LIVE Tamil Nadu Election Result 2021: DMK chief MK Stalin to announce date of swearing-in

DMK leader MK Stalin expressed his gratitude for the huge victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 and said, "I will announce the date of the swearing-in ceremony tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

I would like to express my gratitude to the people of TN for giving this coalition a huge victory in the election. We will gradually fulfill our specific election promises. I will announce the date of swearing-in ceremony tomorrow or day after tomorrow: DMK's chief MK Stalin pic.twitter.com/XgXGEgNlMz

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

Thank you Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi for your kind wishes.

I look forward to working with the Union Government to fulfill aspirations of the State.

Through federal co-operation, I am sure we will overcome COVID-19 and chart the post-pandemic growth story. https://t.co/6WjCyxO5ky

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 2, 2021

Congratulations to Thiru MK Stalin and DMK for the victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. We shall work together for enhancing national progress, fulfilling regional aspirations, and defeating the COVID-19 pandemic: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/F26nDX2gSA

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

AIADMK and DMK won 1-1 assembly constituency seat each. Pon Jayaseelan of DMK won the Gudalur constituency by a margin of 1,945 votes. Anitha R. Radhakrishnan of AIADMK won the Tiruchendur constituency by a margin of 25, 263 votes.

Counting has not slowed down, due to heavy load the server has slowed down. Counting is continuing in the constituencies without any let-up: Election Commission of India#AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/L7MVNKLUp6

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

Tamil Nadu Election Result 2021: Key Constituencies and Key Candidates

• Edappadi constituency: AIADMK's Palaniswami Edappadi leads with 6,088 votes
• Bodinayakkanur constituency: AIADMK's O Panneerselvam leads with 1,333 votes
• Kolathur constituency: DMK's M K Stalin leads with 3,697 votes
• Chepauk constituency: DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin leads with 21, 841 votes
• Coimbatore South constituency: MNM's Kamal Haasan leads with 2,715 votes
• Kovilpatti constituency: AIADMK's Kadambur C Raju leads with 1,068 votes

Avoid victory celebrations: DMK chief MK Stalin (in file photo) to party workers

DMK is leading in 119 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, as per Election Commission trends#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Wv7k716WBs

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

DMK leading on 119 seats, AIADMK on 82 seats: ECI

Official trends | DMK's Ezhilan N leading from Thousand Lights constituency, BJP's Khushbu Sundar (in file pic) trailing. #TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/qcPaTlKIYH

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

In 2016, Late Jayalalithaa of AIADMK had won the RK Nagar assembly constituency.  In 2017, Dhinakaran had won the RK Nagar assembly constituency.  However, TTV Dhinakaran did not choose the RK Nagar Assembly constituency, which he had won in 2017, for re-election. He rather contested from the Kovilpatti constituency. Currently, he is trailing in the Kovilpatti constituency against Kadambur C Raju who is leading by a margin of 1,359 votes.

AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran trailing behind AIADMK's Kadambur Raju in Kovilpatti. #TamilNadu #Elections2021

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 2, 2021

Official trends | DMK President MK Stalin leads from Kolathur Assembly constituency#TamilNaduElections

(file photo) pic.twitter.com/SBSrMVllTS

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin leading from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency.#TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/9zEUubNo8J

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan leading from Coimbatore (South) constituency.#TamilNaduElections

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/1xM983fqWJ

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

Kadambur C Raju of AIADMK leads with 1,513 votes in the Kovilpatti constituency.

Kamal Haasan of MNM leads with 84 votes in the Coimbatore South constituency.

Udhayanidhi Stalin of DMK leads with 5,847 votes in the Chepauk constituency.

DMK President M K Stalin leads with 1,754 votes in the Kolathur constituency.

Deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam leads with 363 votes in Bodinayakkanur constituency.

AIADMK's Palaniswami Edappadi leads with 6,088 votes in Edapaddi constituency.

As per the latest official trends by ECI, DMK leading on 76, AIADMK on 68 seats: ECI

As per official ECI trends, DMK leads in 24 seats, AIADMK in 23 seats. 

DMK candidate from Chepauk assembly constituency, Udhayanidhi Stalin arrives at Queen Mary's College in Chennai where counting of votes for Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls is underway.

Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami Edappadi is contesting from the Edappadi constituency for the seventh time. He has contested six times from the Edappadi constituency since 1989 and only lost twice. He is facing T M Sambathkumar of the DMK and N Pookadai Sekar of AMMK.

Official trends for #TamilNaduAssemblyPolls | AIADMK and DMK leading on 1 seat each. pic.twitter.com/cSEht8MK2T

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

Tamil Nadu Election Result 2021: Key candidates to watch out for are:

• Edappadi K Palaniswami (Edappadi constituency)
• Panneerselvam (Bodinayakkanur constituency)
• M K Stalin (Kolathur constituency)
• Udhayanidhi Stalin (Chepauk constituency)
• Kamal Haasan (Coimbatore South constituency)
• TTV Dhinakaran (Kovilpatti constituency)

Tamil Nadu Election Result 2021: Key constituencies to watch out for: Edappadi, Bodinayakkanur, Kolathur, Chepauk, Coimbatore South, Kovilpatti

Exit Polls predicted DMK will return to power after 10 years. 

Exit Polls predict DMK will return to power after 10 years. The AIADMK emerged victorious in the 2016 assembly elections after it won 136 out of 234 seats. DMK won 89 seats while Congress 8 seats.

The 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections are the state’s first elections since the death of two key leaders, J Jayalalithaa of AIADMK, and M Karunanidhi of DMK.

Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 begins. Votes being counted across Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/vBUGNP0R5Q

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021

AIADMK is a political party that came into existence in 1972 after its split from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). AIADMK was led by J. Jayalalithaa until her death in 2016. The party is contesting the 2021 assembly elections in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

DMK Chief MK Stalin, also the son of late M Karunanidhi, is contesting from the Kolathur constituency. He has been representing this constituency since 2011. He started his political career after winning for the first time from Thousand Light constituency in 1989. He has held the position of the Mayor of Chennai and the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Stalin is facing Aadi Rajaram of AIADMK and J Arumugham of AMMK. If the DMK-Congress alliance wins the 2021 state assembly elections, Stalin would become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a political party in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Currently, the party is being led by M K Stalin. The party was led by M. Karunanidhi until his death in 2018. DMK is contesting in the 2021 assembly elections in an alliance with the Indian National Congress (INC).

The Tamil Nadu state is divided into 234 constituencies. The two leading parties in the TN’s Dravidian politics are Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

The 16^th Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections were held on April 06, 2021, in a single phase. The results for the 234-seats high octane TN Assembly Elections are to be declared today, May 02, 2021.