Indian Political Compass

South India · State

Tamil Nadu

A state where the Dravidian duopoly of DMK and AIADMK has held since the 1960s, with national parties playing marginal roles. Tamil language, federalism, and resistance to Hindi imposition are persistent political themes.

CapitalChennai
Lok Sabha seats39
LanguagesTamil

Lok Sabha elections

Seat distribution across three general elections. Results are at the state level; constituency-level data is pending.

Source: Election Commission of India. State-level figures are editorial draft pending full ECI verification.

2024
DMK (INDIA)
DMK 22INC 9Other INDIA allies 8
2019
DMK (INC alliance)
DMK 24INC 8AIADMK 1Others 6
2014
AIADMK
AIADMK 37Others 2