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PremiumTN Election Results 2024 highlights: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu to declare the verdict for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament.
Tamil Nadu sees a contest between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).
In the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019, DMK had secured 24 seats, Congress scored 8, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, and AIADMK 1.
BJP's aim this year was to attract voters seeking change and a third force apart from the dominant DMK and AIADMK parties.
What are the total numbers of candidates and constituencies?
There are 950 candidates across 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu that are up for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
What are the key constituencies to watch out for?
The full list of constituencies include Arakkonam, Arani, Chennai Central, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Sriperumbudur, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar.
Among these, the important ones are:
Coimbatore: BJP opposition leader K Annamalai is competing against AIADMK leader Singai Ramachandran and DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar. Annamalai, who resigned from his position as an IPS officer to pursue a career in politics, has promised to relocate the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) offices to Coimbatore, along with the Indian Institute of Management.
Thoothukudi: DMK leader and current MP Kanimozhi, who defeated Tamilisai Soundararajan of the BJP in 2019, is the key candidate.
Chennai Central: Vinoj P Selvam of the BJP and DMK's former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran are competing for this seat.
Nilgiris: This constituency has a triangular tussle with DMK's A Raja, AIADMK's Logesh Tamil Selvan, and BJP's L Murugan vying for victory.
What did exit polls predict?
Major exit poll results indicated that the ruling DMK-led INDIA bloc could get 33–37 seats, while the NDA could secure 2–4 seats and the state's opposition party, AIADMK could score 0–2 seats.
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DMK leader Raja A won the Nilgiris constituency by a margin of 2,40,585 votes. Fellow party candidate Mani A was declared the winner from Dharmapuri.
“ Tomorrow the INDIA alliance leaders are holding a meet, I will be attending it too," said Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin.
CPI candidate Venkatesan S won the Madurai seat by a margin of 2.09 lakh votes
Congress leader MK Vishnuprasad won by a margin of 1,85,896 votes. The party is leading in eight other seats
The MK Stalin-led DMK is currently leading on 21 seats while the Congress follows with a lead in nine seats.
The DMK-led alliance is ahead in 38 seats out of the total 39 seats of Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections. NDA ally is leading in one, as per Indian Express. The state sees a triangular contest between the opposition AIADMK, BJP and the Stalin-led DMK.
Coimbatore - DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading with 1,58,051 votes, while BJP's Annamalai is trailing.
Thoothukudi - DMK's Kanimozhi is leading with 3,67,481 votes, while AIADMK's Sivasamy is trailing.
Chennai Central - DMK's Dayanidhi Maran is leading with 1,77,300 votes, while BJP's Vinoj is trailing.
Nilgiris - DMK's A Raja is leading with 3,51,335 votes, while Murugan L of BJP is trailing.
Karti Chidambaram, Congress leader and son of former FM P Chidambaram, leads in Sivaganga seat of Tamil Nadu by a margin of 65,109 votes. (PTI)
In a first, BJP crosses 10 percent vote share-mark in Tamil Nadu; so far gets 10.21 percent. (PTI)
MDMK leader Durai Vaiko is ahead in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli constituency by over 32,000 votes over AIADMK's P Karuppaiah. (PTI)
DMK's A Raja is leading in Nilgiris by a margin of 62,288 votes, while BJP's L Murugan is second.
Coimbatore - DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading
Thoothukudi - DMK's Kanimozhi is leading
Chennai Central - DMK's Dayanidhi Maran is leading
Nilgiris - DMK's A Raja is leading
In the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019, DMK had secured 24 seats, Congress scored 8, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, and AIADMK 1. However, BJP failed to open account.
DMK's Kanimozhi is leading by 74,762 votes in the Thoothukkudi seat of Tamil Nadu. AIADMK's Sivasamy is trailing.
- CPM candidate Venkatesan S leads from Madurai
- Congress's Vijay Vasanth leads in Kanyakumari
- DMK's Thamizhachi Thangapandian leads from Chennai South
- NDA’s Sowmiya Anbumani is leading in Dharmapuri
- DMK is leading in Namakkal
DMK's Dayanidhi Maran is leading by 18,602 votes (with over 40,000 votes) while BJP's Vinod is trailing with 21,435 votes.
As per the EC website, DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar P was leading by a margin of 3335 in the Coimbatore seat while BJP's Annamalai K was trailing.
Arakkonam
Arani
Chennai Central
Chennai North
Chennai South
Chidambaram
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Dharmapuri
Dindigul
Erode
Kallakurichi
Kancheepuram
Kanniyakumari
Karur
Krishnagiri
Madurai
Mayiladuthurai
Nagapattinam
Namakkal
Nilgiris
Perambalur
Pollachi
Ramanathapuram
Salem
Sivaganga
Sriperumbudur
Tenkasi
Thanjavur
Theni
Thoothukkudi
Tiruchirappalli
Tirunelveli
Tiruppur
Tiruvallur
Tiruvannamalai
Vellore
Viluppuram
Virudhunagar
The early trends show DMK is ahead in 38 seats out of the total 39 in the state and NDA ally PMK is ahead in one - Dharmapuri, says Indian Express.
Major exit poll results indicate that the ruling DMK-led INDIA bloc could get 33–37 seats, while the NDA could secure 2–4 seats and the state's opposition party, AIADMK could score 0–2 seats.
AIADMK candidate Tamilmani is leading in Namakkal, the first LS segment where Tamil Nadu's main opposition is leading.
BJP’s Annamalai trails in Coimbatore as DMK continued to be ahead in counting. As per early trends, DMK was ahead in 38 seats out of total 39 in the state and NDA ally PMK was ahead in one - Dharmapuri.
Vinoj P Selvam of the BJP and DMK's former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran are competing for this seat. As per early trends, DMK candidate Dayanidhi Maran is leading in Chennai Central constituency, says News 18. The early trends were based on the counting of postal ballots.
Of the 39 total seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is ahead in 38 seats while the NDA ally PMK is leading in one - Dharmapuri, says Indian Express.
There was chaos in the Ambasamudram Assembly segment as the key to the room holding EVMs went missing. Officials had to break the locks to start counting, reported Indian Express.
As per early trends, K Annamalai is trailing in Coimbatore. He is competing against AIADMK leader Singai Ramachandran and DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar. Annamalai, who resigned from his position as an IPS officer to pursue a career in politics, has promised to relocate the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) offices to Coimbatore, along with the Indian Institute of Management.
At least 15 candidates from the DMK alliance were leading during the early trends of counting. These included Dayanidhi Maran from Chennai Central, reported Indian Express.
As per early trends, DMK candidate Dayanidhi Maran is leading in Chennai Central constituency, says News 18. The early trends were based on the counting of postal ballots.
As per early trends during the counting of postal ballots, INDIA bloc is ahead in 10 seats in the state, says Indian Express.
"If BJP wins and the delimitation is enforced in 2026, it might be hard for the opposition to defeat BJP. Delimitation can help BJP keep winning, even without backing from the Southern States.
Delimitation is the process of defining the boundaries of electoral districts in a country to account for population changes," social media influencer Aswin Trivandrum on X.
Early trends indicate that INDIA is ahead in 13 seats in Tamil Nadu, as per NDTV. Postal ballots have been taken for counting first.
"All 40 seats will be won by DMK in Tamil Nadu and INDIA alliance will have a sweep all over India. It is a grand victory for INDIA alliance and here, it is a massive victory for DMK front," says DMK leader Thamizhachi Thangapandian (PTI)
As per early trends during the counting of postal ballots, INDIA is leading in two seats, says NDTV.
The counting has begun with postal ballots which will be followed by EVMs later.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections conducted in Tamil Nadu on April 19 has begun across 39 constituencies.
By and large, the BJP has faced major challenges in Tamil Nadu. However, it has been a decisive role by challenging 23 out of the 39 seats in this political race. In the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019, DMK had secured 24 seats, Congress scored 8, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, and AIADMK 1. BJP, however, failed to open account. BJP's aim this year was to attract voters seeking change and a third force apart from the dominant DMK and AIADMK parties.
The Thoothukudi constituency went to polls on April 19 with all other constituencies in TN as the polls were conducted in the state in a single phase. As many as 6.19 crore voters in the state were eligible to exercise their right to vote. DMK leader and current MP Kanimozhi is the key candidate from Thoothukudi.
BJP Opposition leader K Annamalai is competing against AIADMK leader Singai Ramachandran and DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar. Annamalai, who resigned from his position as an IPS officer to pursue a career in politics, has promised to relocate the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) offices to Coimbatore, along with the Indian Institute of Management.
PMO website data shows that PM Modi visited the five southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu 146 times between May 26, 2014, and April 17, 2024, says IE.
The counting of votes will begin at 8 am to decide the fate of parties like AIADMK, BJP and DMK in the state in the general elections. BJP's aim this year was to attract voters seeking change and a third force apart from the dominant DMK and AIADMK parties.
In 2019, the M K Stalin-led DMK bagged 24 seats with its allies getting 14 seats. The AIADMK got only 1 seat. The Congress secured 8 seats. The BJP, however, failed to open account.
"They (opposition) have distrusted the exit polls, they are twisting the exit polls. Exit polls are not exact polls, everybody knows. And it is the media which is projecting it and not the BJP. How opponents are stooping to the low level...the Grand Old Party (Congress) is saying we don't believe in it (exit polls). The opponents, in the fear of their defeat, are deviating from democratic process," says BJP candidate from South Chennai Lok Sabha seat Tamilisai Soundararajan (PTI)
