2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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| ← 2001 | 8 May 2006 | 2011 →

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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 70.56% ( 11.49%)
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Leader  | M. Karunanidhi | J. Jayalalithaa | Vijayakanth
Party  | DMK | AIADMK | DMDK
Alliance  | DPA+UPA+LF | AIADMK+ | None
Leader's seat  | Chepauk | Andipatti | Virudhachalam
Seats won  | 163 | 69  | 1
Seat change  |  71  |  64  | New
Popular vote  | 14,762,647 | 13,166,445  | 2,764,223
Percentage  | 44.75% | 39.91%  | 8.38%
Swing  |  6.08%  |  10.18%  | New

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Partywise results by constituency

Alliance wise results by constituency

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| Chief Minister before election

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

| Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

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The thirteenth legislative assembly election, of Tamil Nadu was held on 8 May 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect the government in the state for the following five years. The votes were counted three days later on 11 May 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections, with the DMK emerging as the single-largest party with 96 seats, and its leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as Chief Minister for a fifth and final term. This election marked the first time the state saw a hung assembly with no party gaining a majority of its own. As a result, DMK formed a minority government with its allies, which is the first in the state since the 1952 election. 13th Assembly was instituted due to this election.

The election marked the electoral debut of the actor Vijayakanth and his political outfit, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK). Though the party could only gain a single seat, it cut into the vote share of both DMK and AIADMK and emerged as a third alternative to the existing two Dravidian parties.

## Polling

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48848 polling stations were set up for electorate, that sized up to 46,607 eligible voters.

## Political parties and the alliances

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Tamil Nadu has a remarkable history of being dominated by the local parties, DMK or AIADMK, while the national parties have a strong presence in other states. The parties have resorted to forming alliances in the last few elections to take on each sides for power.

Striking changes in the alliances included the swap of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) from DMK led Democratic Progressive Alliance to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led Democratic People Alliance. While Dalit Panthers of India joined the AIADMK alliance, all other major parties in the fray such as Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Indian National Congress, CPM and Communist Party of India (CPI), aligned themselves with the DMK party.

There were two notable new parties — Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) formed in September 2005 by actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth, and Lok Paritran formed by Indian Institutes of Technology graduates in February 2006. Both contested alone in this elections.

The contest was between two major alliances in a seat-sharing agreement, the AIADMK alliance and the DMK alliance. These archrivals had a face-off in 106 seats.

Exit Polls [1] predicted a 157-167 seats in favour of the DMK alliance, while the AIADMK alliance was expected to get 64-74 seats in the assembly.

Before the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, the Pattali Makkal Katchi left the DMK, citing differences with its leader M. Karunanidhi, and joined the AIADMK, and the Third Front.

## Seat allotments

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### Democratic Progressive Alliance

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Source: Junior Vikatan

| Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats Contested

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| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | M. Karunanidhi | 128
| Indian National Congress |  | M. Krishnasamy | 48
| Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | S. Ramadoss | 31
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | N. Varadarajan | 13
| Communist Party of India |  | Tha. Pandian | 10
Unregistered (or) Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
| Indian Union Muslim League |  | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 2
| Puratchi Bharatham Katchi |  | M. Jaganmoorthy | 1
| Forward Bloc (Vallarasu)  |  | P. V. Kathiravan | 1

### Democratic People Alliance

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Source: Junior Vikatan

| Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats Contested

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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | J. Jayalalithaa | 182
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | Vaiko | 35
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 9
| Janata Dal (Secular) |  | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1
| Tamil Maanila Muslim League  |  | Dawood Miakhan  | 1
Unregistered (or) Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the AIADMK ticket
| Indian National league |  | Janab  | 2
| Indian National Trade Union Congress |  | P. L. Subbaih  | 2
| Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam |  | G. M. Sreedhar Vandaiyar  | 1
| Forward Bloc (Santhanam)  |  | L. Santhanam | 1

### Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

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Source: Junior Vikatan

| Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats Contested

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| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |  | Vijayakant | 232
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The two seats that DMDK contested in Ring symbol instead of nagara .

### Bharatiya Janata Party

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Source: Junior Vikatan

| Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats Contested

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| Bharatiya Janata Party |  | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 222

## Opinion polling

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### Pre-poll surveys

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Agency  | Dates  | Results

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Goodwill Communications  | 25 April 2006 (Reported)  | DMK+: 149 (49% of the vote)
AIADMK+: 83 (39% of the vote)
Others/Undecided: 2 (12% of the vote) [2]
CNN-IBN \- The Hindu | 14 March 2006  | AIADMK+: Too close to call (46% of the vote)
DMK+: Too close to call (44% of the vote)
Tossup: Too close to call (10% of the vote) [3]

### Exit polls

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Agency  | Dates  | Results

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CNN-IBN \- The Hindu | 11 May 2006 (Reported)  | DMK+: 157-167 (45% of the vote)
AIADMK+: 64-74 (35% of the vote)
Others: 2-6 (20% of the vote) [4]
Vikatan | 10 May 2006  | DMK+ 207

ADMK+ 26

BJP 1

Hindu-CNN-IBN Exit Poll Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu[5] Region  | DPA (DMK+) | AIADMK+ | DMDK

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Vanniyars: PMK could not swing the community towards DMK alliance, especially in the North Central Region
Upper North  | 40%  | 45% | 11%
North Central  | 53% | 32%  | 9%
Cauvery Delta  | 55% | 28%  | 10%
West  | 53% | 28%  | 11%
Thevars: No longer with AIADMK in Cauvery Delta and the West
Cauvery Delta  | 51% | 38%  | 7%
West  | 43% | 39%  | 11%
South  | 39%  | 44% | 8%
Deep South  | 13%  | 52% | 2%
Muslims in favor of DMK alliance, especially in Deep South
Upper North  | 43% | 30%  | 18%
North Central  | 36%  | 39% | 18%
Cauvery Delta  | 53% | 37%  | 5%
West  | 50% | 31%  | 10%
South  | 50% | 38%  | 7%
Deep South  | 73% | 9%  | 5%
Christians stayed with DMK alliance, especially in the South
Upper North  | 49% | 29%  | 13%
North Central  | 47% | 36%  | 12%
Cauvery Delta  | 46% | 39%  | 9%
West  | 48% | 29%  | 10%
South  | 60% | 33%  | 4%
Deep South  | 64% | 16%  | 7%

## Voting and results

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The Chief Election Commissioner of India, B.B. Tandon, holding a press conference in New Delhi on March 1, 2006, to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of Tamil Nadu along with those of Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry.

The 2006 Tamil Nadu State Elections saw a record voter turnout of 70.70% an 11% increase compared to the last 2001 elections and the highest since the 1991 elections which saw an 85% voter turnout. The ruling party AIADMK was voted out of power with the DMK alliance regaining power after losing out in the previous elections with a paltry 37 seats. This time however, no party reached the simple majority of 117 of the 234 seats. DMK grabbed the highest number of seats (96) for any contesting party, while AIADMK followed with 61 seats. The Congress won 34 seats while the other national party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), drew blank after contesting alone in this elections. PMK managed to win 18 seats followed by the Communists (15 seats). MDMK, the party that jumped alliance won 6 seats and the DPI won 2 seats. DMDK, even while contesting in 232 seats managed to score just one seat, with the party leader actor vijayakant winning the seat he contested in Vridhachalam Constituency. There was 1 independent winner.[6][7]

The split results paved way for the formation of the new coalition government led by DMK chief, the 82-year-old veteran politician Dr.M Karunanidhi, becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time, with the Congress unconditionally supporting his claim for Chief Ministership and government formation.

Due to the loss of key allies after the previous election, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), ended up losing both the 2004 Lok Sabha Election and the 2006 State Assembly Elections, to DMK led coalition that consisted of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and former allies of AIADMK, Indian National Congress, left parties (Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist)) and Pattali Makkal Katchi.

### Results by pre-poll alliance

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Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Election map based on % seats won by district Summary of the 2006 May Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results

Alliance/Party  |  | Seats won  | Change† | Popular Vote  | Vote %  | Adj. %‡
DMK+ alliance  |  | 163 | +71 | 14,762,647 | 44.8%
DMK |  | 96  | +65  | 8,728,716  | 26.5%  | 46.0%
INC |  | 34  | +4  | 2,765,768  | 8.4%  | 43.5%
PMK |  | 18  | -2  | 1,863,749  | 5.7%  | 43.4%
CPI(M) |  | 9  | +3  | 872,674  | 2.7%  | 42.7%
CPI |  | 6  | +1  | 531,740  | 1.6%  | 40.4%
AIADMK+ alliance |  | 69 | -64 | 13,166,445 | 39.9%
AIADMK |  | 61  | -71  | 10,768,559  | 32.6%  | 40.8%
MDMK |  | 6  | +6  | 1,971,565  | 6.0%  | 37.7%
VCK |  | 2  | +2  | 426,321  | 1.3%  | 36.1%
Others  |  | 2 | -7 | 5,062,463 | 15.3%
DMDK |  | 1  | +1  | 2,764,223  | 8.4%  | 8.5%
BJP |  | 0  | -6  | 666,823  | 2.0%  | 2.1%
IND |  | 1  | -2  | 995,345  | 3.0%  | 3.1%
Total |  | 234  | –  | 32,991,555  | 100%  | –

Sources: Election Commission of India[8]

†: Seat changes reflect the following mergers in parties from previous election. MADMK merged with Bharatiya Janata Party in 2002.[9] TMC merged with the national party INC in 2002.[10] Usilampatti FBL MLA L. Santhanam, joined AIADMK and contested in Sholavandan, after being expelled from his party by newly elected actor-turned party leader Karthik.[11]
‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.

### Constituency wise results

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The following table lists the winners and margin of victory in all constituencies.[8]

#  | Assembly Constituency | Party | Winner | Runner-up | Party

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24  | Acharapakkam (SC) |  | DMK  | Sankaravalli[12] | M. Saraswathi  | AIADMK
19  | Alandur |  | DMK  | T. M. Anbarasan[12] | B. Valarmathi  | AIADMK
192  | Alangudi |  | CPI  | S. Rajasekaran | A. Venkatachalam  | AIADMK
217  | Alangulam |  | DMK  | Poongothai Aladiaruna[12] | M. Pandiaraj  | AIADMK
221  | Ambasamudram |  | DMK  | R. Avudaiyappan[13] | R. Murugiah Pandian  | AIADMK
47  | Anaicut |  | AIADMK  | K. Pandurangan | M. Varalakshmi  | PMK
122  | Andhiyur |  | DMK  | S. Gurusamy[12] | M. Subramaniam  | AIADMK
163  | Andimadam |  | DMK  | S. S. Sivasankar[12] | K. Panneerselvam  | AIADMK
135  | Andipatti |  | AIADMK  | J. Jayalalithaa[14] | Seeman  | DMK
8  | Anna Nagar |  | DMK  | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Vijaya Thayanban  | MDMK
32  | Arkonam (SC) |  | DMK  | M. Jaganmoorthy[12] | S. Ravi  | AIADMK
193  | Arantangi |  | DMK  | Udayam Shanmugam | Y. Karthikeyan  | AIADMK
151  | Aravakurichi |  | DMK  | M. A. Khaleelur Rahman[12] | P. Monjanur Ramasamy  | MDMK
35  | Arcot |  | PMK  | K. L. Elavazhagan[12] | V. R. Chandran  | AIADMK
162  | Ariyalur |  | INC  | D. Amaramoorthy[15] | M. Ravichandran  | AIADMK
49  | Arni |  | DMK  | R. Sivanandam[12] | A. Santhanam  | AIADMK
204  | Aruppukottai |  | DMK  | Thangam Thenarasu[12] | K. Murugan  | AIADMK
149  | Athoor |  | DMK  | I. Periasamy[15] | C. Sreenivasan  | AIADMK
92  | Attur |  | INC  | M. R. Sundaram[12] | A. K. Murugesan  | AIADMK
102  | Avanashi (SC) |  | AIADMK  | R. Prema[15] | M. Arumugam  | CPI
78  | Bargur |  | AIADMK  | Dr. Thambidurai M[15] | V. Vetriselvan  | DMK
121  | Bhavani |  | PMK  | K. V. Ramanathan[15] | K. C. Karuppannan  | AIADMK
124  | Bhavanisagar |  | DMK  | O. Subramaniam[12] | Sindu Ravichandran  | AIADMK
66  | Bhuvanagiri |  | AIADMK  | Selvi Ramajayam[12] | K. Devadass  | PMK
133  | Bodinayakkanur |  | DMK  | S. Lakshmanan[12] | R. Parthipan  | AIADMK
22  | Chengalpattu |  | PMK  | K. Arumugam[15] | S. Arumugam  | AIADMK
42  | Chengam (SC) |  | INC  | M. Polur Varadhan[15] | P. Sakthivel  | VCK
11  | Chepauk |  | DMK | M. Karunanidhi [12] | Dawood Miakhan  | IND
220  | Cheranmahadevi |  | INC  | P. Veldurai | P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian  | AIADMK
50  | Cheyyar |  | INC  | M. K. Vishnuprasad | R. Pavai  | AIADMK
68  | Chidambaram |  | AIADMK  | A. Arunmozhidevan | K. Balakrishnan  | CPI(M)
72  | Chinnasalem |  | DMK  | T. Udhayasooriyan | P. Mohan  | AIADMK
106  | Coimbatore East |  | DMK  | M. Pongalur Palanisamy[12] | V. Gopalakrishnan  | AIADMK
105  | Coimbatore West |  | AIADMK  | T. Malaravan | A. S. Maheswari  | INC
230  | Colachel |  | INC  | S. Jeyapaul | M. R. Gandhi  | BJP
126  | Coonoor (SC) |  | DMK  | A. Soundarapandian[12] | M. Selvaraj  | AIADMK
63  | Cuddalore |  | DMK  | G. Iyyappan[12] | G. Kumar  | AIADMK
134  | Cumbum |  | MDMK  | N. Eramakrishnan | P. Selvendran  | DMK
112  | Dharapuram (SC) |  | DMK  | P. Prabavathi | M. Ranganayahi  | AIADMK
82  | Dharmapuri |  | PMK  | L. Velusamy | V. S. Sampath  | MDMK
148  | Dindigul |  | CPI(M)  | K. Balabarathi | N. Selvaragavan  | MDMK
3  | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar |  | AIADMK  | P. K. Sekar Babu | R. Manohar  | INC
100  | Edapadi |  | PMK  | V. Kaveri | K. Palaniswami  | AIADMK
7  | Egmore (SC) |  | DMK  | Parithi Ellamvazhuthi | C. E. Sathya  | MDMK
120  | Erode |  | DMK  | N. K. K. P. Raaja[12] | E. R. Sivakumar  | AIADMK
54  | Gingee |  | DMK  | V. Kannan[15] | R. Masilamani  | MDMK
123  | Gobichettipalayam |  | AIADMK  | K. A. Sengottaiyan | G. V. Manimaran  | DMK
128  | Gudalur |  | DMK  | K. Ramachandhiran[15] | A. Millar  | AIADMK
37  | Gudiyatham |  | CPI(M)  | G. Latha | J. K. N. Palani  | AIADMK
15  | Gummidipundi |  | AIADMK  | K. S. Vijayakumar | Durai. Jeyavelu  | PMK
2  | Harbour |  | DMK  | K. Anbazhagan | H. Seema Basheer  | MDMK
79  | Harur (SC) |  | CPI(M)  | P. Dillibabu[15] | K. Govindasamy  | VCK
74  | Hosur |  | INC  | K. Gopinath[15] | V. Sampangiramaiah  | AIADMK
197  | Ilayangudi |  | DMK  | R. S. Raja Kannappan[12] | K. Ayyachamy  | AIADMK
164  | Jayankondam |  | AIADMK  | K. Rajendran | J. Gurunathan | PMK
202  | Kadaladi |  | DMK  | Suba. Thangavelan[15] | V. Sathiamoorthy | AIADMK
215  | Kadayanallur |  | INC  | S. Peter Alphonse[15] | U. H. Kamaludeen  | AIADMK
45  | Kalasapakkam |  | AIADMK  | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy[15] | R. Kalodass  | PMK
26  | Kancheepuram |  | PMK  | P. Kamalambal[15] | T. Mythili  | AIADMK
57  | Kandamangalam (SC) |  | DMK  | S. Pushparaj | V. Subramaniyan  | AIADMK
117  | Kangayam |  | INC  | S. Sekar | N. M. S. Palaniswami  | AIADMK
228  | Kanniyakumari |  | DMK  | N. Suresh Rajan[12] | N. Thalavai Sundaram | AIADMK
97  | Kapilamalai |  | PMK  | K. Nedunchezian | T. N. Guruswamy  | MDMK
195  | Karaikudi |  | INC  | N. Sundaram | O. L. Venkatachalam  | AIADMK
152  | Karur |  | AIADMK  | V. Senthil Balaji | Vasuki Murugesan  | DMK
36  | Katpadi |  | DMK  | Durai Murugan | B. Narayanan  | AIADMK
67  | Kattumannarkoil (SC) |  | DPI  | D. Ravikumar | P. Vellalperuman  | INC
76  | Kaveripattinam |  | PMK  | T. A. Meganathan | K. P. Munusamy | AIADMK
234  | Killiyoor |  | INC  | S. John Jacob | T. Chandra Kumar  | BJP
108  | Kinathukkadavu |  | AIADMK  | S. Damodaran | K. V. Kandasamy  | DMK
190  | Kolathur (SC) |  | AIADMK  | N. Subramanian | C. Paranjothi  | DMK
212  | Koilpatti |  | AIADMK  | L. Radhakrishnan | S. Rajendran  | CPI
77  | Krishnagiri |  | DMK  | T. Senguttuvan[15] | V. Govindaraj  | AIADMK
153  | Krishnarayapuram (SC) |  | DMK  | P. Kamaraj | R. Sasikala  | AIADMK
155  | Kulithalai |  | DMK  | R. Manickam | A. Pappasundaram | AIADMK
187  | Kumbakonam |  | DMK  | Ko. Si. Mani[15] | Rama. Ramanathan  | AIADMK
65  | Kurinjipadi |  | DMK  | M. R. K. Panneer Selvam[12] | N. Ramalingam  | MDMK
172  | Kuttalam |  | DMK  | Kuttalam K. Anbazhagan | S. Rajendran  | AIADMK
159  | Lalgudi |  | DMK  | A. Soundarapandian | T. Rajaram  | AIADMK
143  | Madurai Central |  | DMK  | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan[13] | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | AIADMK
144  | Madurai East |  | CPI(M)  | Nanmaran N[13] | M. Boominathan  | MDMK
142  | Madurai West |  | INC  | K. S. K. Rajendran[13] | Sellur K. Raju  | AIADMK
23  | Maduranthakam |  | INC  | K. Ghayathri Devi[13] | K. Appadurai  | AIADMK
199  | Manamadurai (SC) |  | AIADMK  | M. Gunasekaran[13] | K. Paramalai  | INC
70  | Mangalore (SC) |  | DPI  | K. Selvam | V. Ganesan  | DMK
178  | Mannargudi |  | CPI  | V. Sivapunniyam[13] | R. Kamaraj  | AIADMK
154  | Marungapuri |  | AIADMK  | C. Chinnasamy[15] | A. Rokkiah  | DMK
84  | Mettur |  | PMK  | G. K. Mani[13] | K. Kandasamy  | AIADMK
171  | Mayuram |  | INC  | S. Rajakumar | M. Mahalingam  | MDMK
53  | Melmalayanur |  | PMK  | P. Senthamizhselvan | R. Tamilmozhi Rajadathan | AIADMK
146  | Melur |  | AIADMK  | R. Samy | K. V. V. Ravichandran  | INC
101  | Mettupalayam |  | AIADMK  | O. K. Chinnaraj | B. Arunkumar  | DMK
118  | Modakurichi |  | INC  | R. M. Palanisami | V. P. Namachivaya,  | AIADMK
80  | Morappur |  | DMK  | V. Mullaivendhan[15] | K. Singaram  | AIADMK
203  | Mudukulathur |  | DMK  | K. Murugavel[15] | S. P. Kalimuthu  | AIADMK
59  | Mugaiyur |  | PMK  | V. A. T. Kaliyavarathan | Sinthanai Selvan  | VCK
158  | Musiri |  | DMK  | N. Selvaraj | T. P. Poonachi  | AIADMK
13  | Mylapore |  | AIADMK  | S. Ve. Shekher | D. Napoleon | DMK
175  | Nagapattinam |  | CPI(M)  | V. Marimuthu | K. A. Jayapal  | AIADMK
229  | Nagercoil |  | DMK  | suyambu[15] | prakesh.k  | IVP
96  | Namakkal (SC) |  | INC  | K. Jeyakumar | R. Saradha  | AIADMK
222  | Nanguneri |  | INC  | H. Vasanthakumar | S. P. Sooriyakumar  | AIADMK
173  | Nannilam (SC) |  | CPI  | P. Padmavathy | K. Arivanandam  | AIADMK
147  | Natham |  | AIADMK  | R. Viswanathan[15] | M. A. Andiambalam  | DMK
40  | Natrampalli |  | DMK  | N. K. R. Sooriyakumar | K. G. Subramani  | AIADMK
62  | Nellikuppam |  | DMK  | Saba. Rajendran[12] | R. T. Sabapathi Mohan  | MDMK
139  | Nilakottai (SC) |  | AIADMK  | S. Thenmozhi | K. Senthilvel  | INC
130  | Oddanchatram |  | DMK  | A. R. A. Chakkarapani | K. P. Nallasamy  | AIADMK
86  | Omalur |  | PMK  | A. Tamizharasu | C. Krishnan  | AIADMK
181  | Orathanad |  | AIADMK  | R. Vaithilingam | P. Rajamanickam  | DMK
211  | Pottapidaram |  | AIADMK  | P. Mohan | K. Krishnasamy  | BSP
231  | Padmanabhapuram |  | DMK  | T. Theodare Reginald | K. P. Rajendra Prasad  | AIADMK
81  | Palacode |  | AIADMK  | K. P. Anbalagan | K. Mannan  | PMK
129  | Palani (SC) |  | DMK  | M. Anbalakan | S. Prema  | AIADMK
219  | Palayamcottai |  | DMK  | T. P. M. Mohideen Khan | K. M. Nijamudeen  | AIADMK
115  | Palladam |  | AIADMK  | S. M. Velusamy | S. S. Ponmudi  | DMK
31  | Pallipet |  | INC  | E. S. S. Raman | P. M. Narasimhan  | AIADMK
91  | Panamarathupatty |  | DMK  | R. Rajendran | R. Elangovan  | AIADMK
64  | Panruti |  | PMK  | T. Velmurugan[15] | R. Rajendiran  | AIADMK
185  | Papanasam |  | AIADMK  | R. Doraikannu[15] | M. Ramkumar  | INC
200  | Paramakudi (SC) |  | INC  | R. Ramprabhu[15] | S. Sundararaj  | AIADMK
4  | Park Town |  | AIADMK  | K. Srinivasan  | A. Rahman Khan | AIADMK
179  | Pattukkottai |  | INC  | N. R. Rengarajan | S. Viswanathan  | MDMK
83  | Pennagaram |  | DMK  | P. N. Periannan | S. R. Vetrivel  | AIADMK
160  | Perambalur (SC) |  | DMK  | M. Rajkumar | M. Sundaram  | AIADMK
5  | Perambur (SC) |  | CPI(M)  | K. Mahendran | P. Manimaran  | MDMK
180  | Peravurani |  | AIADMK  | M. V. R. Veerakapilan[15] | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam  | INC
131  | Periyakulam |  | AIADMK  | O. Panneerselvam | L. Mookiah  | DMK
52  | Peranamallur |  | PMK  | G. Edirolimanian | A. K. S. Anbalagan  | AIADMK
38  | Pernambut (SC)  |  | DMK  | A. Chinnasamy | S. Chandra Sethu  | AIADMK
119  | Perundurai |  | AIADMK  | C. Ponnudurai | N. Periyasamy  | CPI
107  | Perur |  | AIADMK  | S. P. Velumani | N. Rukumani  | DMK
109  | Pollachi |  | AIADMK  | V. Jayaraman | D. Shanthi Devi  | DMK
46  | Polur |  | INC  | P. S. Vijayakumar | T. Vediyappan  | AIADMK
114  | Pongalur |  | DMK  | S. Mani | P. V. Damodaran  | AIADMK
16  | Ponneri (SC) |  | AIADMK  | P. Balaramanan[15] | V. Anbuvanan  | DMK
170  | Poompuhar |  | PMK  | K. Periyasamy | S. Pounraj  | AIADMK
28  | Poonamallee |  | INC  | D. Sudarsanam | R. Senguttuvan  | MDMK
191  | Pudukkottai |  | AIADMK  | R. Nedunchezhian | M. Jaafar Ali  | DMK
6  | Purasawalkam |  | DMK  | V. S. Babu | Venkatesh Babu  | AIADMK
223  | Radhapuram |  | DMK  | M. Appavu[12] | L. Gnanapunitha  | AIADMK
209  | Rajapalayam (SC) |  | AIADMK  | M. Chandra | V. P. Rajan  | DMK
201  | Ramanathapuram |  | INC  | K. Hussan Ali | M. Palanichamy  | MDMK
34  | Ranipet |  | DMK  | R. Gandhi[12] | R. Thamizharasan  | AIADMK
94  | Rasipuram |  | DMK  | K. P. Ramaswamy[12] | P. R. Sundaram  | AIADMK
1  | Royapuram |  | AIADMK  | D. Jayakumar | S. P. Sarkuna Pandian  | DMK
71  | Rishivandiam |  | INC  | S. Sivaraj | L. Athinarayanan  | AIADMK
14  | Saidapet |  | AIADMK  | G. Senthamizhan | C. R. Baskaran  | PMK
88  | Salem - I |  | AIADMK  | L. Ravichandran | M. R. Suresh  | INC
89  | Salem - II |  | DMK  | S. Arumugam | R. Sureshkumar  | AIADMK
145  | Samayanallur (SC) |  | DMK  | R. Tamilarasi | P. Lakshmi  | AIADMK
213  | Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) |  | AIADMK  | C. Karuppasamy | S. Thangavelu  | DMK
73  | Sankarapuram |  | DMK  | A. Anagaiyarkanni | P. Sanniyasi  | AIADMK
99  | Sankari (SC) |  | DMK  | V. P. Duraisamy | S. Shanthamani  | AIADMK
125  | Sathyamangalam |  | DMK  | L. P. Dharmalingam[12] | T. K. Subramaniam  | AIADMK
224  | Sathankulam |  | INC  | Rani Venkatesan | Nazareth P. Durai  | MDMK
205  | Sattur |  | DMK  | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | G. Chockeswaran  | AIADMK
136  | Sedapatti |  | AIADMK  | C. Durairaj | G. Thalapathi  | DMK
95  | Sendamangalam (ST) |  | DMK  | K. Ponnusamy[15] | P. Chandran  | AIADMK
140  | Sholavandan |  | DMK  | P. Moorthy | L. Santhanam  | AIADMK
33  | Sholinghur |  | INC  | D. Arul Anbarasu | C. Gopal  | AIADMK
104  | Singanallur |  | AIADMK  | R. Chinnaswamy[15] | A. Soundararajan  | CPI (M)
169  | Sirkali (SC) |  | DMK  | M. Panneerselvam | P. Durairajan  | VCK
198  | Sivaganga |  | CPI  | S. Gunasekaran | S. Sevanthiappan  | MDMK
207  | Sivakasi |  | MDMK  | R. Gnanadoss | V. Thangaraj  | DMK
27  | Sriperumbudur (SC) |  | INC  | D. Yasodha | K. Balakrishnan  | VCK
165  | Srirangam |  | AIADMK  | M. Paranjothi | G. Jerome Arokiaraj  | INC
226  | Srivaikuntam |  | INC  | D. Selvaraj | S. P. Shanmuganathan  | AIADMK
208  | Srivilliputhur |  | CPI  | T. Ramasamy | R. Vinayagamoorthy  | AIADMK
93  | Talavasal (SC) |  | DMK  | K. Chinnadurai | P. Elangovan  | AIADMK
20  | Tambaram |  | DMK  | S. R. Raja | K. Somu  | MDMK
85  | Taramangalam |  | PMK  | P. Kannan | P. Govindan  | IND
216  | Tenkasi |  | DMK  | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | Rama Udayasuriyan  | MDMK
75  | Thalli |  | Ind  | T. Ramachandran | P. Nagaraja Reddy  | CPI
43  | Thandarambattu |  | DMK  | E. V. Velu[15] | S. Ramachandran  | AIADMK
183  | Thanjavur |  | DMK  | S. N. M. Ubayadullah | M. Rengasamy  | AIADMK
9  | Theagaraya Nagar |  | AIADMK  | V. P. Kalairajan | J. Anbazhagan  | DMK
132  | Theni |  | AIADMK  | D. Ganesan | N. R. T. Tajkumar  | INC
137  | Thirumangalam |  | MDMK  | Veera.Ilavarasan | V. Velusamy  | DMK
141  | Tirupparankundram |  | AIADMK  | A. K. Bose | S. Venkatesan | CPI (M)
168  | Thiruverambur |  | DMK  | K. N. Sekaran | Sridhar Vandayar  | AIADMK
188  | Thiruvidamarudur |  | AIADMK  | R. K. Bharathimohan | G. Alayamani  | PMK
182  | Thiruvonam |  | DMK  | T. Mahesh Krishnasamy | K. Thangamuthu  | AIADMK
17  | Thiruvottiyur |  | DMK  | K. P. P. Samy | V. Moorthy  | AIADMK
103  | Thondamuthur |  | MDMK  | M. Kannappan | S. R. Balasubramaniam | INC
156  | Thottiam |  | INC  | M. Rajasekharan | R. Natarajan  | MDMK
10  | Thousand Lights |  | DMK  | M. K. Stalin | Adhi Rajaram  | AIADMK
55  | Tindivanam |  | AIADMK  | C. V. Shanmugam[15] | M. Karunanidhi  | PMK
225  | Tiruchendur |  | AIADMK  | Anitha R Radhakrishnan | A. D. K. Jeyaseelan  | DMK
98  | Tiruchengode |  | AIADMK  | P. Thangamani | S. Gandhiselvan  | DMK
166  | Tiruchirapalli - I |  | DMK  | Anbil Periyasamy | A. malarmannan  | MDMK
167  | Tiruchirapalli - II |  | DMK  | K. N. Nehru | N. Mariyampitchai  | AIADMK
189  | Thirumayam |  | INC  | R. M. Subburam | M. Radhakrishnan  | AIADMK
60  | Thirunavalur |  | AIADMK  | R. Kumaraguru | V. S. Veerapandian  | DMK
218  | Tirunelveli |  | DMK  | N. Malai Raja | Nainar Nagenthiran  | AIADMK
194  | Tiruppattur |  | DMK  | K. R. Perikaruppan[12] | K. K. Umadhevan  | AIADMK
41  | Tiruppattur |  | PMK  | T. K. Raja | K. C. Azhagiri  | MDMK
21  | Thiruporur (SC) |  | PMK  | D. Moorthy[15] | M. Dhanapan | AIADMK
116  | Tiruppur |  | CPI(M)  | C. Govindasamy | S. Duraisamy  | MDMK
30  | Tiruttani |  | AIADMK  | G. Hari | G. Raviraj  | PMK
177  | Tiruthuraipundi (SC) |  | CPI  | K. Ulaganathan | A. Umadevi  | AIADMK
196  | Tiruvadanai |  | INC  | K. R. Ramasamy[15] | C. Animuthu  | AIADMK
184  | Tiruvaiyaru |  | DMK  | Durai. Chandrasekaran | Durai. Govindarajan  | AIADMK
29  | Tiruvallur |  | DMK  | E. A. P. Sivaji[12] | B. Ramana  | AIADMK
44  | Tiruvannamalai |  | DMK  | K. Pitchandi[12] | V. Pavan Kumar  | AIADMK
174  | Tiruvarur (SC) |  | DMK  | U. Mathivanan[12] | A. Thangamani  | AIADMK
232  | Thiruvattar |  | CPI(M)  | R. Leema Rose | G. Sujith Kumar  | BJP
12  | Triplicane |  | AIADMK  | Bader Sayeed | M. Naganathan  | DMK
227  | Tuticorin |  | DMK  | P. Geetha Jeevan | S. Danielraj  | AIADMK
127  | Ootacamund |  | INC  | B. Gopalan[15] | K. N. Dorai  | AIADMK
111  | Udumalpet |  | AIADMK  | C. Shanmugavelu | C. Veluchamy  | DMK
61  | Ulundurpet (SC) |  | DMK  | K. Thirunavukarasu | E. Vijayaraghavan  | VCK
157  | Uppiliapuram (ST) |  | DMK  | R. Rani | P. Muthusamy  | AIADMK
138  | Usilampatti |  | AIADMK  | I. Mahendran | P. V. Kathiravan  | DMK
25  | Uthiramerur |  | DMK  | K. Sundar[15] | V. Somasundaram  | AIADMK
186  | Valangiman (SC) |  | AIADMK  | Ilamathi Subramanian | S. Senthamil Chelvan  | DMK
110  | Valparai (SC) |  | INC  | Kovai Thangam | S. Susi Kalayarasan  | VCK
51  | Vandavasi (SC) |  | DMK  | Jeyaraman | M. Chakrapani  | AIADMK
39  | Vaniayambadi |  | DMK  | H. Abdul Basith | K. Mohammad Ali  | AIADMK
56  | Vanur (SC) |  | AIADMK  | N. Ganapathy | N. Soundararajan  | PMK
161  | Varahur (SC) |  | AIADMK  | M. Chanthirakasi | K. Gopalakrishnan  | PMK
214  | Vasudevanallur (SC) |  | MDMK  | T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar | R. Krishnan  | CPI (M)
176  | Vedaranyam |  | DMK  | S. K. Vedarathinam | O. S. Maniyan | AIADMK
150  | Vedasandur |  | DMK  | M. Dhandapani | S. Palanichamy  | AIADMK
90  | Veerapandi |  | DMK  | A. Rajendran[13] | V. S. Veerapandian  | DMK
113  | Vellakoil |  | DMK  | M. P. Saminathan[13] | A. Ganeshamurthi  | MDMK
48  | Vellore |  | INC  | C. Gnanasekaran[13] | N. Subramani  | MDMK
210  | Vilathikulam |  | AIADMK  | P. Chinnappan[15] | K. Rajaram | DMK
233  | Vilavancode |  | CPI(M)  | G. John Joseph[13] | F. Frankiln  | AIADMK
18  | Villivakkam |  | DMK  | B. Ranganathan[13] | G. Kalan  | AIADMK
58  | Villupuram |  | DMK  | K. Ponmudy[12] | D. Duraisamy  | DMK
206  | Virudhunagar |  | MDMK  | R. Varadharajan[13] | S. Damodharan  | INC
69  | Vridhachalam |  | DMDK  | Vijayakanth[14] | R. Govindasamy  | PMK
87  | Yercaud (ST) |  | DMK  | C. Tamilselvan[13] | J. Alamelu  | AIADMK
*  | Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

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## Aftermath

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M. Karunanidhi sworned as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 5th time. Even DMK had only 96 MLAs and formed government with the outside support of Congress, Left Parties, Pattali Makkal Katchi. Later Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi joined in DPA in September 2006 , ahead of Local Body election.

## Bypolls (2006-2011)

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Main article: 2006–11 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections

Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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11 October 2006  | Madurai Central | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Syed Ghouse Basha |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
26 June 2007  | Sankarankoil | S. V. Shanmugam  |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. S. K. Rajendran  |  | Indian National Congress
9 January 2009  | Thirumangalam | Veera Elavarasu |  | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Latha Athiyaman |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
18 August 2009  | Bargur | M. Thambidurai |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. R. K. Narasimhan
Thondamuthur | M. Kannappan |  | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. N. Kandaswamy  |  | Indian National Congress
Srivaikuntam | D. Selvaraj |  | Indian National Congress | M. B. Sudalaiyandi
Ilaiyangudi | Raja Kannappan |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Suba. Mathiarasan  |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Cumbam | N. Eramakrishnan |  | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | N. Eramakrishnan
19 December 2009  | Vandavasi | S. P. Jayaraman |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Kamalakannan
Tiruchendur | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
27 March 2010  | Pennagaram | P. N. Periannan  |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. N. P. Inbasekaran

## See also

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* Elections in Tamil Nadu
* Legislature of Tamil Nadu
* Government of Tamil Nadu

## Footnotes

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1. ^ CNN-IBN-Hindu Exit Polls Article accessed 13 May 2006.
2. ^ "DMK ahead in pre-poll survey". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
3. ^ "Pre-Poll Survey: Close fight in TN". CNN IBN. 14 April 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
4. ^ "TN exit polls: Exit Jaya, welcome MK". CNN-IBN. 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
5. ^ "Tamil Nadu's changing political landscape". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 May 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
6. ^ Newindpress.com Article Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine dated 12 May 2006, accessed 12 May 2006.
7. ^ Nambath, Suresh (12 May 2006). "Karunanidhi to be Chief Minister for fifth time". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
8. ^ a b Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
9. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
10. ^ "TMC to merge with Congress on Aug 1". www.indianexpress.com. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
11. ^ "Santhanam to contest one seat as AIADMK ally". oneindia.in. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Election Commission of India - DMK Performance Page Archived 2006-05-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 May 2006.
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Election Commission of India Official Tamil Nadu Results accessed 12 May 2006.
14. ^ a b Karunanidhi on comeback trail in Tamil Nadu, IBNLive Article, accessed 11 May 2006.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Election Commission of India Newsflash Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 11 May 2006.

## External links

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* News coverage of the election on Rediff
* Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
* Indian Elections
* Rediff - Graphic: How the DMK wrested Tamil Nadu

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