In the recent state elections in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has won the elections and formed the government in Tamil Nadu. Party alone scored 133 seats, and in total, with an alliance, 159 seats. M.K.Stalin became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has a strength of 234 members, each of whom represents a single constituency. Many people wonder how many seats are required to form the government in Tamil Nadu.
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How many seats required to form government in Tamil Nadu?
To form the government in Tamil Nadu, a party must win a minimum of 118 seats in the Assembly elections. Tamil Nadu has 38 districts, and each district is allotted a certain number of seats based on its population in Tamil Nadu. In addition, there are also two seats reserved for Anglo-Indians and one seat for a member of the Scheduled Castes. As a result, a party needs to win a minimum of 118 seats to form the government in Tamil Nadu.
What is the process for forming the government in Tamil Nadu?
The process for forming the government in Tamil Nadu is relatively simple. To form the government, a party must win a majority of seats in the Assembly elections. If no party can win a majority, then the party leader with the most seats is invited to form the government. If the party with the most seats cannot form the government, then the leader of the second-largest party is invited. This process continues until a party can form the government.
What are the major political parties in Tamil Nadu?
There are several major political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the Indian National Congress (INC), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). These parties are all active in state politics and contest elections.
What is the role of the Governor in Tamil Nadu?
The Governor is the head of state in Tamil Nadu and has several important responsibilities. The Governor is responsible for appointing the Chief Minister, dissolving the Assembly, and issuing ordinances when the Assembly is not in session. In addition, the Governor also has the power to pardon criminals and appoint judges to the High Court.
The Governor is appointed by the President of India and serves a five-year term.
Tamil Nadu Election Results in 2021 winners list
| CANDIDATE NAME | PARTY | CONSTITUENCY |
| T M Anbarasan | DMK | Alandur |
| Siva V Meyyanathan | DMK | Alangudi |
| Paul Manoj Pandian | AIADMK | Alangulam |
| E Subaya | AIADMK | Ambasamudram |
| Joseph Samuel | DMK | Ambattur |
| Vilwanathan A C | DMK | Ambur |
| A P Nandakumar | DMK | Anaikattu |
| A Maharajan | DMK | Andipatti |
| M K Mohan | DMK | Anna Nagar |
| Venkatachalam A G | DMK | Anthiyur |
| S Ravi | AIADMK | Arakkonam |
| S Ramachandran | AIADMK | Arani |
| Ramachandran T | INC | Aranthangi |
| Elango R | DMK | Aravakurichi |
| J L Eswarappan | DMK | Arcot |
| Chinnappa K | DMK | Ariyalur |
| K K S S R Ramachandran | DMK | Aruppukkottai |
| Periyasamy I | DMK | Athoor |
| A P Jayasankaran | AIADMK | Attur |
| Nasar S M | DMK | Avadi |
| Dhanapal P | AIADMK | Avanashi |
| Mathiazhagan D | DMK | Bargur |
| Karuppanan K C | AIADMK | Bhavani |
| A Bannari | AIADMK | Bhavanisagar |
| Arunmozhithevan A | AIADMK | Bhuvanagiri |
| O Panneerselvam | AIADMK | Bodinayakanur |
| Varalakshmi M | DMK | Chengalpattu |
| Giri M P | DMK | Chengam |
| Udhayanidhi Stalin | DMK | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
| Jothi O | DMK | Cheyyar |
| Babu M | VCK | Cheyyur |
| K A Pandian | AIADMK | Chidambaram |
| Amman K Arjunan | AIADMK | Coimbatore (North) |
| Vanathi Srinivasan | BJP | Coimbatore (South) |
| Prince J G | INC | Colachel |
| Ramachandran K | DMK | Coonoor |
| G Iyappan | DMK | Cuddalore |
| N Ramakrishnan | DMK | Cumbum |
| Kayalvizhi N | DMK | Dharapuram |
| Venkateshwaran S P | PMK | Dharmapuri |
| Sreenivasan C | AIADMK | Dindigul |
| Ebenezer J J alias John Ebenezer J | DMK | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar |
| Palaniswami K | AIADMK | Edappadi |
| I Paranthamen | DMK | Egmore |
| Thirumahan Everaa E | INC | Erode (East) |
| Muthusamy S | DMK | Erode (West) |
| M Chinnadurai | CPIM | Gandharvakottai |
| A Nallathambi | AIADMK | Gangavalli |
| Masthan K S | DMK | Gingee |
| Sengottaiyan K A | AIADMK | Gobichettipalayam |
| Pon Jayaseelan | AIADMK | Gudalur |
| Amalu V | DMK | Gudiyattam |
| Govindarajan T J | DMK | Gummidipoondi |
| Sekarbabu P K | DMK | Harbour |
| Sampathkumar V | AIADMK | Harur |
| Prakaash Y | DMK | Hosur |
| Kannan Ka So Ka | DMK | Jayankondam |
| Devaraji K | DMK | Jolarpet |
| C Krishnamurali | AIADMK | Kadayanallur |
| Saravanan P S T | DMK | Kalasapakkam |
| Senthilkumar M | AIADMK | Kallakurichi |
| C V M P Ezhailzrasan | DMK | Kancheepuram |
| Saminathan M P | DMK | Kangayam |
| Thalavai Sundaram N | AIADMK | Kanniyakumari |
| S Mangudi | INC | Karaikudi |
| Senthilbalaji V | DMK | Karur |
| Duraimurugan | DMK | Katpadi |
| Sinthanai Selvan | VCK | Kattumannarkoil |
| G Arunkumar | AIADMK | Kavundampalayam |
| Rajesh Kumar S | INC | Killiyoor |
| K Pitchandi | DMK | Kilpennathur |
| M Jagan Moorthy | AIADMK | Kilvaithinankuppam |
| Nagaimaali V P | CPIM | Kilvelur |
| Damodaran S | AIADMK | Kinathukadavu |
| M K Stalin | DMK | Kolathur |
| Kadambur Raju | AIADMK | Kovilpatti |
| Ashokkumar K | AIADMK | Krishnagiri |
| Sivagama Sundari K | DMK | Krishnarayapuram |
| R Manickam | DMK | Kulithalai |
| Thangamani P | AIADMK | Kumarapalayam |
| Anbalagan G | DMK | Kumbakonam |
| Sivasankar S S | DMK | Kunnam |
| M R K Panneerselvam | DMK | Kurinjipadi |
| A Soundarapandian | DMK | Lalgudi |
| C Mahendran | AIADMK | Madathukulam |
| Sudharsanam S | DMK | Madavaram |
| Palanivel Thiaga Rajan | DMK | Madurai Central |
| Moorthy P | DMK | Madurai East |
| Thalapathi G | DMK | Madurai North |
| Boominathan M | DMK | Madurai South |
| Raju K | AIADMK | Madurai West |
| Maragatham K | AIADMK | Madurantakam |
| Ganapathy K | DMK | Maduravoyal |
| Sivakumar C | PMK | Mailam |
| S Kathiravan | DMK | Manachanallur |
| Tamilarasi A | DMK | Manamadurai |
| Abdul Samad P | DMK | Manapparai |
| Rajaa T R B | DMK | Mannargudi |
| S Rajakumar | INC | Mayiladuthurai |
| Periyapullan P alias Selvam | AIADMK | Melur |
| Selvaraj A K | AIADMK | Mettuppalayam |
| Sadhasivam S | PMK | Mettur |
| Saraswathi C | BJP | Modakkurichi |
| R S Rajakannappan | DMK | Mudhukulathur |
| N Thiyagarajan | DMK | Musiri |
| Velu Dha | DMK | Mylapore |
| J Mohamed Shanavas | VCK | Nagapattinam |
| Gandhi M R | BJP | Nagercoil |
| Ramalingam P | DMK | Namakkal |
| Ruby R Manoharan | INC | Nanguneri |
| Kamaraj R | AIADMK | Nannilam |
| Natham R Viswanathan | AIADMK | Natham |
| Saba Rajendran | DMK | Neyveli |
| S Thenmozhi | AIADMK | Nilakkottai |
| Sakkarapani R | DMK | Oddanchatram |
| R Mani | AIADMK | Omalur |
| Vaithilingam R | AIADMK | Orathanadu |
| Shunmugaiah C | DMK | Ottapidaram |
| Mano Thangaraj T | DMK | Padmanabhapuram |
| Anbalagan K P | AIADMK | Palacode |
| Senthil Kumar I P | DMK | Palani |
| Abdul Wahab M | DMK | Palayamkottai |
| Anandan M S M | AIADMK | Palladam |
| Karunanithi | DMK | Pallavaram |
| Velmurugan T | DMK | Panruti |
| Dr Jawahirullah M H | DMK | Papanasam |
| Govindasamy A | AIADMK | Pappireddippatti |
| Murugesan S | DMK | Paramakudi |
| Sekar S | AIADMK | Paramathi-Velur |
| Annadurai K | DMK | Pattukkottai |
| Mani G K | PMK | Pennagaram |
| Prabhaharan M | DMK | Perambalur |
| Shekar R D | DMK | Perambur |
| Ashokkumar N | DMK | Peravurani |
| K S Saravanakumaar | DMK | Periyakulam |
| Jayakumar S | AIADMK | Perundurai |
| Pollachi V Jayaraman | AIADMK | Pollachi |
| Agri Krishnamurthy S S | AIADMK | Polur |
| Durai Chandrasekar | INC | Ponneri |
| Nivedha M Murugan | DMK | Poompuhar |
| Krishnaswamy A | DMK | Poonamallee |
| V Muthuraja | DMK | Pudukkottai |
| M Appavu | DMK | Radhapuram |
| Thangapandian S | DMK | Rajapalayam |
| Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam | DMK | Ramanathapuram |
| R Gandhi | DMK | Ranipet |
| Mathiventhan M | DMK | Rasipuram |
| Karthikeyan K | DMK | Rishivandiyam |
| Murthy R Idream | DMK | Royapuram |
| Subramanian Ma | DMK | Saidapet |
| R Rajendran | DMK | Salem (North) |
| E Balasubramaniyan | AIADMK | Salem (South) |
| R Arul | PMK | Salem (West) |
| Raja E | DMK | Sankarankovil |
| Udhayasuriyan T | DMK | Sankarapuram |
| Sundararajan | AIADMK | Sankari |
| Raghuraman A R R | DMK | Sattur |
| Ponnusamy K | DMK | Senthamangalam |
| Venkatesan A | DMK | Sholavandan |
| A M Munirathinam | INC | Sholingur |
| S Aravindramesh | DMK | Shozhinganallur |
| Jayaram K R | AIADMK | Singanallur |
| Panneerselvam | DMK | Sirkazhi |
| Pr Senthilnathan | AIADMK | Sivaganga |
| Ashokan G | INC | Sivakasi |
| Selvaperunthagai | INC | Sriperumbudur |
| Palaniyandi M | DMK | Srirangam |
| Amirtharaj S | INC | Srivaikuntam |
| Manraj E M | AIADMK | Srivilliputhur |
| Kandasamy V P | AIADMK | Sulur |
| Raja S R | DMK | Tambaram |
| Palani Nadar S | INC | Tenkasi |
| Ramachandran T | CPI | Thalli |
| Neelamegam T K G | DMK | Thanjavur |
| Sivakumar P | DMK | Thiru Vi Ka Nagar |
| Udhayakumar R B | AIADMK | Thirumangalam |
| S Regupathy | DMK | Thirumayam |
| Rajanchellappa V V | AIADMK | Thiruparankundram |
| S S Balaji | VCK | Thiruporur |
| Marimuthu K | CPI | Thiruthuraipoondi |
| Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | Thiruvaiyaru |
| Raajendran V G | DMK | Thiruvallur |
| Kalaivanan Poondi K | DMK | Thiruvarur |
| Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi | DMK | Thiruverumbur |
| Chezhiaan Govi | DMK | Thiruvidaimarudur |
| K P Shankar | DMK | Thiruvottiyur |
| Karunanithi J | DMK | Thiyagarayanagar |
| S P Velumani | AIADMK | Thondamuthur |
| P Geetha Jeevan | DMK | Thoothukkudi |
| Ezhilan N | DMK | Thousand Lights |
| S Stalinkumar | DMK | Thuraiyur |
| Arjunan P | AIADMK | Tindivanam |
| Anitha R Radhakrishnan | DMK | Tiruchendur |
| Eswaran E R | DMK | Tiruchengodu |
| Inigo Irudayaraj S | DMK | Tiruchirappalli (East) |
| Nehru K N | DMK | Tiruchirappalli (West) |
| Thangam Thenarasu | DMK | Tiruchuli |
| K Ponmudy | DMK | Tirukkoyilur |
| Nainar Nagenthran | BJP | Tirunelveli |
| A Nallathambi | DMK | Tirupattur |
| Kr Periyakaruppan | DMK | Tiruppattur |
| Vijeyakumar K N | AIADMK | Tiruppur (North) |
| Selvaraj K | DMK | Tiruppur (South) |
| S Chandran | DMK | Tiruttani |
| Karumanickam | INC | Tiruvadanai |
| E V Velu | DMK | Tiruvannamalai |
| Ganesan C V | DMK | Tittagudi |
| Ganesh R | INC | Udhagamandalam |
| Radhakrishnan K | AIADMK | Udumalaipettai |
| Manikannan A J | DMK | Ulundurpettai |
| Ayyappan P | AIADMK | Usilampatti |
| T M Tamilselvam | AIADMK | Uthangarai |
| Sundar K | DMK | Uthiramerur |
| Amulkandasami T K | AIADMK | Valparai |
| Ambethkumar S | DMK | Vandavasi |
| G Sendhil Kumar | AIADMK | Vaniyambadi |
| Chakrapani M | AIADMK | Vanur |
| Sadhan Thirumalaikumar Doctor T | DMK | Vasudevanallur |
| O S Manian | AIADMK | Vedaranyam |
| Gandhirajan S | DMK | Vedasandur |
| Rajamuthu M | AIADMK | Veerapandi |
| Jmh Aassan Maulaana | INC | Velachery |
| Karthikeyan P | DMK | Vellore |
| K P Munusamy | AIADMK | Veppanahalli |
| Pugazhenthi N | DMK | Vikravandi |
| Markandayan V | DMK | Vilathikulam |
| Vijayadharani S | INC | Vilavancode |
| A Vetriazhagan | DMK | Villivakkam |
| Lakshmanan R | DMK | Villupuram |
| Seenivasan A R R | DMK | Virudhunagar |
| Amv Prabhakara Raja | DMK | Virugampakkam |
| Radhakrishnan | INC | Vridhachalam |
| G Chitra | AIADMK | Yercaud |