Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016
India
16 May 2016 (2016-05-16)
All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Jayalalithaa Karunanidhi Vijaykanth
Party AIADMK DMK DMDK
Alliance AIADMK Alliance DMK Alliance DMDK + MNK + TMC Alliance
Last election 150 seats, 38.4% votes 23 seats, 22.4% votes 29 seats, 7.9% vote

Incumbent Chief Minister

J Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

A legislative assembly election will be held on 16 May 2016 for the 234 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[1][2] In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government and the DMDK chief Vijayakanth served as the Leader of Opposition till January 2016.[3]

Background

The tenure of fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu ends in 22 May 2016.[4] There are over 5.79 crore voters in the electoral rolls and 65,616 polling stations in Tamil Nadu.[5]

A special purification drive of electoral rolls between 15 and 29 February 2016 in all poll-bound States including Tamil Nadu would be held, in which door-to-door verification would be undertaken involving booth-level agents.

On 12 February 2016, Election Commission of India announced that 17 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with EVMs.[6] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be in place in 4,000 booths.[7]

Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu having VVPAT facility with EVMs[8][9]
Anna Nagar Vellore Krishnagiri
Salem North Erode West Tirupur (North)
Coimbatore North Dindigul Tiruchirappalli West
Cuddalore Thanjavur Kancheepuram
Villupuram Madurai East Thoothukudi
Tirunulveli Kanyakumari
Tamil Nadu

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Tamil Nadu had a population of 7,21,47,030. A total of 1,44,38,445 people constituting 20.01% of the total population belonged to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7,94,697 people constituting 1.10% of the population belonged to Scheduled tribes (ST).[10][11][12] Other Backward Classes (OBCs) form 68% of the population.[13] As per the religious census of 2011, Tamil Nadu had 87.6% Hindus, 5.9% Muslims, 6.1% Christians, 0.1% Jains and 0.3% following other religions or no religion.[14]

Issues

Liquor & TASMAC

Liquor Prohibition & TASMAC Closures issue plays important roll in this election. Joining Rivers in TN Flood Issue

Candidates

On 19 April, Tamil maanila congress released its candidate list

On 4 April, AIADMK released its candidate list for TamilNadu.[15]

On 14 April, DMK released its candidate list for TamilNadu.[16]

Parties and Alliances

AIADMK Alliance

DMK Alliance[17]

DMDK + MNK +TMC Alliance[18]

Non-aligned

Other minor coalitions include the Puthiya Sakthi Front.[19]

Direct Contest

Direct Contest between AIADMK vs DMK.

Direct Contest between BJP vs Congress.

Direct Contest between AIADMK vs DMDK.

Direct Contest between DMDK vs PMK.

Direct Contest between DMK vs DMDK.

Direct Contest between AIADMK vs PMK.

Direct Contest between DMK vs PMK.

District wise MLA Candidate List

Chennai District MLA Candidate List.

Ariyalur District MLA Candidate List.

Coimbatore District MLA Candidate List.

Cuddalore District MLA Candidate List.

Dharmapuri District MLA Candidate List.

Dindigul District MLA Candidate List.

Erode District MLA Candidate List.

Kanchipuram District MLA Candidate List.

Kanyakumari District MLA Candidate List.

Karur District MLA Candidate List.

Krishnagiri District MLA Candidate List.

Madurai District MLA Candidate List.

Nagapattinam District MLA Candidate List.

Namakkal District MLA Candidate List.

Perambalur District MLA Candidate List.

Pudukkottai District MLA Candidate List.

Ramanathapuram District MLA Candidate List.

Salem District MLA Candidate List.

Sivaganga District MLA Candidate List.

Thanjavur District MLA Candidate List.

The Nilgiris District MLA Candidate List.

Theni District MLA Candidate List.

Thoothukudi District MLA Candidate List.

Tiruchirappalli District MLA Candidate List.

Tirunelveli District MLA Candidate List.

Tiruppur District MLA Candidate List.

Tiruvallur District MLA Candidate List.

Tiruvannamalai District MLA Candidate List.

Tiruvarur District MLA Candidate List.

Vellore District MLA Candidate List.

Viluppuram District MLA Candidate List.

Virudhunagar District MLA Candidate List.

Controversies

Dinamalar Opinion Poll controversy

On 3 May, News 7 and Dinamalar had started releasing the opinion poll results giving an edge on DMK over ADMK. But the actual Dinamalar has distanced itself from the Salem and Erode surveys in a statement on the first page[20] of its editions across Tamil Nadu.

Dinamalar has alleged that infighting between the Publisher and editor of its Chennai, Madurai, Kovai, Puducherry, Erode and Salem editions is to blame for the differences with the survey. Ramasubbaiyar, the publisher was allegedly cheated to the tune of crores of rupees by two other editors R.Krishnamurti and R.Lakshmipathi. A case is currently underway at the Madras High Court.

Therefore, Dinamalar has clarified that they did not officially commission surveys in Salem and Erode. The statement reads that they are not responsible for the surveys conducted in the two districts.

Loyola College Opinion Poll Controversy

In early January 2016, Loyola College has announced the opinion poll results favoring the incumbent ADMK government. But to oppose the same, the alumni students of the college had released another opinion poll contradictory to the one which is published by the present Loyola College representatives.

Election Commission

To ensure that the electorate exercise their right to vote, the Election Commission of India launched their own campaign in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Electoral Officer for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Rajesh Lakhoni, utilised social media platforms by creating memes and tweets themed around films, which have a huge reach in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, the Election Commission also recruited media personalities Suriya, Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik, whose campaigning videos were filmed and shared on social media.[21] The Election Commission also partnered with Twitter, for the first time in India, to boost its #TN100Percent hashtag campaign. Twitter users who have made use of the hashtag will be reminded to vote on the day of voting.[22]

Twitter will collaborate with Election Commission of India in its awareness campaign on striving for 100 per cent voting for the May 16 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu [23]

Election Commission partners with Facebook for Tamil Nadu polls. "Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni and Director of Public Policy (India, South and Central Asia), Facebook, Ankhi Das in a joint press conference announced the partnership. Lakhoni said this was part of the Commission's 'Tamil Nadu 100 per cent' (100 per cent in registration, voting and honesty-ethical voting) initiative for the May 16 polls" [24]

Manifestos

DMK released its election manifesto on 10/04/2016.[25]

Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP released its election manifesto on 21/04/2016.[26]

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee released its election manifesto on 27/04/2016 [27]

Pattali Makkal Katchi released its election manifesto on 15/04/2016 [28]

Naam Tamilar Katchi - released its on 23/03/2016.

AIADMK released its election manifesto on 05/05/2016 [29]

Schedule

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on 16 May 2016. Counting of votes will take place on 19 May.[30] Voting for all 234 Assembly Constituencies will take place in one single phase i.e on 16 May 2016 along with Kerala and Puducherry on the same day.[31]

Poll Event Dates (All 234 ACs)
Date starts for Nominations 22 Apr 2016
Last Date for filing Nominations 29 Apr 2016
Date for scrutiny of nominations 30 Apr 2016
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 2 May 2016
Date of poll 16 May 2016
Date of counting 19 May 2016
Date before which the election shall be completed 21 May 2016

Opinion polls

Agency Date AIADMK+ DMK+ Others(PWF+PMK+BJP) & NOTA Ref.
Loyola College Opinion Poll 2016 January 2016 94-100 seats 40.5% 87-93 seats 37.2% 40-50 seats 22.3% [32]
India TV - CVoter 5 March 2016 116 seats 41.1% 101 seats 39.5% 17 seats 19.4% [33]
Times Now - CVoter 1 April 2016 130 seats 39% 70 seats 32% 38 seats 29% [34]
News nation 1 April 2016 103-107 seats 30% 107-111 seats 33% 14-18 seats 17% [35]
Loyola college old student study 1 May 2016 90 seats 32.9% 124 seats 37% 20 seats 28.6% [36]
News7 Tamil + Dinamalar 5 May 2016 87 seats 33.4% 141 seats 37.8% 4 seats 28.8% [37]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Simplified For You: Tamil Nadu Electoral Landscape In 8 Charts".
  3. ↑ R Jagannathan (30 December 2014). "Can BJP give Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties a jolt in 2016? Possibly". Firstpost.
  4. ↑ "List of States' Government Tenure and Tentative Date of Next Elections in India". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Over 5.79 crore voters in Tamil Nadu". Business Standard. 4 March 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram-voters-to-have-vvpat-facility/article8319361.ece
  7. ↑ "Voter Paper Audit at 4K Booths for Polls". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "20,000 personnel to be deployed for election". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "SC/ST population in Tamilnadu 2011" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Half of India's Dalit population lives in India's 4 states- Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu".
  12. ↑ "Dalit consolidation in state". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "OBC community in focus before Tamil Nadu assembly polls".
  14. ↑ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Infoelections.com http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/tn/6314-tamil-nadu-aiadmk-candidate-list.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ Infoelections.com http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/tn/6315-tamil-nadu-dmk-candidate-list.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "Tamil Nadu election: Congress, DMK form alliance to fight Jayalalithaa's AIADMK". ibtimes. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Why was PWF renamed ‘Vijayakanth Ani’? Premalatha answers". The News Minutes. 17 April 2016.
  19. ↑ Christin Mathew Philip (17 March 2016). "Tamil Nadu election: Puthiya Sakthi Front releases first list of candidates". The Times of India.
  20. ↑ "TN polls: Dinamalar distances itself from Dinamalar-News 7's West TN surveys". The News Minute. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  21. ↑ Sreedhar Pillai (11 March 2016). "Suriya, R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik create awareness for upcoming Tamil Nadu elections". Firstpost.
  22. ↑ "EC tags Twitter for #TN100percent drive". The Hindu. 16 March 2016.
  23. ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-15/news/71543021_1_awareness-campaign-twitter-india-tamil-nadu-ceo
  24. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-twitter-election-commission-now-partners-with-facebook-for-tamil-nadu-polls/articleshow/51784795.cms
  25. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-highlights-of-dmk-manifesto/article8458137.ece
  26. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tamil-nadu-elections-bjp-promises-return-of-jallikattu-ban-on-alcohol/1/648869.html
  27. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/tamil-nadu-elections-2016/Tamil-Nadu-election-Congress-manifesto-promises-prohibition-eradication-of-corruption/articleshow/52009112.cms
  28. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Besides-prohibition-PMK-manifesto-promises-to-make-Tamil-Nadu-a-Singapore-and-Trichy-the-second-capital-city/articleshow/51840837.cms
  29. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/aiadmk-election-manifesto-released-by-jayalalithaa/article8561201.ece
  30. ↑ "Assembly elections on 16 May 2016". seythigal.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  31. ↑ http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/tn/6311-tamil-nadu-assembly-election-schedule.html
  32. ↑ "Loyola College Opinion Poll Assembly Election 2016 Survey Result AIADMK BJP Tamil Nadu". www.electioncommissionindia.in. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  33. ↑ http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/india-tv-cvoter-poll-35347.html
  34. ↑ "Tamil Nadu election: Opinion poll shows victory for Jayalalithaa, no DMK sting this time". The Times of India. 1 April 2016.
  35. ↑ http://www.newsnation.in/article/124183-news-nation-opinion-poll-will-jayalalithaas-magic-work-in-tamil-nadu.html
  36. ↑ http://www.eenaduindia.com/News/National/2016/05/01105457/Opinion-poll-predicts-124-seats-for-DMK-90-for-AIADMK.vpf
  37. ↑ http://ns7.tv/ta/complete-results-poll-indias-huge.html

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