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Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2036

When
Expected around May 2036
About five years after the next House first meets. The Election Commission of India announces the actual schedule.
Seats
234
Conducted by
Election Commission of India

Governing now: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · Chief Minister Shri C. Joseph Vijay

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The real mudda: issues people want discussed
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Issue · Environment & pollutionTamil Nadu: Flooding in Chennai

Solutions (0)
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OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)Municipal CorporationLocal body

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Municipal Corporation
  2. Local head: the Municipal Commissioner, Executive Officer, Block Development Officer or District Collector.
  3. Supervised by the State's Urban Development or Panchayati Raj Department.
  4. Chief Secretary, Tamil NaduDr. M Sai Kumarcs@tn.gov.in
  5. Chief Minister, Tamil NaduShri C. Joseph Vijay

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As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)The Quint — Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (10 May 2026)

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Issue · Water supplyTamil Nadu: Sharing Cauvery water with Karnataka

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OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)Water Resources & IrrigationTN govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Water Resources / Irrigation Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Tamil Nadu (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, Tamil NaduDr. M Sai Kumarcs@tn.gov.in
  4. Minister: the Tamil Nadu minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, Tamil NaduShri C. Joseph Vijay

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)The Quint — Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (10 May 2026)

0008 days ago

Issue · Defence & foreign affairsTamil Nadu: Arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka

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OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)External AffairsUnion govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Ministry of External Affairs
  2. Foreign SecretaryShri Vikram Misri
  3. Minister of External AffairsDr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
  4. Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi

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As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)

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Issue · Health & food habitsDrug abuse among young people in Tamil Nadu

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OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)PoliceTN govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Police / Home Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Tamil Nadu (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, Tamil NaduDr. M Sai Kumarcs@tn.gov.in
  4. Minister: the Tamil Nadu minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, Tamil NaduShri C. Joseph Vijay

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)The Quint — Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (10 May 2026)

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Issue · Industry & jobsJobs and industry for Tamil Nadu's southern districts

Solutions (0)
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OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)IndustriesTN govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Industries Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Tamil Nadu (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, Tamil NaduDr. M Sai Kumarcs@tn.gov.in
  4. Minister: the Tamil Nadu minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, Tamil NaduShri C. Joseph Vijay

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)The Quint — Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (10 May 2026)

0008 days ago

Issue · EducationLearning in Tamil Nadu's government schools

Solutions (0)
Instances (0)
OpenAdmin🐐TN (IN): India (Country) › Tamil Nadu (State)School EducationTN govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. School Education Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Tamil Nadu (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, Tamil NaduDr. M Sai Kumarcs@tn.gov.in
  4. Minister: the Tamil Nadu minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, Tamil NaduShri C. Joseph Vijay

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)The Quint — Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (10 May 2026)

0008 days ago

Parties in the fray

Each party's declared face, manifesto and promises, and good and weak points that members add with sources.

The parties will be listed when the ECI publishes the list of contesting candidates.

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Candidates

Everyone nominated, with what they declared in their affidavit (Form 26) to the Election Commission: past offices, education, assets, liabilities and criminal cases.

Nominations have not opened yet. When they close, each candidate's declared facts will appear here, from their affidavit on the Election Commission's portal.

ECI affidavit portal

As declared by each candidate in their affidavit to the Election Commission of India. A pending case is a charge, not a conviction: everyone is presumed innocent until a court decides. Check the affidavit itself for the details.

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About these dates

  • Election Commission of India — Terms of the Houses
  • Later elections are projected about five years on. A House can be dissolved early, and simultaneous elections (the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024) would change the dates.
  • Seat numbers are the current ones. A delimitation after the next Census can change them, and one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies will then be reserved for women (Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023).
  • Starter issues were drafted by the admin from public reporting and official sources, with AI help, and contain no invented figures. Vote, add what is missing, or suggest a correction.