Ariyalur
Assembly constituency 149 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#149 · GENAll candidates 15
- 01 Rajendran SAIADMK95,219 40.4%
- 02 Latha BaluDMK70,721 30.0%
- 03 Sivakumar MTVK57,359 24.3%
- 04 Pugazhendhi DNTK8,527 3.6%
- 05 Jothibasu KIND691 0.3%
- 06 Thanga. Shanmuga SundaramNMK637 0.3%
- 07 Vetrivel GIND554 0.2%
- 08 Stalin VBSP475 0.2%
- 09 Semmalai TIND259 0.1%
- 10 Rajkumar KIND201 0.1%
- 11 Sudhakar MTVK177 0.1%
- 12 Kumar KIND136 0.1%
- 13 Rajkumar SAIPTM117 0.1%
- 14 Krishnamoorthy CIND74 0.0%
- 15 Elaiyaraja CIND70 0.0%
Turnout 89.5%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total641
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,35,217Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
10.4 ppRajendran SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
1.4 ppChinnappa KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
1.0 ppRajendran. SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
9.6 ppManivel, Durai.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
18.5 ppPeriasamy.IDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
2.8 ppNatarajaan. P.K.T.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
37.5 ppPeriasamy, I.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
37.9 ppDurai S. M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
3.1 ppPeriasamy., I.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
26.7 ppNedunchezhiyan V. R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
17.0 ppVellaisamy, A.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
25.1 ppA. VellaisamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
2.9 ppS. K. VadiveluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
13.6 ppVadivelDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
26.1 ppS. RamasamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.9 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed TVK polled 57,359 votes, 2.3× the 24,498-vote margin.
57,359 ÷ 24,498 = 2.3 -
The top two polled 70.4% of votes; the other 13 candidates 29.4% between them.
(95,219 + 70,721) ÷ 2,35,858 = 70.4% · 69,277 ÷ 2,35,858 = 29.4% -
Turnout of 89.5% was 2.9 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
89.5 − 86.6 = +2.9 -
The margin widened from 1.4 pp in 2021 to 10.4 pp.
10.4 − 1.4 = +9.0 pp -
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, AIADMK in 2026.
2021 DMK · 2026 AIADMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines2,35,217
- NOTAcounted within the total641
- Published totalVotes polled2,35,858
- 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
Candidates15 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