Tamil NaduSaturday, 30 May 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
ADR report on Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026: 220 winners got under 50% vote share
ADR and Tamil Nadu Election Watch said 220 winners in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election secured less than 50% of votes in their constituencies.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On June 2, 2026, the Association of Democratic Reforms and Tamil Nadu Election Watch reported that 220 winners in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election won with less than 50% of the votes polled in their constituencies.
Key specifics
- The report analysed all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
- Voter turnout in the 2026 Assembly election was 85.91%, compared with 73.45% in 2021.
- The average vote share of winners in 2026 was 38.99%, while in 2021 it was 48.37%.
- Only 14 winners secured 50% or more of the votes polled in their constituencies.
- Among 234 winners, only 23 were women; V. Sathyabama (TVK) from Tiruppur North had the highest women-winner vote share at 49.88%.
Exam lens
MCQ focus: Tamil Nadu Assembly election statistics, turnout percentages, average winner vote share, women representation and NOTA. TNPSC may ask the turnout in 2026, the number of women winners, or the highest vote share among women winners.