The fledgling TVK was ahead in a number of constituencies, while the Naam Tamilar Katchi, led by Tamil nationalist Seeman, was yet to make a clear impact in the race.
09:00 (IST) May 04
TN Election Result 2026: DMK trails in Trichy West
TVK leads by 352 votes in Tricky West as DMK minister KN Nehru trails:
TVK Ramamoorthy: 4553
DMK KN Nehru: 4201
08:43 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026: Vote counting stopped at Manapparai
Postal vote counting in Manapparai halted for a while as TVK's counting agents occupy the space meant for DMK's counting agents.
08:38 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026: EPS leads in Edappadi constituency
According to TOI sources present on ground, former chief minister Edapaddi K. Palaniswami of AIADMK is leading in Edappadi constituency. The seat is closely tied to EPS against DMK challenger Kasi C.
08:23 (IST) May 04
Election Result Tamil Nadu 2026: Heavy security deployed as vote counting under way
The Election Commission of India said a three-tier security system will be in place at counting centres. Patnaik said the counting of votes recorded at all 75,064 polling stations, along with postal ballots received, will be conducted at 62 designated counting centres.
08:09 (IST) May 04
TN Election Result 2026: Counting of votes begins in Tamil Nadu across 234 seats
Counting of votes begins across 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. The EC had said a three-tier security system will be in place at counting centres. Chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik, in a statement, said that the first tier-a security perimeter extending 100 metres around each counting centre-has been established.
07:49 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026: Counting of votes begins
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Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 | Visuals from the counting centre set up at Loyola College, where votes for several key Assembly constituencies will be counted today.
According to officials, counting at Loyola College covers the following constituencies:
Thousand Lights
07:35 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026: Thiruma says there were attempts to split DMK and VCK alliance
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday said there were attempts to drive a wedge between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the VCK, but added that such efforts would fail. At Chennai airport, Thirumavalavan told reporters that his remarks criticising VCK cadres for poor election work in a few places were being blown out of proportion to project a lack of cooperation between DMK and VCK members. “I spoke about it to discipline VCK cadres. But the remarks are being exaggerated to create rift in the alliance. But for those few places, VCK men worked hard everywhere. However, the hard work put in by our cadres and functionaries in other places was highly commendable. Even candidates of our alliance parties called me and appreciated their work,” Thirumavalavan said.
07:20 (IST) May 04
Election Result Tamil Nadu 2026: Statewide training conducted for counting agents by DMK leaders
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam conducted statewide training sessions on Sunday for its counting agents, focusing on procedures to be followed inside counting centres. With 62 counting centres set up across Tamil Nadu, the party leadership had earlier directed senior functionaries to thoroughly brief agents. Following this, ministers and district-level leaders held meetings on Sunday to ensure uniform adherence to guidelines. Party sources said there would be one agent per table. As a minimum of 16 tables would be set up in each counting centre, there would be an equal number of agents—14 for EVMs, one for postal ballots, and one for the assistant returning officer (ARO).
07:05 (IST) May 04
TN Election Result 2026: Security has been intensified at counting centres
07:04 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026: No vehicles allowed near Madurai’s 10 & Trichy’s two counting centres
Madurai district has set up five counting centres for today’s counting of votes in its 10 constituencies. No vehicles will be allowed within 100m from the centres. Meanwhile, counting for Trichy district will be held at two centres — Jamal Mohamed College at TVS tollgate on Trichy-Chennai NH, and Oasys Training Institute in Pulivalam. Citing this, police have announced traffic diversions: Trichy semi-ring road via Panjapur to reach Pudukottai; Wireless Road, KK Nagar, Rajaram Road and Mannarpuram to reach Jamal Mohamed College; KK Nagar and LIC Colony to reach airport.
06:53 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026: DMK, AIADMK write to ECI over possibility of disturbances
A day before the counting of votes, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam raised concerns over safety arrangements, with both parties writing separately to the Election Commission of India and police, each accusing the other and its allies of planning disruptions at counting centres. DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi said the party feared that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies might attempt to create law and order issues at the centres.
“We request ECI to act immediately on any complaint of disturbances at counting centres. Usually, they say action is being taken but keep matters pending till evening. BJP will do anything. They are capable of doing it,” he alleged. “Not just me, opposition parties across India have also been raising this issue. Even Supreme Court has criticised ECI at times.”