Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 Schedule Announced Voting on April 23 Results on May 4
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 Schedule Announced Voting on April 23 Results on May 4.
- Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026 voting on April 23.
- Election Commission announces Tamil Nadu election schedule.
- Tamil Nadu election results to be declared on May 4.
The Election Commission of India has officially announced the schedule for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026. According to the announcement, voting across all 234 assembly constituencies in the state will take place on April 23, while the counting of votes will be conducted on May 4.
The formal election process will begin on March 30 with the issuance of the gazette notification. From that date, candidates intending to contest the Tamil Nadu Assembly election will be able to begin filing their nominations.
The last date for submitting nomination papers has been fixed as April 6. Election officials will examine the nomination documents on April 7 as part of the scrutiny process to ensure all applications meet the required rules and conditions.
Candidates who wish to withdraw their nominations will be allowed to do so until April 9. After this deadline, the final list of contestants for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026 will be prepared by election authorities.
Polling across all 234 constituencies will be conducted in a single phase on April 23. Once voting concludes, the counting of votes will take place on May 4 and the entire election process is expected to be completed by May 6.
The Election Commission also announced election schedules for several other states and one Union Territory. Assembly elections will be held in West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry along with Tamil Nadu this year, involving nearly 17.4 crore voters.
West Bengal will witness a two phase polling process on April 23 and April 29, while Kerala, Assam and Puducherry will vote in a single phase on April 9.
To ensure smooth conduct of the elections, the Commission plans to deploy nearly 25 lakh personnel including polling staff, security forces and election observers across the states.
Looking back at the previous Tamil Nadu Assembly election held in 2021, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam returned to power after defeating the AIADMK led alliance. The DMK secured a clear majority in the 234 member assembly and its leader M K Stalin took oath as Chief Minister in May 2021.
The upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026 is expected to witness intense political competition as major parties prepare their strategies and alliances ahead of polling day.
