Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Vijay Constituency, TVK Party Symbol, Full Candidate List & Key Seats

The Tamil Nadu Election 2026 is just a day away and have managed to grab all the attention. The polling will commence tomorrow across all 234 constituencies. Among the biggest highlights of this election is the political debut of actor-turned-politician Vijay and his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which is contesting independently for the first time.

The TN assembly election 2026 is being conducted in a single phase on April 23, and the vote counting & Result announcements will be on May 4th.

Vijay & TVK

Vijay officially entered politics with TVK and announced on March 18, that the party would contest all 234 seats independently, without any alliances. The full candidate list was released on March 30.

Vijay said TVK is a party for the common people, and its candidates are ordinary individuals, not big or powerful politicians.

The Election Commission of India allotted the 'Whistle' symbol to TVK on January 22, 2026.

The symbol is very popular and easy to recognise. It comes from the famous "Whistle Podu" chant of Chennai Super Kings and was also seen in Vijay's movie GOAT. Vijay is calling this election a "Whistle Revolution" and asking people to vote for this symbol.

Vijay's Constituencies & Major TVK Candidates

This is surprising as Actor Vijay is contesting from two constituencies, Perambur (Chennai) and Tiruchirappalli East both seats are currently held by leaders from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

TVK has strategically placed candidates in high-visibility seats of major constituencies which include VS Babu vs M. K. Stalin in Kolathur, Selvam vs Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chepauk.

Full List TVK Candidates

TVK is mostly covering all constituencies, including the Northern, western, southern belt & the Delta region, The complete constituency-wise list (all 234 candidates) is available on TVK official platforms and ECI portal. Below are some of the Big Names in the Tamil Nadu Election 2026:

Chennai Region

C Joseph Vijay from Perambur, VS Babu from Kolathur (against M. K. Stalin), Adhav Arjuna from Villivakkam, D. Selvam from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni (against Udhayanidhi Stalin), Bussy N Anand from T. Nagar, Venkatramanan from Mylapore, R. Kumar from Velachery

Western Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Erode, Salem Belt)

V. Sampathkumar from Coimbatore North, V. Senthil Kumar from Coimbatore South, K. A. Sengottaiyan from Gobichettipalayam, M. Vijay Balaji from Erode East, K. Sivakumar from Salem North

Central Tamil Nadu (Trichy, Karur, Thanjavur)

C Joseph Vijay from Tiruchirappalli East, G. Ramamoorthy from Srirangam, V.P. Mathiyalagan from Karur, R. Vijay Saravanan from Thanjavur

Southern Tamil Nadu (Madurai, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari)

S. Karthikeyan from Madurai East, J. Jo Peter from Madurai South, S.R. Rajagopal from Tirunelveli, Prem Alex Lawrence from Nagercoil, S. Krishnakumar from Padmanabhapuram

TVK Manifesto: All the Key Promises

TVK's manifesto focuses on youth, women, social justice and branding itself as a reform-driven alternative.
The party has promised to provide:

• Rs. 2,500/month for women heads of households
• 75% job reservation for Tamil people
• Rs. 4,000/month for unemployed graduates above 29 years
• Drug-free Tamil Nadu initiative
• Collateral-free loans for education and startups
• Launch of 500 creative schools to promote entrepreneurship