Tamil Nadu election 2016: A look at all pre-poll surveys
Chennai, May 14: The results for 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu Assembly polls will be declared on May 19, three days after the election is held on May 16.
Assembly Polls 2016 Coverage
This year, a number of pre-poll surveys were conducted for the Tamil Nadu elections, showing a divided picture. [Kerala pre-poll surveys]
While the DMK-led alliance including the Congress hopes to return to power, keeping the five-yearly tradition in the southern state alive, the alliance led by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is eyeing to retain power, something which hasn't happened in the state since MG Ramachandran did it in 1984. [West Bengal pre-poll surveys]
Here, we take a look at the results of the various pre-poll surveys undertaken for this year's election. [Assam pre-poll surveys]
| TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opnion polls (Total seats: 234) | |||||
| AIADMK+ | DMK+ | DMDK+ | BJP | Others | |
| IndiaTV-CVoter (March 2016) | 116 | 101 | - | 0 | 17 |
| Times Now-India TV-CVoter (April 2016) | 130 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Elections.in (March 2016) | 125 | 75 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| News Nation (March 2016) | 105 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Loyola College (January 2016) | 80 | 76 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Puthiya Thalaimurai-APT (May 2016) | 164 | 66 | - | - | 4 |
| News7-Dinamalar (May 2016) | 87 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Goodwill Communications (May 2016) | 81-90 | 127-139 | 0 | 0 | 14-17 |
| Cauvery News (May 2016) | 79 | 125 | - | - | 30 |
| Nakkeeran (May 2016) | 75 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Vikatan (May 2016) | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dina Thanthi (May 2016) | 94 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumudham Reporter (May 2016) | 162 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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