The Tirukkoyilur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 88.04% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
S Palanisamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Barani Balaji of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with a margin of 285 votes.The Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency falls under the Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate D Ravikumar won the Viluppuram Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 70703 votes, defeating Bakkiyaraj of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Tirukkoyilur Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S Palanisamy
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
73,033
Lead:
285
|
33.61% |
| Barani Balaji | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 72,748 | 33.48% |
| Gowthamasigamani | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 62,452 | 28.74% |
| Hemarajan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 5,791 | 2.66% |
| Ramakrishnan M | Independent | 589 | 0.27% |
| Vijayamoorthi E | Independent | 571 | 0.26% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 500 | 0.23% |
| Govindhakannan M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 374 | 0.17% |
| Tamilselvam R | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 312 | 0.14% |
| Ravichandran G | Independent | 205 | 0.09% |
| Gowtham S | Independent | 192 | 0.09% |
| Edwin Abinesh A | Independent | 136 | 0.06% |
| Prabhakaran V J | Independent | 132 | 0.06% |
| Selvam K | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 108 | 0.05% |
| Palanisamy E | Independent | 94 | 0.04% |
| Karthick S | Independent | 81 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.ponmudi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
110,980
Lead:
59,680
|
56.56% |
| Kalivaradhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51,300 | 26.14% |
| L. Venkatesan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 13,997 | 7.13% |
| Murugan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,620 | 5.92% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,039 | 1.04% |
| Vignesh M | Independent | 1,482 | 0.76% |
| M.senthil Kumar | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,066 | 0.54% |
| Prakash A | Independent | 883 | 0.45% |
| Siva.panjavarnam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 696 | 0.35% |
| Sankar S | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 566 | 0.29% |
| Jayavindan G | Independent | 480 | 0.24% |
| Mathivanan S | Independent | 412 | 0.21% |
| Magesh M | Independent | 276 | 0.14% |
| Rajini Vr | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 231 | 0.12% |
| Kathiravan K | Independent | 189 | 0.10% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponmudy K
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
93,837
Lead:
41,057
|
50.36% |
| Gothandaraman G | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,780 | 28.33% |
| Balasakthi | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 18,822 | 10.10% |
| Ganesh G | Tamil Maanila Congress | 15,045 | 8.07% |
| Others | Others | 2,110 | 1.13% |
| Rajesh | Independent | 1,473 | 0.79% |
| Dhandapani S | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,178 | 0.63% |
| Rajasekar D | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 732 | 0.39% |
| Vinoth S | Independent | 504 | 0.27% |
| Palanivel S | Independent | 461 | 0.25% |
| Ganesh S | Independent | 375 | 0.20% |
| Thamilselvi D | Independent | 347 | 0.19% |
| Sapthagiri T | Independent | 306 | 0.16% |
| Suresh | Independent | 246 | 0.13% |
| Arulnehru V | Independent | 222 | 0.12% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venkatesan.l
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
78,229
Lead:
8,791
|
49.18% |
| Thangam. M | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,438 | 43.65% |
| Venkatesan.v | Independent | 6,029 | 3.79% |
| Venkatesan.s.s | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 3,280 | 2.06% |
| Periyasamy.c | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,271 | 0.80% |
| Santhi.r | Independent | 828 | 0.52% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S Palanisamy | AIADMK | 73,033 | 285 | 33.61% |
| 2021 | K.ponmudi | DMK | 110,980 | 59,680 | 56.56% |
| 2016 | Ponmudy K | DMK | 93,837 | 41,057 | 50.36% |
| 2011 | Venkatesan.l | DMDK | 78,229 | 8,791 | 49.18% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S Palanisamy | AIADMK |
73,033
(Lead:
285)
|
33.61% |
| Barani Balaji | TVK | 72,748 | 33.48% | |
| 2021 | K.ponmudi | DMK |
110,980
(Lead:
59,680)
|
56.56% |
| Kalivaradhan | BJP | 51,300 | 26.14% | |
| 2016 | Ponmudy K | DMK |
93,837
(Lead:
41,057)
|
50.36% |
| Gothandaraman G | AIADMK | 52,780 | 28.33% | |
| 2011 | Venkatesan.l | DMDK |
78,229
(Lead:
8,791)
|
49.18% |
| Thangam. M | DMK | 69,438 | 43.65% |
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S Palanisamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Tirukkoyilur Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Barani Balaji of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) by a margin of 285 votes.
The strike rate in the Tirukkoyilur constituency is 67% DMK and 33% AIADMK, with DMK won 2 times and AIADMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
S Palanisamy (AIADMK) received 33.61% vote share.
Barani Balaji (TVK) received 33.48% vote share.
S Palanisamy (AIADMK) won the 2026 election with 73033 votes, leading by 285 votes and securing a 33.61% vote share.
The Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency falls under the Viluppuram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency of Viluppuram district.
S Palanisamy (AIADMK) won the Tirukkoyilur Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 285 votes over Barani Balaji (TVK).
The Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency is part of the Viluppuram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Tindivanam (sc), Vanur (sc), Viluppuram, Vikravandi, Ulundurpettai.
The top candidates in the Tirukkoyilur Assembly Election 2026 were:
S Palanisamy (AIADMK)
Barani Balaji (TVK)
Gowthamasigamani (DMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with S Palanisamy (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Tirukkoyilur Assembly Election 2026 was 88.04%
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.