Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 RESULTS LIVE: 40 is ours, says CM Stalin as DMK poised to win second straight term in state
Going by latest figures, the Dravidian party headed by Chief Minister MK Stalin is all set to make a near-clean sweep, reminiscent of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Chief Minister MK Stalin (Photo: Hemanathan M)
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed the press on Tuesday at 7 pm, expressing his gratitude to the voters, He stated, "I extend my heartfelt thanks to all the voters who voted in the election. I thank the leaders and volunteers of India Alliance who worked to defeat the fascism and save India."
"Last time we won in 39 constituencies, this time we have won in 40 constituencies. The DMK coalition has achieved a historic victory by winning 40 out of 40 seats," he added.
The DMK-led INDIA bloc seems all set to make a near-clean sweep in the Lok Sabha elections with trends showing the Dravidian party wresting all 39 seats in the state and the sole seat in the union territory of Puducherry. In 2019, too, the DMK had won from 38 of the 39 states in the state.
DMK's Kanimozhi (Thoothukudi), A Raja (Nilgiris), and Robert Bruce (Tirunelveli) have won from their respective seats, among other candidates.
INC's Tharahai Cuthbert won the Vilavancode assemby bypoll.
The BJP and AIADMK failed to open an account in the state.
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- 4 Jun 2024 2:52 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2024: What does Thanthi TV exit poll say about Tamil Nadu results
Thanthi TV's very own exit poll anticipates that CPI(M)'s R Sachithanantham CPI has a 40% chance of winning from Dindigul constituency, while Mohamed Mubarak of SDPI (under AIADMK alliance) has a 32% chance and M. Thilagabama of PMK (under NDA alliance) has a 17% chance.
Meanwhile, for the Villavancode assembly bypoll, the pollster projects a 47% chance to Congress' Tharahai Cuthbert, followed by BJP's Nanthini VS at 28%, and AIADMK's Rani U at 14%.
To find out which parties have a higher chance of winning the other constituencies in the state, click here
- 4 Jun 2024 2:27 AM IST
Parties and alliances in the state
The DMK contested on 22 seats and leads an eight-party alliance comprising the Congress (9), CPI(M) (2), CPI (2), Indian Muslim League (1), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (2), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1), and Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK), whose candidate will run on the DMK symbol.
While the BJP contested on 23 seats in the state while its alliance partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) contested 10 seats, and Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC-M) contested on 3 seats.
The BJP's allies also include Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK), Inthiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam (IMKMK), Puthiya Needhi Katchi (PNK), Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).
Former Chief Minister and ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam contested as an Independent from Ramanathpuram, and the AMMK led by TTV Dhinakaran contested two seats. Dhinakaran contested from Theni.
On the other hand, the AIADMK-led alliance includes parties like Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Puthiya Tamilagam (PT), and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). They contested on 32 seats.
The fourth player, Seeman's Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), contested from all 39 seats.
- 4 Jun 2024 1:29 AM IST
How are votes counted? An overview.
Here is a brief overview of the counting process:
- Under Rule 54 A of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, the counting of postal ballot papers shall be started first at the Returning Officer's (RO) table.
- Only such postal ballot papers shall be taken up for counting which are received by the RO before the hour fixed for the commencement of counting.
- After 30 minutes of the commencement of counting of postal ballots, the counting of votes from EVMs should be started.
- Counting of votes from EVMs can begin on scheduled time if there is no postal ballot paper in the constituency.
- Only Control Unit (CU) of the EVM used in polling station is required for counting of votes along with Form 17C.
- Before ascertaining the result from CUs of EVMs, counting officials shall ensure that the paper seal on them is intact and total votes polled tally with those mentioned in Form 17C.
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- 4 Jun 2024 1:25 AM IST
Where to check Lok Sabha election results live?
Check state and constituency-wise election results on the official website of the Election Commission.
- Visit https://results.eci.gov.in/
- Click on Open General Election Results
- Choose the state and constituency
- Check leading and trailing candidates along with vote share
- You can also use the voter helpline app on Play Store
- 4 Jun 2024 1:22 AM IST
How did the parties do in the 2019 General Elections?
In 2019, the DMK-led alliance had swept 38 out of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. DMK had won 24 seats, INC 8, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, and AIADMK 1.
- 4 Jun 2024 1:22 AM IST
The 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state include:
Arakkonam, Arani, Chennai Central, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Sriperumbudur, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukkudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar.
- 4 Jun 2024 1:20 AM IST
Key Fights to watch out for:
- State BJP chief K Annamalai vs DMK's Ganapathi P and AIADMK's Singai Ramachandran in Coimbatore
- DMK MP Kanimozhi vs Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)'s SDR Vijayaseelan (part of NDA alliance) and AIADMK's R Sivasamy Velumani in Thoothukudi
- BJP candidate and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan vs incumbent DMK MP Tamizhachi Thangapandian and AIADMK MP J Jayavardhan in Chennai South
- A Raja, a former Telecom Minister vs BJP’s L Murugan, who is also the Union Minister of State for Fisheries in Nilgiris
- Former Union minister and incumbent DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran vs BJP's former youth wing president Vinoj P Selvam and AIADMK's Logesh Tamil Selvan and DMDK's B Parthasarathy in Chennai Central
- Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Paneerselvam (OPS) vs against AIADMK's Jayaperumal and K Navaskan from the Indian Union Muslim League, an ally of the DMK, in Ramanthapuram
- Incumbent Congress MP Karti Chidambaram vs BJP's T Devanathan Yadav and A Xavier Dass of the AIADMK in Sivaganga
- 4 Jun 2024 1:02 AM IST
TAMIL NADU LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2024: QUICK FACTS AT A GLANCE
Drawing from five exit polls, a thumping victory for the DMK alliance has been predicted with 36 seats, while the BJP is anticipated to open its account in the state with two seats and one for the AIADMK. The Tamil nationalist Naam Tamilar Katchi's entry makes it a four-way contest with the anti-DMK-Congress votes split into three.
This is the first general election for both the BJP and the AIADMK since their alliance break up. Who among the two will get the second spot? One must wait and watch.
The Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu were held in the first phase of the seven-phased elections on April 19. All 39 seats in the state went to polls simultaneously.
Vote counting for 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, the lone seat in Puducherry, and the Vilavancode bypoll seat (Kanyakumari district) will begin at 8 am on Tuesday.
The DMK-led front is confident of another victory (a sixth in its line of triumphs since 2019) despite the aggressive campaign put up by the BJP to gain a foothold in the Dravidian citadel. It is keen to repeat its 2019 performance when it won 38 of the 39 seats in the state. The lone setback came in the southern Theni district when the AIADMK-led alliance, which also comprised the BJP then, managed to win a solitary seat.
Barring the 2014 victory of BJP veteran Pon Radhakrishnan from the Kanyakumari segment, the saffron party won in Tamil Nadu, since 1998, only when it aligned with either the AIADMK or DMK.
BJP’s K Annamalai (Coimbatore), DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran (Central Chennai), A Raja (Nilgiris), Kanimozhi (Thoothukudi), BJP’s L Murugan (Nilgiris), Tamilisai Soundararajan (South Chennai), former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (Ramanathapuram), Congress party’s Karti Chidambaram (Sivaganga) and AIADMK’s J Jayavardhan (South Chennai) and AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran (Theni) are among the prominent candidates.
- 39 Lok Sabha seats + Puducherry
- 950 candidates — 876 men, 74 women candidates, 609 Independents
- 69.72 per cent of 6.23 crore voted. They include 3.17 crore women and 3.06 crore men
- 43 counting centres
- 38,500 vote-counting personnel
- Votes polled in South Chennai will be counted at Anna University.
- Votes cast in North and Central Chennai will be counted at Queen Mary's and Loyola colleges respectively.
- Puducherry: Two counting centres relating to 23 Assembly segments
- Karaikal (having five segments), Mahe and Yanam regions (having one Assembly constituency each) have one counting centre each.
