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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 2016-21
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2009 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election
| previous_year = 2009
| election_date = 19 November 2016, 21 December 2017, 18 April 2019 and 19 May 2019
| seats_for_election = 26 vacant seats in the [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu]]
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| party1 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance1 = DMK+
| leaders_seat1 = [[Kolathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kolathur]]
| seats1 = 13
| seat_change1 = 12{{increase}}
| image2 =
| leader2 = [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Edappadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Edappadi]]
| party2 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance2 = AIADMK+
| seats2 = 12
| seat_change2 = 13{{decrease}}
| image3 = [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| leader3 = [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| party3 = Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
| alliance3 = AMMK+
| seats3 = 1
| seat_change3 = 1{{increase}}
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
}}

During the 2016–2021 timeframe, by-elections were held in Tamil Nadu, India, due to the following events:

* 25 May 2016 - Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA S M Seenivel died
* 6 December 2016 - Radhakrishnan Nagar AIADMK MLA and CM of Tamil Nadu [[J. Jayalalithaa]] died
* 18 September 2017 - Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs by speaker
* 2 August 2018 - Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA A.K. Bose died
* 7 August 2018 - Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM [[M. Karunanidhi]] died
* 20 February 2019 - Hosur AIADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court
* 21 March 2019 - Sulur AIADMK MLA R Kanagaraj died

== Events leading to By-Election==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Event !! [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]] !! [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] !! [[Indian National Congress|INC]] !! [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]] !! Independent !! Vacant !! Total
|-
| 19 May 2016||2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election (Election to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur were cancelled by the EC on confirmed reports of bribing voters)|| 134 || 89||8 ||1 ||0 ||2 || 232
|-
| 25 May 2016||Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA S M Seenivel passes away <ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/52430964.cms|title=AIADMK leader S M Seenivel passes away before taking oath as MLA | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=25 May 2016 | agency=PTI | access-date=1 July 2020 }}</ref>|| 133 || 89||8 ||1 ||0 ||3 || 231
|-
| {{nowrap|22 November 2016}}||First By-Election (19 November 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tamil-nadu-bypolls-to-be-held-on-nov-19/article9230438.ece|title=Tamil Nadu bypolls to be held on Nov 19}}</ref>|| 136 || 89||8 ||1 ||0 ||0 || 234
|-
| 6 December 2016||RK Nagar AIADMK MLA, Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa Passes Away<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article16766475.ece|title=Jayalalithaa is no more}}</ref>|| 135 || 89||8 ||1 ||0 ||1 || 233
|-
| {{nowrap|18 September 2017}}||Disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-speaker-disqualifies-18-dissident-aiadmk-mlas/article19708105.ece|title=Tamil Nadu Speaker disqualifies 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs}}</ref>|| 117 || 89||8 ||1 ||0||19 || 215
|-
| 24 December 2017||Second By-Election (21 December 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/live-update-rk-nagar-bypoll-results/article22270082.ece|title=R.K. Nagar bypoll {{!}} Updates: Dhinakaran wins R.K. Nagar bypoll}}</ref>|| 117 || 89||8 ||1 ||1 ||18 || 216
|-
| 2 August 2018||Tirupparankundram AIADMK MLA A.K. Bose passes away <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-thiruparankundram-mla-dies-in-madurai/article24578665.ece|title=AIADMK Thiruparankundram MLA dies in Madurai}}</ref>|| 116 || 89||8 ||1 ||1 ||19 || 215
|-
| 7 August 2018||Tiruvarur DMK MLA, Former CM of Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi Passes Away<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/m-karunanidhi-former-tamil-nadu-chief-minister-passes-away/article24624474.ece|title=M Karunanidhi passes away}}</ref>|| 116 || 88||8 ||1 ||1 ||20 || 214
|-
| 20 February 2019||Hosur AIADMK MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy convicted by special court<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hosur-constituency-officially-declared-vacant/article26317517.ece|title=Hosur constituency officially declared vacant}}</ref>|| 115 || 88||8 ||1 ||1 ||21 || 213
|-
| 21 March 2019||Sulur AIADMK MLA R Kanagaraj passes away<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aiadmk-r-kanagaraj-passes-away-after-cardiac-arrest-1483205-2019-03-21|title=AIADMK MLA R Kanagaraj passes away after cardiac arrest}}</ref>|| 114 || 88||8 || 1 || 1 ||22 || 212
|-
| 23 May 2019||Third By-Election (18 April 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/by-elections-to-18-assembly-constituencies-in-tn-on-april-18/article26487894.ece|title=T.N. to witness bypoll in 18 Assembly seats}}</ref>|| 123 || 101 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 234
|-
| 29 May 2019||Nanguneri, Congress MLA Vasanthakumar resigned after being elected to Lok Sabha<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nanguneri-to-face-bypolls-as-congress-mla-vasanthakumar-resigns/article27283560.ece|title=Nanguneri to face bypoll as Congress MLA Vasanthakumar resigns|last=Jesudasan|first=Dennis S.|date=2019-05-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>|| 123 || 101 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 233
|-
| 14 June 2019||Vikravandi DMK MLA K Radhamani passes away|| 123 || 100 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 232
|}

The 123 AIADMK members include three independents who contested under the AIADMK symbol. They are [[M.Thamimun Ansari]] from Nagapattinam (Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi), [[U. Thaniyarasu]] from Kangayam ([[Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai]]) and [[Karunas]] from Tiruvadanai (Mukkulathor Pulipadai).

==First By-Election (19 November 2016)==
On 26 October 2016, the Election Commission announced that the election for [[Thiruparankundram]], Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies would be held on 19 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/|title=Tamil Nadu (TN) Elections 2016 - Results, Cabinet Ministers and News Updates|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2016-11-24}}</ref> The outcome was:{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency !! Contestant DMK !! Contestant ADMK !! Winning candidate !! Winning party !! Margin
|-
| [[Aravakurichi (state assembly constituency)|Aravakurichi]] || [[K. C. Palanisamy]] || [[V. Senthil Balaji]] || [[V. Senthil Balaji]] || AIADMK || 23,661
|-
| [[Thanjavur (state assembly constituency)|Thanjavur]] || Anjugam Boopathy|| [[M. Rangaswamy]] || [[M. Rangaswamy]]|| AIADMK || 26,874
|-
| [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thiruparankundram]] || Saravanan|| [[A. K. Bose]] || [[A. K. Bose]] || AIADMK || 42,670
|}

==Second By-Election (21 December 2017)==
On 24 November 2017, the Election Commission announced that the election for [[Radhakrishnan Nagar]] constituency would be held on 21 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rk-nagar-bypoll-on-december-21/article20746668.ece |title= By-election to Jayalalithaa's R.K. Nagar Assembly seat to be held on Dec. 21}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency !! Contestant DMK !! Contestant ADMK !! Contestant Independent !! Winning candidate !! Winning party !! Margin
|-
| [[Radhakrishnan Nagar]] || N. Marudhu Ganesh || [[E. Madhusudhanan]] || [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] || [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]|| INDEPENDENT || 40,707
|}

== Third By-Election (18 April 2019 & 19 May 2019) ==
On 13 March 2019, the Election Commission announced that the election for 18 out of 21 vacant constituencies would be held on 18 April 2019. However bypoll for Tirupparankundram, Aravakurichi and Ottapidaram (SC) assemblies were not announced by Election Commission of India as election petitions were pending in court at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2019-tn-assembly-bypolls-to-be-held-with-ls-polls-on-april-18/story-ZFQwRZNolaiUnA8bWMfYNM.html|title=TN Assembly bypolls to be held with LS polls on April 18|date=10 March 2019|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
On 9 April 2019, Election Commission announced that the by-elections will be held for remaining four vacant assembly constituencies in Sulur, Aravakurichi, Thiruparankundram and Ottapidaram on 19 May 2019 during the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/byelections-to-be-held-in-four-assembly-constituencies-in-tamil-nadu-on-may-19/articleshow/68796030.cms|title=Byelections to be held in four assembly constituencies n Tamil Nadu on May 19|date=9 April 2019|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency !! Contestant DMK !! Contestant AIADMK !! Contestant AMMK !! Contestant MNM<ref name=:402>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/mnm-candidates-byelection-four-assembly-seats-tamil-nadu-1512402-2019-04-28|title=MNM names candidates for byelection to 4 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu|date=April 28, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref> !! Contestant NTK !! Winning candidate !! Winning party !! Margin
|-
| colspan="12" style="text-align: center; background-color:#E6F2CE" | Phase 1 - 18 April 2019
|-
| [[Poonamallee (state assembly constituency)|Poonamallee]] || [[A. Krishnaswamy]] || G.Vaidyanathan ||[[T. A. Elumalai]] ||A. Jagadish Kumar
| P.Bharathi Priya || [[A. Krishnaswamy]] || DMK || 60096
|-
| [[Perambur (state assembly constituency)|Perambur]] || R D Sekar || R S Raajesh ||[[P. Vetrivel]] ||U. Priyadarshini
| S.Merlin Sugandhi || R D Sekar || DMK || 68023
|-
| [[Thiruporur (state assembly constituency)|Thiruporur]] || SR Idhayavarman|| Tirukazhukundram S Arumugam|| M.Kothandapani ||K.U. Karunakaran (I.K.K)
| Mohana Sundhari || SR Idhayavarman || DMK || 21013
|-
| [[Sholinghur (state assembly constituency)|Sholinghur]] || A Ashokan || G Sampathu|| T.G.Mani ||K.S. Malairajan
| Gokula Krishnan || G Sampathu || AIADMK || 16056
|-
| [[Gudiyatham (state assembly constituency)|Gudiyatham (SC)]] || S Kathavarayan || Kaspa R Moorthy|| Jeyanthi Pathmanaban ||S.Venkatesan (I.K.K)
| K.Kalayenthiri || S Kathavarayan || DMK || 27841
|-
| [[Ambur (state assembly constituency)|Ambur]] || A.C.Vilwanathan || R Jothiramalingaraja|| R.Balasubramani ||A.Kareem Bahsa
| N.Selvamani || A.C.Vilwanathan || DMK || 37767
|-
| [[Hosur (state assembly constituency)|Hosur]] || S.A.Sathya || S.Jothi Balakrishna Reddy|| V.Pugazhendi ||Jeyapal
| M.Rajashekar || S.A.Sathya || DMK || 23213
|-
| [[Pappireddipatti (state assembly constituency)|Pappireddipatti]] || A Mani || A Govindasamy|| D.K.Rajendran ||M. Nallathambi
| S.Sathish || A Govindasamy || AIADMK || 18493
|-
| [[Harur (state assembly constituency)|Harur (SC)]] || A Krishnakumar || V Sampathkumar|| R.Murugan ||---
| P.Thileep || V Sampathkumar || AIADMK || 9394
|-
| [[Nilakottai (state assembly constituency)|Nilakottai (SC)]] || C.Soundara Pandiyan || S Thenmozhi || R.Thangathurai ||R. Chinnadurai
| A.Sangili Pandiayan || S Thenmozhi || AIADMK || 20675
|-
| [[Tiruvarur (state assembly constituency)|Tiruvarur]] || Poondi Kalaivanan || R.Jeevanatham|| S.Kamaraj ||K. Arun Chidambaram
| R.Vinothini || Poondi Kalaivanan || DMK || 64571
|-
| [[Thanjavur (state assembly constituency)|Thanjavur]] || TKG Neelamegam || R Gandhi|| [[M. Rangaswamy]] ||P.Duraisamy
| M.Karthick || TKG Neelamegam || DMK || 33980
|-
| [[Manamadurai (state assembly constituency)|Manamadurai (SC)]] || Ilakiyadasan || S Nagarajan|| Mariyappan Kennady ||---
| Shanmuga Priya || S Nagarajan || AIADMK || 8194
|-
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]] || A Maharajan || A Logirajan|| R.Jayakuamr ||G.Azharsamy
| R.Aruna Devi || A Maharajan || DMK ||12323
|-
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam (SC)]] || KS Saravana Kumar || M Mayilvel|| Kadhirkamu ||K. Prabhu
| Shobana || KS Saravana Kumar || DMK || 20320
|-
| [[Sattur (state assembly constituency)|Sattur]] || SV Srinivasan || M S R Rajavarman|| S.G Subramanian ||N. Sundararaj
| P.Sureshkumar || M S R Rajavarman || AIADMK || 1101
|-
| [[Paramakudi (state assembly constituency)|Paramakudi (SC)]] ||S Sampath Kumar || N Sadanparabhakar|| [[S. Muthiah (MLA)|Dr. S. Muthiah]] ||A.Shankar
| Hemalatha || N Sadanparabhakar|| AIADMK || 14032
|-
| [[Vilathikulam (state assembly constituency)|Vilathikulam]] ||A.C.Jayakumar || P Chinnappan|| K.Jothimany ||T. Natarajan
| M.Kalidoss || P Chinnappan || AIADMK || 28554
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency !! Contestant DMK !! Contestant AIADMK !! Contestant AMMK !! Contestant MNM<ref name=:402/> !! Contestant NTK !! Winning candidate !! Winning party !! Margin
|-
| colspan="12" style="text-align: center; background-color:#E6F2CE" | Phase 2 - 19 May 2019
|-
| [[Aravakurichi (state assembly constituency)|Aravakurichi]] || [[V. Senthil Balaji]] || Senthilnathan V V || Shahul Hameed P H ||S. Mohanraj||P.K.Selvam ||[[V. Senthil Balaji]] || DMK ||37957
|-
| [[Sulur (state assembly constituency)|Sulur]] || [[Pongalur N. Palanisamy]] || KANDHASAMY. P || SUGUMAR. K ||G. Mayilsamy ||V.Vijaya Ragavan || KANDHASAMY. P || AIADMK || 10113
|-
| [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thirupparankundram]] || P.Saravanan || MUNIYANDI S || MAHENDRAN I ||P. Shaktivel || R.Revathi || P.Saravanan || DMK || 2396
|-
| [[Ottapidaram (state assembly constituency)|Ottapidaram]] || M.C.Shanmugaiya || MOHAN, P. || SUNDARARAJ, R. || M.Gandhi||M.Agalya || M.C.Shanmugaiya || DMK || 19657
|}

== See also ==
*[[Elections in Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Legislature of Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020]]

== References ==
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