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The Fifteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi for which held on 26 October 2016) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The AIADMK under J. Jayalalithaa won the elections and became the first ruling party to be re-elected in Tamil Nadu since 1984, though with a simple majority.[1] The DMK won half of the seats it contested but its allies performed poorly; notably, the Indian National Congress won 16% of the seats they contested, and the alliance lost due to its poor performance.[2][3][4][5] The votes were counted on 19 May 2016.[6] In the previous election in 2011, AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a thumping majority and formed the government, while DMDK chief Vijayakanth served as the Leader of Opposition until January 2016. This was the last election that J. Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi contested, as they both died later that year and 2018 respectively.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu elections 2016: Jayalalithaa's AIADMK scripts "history", DMK rues big loss; 5.55 lakh opt for NOTA". Financial Express. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "May is the cruellest month: DMK pays heavy price for seat-sharing". The Times of India. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ M T Saju; Padmini Sivarajah (8 May 2016). "Congress could be DMK's Achilles' heel". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Sruthisagar Yamunan (20 May 2016). "DMK ahead of AIADMK in "contested vote share"". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu elections: Can there ever be an alternative to DMK or AIADMK?". Dharani Thangavelu. Livemint. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "4 States, Puducherry was set to go to polls between April 4 and May 16". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.