Tamil Nadu votes in single phase for 234 Assembly seats; ECI final turnout 86.03%
Tamil Nadu voted in a single phase for all 234 Assembly constituencies on 23 April 2026, with 4,023 candidates and 75,064 polling stations; ECI's statistical report puts the final state polling percentage at 86.03%, above the previous highest of 78.29% recorded in 2011.
Summary
Polling for the general election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly was held on 23 April 2026 in a single phase across all 234 constituencies (188 general, 44 SC and 2 ST), with 4,023 candidates and 75,064 polling stations, according to the Election Commission of India. ECI's statistical report (Highlights) records 5,74,11,793 electors including service electors and a final state polling percentage of 86.03% including postal ballots, with total votes polled of 4,93,89,958. ECI had noted that Tamil Nadu's previous highest poll participation was 78.29% in the 2011 Assembly election. Live webcasting covered 100% of polling stations, monitored by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
Key facts
- Poll date
- 23 April 2026 (single phase)
- Constituencies
- 234 (GEN 188, SC 44, ST 2)
- Candidates / polling stations
- 4,023 / 75,064
- Electors
- 5,74,11,793 (incl. service electors)
- Final polling % (ECI statistical report)
- 86.03% (incl. postal); total votes polled 4,93,89,958
- Previous highest (ECI)
- 78.29% in 2011 Assembly election
- Monitoring
- 100% webcasting; CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
According to ECI's statistical report, the final state polling percentage in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election (including postal ballots) was:
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Correct answer: C — 86.03%
ECI's Statistical Report (Highlights) records a state polling percentage of 86.03%; 78.29% was the previous highest, in 2011.
How many Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu went to the polls on 23 April 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 234
All 234 Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu voted in a single phase on 23 April 2026.
Consider the following statements about the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election: 1. Of the 234 constituencies, 44 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. 2. Before 2026, the highest poll participation in Tamil Nadu was recorded in the 2016 Assembly election. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
ECI's Highlights list 188 general, 44 SC and 2 ST seats; ECI said the previous highest participation was 78.29% in 2011, not 2016. Only statement 1 is correct.