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At slightest 126 candidates who secured a triumph successful the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections person transgression cases pending against them, according to a study released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Tamil Nadu Election Watch (TNEW) connected Saturday (May 9, 2026), which analysed the criminal, financial, and acquisition backgrounds, the gender, and different details of the winning nominees. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) topped the list, with 41 MLAs-elect from the enactment declaring that they person transgression cases pending against them.
Tamil Nadu authorities enactment LIVE
The study by ADR and TNEW, which analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 233 of the 234 winning candidates successful the 2026 Assembly election, said that astatine slightest 56 of those who won person declared that they person superior transgression cases against them. The study stated that TVK campaigner T. Arunkumar was not analysed owed to an unclear affidavit uploaded connected the Election Commission of India (ECI) portal.
One of the winning candidates has declared that a lawsuit relating to execution (Section 302 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code) was pending against him, portion six different winning candidates person declared that attempt-to-murder cases (Section 307 of the erstwhile IPC) were pending against them, the study said. Two winning candidates person declared that cases relating to crimes against women were pending against them.
Party-wise figures
A party-wise investigation showed that transgression cases were pending against astatine slightest 41 MLAs-elect from the TVK, 37 from the DMK, 33 from the AIADMK, 4 from the PMK, 3 from the Congress, 2 each from the CPI(M) and the VCK, and 1 each from the AMMK, the CPI, the DMDK, and the IUML. The sole BJP MLA-elect declared that helium did not person immoderate transgression oregon superior transgression lawsuit pending against him.
Moreover, 19 MLAs-elect from the TVK, 14 each from the AIADMK and the DMK, 2 each from the Congress and the PMK, and 1 each from the AMMK, the CPI, the DMDK, the IUML, and the VCK person declared that superior transgression cases were pending against them.
Offences for which maximum punishment is 5 years oregon more; offences that are non-bailable and cognisable; electoral offences; offences relating to nonaccomplishment to the exchequer; offences that impact assault, murder, kidnap, oregon are related to rape; offences that are mentioned successful Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act; offences nether the Prevention of Corruption Act; and crimes against women and children autumn nether ‘serious transgression cases’.
