Tamil Nadu Election Results LIVE: Vijay’s TVK whistles throughout the state, leads in 101 seats; DMK distant third; hung assembly likely

Status as of round 3 in Madurai (Central)

TVK’s Venkataramanan leads in Mylapore, BJP’s Soundararajan in third place

BJP’s TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN at third place in Mylapore. TVK’s VENKATARAMANAN. P is ahead of DMKs, Dha Velu by a margin of 7507.

Tamil Nadu 2026: BJP ahead by slender margins in 2 constituencies: THALLI and NAGERCOIL while maintaining a healthy lead in UDHAGAMANDALAM

Status as of round 2 in Chepauk: Udhayanidhi Stalin trails

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) workers celebrating in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as early trends as Vijay’s TVK whistles throughout the state.

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Status as of round 2 in Perambur: Vijay is in the lead

TVK candidate VS Babu leads in Kolathur constituency

TVK surges past 100 seats; AIADMK and DMK trail

Vijay’s TVK has crossed the 100 mark. The AIADMK continues to trail at second with leads in 67 seats while the incumbent DMK government is leading at 40 seats. as per EC data from 11.09 AM

Chief Minister MK Stalin is trailing by 2529 votes at Kolathur

Chief Minister MK Stalin is now trailing by 2529 votes at Kolathur to TVK candidate VS Babu as per ECI data (11.00 AM).Margin has widened from 1500 over the past half hour

TVK races past ADMK and DMK in 98 seats, ADMK leads in 61 seats, hung assembly likely

TVK’s massive surge takes them to a lead 85 seats, ADMK comes second leading in 61 seats. DMK leading in mere 35 seats

Chief Minister MK Stalin continues to trail at Kolathur to TVK candidate VS Babu. Margin now at 1,234 votes as per ECI data (10.18 AM)

Will Vijay breach Fort St George? TVK surges in Tamil Nadu; UDF poised for win in Kerala

Will Vijay breach Fort St George? TVK leads early in Tamil Nadu; UDF set to take power in Kerala

Assembly election trends show a three-way contest in Tamil Nadu, UDF leading in Kerala, NDA ahead in Assam, and a tight BJP-TMC race in West Bengal.

TVK now leads in 45 seats, DMK is trailing far behind.

TVK leads in 38 seats, ADMK in 36 seats, DMK in 19 seats

TVK general secretary ‘Bussy’ Anand leads in T. Nagar constituency (The Hindu)

At the end of round one in T. Nagar constituency in Chennai:

N. Anand of TVK: 3,558

Sathyanarayan of AIADMK: 1,959

Raja Anbazhagan of DMK: 1,893

Anusha of NTK: 256

— Sunitha Sekar

TVK president C. Joseph Vijay leads in Tiruchi East by 1,649 votes at the end of the first round of counting. (The Hindu)

Meanwhile, the PMK’s Sowmiya Anbumani leads with 4,158 votes in Dharmapuri; followed by the TVK candidate with 2,937 votes. The DMK’s ally DMDK candidate secures 2,048 votes by end of round 1.

— S. Ganesan, P.V. Srividya

Sengottaiyan leads in Gobichettipalayam (The Hindu)

Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency, end of Round 1:

K.A. Sengottaiyan (TVK) – 4,320 votes

N. Nallasivam (DMK) – 2,886 votes

Lead by 1,434 votes

— S.P. Saravanan

Scenes at Anna Arivalayam, DMK office

With two rounds of counting over, DMK is trailing in many constituencies. Experts see hung Assembly in Tamil Nadu going by early trends.

AIADMK leads in 20 seats, TVK in 18 seats. DMK in third spot at 9 seats. (ECI website)

Scenes from Kamalalayam, BJP’s Tamil Nadu Head Office

ECI – AIADMK leading in three seats; TVK in two and DMK in one

TVK ahead in multiple DMK strongholds within Chennai like Anna Nagar, Radhakrishnan Nagar and Kolathur

TVK founder Vijay leads by 352 votes in Tricky West as DMK minister KN Nehru trails on Trichy East

BJP comfortably ahead in Assam, UDF ahead in Keralam, TMC slightly ahead in West Bengal (40 seats lead to BJP’s 37), while DMK ko leading in TN in postal ballots counting

Postal ballot counting – TVK leading in two; DMK and AIADMK in one each

TVK chief Vijay leads in Perambur constituency as per postal ballots

The approach road to TVK leader Joseph Vijay’s residence in Neelankarai has been taken over by police with only residents allowed.

Counting starts with postal ballots

Security personnel and media wait outside TVK leader Joseph Vijay’s residence.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections LIVE: Visuals from outside the residence of TVK chief Vijay in Chennai

May 4 Verdict day: Counting begins across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Keralam and Puducherry

May 4 Verdict day: Counting begins at 8 am across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Keralam and Puducherry

The stage is set for the counting of votes in the 2026 Assembly elections across four key states, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Keralam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, with counting set to begin at 8:00 am on Monday.

ECI introduces QR code-based Photo ID system for preventing unauthorised entry into counting centres

As a first-time initiative, the Election Commission of India has introduced a QR code-based Photo Identity Card system through ECINET with the objective of preventing unauthorised entry into counting centres. At the third and innermost security checkpoint, entry will be permitted only upon successful verification through QR code scanning, the EC said.

TN Election Results Live: Heavy security arrangements in place across the counting centres in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections results Live Updates: Multi-tier security deployed outside Chennai’s Loyola College ahead of vote count

Heavy three-layer security was deployed early morning on Monday to prepare for the vote count of the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Dozens of security personnel were deployed at the gate of the college, with barricades in place as officials checked every vehicle coming in.

Loyola College is one of the counting centers that houses the EVMs for counting. Queen Mary’s College and Anna University are also some of the other counting centres set up for today.

Tamil Nadu Election Result Live Updates: The process will commence with the counting of postal ballots at 8:00 am, followed by EVM counting from 8:30 am