Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Result 2021 Highlights: Results for 8 seats declared - DMK ahead in 128 seats, AIADMK ahead in 72 seats; Know Complete details here including partywise vote share

CATCH ALL LIVE UPDATES HERE:Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Result 2021 Highlights: DMK-Congress-CPI(M) alliance is all set to wrest power from AIADMK. Most of the pre-poll surveys have put MK Stalin-led DMK way ahead of the AIADMK alliance with most exit polls giving over 150 seats to DMK. Counting of votes begins at 8 am. Votes are being counted even as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to take a crucial meeting on Covid 19.    

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Edappadi K Palaniswami's AIADMK has joined hands with the BJP and lesser-known regional party Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021. There are 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on which a single-phase polling was held on April 6. In 2016, the AIADMK had won 135 of 234 seats and DMK had pocketed 98 seats.

A total of 3,998 candidates are fighting it out to enter the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly.

As per the Election Commission of India, 72.81 per cent of the 6.29 crore voters have cast their votes in the poll. 

The assembly poll results will be crucial for the ruling AIADMK government led by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and the principal opposition party DMK led by M.K. Stalin.

Majority of the pre-poll opinion survey and the exit polls predicted a large win for the 10 year power starved DMK.

While counting began at 8 a.m., by noon the trend will be known as to who would storm the Fort St. George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu.

Counting of votes will be at 75 centres in the state with the deployment of state police and central para military forces for security.

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8:35 pm 

7:47 pm - leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 148 seats while AIADMK in 86 seats others in 2 seat

7: 25 pm - Anitha R. Radhakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won in Tiruchendur 

7:15 pm - 

6:06 pm - DMK leading in 145 seats while AIADMK in 88 seats others in 3 seat; INC leading in 17 seats, BJP leading in 3 seats, CPI leading in 2 seats and CPI (Marxist) leading in 2 seats. S Ravi of AIADMK has wins Arakkonam

5:58 pm - Reults of Gudalur Assembly Constituency declared. PON.JAYASEELAN of AIADMK wins 

5:51 pm - Results of two seats announced - one each won by DMK and AIADMK

5:10 pm - TTV Dhinakaran of Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam is trailing against Kadambur Raju of AIADMK

5:04 pm -  leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 144 seats while AIADMK in 88 seats others in 2 seat

4:41 pm - INC leading in 16 seats, BJP leading in 2 seats, Communist Party of India leading in 2 seats and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leading in 2 seats.

4:18 pm - See the partywise vote share - 

4:07 pm - leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 139 seats while AIADMK in 92 seats others in 3 seat

3:03 pm - leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 142 seats while AIADMK in 90 seats others in 2 seat

2:54 pm - Amother important battle was fought for the Bodinayakanur assembly seat. AIADMK's O Panneerselavam is leading the vote count folowed by DMK's Thangatamilselvan 

1:56 pm - leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 136 seats while AIADMK in 96 seats others in 2 seat

1:30 pm - Kamal Haasan of Makkal Needhi Maiam is leading in Coimbatore (South)

12:52 pm

Source: ECI

12:36 pm - early leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 132 seats while AIADMK in 98 seats others in 2 seat

12:18 pm - AIADMK's Palaniswami was leading the race. He was followed by Sambathkumar. T

12:12 pm - DMK Chief MK Stalin was leading the vote tally. He was being trailed by AIADMK's Aadirajaram. A Jagadish Kumar of Makkal Needhi Maiam was at the third position. 

11:49 am -  early leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 137 seats while AIADMK in 96 seats others in 1 seat

10:41 am - DMK Chief MK Stalin, son of late M Karunanidhi, is contesting from the Kolathur constituency. He has been representing this constituency since 2011. He is leading currently.

Source: ECI

Source: ECI

10:39 - early leads in all 234 seats out; DMK leading in 134 seats while AIADMK in 99 seats others in 1 seat

10:28 am - Out of 234 seats leads in 231 seats out; DMK leading in 131 seats while AIADMK leading now in 100 seats, others leading in 0 seat

10:26 am - Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 LIVE: In Aravakurichi constituency, DMK is leading by 200 votes while State BJP vice president and former IPS officer Annamalai is trailing.

10:07 am - Out of 234 seats leads in 223 seats out; DMK leading in 128 seats while AIADMK leading now in 95 seats, others leading in 0 seat

10:07 am - Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami of AIADMK leading. This time, Sampath Kumar (DMK), Palaniswami. K (AIADMK), Dhasapparaj (MNM), Sri Ratna (NTK) and Sekar (AMMK) are the key candidates contesting from Edappadi constituency in the 2021 Tamil nadu Assembly elections along with many other independent candidates.

10:01 am - Out of 234 seats leads in 217 seats out; DMK leading in 126 seats while AIADMK leading now in 90 seats, others leading in 1 seat

9:49 am - out of 234 seats leads in 207 seats out; AIADMK leading now in 89 seats while DMK leading in 117 seats, others leading in 1 seat

9:28 am - out of 234 seats leads in 168 seats out; AIADMK leading now in 63 seats while DMK leading in 104 seats, others leading in 1 seat

9:22 am - out of 234 seats leads in 139 seats out; AIADMK leading now in 57 seats while DMK leading in 81 seats, others leading in 1 seat

8:40 am - leads on 36 seats out of 234 seats out. DMK leading in 24 seats while AIADMK leading in 12 seats  

8:25 am - Initial Leads on 4 seats out. DMK leading in three seats while AIADMK on one seat.

8:20 am - Initial Leads on three seats out. DMK leading in all the three seats.

8 am - Counting starts. Postal ballots being counted first. Counting onging.