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Profile of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

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Profile of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly were declared today.  There are 234 elected assembly seats and one nominated seat in the state.  In this note, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with that of the previous Assembly.

 DMK has the majority with 133 MLAs

Political Party

2021

2016

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

133

89

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

66

134

Indian National Congress

18

8

Pattali Makkal Katchi

5

-

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

-

Political Party

2021

2016

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

4

-

Communist Party of India

2

-

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

2

-

Indian Union Muslim League

-

1

Women’s representation reduces nearly by half; Sharp increase in MLAs above 70 years 

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62% of the MLAs have at least a bachelors degree, up from 59%

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Notes:  Elections in the Aravakurichi and Thanjavur were postponed by the ECI. Results for 232 constituencies were declared.

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Website (http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/); PRS.

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