The thirteenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on May 8 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect the government in the state of for the following five years. The votes were counted three days later on May 11 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections and its leader M Karunanidhi was sworn in as Chief Minister. He served his fifth term.
