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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.

DMK - Tamil Maanila Congress Alliance

Front
Lead: M. Karunanidhi (Chief Minister)
Contested: 234 Won: 220 Lost: 14 Strike Rate: 94.02%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
234 220 14
94.0%
14,555,349 53.77% M. Karunanidhi (Chief Minister)
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 220 14 94.02% 14,555,349 53.77% Historic Landslide Mandate (220 of 234 Seats)

AIADMK - Congress Alliance

Front
Lead: J. Jayalalithaa / S. Thirunavukkarasu
Contested: 234 Won: 4 Lost: 230 Strike Rate: 1.71%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
234 4 230
1.7%
7,333,761 27.10% J. Jayalalithaa / S. Thirunavukkarasu
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 4 230 1.71% 7,333,761 27.10% Reduced to 4 Seats in Landslide Anti-Incumbency

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

Front
Lead: S. Ramadoss
Contested: 234 Won: 4 Lost: 230 Strike Rate: 1.71%
Constituent Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Lost Strike Rate Popular Votes Vote Share % Key Leader / Floor Role
234 4 230
1.7%
— 3.84% S. Ramadoss
Alliance Total (1 Parties) 234 4 230 1.71% — 3.84% 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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