The Sulur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 88.12% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
N.M. Sukumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating V.P. Kandasamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 4790 votes.The Sulur Assembly constituency falls under the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ganapathi Rajkumar won the Coimbatore Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 118068 votes, defeating K Annamalai of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Below you can find the Sulur Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N.m. Sukumar
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
90,531
Lead:
4,790
|
33.10% |
| V.p. Kandasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 85,741 | 31.34% |
| Thalapathi Murugesan | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 83,654 | 30.58% |
| Rajasekhar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,147 | 3.71% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,353 | 0.49% |
| Murugesh.r. | Independent | 437 | 0.16% |
| Kanthasamy.k. | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 283 | 0.10% |
| Kandasamy.r. | Independent | 271 | 0.10% |
| Pappa Muthulakshmi.p. | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 216 | 0.08% |
| Suman Singh.r. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 205 | 0.07% |
| Palanisamy.m. | Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 156 | 0.06% |
| Murugesan.n. | Independent | 139 | 0.05% |
| Nagaraj.k. | Ganasangam Party Of India | 137 | 0.05% |
| Kandasamy.a. | Independent | 109 | 0.04% |
| Kandasamy.v. | Independent | 90 | 0.03% |
| Nelson.w. | Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 75 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vp Kandhasamy
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
118,968
Lead:
31,932
|
49.23% |
| Premier Selvam | KMDK | 87,036 | 36.02% |
| Elangovan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 14,426 | 5.97% |
| Renganathan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 12,658 | 5.24% |
| S.a.senthilkumar | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,111 | 1.70% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,610 | 1.08% |
| Prem Kumar P | Independent | 380 | 0.16% |
| Nagaraj. K | Ganasangam Party of India | 241 | 0.10% |
| Selva Kumar D | Independent | 213 | 0.09% |
| Karthikeyan P | Independent | 209 | 0.09% |
| Shankar Guru. M | Independent | 196 | 0.08% |
| Selvan S | Independent | 177 | 0.07% |
| Jagadheesh. S | My India Party | 128 | 0.05% |
| Shanmugam R | Independent | 116 | 0.05% |
| Senthil Kumar. S.a.p. | Independent | 101 | 0.04% |
| Kandasamy T | Independent | 83 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kanagaraj R.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
100,977
Lead:
36,631
|
48.21% |
| Manoharan V.m.c. | Indian National Congress | 64,346 | 30.72% |
| Mandharasalam S.d. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13,517 | 6.45% |
| Thinakaran K. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 13,106 | 6.26% |
| Premier Selvam @ Kalichamy M. | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 9,672 | 4.62% |
| Others | Others | 3,679 | 1.76% |
| Vijayaragavan M.v. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,873 | 1.37% |
| Ganesan P.k. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,687 | 0.81% |
| Abdul Hakkem P. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 978 | 0.47% |
| Lakshmanan. G | Independent | 813 | 0.39% |
| Kavithakarthikeyan | Independent | 684 | 0.33% |
| Singam Sethu | All India Forward Bloc | 511 | 0.24% |
| Pon Manoharan | Samajwadi Party | 269 | 0.13% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thinakaran K
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
88,680
Lead:
29,532
|
52.29% |
| Eswaran E R | Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,148 | 34.88% |
| Dhinakaran K | Independent | 7,285 | 4.30% |
| Senthilkumar K | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,353 | 2.57% |
| Karthikeyan Pon | Independent | 3,053 | 1.80% |
| Mariappan Dr M | Independent | 2,205 | 1.30% |
| Jerold Amalajothi I | Independent | 1,315 | 0.78% |
| Thangavelu C | Independent | 1,281 | 0.76% |
| Abdul Hakkim P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,064 | 0.63% |
| Thangamuthu S | Independent | 765 | 0.45% |
| Raja A C | Independent | 439 | 0.26% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N.m. Sukumar | TVK | 90,531 | 4,790 | 33.10% |
| 2021 | Vp Kandhasamy | AIADMK | 118,968 | 31,932 | 49.23% |
| 2016 | Kanagaraj R. | AIADMK | 100,977 | 36,631 | 48.21% |
| 2011 | Thinakaran K | DMDK | 88,680 | 29,532 | 52.29% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N.m. Sukumar | TVK |
90,531
(Lead:
4,790)
|
33.10% |
| V.p. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 85,741 | 31.34% | |
| 2021 | Vp Kandhasamy | AIADMK |
118,968
(Lead:
31,932)
|
49.23% |
| Premier Selvam | KMDK | 87,036 | 36.02% | |
| 2016 | Kanagaraj R. | AIADMK |
100,977
(Lead:
36,631)
|
48.21% |
| Manoharan V.m.c. | INC | 64,346 | 30.72% | |
| 2011 | Thinakaran K | DMDK |
88,680
(Lead:
29,532)
|
52.29% |
| Eswaran E R | KNMK | 59,148 | 34.88% |
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N.m. Sukumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Sulur Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating V.p. Kandasamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 4790 votes.
The strike rate in the Sulur constituency is 67% AIADMK and 33% TVK, with AIADMK won 2 times and TVK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
N.m. Sukumar (TVK) received 33.10% vote share.
V.p. Kandasamy (AIADMK) received 31.34% vote share.
N.m. Sukumar (TVK) won the 2026 election with 90531 votes, leading by 4790 votes and securing a 33.10% vote share.
The Sulur Assembly constituency falls under the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency of Coimbatore district.
N.m. Sukumar (TVK) won the Sulur Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 4790 votes over V.p. Kandasamy (AIADMK).
The Sulur Assembly constituency is part of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Palladam, Kavundampalayam, Coimbatore(north), Coimbatore(south), Singanallur.
The top candidates in the Sulur Assembly Election 2026 were:
N.m. Sukumar (TVK)
V.p. Kandasamy (AIADMK)
Thalapathi Murugesan (DMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with N.m. Sukumar (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Sulur Assembly Election 2026 was 88.12%
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.