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Analysis · what changed

Who gained, who lost

Tamil Nadu, 2019 to 2024. 4 parties changed their seat count; 41 stood for the first time.

Biggest gain
+1seats
Indian National Congress · 8 → 9
Biggest loss
-1seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · 1 → 0
Largest vote swing
+7.76pts
Bharatiya Janta Party · 3.62% → 11.39%
Wiped out
1
Held seats in 2019, none in 2024
Breakthroughs
1
First seats since 2019

[02]Seats gained and lost

2024 against 2019 · parties that moved at least one seat
Indian National Congr… +18 → 9
Viduthalai Chiruthaig… +11 → 2
Marumalarchi Dravida… +10 → 1
All India Anna Dravid… -11 → 0

[03]Vote-share swing

Percentage points, 2019 → 2024
Bharatiya Janta Party +7.76 pts3.62% → 11.39%
Tamil Maanila Congres… -6.2 pts7.15% → 0.95%
Independent -4.61 pts7.26% → 2.66%
Naam Tamilar Katchi +4.34 pts3.9% → 8.24%
Marumalarchi Dravida… -2.29 pts3.54% → 1.26%
Indian National Congr… -1.83 pts12.62% → 10.79%
All India Anna Dravid… +1.27 pts19.39% → 20.66%
Viduthalai Chiruthaig… +1.11 pts1.17% → 2.27%
Pattali Makkal Katchi -1.01 pts5.36% → 4.35%
Desiya Murpokku Dravi… +0.44 pts2.17% → 2.61%
Communist Party of In… -0.24 pts2.41% → 2.17%
Communist Party of In… +0.17 pts2.38% → 2.55%

[04]Wipeouts and breakthroughs

Parties that crossed zero between 2019 and 2024
All India Anna Dravid… −1lost all 1
Marumalarchi Dravida… +1from none

[05]Standing for the first time

No candidate in 2019 · by seats won in 2024
Dravida Munnetra Kazh… 2222 won · 27.21%
Naadaalum Makkal Katc… 120 won · 0.03%
Veerath Thiyagi Viswa… 90 won · 0.03%
Samaniya Makkal Nala… 90 won · 0.02%
Thakkam Katchi 60 won · 0.01%
Bahujan Dravida Party 60 won · 0.02%
Viro Ke Vir Indian Pa… 60 won · 0.02%
Bharatiya Praja Aikya… 50 won · 0.06%
Aravor Munnetra Kazha… 50 won · 0.02%
Anna Mgr Dravida Makk… 50 won · 0.01%

[06]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the table above, not commentary
  1. Indian National Congress gained 1 seats while All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam lost 1 — the two ends of the 2019–2024 shift.

    8→9 and 1→0
  2. 1 party lost every seat held in 2019; the largest was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, down from 1.

    parties with seats in 2019 and none in 2024
  3. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest in 2019 and won 22 seats on debut, from 22 candidates.

    no 2019 row; 22/22 in 2024
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