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:
- 25.05.2016 - Tirupparankundram ADMK MLA S M Seenivel died
- 06.12.2016 - Radhakrishnan Nagar MLA, CM of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha died
- 18.09.2017 - Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs by speaker
- 02.08.2018 - Tirupparankundram ADMK MLA A.K. Bose died
- 07.08.2018 - Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi died
- 20.02.2019 - Hosur ADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court
- 21.03.2019 - Sulur ADMK MLA R Kanagaraj died
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26 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Events leading to By-Election
| Date | Event | ADMK | DMK | INC | IUML | Independent | Vacant | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2016 | 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election (Election to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur were cancelled by the EC on confirmed reports of bribing voters) | 134 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 232 |
| 25.05.2016 | Tirupparankundram ADMK MLA S M Seenivel passes away [1] | 133 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 231 |
| 22.11.2016 | First By-Election (19.11.2016)[2] | 136 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| 06.12.2016 | RK Nagar MLA, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha Passes Away[3] | 135 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 233 |
| 18.09.2017 | Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs [4] | 117 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 215 |
| 24.12.2017 | Second By-Election (21.12.2017)[5] | 117 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 216 |
| 02.08.2018 | Tirupparankundram ADMK MLA A.K. Bose passes away [6] | 116 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 215 |
| 07.08.2018 | Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi Passes Away[7] | 116 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 214 |
| 20.02.2019 | Hosur ADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court[8] | 115 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 213 |
| 21.03.2019 | Sulur ADMK MLA R Kanagaraj passes away[9] | 114 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 212 |
| 23.05.2019 | Third By-Election (18.04.2019)[10] | 123 | 101 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 234 |
| 29.05.2019 | Nanguneri, Congress MLA Vasanthakumar resigned after being elected to Lok Sabha[11] | 123 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 233 |
| 14.06.2019 | Vikravandi DMK MLA K Radhamani passes away | 123 | 100 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 232 |
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 Karunaas from Tiruvadanai (Mukkulathor Pulipadai).
First By-Election (19.11.2016)
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:
| Constituency | Contestant DMK | Contestant ADMK | Winning candidate | Winning party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravakurichi | K. C. Palanisamy | V. Senthil Balaji | V. Senthil Balaji | ADMK | 23,661 |
| Thanjavur | Anjugam Boopathy | M. Rangaswamy | M. Rangaswamy | ADMK | 26,874 |
| Thiruparankundram | Saravanan | A. K. Bose | A. K. Bose | ADMK | 42,670 |
Second By-Election (21.12.2017)
On 24 November 2017, the Election Commission announced that the election for Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency would be held on 21 December 2017.[13]
| Constituency | Contestant DMK | Contestant ADMK | Contestant Independent | Winning candidate | Winning party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radhakrishnan Nagar | N. Marudhu Ganesh | E. Madhusudhanan | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | Independent | 40,707 |
Third By-Election (18.04.2019 & 19.05.2019)
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 09.04.2019, Election Commission announced that the by-elections will be held for remaining four vacant assembly constituencies in Sulur, Aravakurichi, Thiruparankundram and Ottapidaram on May 19, 2019 during the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections.[15]
| Constituency | Contestant DMK | Contestant AIADMK | Contestant AMMK | Contestant MNM[16] | Contestant NTK | Winning candidate | Winning party | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 - 18.04.2019 | |||||||||||
| Poonamallee | A. Krishnaswamy | G.Vaidyanathan | T. A. Elumalai | A. Jagadish Kumar | P.Bharathi Priya | A. Krishnaswamy | DMK | 60096 | |||
| Perambur | R D Sekar | R S Raajesh | P. Vetrivel | U. Priyadarshini | S.Merlin Sugandhi | R D Sekar | DMK | 68023 | |||
| Thiruporur | SR Idhayavarman | Tirukazhukundram S Arumugam | M.Kothandapani | K.U. Karunakaran (I.K.K) | Mohana Sundhari | SR Idhayavarman | DMK | 21013 | |||
| Sholinghur | A Ashokan | G Sampathu | T.G.Mani | K.S. Malairajan | Gokula Krishnan | G Sampathu | AIADMK | 16056 | |||
| Gudiyatham (SC) | S Kathavarayan | Kaspa R Moorthy | Jeyanthi Pathmanaban | S.Venkatesan (I.K.K) | K.Kalayenthiri | S Kathavarayan | DMK | 27841 | |||
| Ambur | A.C.Vilwanathan | R Jothiramalingaraja | R.Balasubramani | A.Kareem Bahsa | N.Selvamani | A.C.Vilwanathan | DMK | 37767 | |||
| Hosur | S.A.Sathya | S.Jothi Balakrishna Reddy | V.Pugazhendi | Jeyapal | M.Rajashekar | S.A.Sathya | DMK | 23213 | |||
| Pappireddipatti | A Mani | A Govindasamy | D.K.Rajendran | M. Nallathambi | S.Sathish | A Govindasamy | AIADMK | 18493 | |||
| Harur (SC) | A Krishnakumar | V Sampathkumar | R.Murugan | --- | P.Thileep | V Sampathkumar | AIADMK | 9394 | |||
| Nilakottai (SC) | C.Soundara Pandiyan | S Thenmozhi | R.Thangathurai | R. Chinnadurai | A.Sangili Pandiayan | S Thenmozhi | AIADMK | 20675 | |||
| Tiruvarur | Poondi Kalaivanan | R.Jeevanatham | S.Kamaraj | K. Arun Chidambaram | R.Vinothini | Poondi Kalaivanan | DMK | 64571 | |||
| Thanjavur | TKG Neelamegam | R Gandhi | M. Rangaswamy | P.Duraisamy | M.Karthick | TKG Neelamegam | DMK | 33980 | |||
| Manamadurai (SC) | Ilakiyadasan | S Nagarajan | Mariyappan Kennady | --- | Shanmuga Priya | S Nagarajan | AIADMK | 8194 | |||
| Andipatti | A Maharajan | A Logirajan | R.Jayakuamr | G.Azharsamy | R.Aruna Devi | A Maharajan | DMK | 12323 | |||
| Periyakulam (SC) | KS Saravana Kumar | M Mayilvel | Kadhirkamu | K. Prabhu | Shobana | KS Saravana Kumar | DMK | 20320 | |||
| Sattur | SV Srinivasan | M S R Rajavarman | S.G Subramanian | N. Sundararaj | P.Sureshkumar | M S R Rajavarman | AIADMK | 1101 | |||
| Paramakudi (SC) | S Sampath Kumar | N Sadanparabhakar | Dr. S. Muthiah | A.Shankar | Hemalatha | N Sadanparabhakar | AIADMK | 14032 | |||
| Vilathikulam | A.C.Jayakumar | P Chinnappan | K.Jothimany | T. Natarajan | M.Kalidoss | P Chinnappan | AIADMK | 28554 | |||
| Constituency | Contestant DMK | Contestant AIADMK | Contestant AMMK | Contestant MNM[17] | Contestant NTK | Winning candidate | Winning party | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 2 - 19.05.2019 | |||||||||||
| Aravakurichi | V. Senthil Balaji | Senthilnathan V V | Shahul Hameed P H | S. Mohanraj | P.K.Selvam | V. Senthil Balaji | DMK | 37957 | |||
| Sulur | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | KANDHASAMY. P | SUGUMAR. K | G. Mayilsamy | V.Vijaya Ragavan | KANDHASAMY. P | AIADMK | 10113 | |||
| Thirupparankundram | P.Saravanan | MUNIYANDI S | MAHENDRAN I | P. Shaktivel | R.Revathi | P.Saravanan | DMK | 2396 | |||
| Ottapidaram | M.C.Shanmugaiya | MOHAN, P. | SUNDARARAJ, R. | M.Gandhi | M.Agalya | M.C.Shanmugaiya | DMK | 19657 | |||
See also
- Elections in Tamil Nadu
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Legislature of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020
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