2016–21 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections

During the 2016–2021 timeframe, by-elections were held in Tamil Nadu, India, due to the following events:

  • 25 May 2016 - Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA S M Seenivel died
  • 6 December 2016 - Radhakrishnan Nagar AIADMK MLA and CM of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa died
  • 18 September 2017 - Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs by speaker
  • 2 August 2018 - Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA A.K. Bose died
  • 7 August 2018 - Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi died
  • 20 February 2019 - Hosur AIADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court
  • 21 March 2019 - Sulur AIADMK MLA R Kanagaraj died

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 2016-21

19 November 2016, 21 December 2017, 18 April 2019 and 19 May 2019

26 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Party DMK AIADMK Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
Alliance DMK+ AIADMK+ AMMK
Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi Radhakrishnan Nagar
Seats won 13 12 1
Seat change 12 13 1

Events leading to By-Election

DateEventADMKDMKINCIUMLIndependentVacantTotal
19 May 20162016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election (Election to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur were cancelled by the EC on confirmed reports of bribing voters)134898102232
25 May 2016Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA S M Seenivel passes away [1]133898103231
22 November 2016First By-Election (19 November 2016)[2]136898100234
6 December 2016RK Nagar AIADMK MLA, Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa Passes Away[3]135898101233
18 September 2017Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs [4]1178981019215
24 December 2017Second By-Election (21 December 2017)[5]1178981118216
2 August 2018Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA A.K. Bose passes away [6]1168981119215
7 August 2018Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi Passes Away[7]1168881120214
20 February 2019Hosur AIADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court[8]1158881121213
21 March 2019Sulur AIADMK MLA R Kanagaraj passes away[9]1148881122212
23 May 2019Third By-Election (18 April 2019)[10]1231018110234
29 May 2019Nanguneri, Congress MLA Vasanthakumar resigned after being elected to Lok Sabha[11]1231017111233
14 June 2019Vikravandi DMK MLA K Radhamani passes away1231007112232

The 123 AIADMK members include three independents who contested under the AIADMK symbol. They are M.Thamimun Ansari from Nagapattinam (Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi), U. Thaniyarasu from Kangayam (Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai) and Karunas from Tiruvadanai (Mukkulathor Pulipadai).

First By-Election (19 November 2016)

On 26 October 2016, the Election Commission announced that the election for Thiruparankundram, Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies would be held on 19 November 2016.[12] The outcome was:

ConstituencyContestant DMKContestant ADMKWinning candidateWinning partyMargin
AravakurichiK. C. PalanisamyV. Senthil BalajiV. Senthil BalajiAIADMK23,661
ThanjavurAnjugam BoopathyM. RangaswamyM. RangaswamyAIADMK26,874
ThiruparankundramSaravananA. K. BoseA. K. BoseAIADMK42,670

Second By-Election (21 December 2017)

On 24 November 2017, the Election Commission announced that the election for Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency would be held on 21 December 2017.[13]

ConstituencyContestant DMKContestant ADMKContestant IndependentWinning candidateWinning partyMargin
Radhakrishnan NagarN. Marudhu GaneshE. MadhusudhananT. T. V. DhinakaranT. T. V. DhinakaranAMMK40,707

Third By-Election (18 April 2019 & 19 May 2019)

On 13 March 2019, the Election Commission announced that the election for 18 out of 21 vacant constituencies would be held on 18 April 2019. However bypoll for Tirupparankundram, Aravakurichi and Ottapidaram (SC) assemblies were not announced by Election Commission of India as election petitions were pending in court at that time.[14] On 9 April 2019, Election Commission announced that the by-elections will be held for remaining four vacant assembly constituencies in Sulur, Aravakurichi, Thiruparankundram and Ottapidaram on 19 May 2019 during the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections.[15]

ConstituencyContestant DMKContestant AIADMKContestant AMMKContestant MNM[16]Contestant NTKWinning candidateWinning partyMargin
Phase 1 - 18 April 2019
PoonamalleeA. KrishnaswamyG.VaidyanathanT. A. ElumalaiA. Jagadish Kumar P.Bharathi PriyaA. KrishnaswamyDMK60096
PeramburR D SekarR S RaajeshP. VetrivelU. Priyadarshini S.Merlin SugandhiR D SekarDMK68023
ThiruporurSR IdhayavarmanTirukazhukundram S ArumugamM.KothandapaniK.U. Karunakaran (I.K.K) Mohana SundhariSR IdhayavarmanDMK21013
SholinghurA AshokanG SampathuT.G.ManiK.S. Malairajan Gokula KrishnanG SampathuAIADMK16056
Gudiyatham (SC)S KathavarayanKaspa R MoorthyJeyanthi PathmanabanS.Venkatesan (I.K.K) K.KalayenthiriS KathavarayanDMK27841
AmburA.C.VilwanathanR JothiramalingarajaR.BalasubramaniA.Kareem Bahsa N.SelvamaniA.C.VilwanathanDMK37767
HosurS.A.SathyaS.Jothi Balakrishna ReddyV.PugazhendiJeyapal M.RajashekarS.A.SathyaDMK23213
PappireddipattiA ManiA GovindasamyD.K.RajendranM. Nallathambi S.SathishA GovindasamyAIADMK18493
Harur (SC)A KrishnakumarV SampathkumarR.Murugan--- P.ThileepV SampathkumarAIADMK9394
Nilakottai (SC)C.Soundara PandiyanS ThenmozhiR.ThangathuraiR. Chinnadurai A.Sangili PandiayanS ThenmozhiAIADMK20675
TiruvarurPoondi KalaivananR.JeevanathamS.KamarajK. Arun Chidambaram R.VinothiniPoondi KalaivananDMK64571
ThanjavurTKG NeelamegamR GandhiM. RangaswamyP.Duraisamy M.KarthickTKG NeelamegamDMK33980
Manamadurai (SC)IlakiyadasanS NagarajanMariyappan Kennady--- Shanmuga PriyaS NagarajanAIADMK8194
AndipattiA MaharajanA LogirajanR.JayakuamrG.Azharsamy R.Aruna DeviA MaharajanDMK12323
Periyakulam (SC)KS Saravana KumarM MayilvelKadhirkamuK. Prabhu ShobanaKS Saravana KumarDMK20320
SatturSV SrinivasanM S R RajavarmanS.G SubramanianN. Sundararaj P.SureshkumarM S R RajavarmanAIADMK1101
Paramakudi (SC)S Sampath KumarN SadanparabhakarDr. S. MuthiahA.Shankar HemalathaN SadanparabhakarAIADMK14032
VilathikulamA.C.JayakumarP ChinnappanK.JothimanyT. Natarajan M.KalidossP ChinnappanAIADMK28554
ConstituencyContestant DMKContestant AIADMKContestant AMMKContestant MNM[17]Contestant NTKWinning candidateWinning partyMargin
Phase 2 - 19 May 2019
AravakurichiV. Senthil BalajiSenthilnathan V VShahul Hameed P HS. MohanrajP.K.SelvamV. Senthil BalajiDMK37957
SulurPongalur N. PalanisamyKANDHASAMY. PSUGUMAR. KG. MayilsamyV.Vijaya RagavanKANDHASAMY. PAIADMK10113
ThirupparankundramP.SaravananMUNIYANDI SMAHENDRAN IP. ShaktivelR.RevathiP.SaravananDMK2396
OttapidaramM.C.ShanmugaiyaMOHAN, P.SUNDARARAJ, R.M.GandhiM.AgalyaM.C.ShanmugaiyaDMK19657

See also

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