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Explore how many candidates from each front forfeited their security deposits, candidate demographic breakdowns, and 50-year comparisons for the 1991 election.
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Seat-Sharing Audits & Conversion Efficiency

Detailed Pre-Election Alliance Seat Sharing & Party-by-Party Performance

Granular breakdown of seats allocated to each constituent party, seats won, seats lost, strike rate percentages, and popular vote contribution.

AIADMK - Congress Alliance

Front
Lead: J. Jayalalithaa (Chief Minister)
Contested: 234 Won: 224 Lost: 10 Strike Rate: 95.73%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
234 224 10
95.7%
14,704,262 59.84% J. Jayalalithaa (Chief Minister)
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 224 10 95.73% 14,704,262 59.84% Historic Landslide Majority (224 of 234 Seats)

DMK Front

Front
Lead: M. Karunanidhi (DMK President)
Contested: 234 Won: 3 Lost: 231 Strike Rate: 1.28%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
DMK Front (DMK Front)
Symbol: Official Party Symbol
234 3 231
1.3%
7,378,000 30.01% M. Karunanidhi (DMK President)
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 3 231 1.28% 7,378,000 30.01% Decimated in Rajiv Gandhi Sympathy Wave

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

Front
Lead: S. Ramadoss
Contested: 234 Won: 1 Lost: 233 Strike Rate: 0.43%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
234 1 233
0.4%
— 5.89% S. Ramadoss
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 1 233 0.43% — 5.89% Contesting Bloc
Authoritative Coalitions & Encyclopedic Context

Tamil Nadu Alliance Architecture & Encyclopedic Directory

Tamil Nadu state politics has evolved through distinct coalition phases: the DMK-led alliance (formed initially as DPA/SPA), the AIADMK-led alliance (NDA front), and the 2026 post-election emergence of the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance (SSJVA / மதச்சார்பற்ற சமூகநீதி வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி) under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

Ruling Coalition

Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance

மதச்சார்பற்ற சமூகநீதி வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி (SSJVA / TVK+)

Founded at Panaiyur headquarters on September 9, 2026. Chaired by C. Joseph Vijay. Formed to command 121 seats and contest October 2026 by-elections.

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Historical Front

DMK-Led Alliance (SPA / DPA)

Secular Progressive Alliance (மதச்சார்பற்ற முற்போக்கு கூட்டணி)

Key political front in Tamil Nadu across 2004, 2006, 2019, 2021, and 2024 elections. Led historically by M. Karunanidhi and M. K. Stalin.

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Opposition Coalition

AIADMK-Led Alliance (NDA Front)

அஇஅதிமுக கூட்டணி (AIADMK-led Coalition)

Governed Tamil Nadu across 2011-2021 under J. Jayalalithaa and Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Currently commands 53 seats in the 17th Assembly.

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Historical Alliance Archive

Explore Tamil Nadu Alliance Breakdown Across Assembly Elections

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