Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know about Tamil Nadu General Elections

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Date: The state of Tamil Nadu is known for making the lives of national parties tough during the Lok Sabha elections, as the people of the state focus on regional issues and identities. But with 39 seats on stake, no one chooses to stay away from the beautiful landscapes of Gateway of South India.

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tamil Nadu ranks fifth in highest number of Lok Sabha seats among states, behind Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar, with 39 seats of its own.

The General Elections of 2024, are around the corner and all the national parties have started to strategize their moves for the southernmost state of India, to take advantage in the mega elections. The political scenario of Tamil Nadu is very different from that of the other states of India as the national parties find themselves in tough spots every time the Lok Sabha Elections are contested in the state. However, with 39 seats in account, elections in the Gateway of South India is always a vigorous battleground, as despite the hardship no national party or alliance chooses to count the state out of their list of preferences.

When are the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024?

The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu is scheduled to finish on the opening day of the polling as all they will open the ballot box for all their seats on April 19, i.e., phase 1.

Phase 1: Date of polling- April 19

Tiruvallur
Chennai North
Chennai South
Chennai Central
Sriperumbudur
Kancheepuram
Arakkonam
Vellore
Krishnagiri
Dharampuri
Tiruvannnamalai
Arani
Viluppuram
Kallakurichi
Salem
Namakkal
Edore
Tiruppur
Nilgiris
Coimbatore
Pollachi
Dindigul
Karur
Tiruchirappalli
PErambalur
Cuddalore
Chidambaram
Mayiladuthurai
Nagapattinam
Thankjavur
Sivaganga
Madurai
Theni
Virudhunagar
Ramanathapuram
THoothukkudi
Tenkasi
Tirunelveli
Kanniyakumari

How many phases Tamil Nadu will have?

The Lok Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu is known for getting concluded in a very small period of time, but in 2019 elections, ECI decided to take things one step further as the elections on all the seats were held in one single phase, making it the biggest single phase among all the states which is once again the case in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the state is all set to conclude the polling on all their 39 seats in just one phase, i.e., phase 1.

How many Lok Sabha constituencies Tamil Nadu has?

The southernmost state of India, Tamil Nadu ranks fifth in highest number of Lok Sabha seats among states, behind Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar, with 39 seats of its own. Out of the 39 seats, 32 seats are unreserved, while seven seats are reserved for SC candidates. During the 2019 elections, DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance registered a landslide victory by winning 38 of the 39 seats, giving the largest party of the nation only one seat.

Check out the complete list of elected members and constituencies from Tamil Nadu General Elections 2019:

No	Constituency	Winner	PARTY
1	Thiruvallur	Dr. Jeyakumar	INC
2	Chennai North	Kalanidhi Veeraswamy	DMK
3	Chennai South	Thamizhachi Thangapandian	DMK
4	Chennai Central	Dayanidhi Maran	DMK
5	Sriperumbudur	T R Baalu	DMK
6	Kancheepuram	G. Selvam	DMK
7	Arakkonam	S. Jagathrakshakan	DMK
8	Vellore	D. M. Kathir Anand[a]	DMK
9	Krishnagiri	A. Chellakumar	INC
10	Dharmapuri	Dr. S. Senthil Kumar	DMK
11	Tiruvannamalai	Annadurai C N	DMK
12	Arani	Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad	INC
13	Villupuram	D. Ravikumar	DMK
14	Kallakurichi	Pon. Gautham Sigamani	DMK
15	Salem	S. R. Parthiban	DMK
16	Namakkal	A. K. P. Chinraj	DMK
17	Erode	A. Ganesha Murthi	DMK
18	Tiruppur	K. Subbarayan	CPI
19	Nilgiris	A Raja	DMK
20	Coimbatore	P.R. Natarajan	CPIM
21	Pollachi	K. Shamugasundaram	DMK
22	Dindigul	P. Veluchamy
23	Karur	S.Jothimani	INC
24	Tiruchirappalli	Su. Thirunavukkarasar	INC
25	Perambalur	T. R. Paarivendhar	DMK
26	Cuddalore	T.R.V.S. Ramesh	DMK
27	Chidambaram	Thol. Thirumavalavan	VCK
28	Mayiladuthurai	S. Ramalingam	DMK
29	Nagapattinam	M. Selvarasu	CPI
30	Thanjavur	S S Palanimanickam	DMK
31	Sivaganga	Karti P Chidambaram	INC
32	Madurai	S. Venkatesan	CPIM
33	Theni	P. Ravindhranath	AIADMK
34	Virudhunagar	Manickam Tagore	INC
35	Ramanathapuram	Navaskani	IUML
36	Thoothukkudi	Kanimozhi Karunanidhi	DMK
37	Tenkasi	Dhanush M Kumar	DMK
38	Tirunelveli	S. Gnanathiraviam	DMK
39	Kanniyakumari	H. Vasanthakumar	INC

List of candidates for 2024

The scenarios for 2024 General Elections in Tamil Nadu are a lot different from that of 2019, as DMK is now a part of I.N.D.I.A alliance, while NDA has lost the support of AIADMK, making their situation even more bleak in the Gateway of South India.

Check out the complete list of candidates for Tamil Nadu General Elections 2024:

No	Constituency	NDA	I.N.D.I.A
1	Thiruvallur	Pon. V. Balaganapathy (BJP)
2	Chennai North	R. C. Paul Kanagaraj (BJP)	Kalanidhi Veerasami (DMK)
3	Chennai South	Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP)	Tamilachi Thangapandian (DMK)
4	Chennai Central	Vinoj P Selvam (BJP)	Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)
5	Sriperumbudur		T R Balu (DMK)
6	Kancheepuram		K Selvam (DMK)
7	Arakkonam		S Jagathrachahan (DMK)
8	Vellore	AC Shanmmugam (BJP)	Kadhir Anand (DMK)
9	Krishnagiri	C Narsimhan (BJP)	K Gopinath (INC)
10	Dharmapuri		A Mani (DMK)
11	Tiruvannamalai	A. Ashwathaman (BJP)	C N Annadurai (DMK)
12	Arani		Taranivedan (DMK)
13	Villupuram
14	Kallakurichi		D Malayarasan (DMK)
15	Salem		T M Selvaganapathi (DMK)
16	Namakkal	K.P. Ramalingam (BJP)
17	Erode		K E Prakash (DMK)
18	Tiruppur	A.P. Muruganandam (BJP)
19	Nilgiris	L Murugan (BJP)	A Raja (DMK)
20	Coimbatore	K Annamalai (BJP)	Ganapathi P Rajkumar (DMK)
21	Pollachi	K. Vasantharajan (BJP)	K Ishwarasamy (DMK)
22	Dindigul
23	Karur	V.V. Senthilnathan (BJP)	S. Jothimani (INC)
24	Tiruchirappalli
25	Perambalur	TR Paarivendhar (BJP)	Arun Nehru (DMK)
26	Cuddalore		M.K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)
27	Chidambaram	P Karthiyayini (BJP)
28	Mayiladuthurai		R Sudha (INC)
29	Nagapattinam	SGM Ramesh (BJP)
30	Thanjavur	M Muruganandam (BJP)	Murasoli (DMK)
31	Sivaganga	Devanathan Yadav (BJP)	Karti P Chidambaram (INC)
32	Madurai	Raama Sreenivasan (BJP)
33	Theni		Thanga Tamil Selvam (DMK)
34	Virudhunagar	Raadhika Sarathkumar (BJP)	B. Manickam Tagore (INC)
35	Ramanathapuram
36	Thoothukkudi	Nainar Nagendran (BJP)	Kanimozhi (DMK)
37	Tenkasi	B. John Pandian (BJP)	Rani Sreekumar (DMK)
38	Tirunelveli		C Robert Bruce (INC)
39	Kanniyakumari	Pon Radhakrishnan (BJP)	Vijay Vasanth (INC)

First uploaded on: 25-02-2024 at 05:26 IST

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