Kumarapalayam
Assembly constituency 97 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#97 · GENAll candidates 21
- 01 C.VijayalakshmiTVK81,179 39.5%
- 02 P.ThangamaniAIADMK73,483 35.8%
- 03 S.BaluDMK39,993 19.5%
- 04 Uvarani SureshNTK7,663 3.7%
- 05 SelvarajIND437 0.2%
- 06 K. PalanivelIND326 0.2%
- 07 PannerselvamAADMS233 0.1%
- 08 A.MuruganandhanIND185 0.1%
- 09 P.SenthilkumarIND184 0.1%
- 10 J KarthiVTK142 0.1%
- 11 AmirthalingamIND128 0.1%
- 12 KarthiIND120 0.1%
- 13 R.KumaresanIND97 0.1%
- 14 S JayavelIND75 0.0%
- 15 G. SamuelrajIND72 0.0%
- 16 PalanisamySMNK71 0.0%
- 17 SivarajIND68 0.0%
- 18 R.RajaIND65 0.0%
- 19 SaravananIND56 0.0%
- 20 GopalakrishnanIND52 0.0%
- 21 VenkatachalamIND30 0.0%
Turnout 93.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total665
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 21 candidates = 2,04,659Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
3.8 ppC.VijayalakshmiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
15.8 ppThangamani.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
25.8 ppThangamani PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
16.7 ppThangamani.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
7.3 ppNedunchezhian.KPattali Makkal Katchi
- 2001
3.7 ppMalaiyappasamy A.R.Pattali Makkal Katchi
- 1996
24.9 ppVeerappan, K.K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
39.3 ppSaraswathi P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
7.4 ppMani, K.A.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
- 1984
10.9 ppP.SengottaiyanIndian National Congress
- 1980
6.1 ppVelappan C. V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
13.6 ppK.SengodanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
4.8 ppK. H. BommanSwatantra Party
- 1967
1.5 ppC. NanjamIndian National Congress
- 1962
12.6 ppK. PonniahIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 39.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed DMK polled 39,993 votes, 5.2× the 7,696-vote margin.
39,993 ÷ 7,696 = 5.2 -
The top two polled 75.3% of votes; the other 19 candidates 24.4% between them.
(81,179 + 73,483) ÷ 2,05,324 = 75.3% · 49,997 ÷ 2,05,324 = 24.4% -
Turnout of 93.0% was 6.4 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
93.0 − 86.6 = +6.4 -
The margin narrowed from 15.8 pp in 2021 to 3.8 pp.
3.8 − 15.8 = −12.0 pp -
The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 AIADMK · 2026 TVK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 21 candidate lines2,04,659
- NOTAcounted within the total665
- Published totalVotes polled2,05,324
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates21 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database