 election. He won the seat with 46.06% and was elected Member of Parliament for Nagapattinam for 16th Lok Sabha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1979 Nagapattinam by-election</span>

On 17 June 1979 a by-election was held in for the Nagapattinam seat in the Lok Sabha. The by-election was called after the murder of the incumbent Communist Party of India parliamentarian S.G. Murugaiyan, one of three prominent communist leaders killed in the state of Tamil Nadu in 1979. The Nagapattinam constituency was reserved for Scheduled Castes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S. G. Murugaiyan</span> Indian politician

Sithamalli Govindan Murugaiyan, usually called S.G. Murugaiyan, was a communist politician in Tamil Nadu, India. S.G. Murugaiyan was a prominent leader of struggles of the oppressed sections of people in Mannargudi taluk, and became the first person from the Scheduled Castes in the state to be elected as revenue block chairman. In 1977 he was elected Member of Parliament. Two years later he was assassinated.

K. Murugaiyan is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was a bonded labourer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu</span> Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu state

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</span> Indian state election

The Sixteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election was held on 6 April 2021, to elect representatives from the 234 constituencies in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election, ending the decade-long reign of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The DMK's leader M. K. Stalin became the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and the 12th Chief Minister since the 1956 reorganization. He replaced Edappadi K. Palaniswami of the AIADMK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu</span> Elections for the 18th Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

The 2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu was held on 19 April during the first phase to elect the 39 members of the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha. The result of the election will be announced on 4 June 2024.

The AIADMK-led Alliance is an Indian regional political party alliance in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry led by the Dravidian party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founded by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.).

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