Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results 2026
The Nilakkottai constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 88.03% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
R. Ayyanar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Naga Jothi of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 2925 votes. Below you can find the Nilakkottai Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
Nilakkottai Candidates List
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results 2026 to 1977
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2026)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. Ayyanar
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
68,580
Lead:
2,925
|
34.71% |
| Naga Jothi | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 65,655 | 33.23% |
| Thenmozhi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 49,924 | 25.27% |
| Kailai Rajan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 8,615 | 4.36% |
| Selvam.p B.a. B.l. | Republican Party of India (A) | 763 | 0.39% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 642 | 0.32% |
| Manikandan.p | Independent | 515 | 0.26% |
| Rajalakshmi.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 505 | 0.26% |
| Sankar.p | Puthiya Tamilagam | 441 | 0.22% |
| Vijayapandiyan.m | Independent | 415 | 0.21% |
| Anbalagan.g | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 399 | 0.20% |
| Manoharan.m | Independent | 349 | 0.18% |
| Alappan.a | Independent | 331 | 0.17% |
| Perumal.n | Independent | 238 | 0.12% |
| Chellam.k | Independent | 162 | 0.08% |
| Karuppaiah.s | Independent | 59 | 0.03% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Thenmozhi
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
91,461
Lead:
27,618
|
49.49% |
| Murugavelrajan | MVK | 63,843 | 34.55% |
| Vasantha Devi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 17,505 | 9.47% |
| K. Ramasamy | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 3,704 | 2% |
| A.m.ananth | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 3,181 | 1.72% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,260 | 0.68% |
| P.nagendran | Bahujan Samaj Party | 666 | 0.36% |
| P.nagajothi | Independent | 515 | 0.28% |
| V.vinoth | Independent | 491 | 0.27% |
| V.k.aiyyar | Puthiya Tamilagam | 484 | 0.26% |
| P.pothumanickam | Independent | 375 | 0.20% |
| A.alappan | Independent | 343 | 0.19% |
| N.perumal | Independent | 252 | 0.14% |
| V.balasubramani | Independent | 164 | 0.09% |
| V.revadhi | My India Party | 158 | 0.09% |
| M.pandi | Independent | 137 | 0.07% |
| S.nithya | Independent | 128 | 0.07% |
| P.sivakami | Independent | 77 | 0.04% |
| M.kalimuthu | Independent | 61 | 0.03% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thangathurai R
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,507
Lead:
14,776
|
49.51% |
| Anbazhagan M | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,731 | 40.95% |
| Ramasamy K | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 7,666 | 4.44% |
| Alagumani R | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,565 | 1.49% |
| Ramoorthy N | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,201 | 1.27% |
| Others | Others | 1,819 | 1.05% |
| Sangilipandian A | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,204 | 0.70% |
| Saravanakumar P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 746 | 0.43% |
| Rajendiran V | All India Forward Bloc | 703 | 0.41% |
| Menaka P | Independent | 440 | 0.25% |
| Ilavarasi Balasundaram B | Independent | 307 | 0.18% |
| Karthik C | Independent | 227 | 0.13% |
| Anbazhagan P | Independent | 188 | 0.11% |
| Alagumalai P | Independent | 139 | 0.08% |
| Selvaraj S | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 98 | 0.06% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramasamy.a
Winner
|
Puthiya Tamilagam |
75,124
Lead:
24,714
|
52.45% |
| Rajangam.k. | Indian National Congress | 50,410 | 35.19% |
| Johnpandian.b | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 6,882 | 4.80% |
| Chinnappan @ Rajendran. V, | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,952 | 2.76% |
| Selvaraj.s | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 2,440 | 1.70% |
| Sivakumar.s, | Independent | 1,869 | 1.30% |
| Sivabalan, T | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,669 | 1.17% |
| Pitchaiammal.p | Bahujan Samaj Party | 897 | 0.63% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thenmozhi .s.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
53,275
Lead:
6,284
|
43% |
| Senthilvel.k | Indian National Congress | 46,991 | 38% |
| Ravichandran.m | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 16,795 | 14% |
| Pitchaiammal.p | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,422 | 1% |
| Sethuraman.a | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,311 | 1% |
| Prakalathan. S | Independent | 1,197 | 1% |
| Nallusamy.p | Samajwadi Party | 466 | 0% |
| Natarajan. R | Independent | 419 | 0% |
| Dhanalakshmi. V | Independent | 374 | 0% |
| Senthilkumar.c | Independent | 307 | 0% |
| Rajendran.s | Nationalist Congress Party | 281 | 0% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anbazhagan.g
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
60,972
Lead:
31,494
|
57% |
| Ayyar.k | Puthiya Tamilagam | 29,478 | 28% |
| Ponnammal .a.s Tmt. | Independent | 7,533 | 7% |
| Periyasamy .k. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,589 | 2% |
| Jeeva.m. | Independent | 2,139 | 2% |
| Dhanabalan .r | Independent | 1,409 | 1% |
| Selvaraj.v | Independent | 1,351 | 1% |
| Gandhi.p | Independent | 832 | 1% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnammal, A.s.
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
59,541
Lead:
32,003
|
52% |
| Rasu, A. | Indian National Congress | 27,538 | 24% |
| Arivazhaghan, M. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11,128 | 10% |
| Isaac Raja, S. | All India Indira Congress (tiwari) | 7,378 | 6% |
| Rajendran, Vadi | Independent | 1,424 | 1% |
| Murlimanokar, I. | Jharkhand Party | 762 | 1% |
| Karikalappandian, P. | Independent | 540 | 0% |
| Vellaichamy, M.r. | Independent | 244 | 0% |
| Ponniah, S. | Independent | 211 | 0% |
| Thavasi, P. | Independent | 187 | 0% |
| Maduraiveeran, P. | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Manikumaran, M. | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Kala, M. | Independent | 86 | 0% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.s. Ponnammal
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
62,110
Lead:
37,060
|
62% |
| M. Arivazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25,050 | 25% |
| Vadivel Ravanan | Independent | 2,384 | 2% |
| M. Subbulakshmi | Independent | 2,280 | 2% |
| V. Kanakaraj | Independent | 1,094 | 1% |
| S. Ponnaian | Independent | 914 | 1% |
| A. Nagammal | Independent | 350 | 0% |
| A. Murugan | Independent | 281 | 0% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnammal, A.s.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
29,654
Lead:
692
|
29% |
| Paranthaman, R. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 28,962 | 29% |
| Anbazhagan, G. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 26,861 | 27% |
| Chitravelu, P. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 10,550 | 10% |
| Kanagaraj, V. | Independent | 1,112 | 1% |
| Nagammal, A. | Independent | 762 | 1% |
| Andi, R. | Independent | 442 | 0% |
| Alagarsamy, G. | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Ponniah, S. | Independent | 92 | 0% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.buluchamy
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
55,162
Lead:
29,849
|
60% |
| M.arivazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25,313 | 28% |
| N.periasamy | Indian Congress (j) | 5,400 | 6% |
| S.p. Janakiraman | Independent | 1,846 | 2% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnammal, A. S.
Winner
|
Independent |
48,892
Lead:
18,412
|
61% |
| Manivasagam, A. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 30,480 | 38% |
Nilakkottai Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Baluchamy
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
28,296
Lead:
18,497
|
50% |
| M. Muthuperiasamy | Indian National Congress | 9,799 | 17% |
| A. Muniandy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 8,802 | 16% |
| S.k.p. Palusamy | Janta Party | 8,378 | 15% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AIADMK 75%
INC 25%
AIADMK won 6 times and INC won 2 times since 1977 elections.
Nilakkottai MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. Ayyanar | TVK | 68,580 | 2,925 | 34.71% |
| 2021 | S. Thenmozhi | AIADMK | 91,461 | 27,618 | 49.49% |
| 2016 | Thangathurai R | AIADMK | 85,507 | 14,776 | 49.51% |
| 2011 | Ramasamy.a | PT | 75,124 | 24,714 | 52.45% |
| 2006 | Thenmozhi .s. | AIADMK | 53,275 | 6,284 | 43% |
| 2001 | Anbazhagan.g | AIADMK | 60,972 | 31,494 | 57% |
| 1996 | Ponnammal, A.s. | TMC(M) | 59,541 | 32,003 | 52% |
| 1991 | A.s. Ponnammal | INC | 62,110 | 37,060 | 62% |
| 1989 | Ponnammal, A.s. | INC | 29,654 | 692 | 29% |
| 1984 | A.buluchamy | AIADMK | 55,162 | 29,849 | 60% |
| 1980 | Ponnammal, A. S. | IND | 48,892 | 18,412 | 61% |
| 1977 | A. Baluchamy | AIADMK | 28,296 | 18,497 | 50% |
Source: ECI
Nilakkottai Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. Ayyanar | TVK |
68,580
(Lead:
2,925)
|
34.71% |
| Naga Jothi | DMK | 65,655 | 33.23% | |
| 2021 | S. Thenmozhi | AIADMK |
91,461
(Lead:
27,618)
|
49.49% |
| Murugavelrajan | MVK | 63,843 | 34.55% | |
| 2016 | Thangathurai R | AIADMK |
85,507
(Lead:
14,776)
|
49.51% |
| Anbazhagan M | DMK | 70,731 | 40.95% | |
| 2011 | Ramasamy.a | PT |
75,124
(Lead:
24,714)
|
52.45% |
| Rajangam.k. | INC | 50,410 | 35.19% | |
| 2006 | Thenmozhi .s. | AIADMK |
53,275
(Lead:
6,284)
|
43% |
| Senthilvel.k | INC | 46,991 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Anbazhagan.g | AIADMK |
60,972
(Lead:
31,494)
|
57% |
| Ayyar.k | PT | 29,478 | 28% | |
| 1996 | Ponnammal, A.s. | TMC(M) |
59,541
(Lead:
32,003)
|
52% |
| Rasu, A. | INC | 27,538 | 24% | |
| 1991 | A.s. Ponnammal | INC |
62,110
(Lead:
37,060)
|
62% |
| M. Arivazhagan | DMK | 25,050 | 25% | |
| 1989 | Ponnammal, A.s. | INC |
29,654
(Lead:
692)
|
29% |
| Paranthaman, R. | DMK | 28,962 | 29% | |
| 1984 | A.buluchamy | AIADMK |
55,162
(Lead:
29,849)
|
60% |
| M.arivazhagan | DMK | 25,313 | 28% | |
| 1980 | Ponnammal, A. S. | IND |
48,892
(Lead:
18,412)
|
61% |
| Manivasagam, A. | DMK | 30,480 | 38% | |
| 1977 | A. Baluchamy | AIADMK |
28,296
(Lead:
18,497)
|
50% |
| M. Muthuperiasamy | INC | 9,799 | 17% |
Source: ECI
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Tamil Nadu Nilakkottai Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Nilakkottai Assembly seat in the 2026 election?
R. Ayyanar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Nilakkottai Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Naga Jothi of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 2925 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Nilakkottai constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Nilakkottai constituency is 75% AIADMK and 25% INC, with AIADMK won 6 times and INC won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2026 Nilakkottai Assembly Election?
R. Ayyanar (TVK) received 34.71% vote share.
Naga Jothi (DMK) received 33.23% vote share.
What were the results of the 2026 Nilakkottai Assembly Election?
R. Ayyanar (TVK) won the 2026 election with 68580 votes, leading by 2925 votes and securing a 34.71% vote share.
What was the margin of victory in the Nilakkottai Assembly Election 2026?
R. Ayyanar (TVK) won the Nilakkottai Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 2925 votes over Naga Jothi (DMK).
Who were the top candidates for the Nilakkottai Assembly Election 2026?
The top candidates in the Nilakkottai Assembly Election 2026 were:
R. Ayyanar (TVK)
Naga Jothi (DMK)
Thenmozhi (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with R. Ayyanar (TVK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Nilakkottai Assembly Election 2026?
The voter turnout in the Nilakkottai Assembly Election 2026 was 88.03%
Disclaimer:
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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