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.
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024: As Phase 1 – Lok Sabha Elections 2024 begins tomorrow, April 19, Friday; 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, and Kanniyakumari, will go into polls, with the voting process startingat 8 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m.
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
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- 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
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 | AIADMK+ |
| 1 | Thiruvallur | Pon. V. Balaganapathy (BJP) | Sasikanth Senthil (INC) | K. Nalla Thambi (DMDK) |
| 2 | Chennai North | R. C. Paul Kanagaraj (BJP) | Kalanidhi Veerasami (DMK) | Royapuram R. Mano (AIADMK) |
| 3 | Chennai South | Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) | Tamilachi Thangapandian (DMK) | J. Jayavardhan (AIADMK) |
| 4 | Chennai Central | Vinoj P Selvam (BJP) | Dayanidhi Maran (DMK) | B. Parthasarathy (DMDK) |
| 5 | Sriperumbudur | V. N. Venugopal (TMC(M)) | T R Balu (DMK) | G. Premkumar (AIADMK) |
| 6 | Kancheepuram | Jothi Venkatesan (PMK) | K Selvam (DMK) | E. Rajasekar (AIADMK) |
| 7 | Arakkonam | K. Balu (PMK) | S Jagathrachahan (DMK) | A. L. Vijayan (AIADMK) |
| 8 | Vellore | AC Shanmmugam (BJP) | Kadhir Anand (DMK) | S. Pasupathy (AIADMK) |
| 9 | Krishnagiri | C Narsimhan (BJP) | K Gopinath (INC) | V. Jayaprakash (AIADMK) |
| 10 | Dharmapuri | Sowmiya Anbumani (PMK) | A Mani (DMK) | R. Asokan (AIADMK) |
| 11 | Tiruvannamalai | A. Ashwathaman (BJP) | C N Annadurai (DMK) | M. Kaliyaperumal (AIADMK) |
| 12 | Arani | A. Ganeshkumar (PMK) | Taranivedan (DMK) | G. V. Gajendran (AIADMK) |
| 13 | Villupuram | Murali Shankar (PMK) | D. Ravikumar (VCK) | J. Bakkiyaraj (AIADMK) |
| 14 | Kallakurichi | Devdas Wodeyar (PMK) | D Malayarasan (DMK) | R. Kumaraguru (AIADMK) |
| 15 | Salem | Annadurai (PMK) | T M Selvaganapathi (DMK) | P. Vignesh (AIADMK) |
| 16 | Namakkal | K.P. Ramalingam (BJP) | V. S. Matheswaran (DMK) | S. Tamil Mani (AIADMK) |
| 17 | Erode | P. Vijayakumar (TMC(M)) | K E Prakash (DMK) | Aatral Ashok Kumar (AIADMK) |
| 18 | Tiruppur | A.P. Muruganandam (BJP) | K. Subbarayan (CPI) | P. Arunachalam (AIADMK) |
| 19 | Nilgiris | L Murugan (BJP) | A Raja (DMK) | D. Lokesh Tamilselvan (AIADMK) |
| 20 | Coimbatore | K Annamalai (BJP) | Ganapathi P Rajkumar (DMK) | Singai G. Ramachandran (AIADMK) |
| 21 | Pollachi | K. Vasantharajan (BJP) | K Ishwarasamy (DMK) | A. Karthikeyan (AIADMK) |
| 22 | Dindigul | M. Thilagabama (PMK) | R. Sachidanandam (CPI(M)) | V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak (AIADMK) |
| 23 | Karur | V.V. Senthilnathan (BJP) | S. Jothimani (INC) | K. R. L. Thangavel (AIADMK) |
| 24 | Tiruchirappalli | P. Senthilnathan (AMMK) | Durai Vaiko (MDMK) | P. Karuppaiah (AIADMK) |
| 25 | Perambalur | TR Paarivendhar (BJP) | Arun Nehru (DMK) | N. D. Chandramohan (AIADMK) |
| 26 | Cuddalore | Thangar Bachan (PMK) | M.K. Vishnu Prasad (INC) | P. Sivakozhundu (DMDK) |
| 27 | Chidambaram | P Karthiyayini (BJP) | Thol. Thirumavalavan (VCK) | M. Chandrahaasan (AIADMK) |
| 28 | Mayiladuthurai | Ma. Ka. Stalin (PMK) | R Sudha (INC) | P. Babu (AIADMK) |
| 29 | Nagapattinam | SGM Ramesh (BJP) | V. Selvaraj (CPI) | G. Surjith Sankar (AIADMK) |
| 30 | Thanjavur | M Muruganandam (BJP) | Murasoli (DMK) | P. Sivanesan (DMDK) |
| 31 | Sivaganga | Devanathan Yadav (BJP) | Karti P Chidambaram (INC) | A. Xavierdas (AIADMK) |
| 32 | Madurai | Raama Sreenivasan (BJP) | Su. Venkatesan (CPI(M)) | P. Saravanan (AIADMK) |
| 33 | Theni | T. T. V. Dhinakaran (AMMK) | Thanga Tamil Selvam (DMK) | V. T. Narayanasamy (AIADMK) |
| 34 | Virudhunagar | Raadhika Sarathkumar (BJP) | B. Manickam Tagore (INC) | V. Vijaya Prabakaran (DMDK) |
| 35 | Ramanathapuram | O. Panneerselvam (IND) | K. Navas Kani (IUML) | P. Jeyaperumal (AIADMK) |
| 36 | Thoothukkudi | Nainar Nagendran (BJP) | Kanimozhi (DMK) | R. Sivasamy Velumani (AIADMK) |
| 37 | Tenkasi | B. John Pandian (BJP) | Rani Sreekumar (DMK) | K. Krishnasamy (AIADMK) |
| 38 | Tirunelveli | Nainar Nagendran (BJP) | C Robert Bruce (INC) | M. Jansi Rani (AIADMK) |
| 39 | Kanniyakumari | Pon Radhakrishnan (BJP) | Vijay Vasanth (INC) | Nazerath Pasilian (AIADMK) |
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.
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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 |
