Alangudi
Assembly constituency 182 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#182 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Siva.V.MeyyanathanDMK64,929 36.0%
- 02 KandasamyTVK51,952 28.8%
- 03 Dhana VimalAIADMK50,063 27.7%
- 04 R.RajaramNTK10,652 5.9%
- 05 D.PushparajAIPTM618 0.3%
- 06 R.SureshPROBC530 0.3%
- 07 S MalaiyandiAIMMK184 0.1%
- 08 K.MurugesanIND174 0.1%
- 09 Sasikumar.PIND158 0.1%
- 10 B.SelvamIND136 0.1%
- 11 S.VanmeganadhanIND132 0.1%
- 12 M.NagarajanIND125 0.1%
- 13 T.ThirumaranIND91 0.1%
- 14 V.KannadassanIND66 0.0%
Turnout 84.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total673
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 1,79,810Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
7.2 ppSiva.V.MeyyanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
15.1 ppSiva.V.MeyyanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
6.3 ppMeyyanathan .Siva .VDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
3.7 ppKrishnan.KupaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
1.2 ppMahesh Krishnasamy.TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
8.7 ppRajendran. CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
23.9 ppRamachandran N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
29.2 ppThangamuthu K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
11.0 ppM. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
10.9 ppSivagnanam, V.Indian National Congress
- 1980
0.1 ppSivagnanam, N.Indian National Congress
- 1977
2.7 ppDurai GovindarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
9.6 ppRajamanickamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
15.6 ppK.R.GnanasambandanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1962
15.2 ppM. ChelliahIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 50,063 votes, 3.9× the 12,977-vote margin.
50,063 ÷ 12,977 = 3.9 -
The top two polled 64.8% of votes; the other 12 candidates 34.9% between them.
(64,929 + 51,952) ÷ 1,80,483 = 64.8% · 62,929 ÷ 1,80,483 = 34.9% -
Turnout of 84.8% was 1.8 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
84.8 − 86.6 = −1.8 -
The margin narrowed from 15.1 pp in 2021 to 7.2 pp.
7.2 − 15.1 = −7.9 pp -
Siva.V.Meyyanathan also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines1,79,810
- NOTAcounted within the total673
- Published totalVotes polled1,80,483
- 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
Candidates14 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