Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Sankarapuram

Assembly constituency 79 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#79 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants22

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,35,528

Turnout88.4%

NOTA383

WinnerRakesh RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam80,25034.1% of votes

MARGIN3,440 votes · 1.5 pp80,250 − 76,810

Runner-upUdhayasuriyan T Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam76,81032.6% of votes

AIADMK 51.1% of top-two votesDMK 48.9%

All candidates 22

01 Rakesh RAIADMK80,250 34.1%
02 Udhayasuriyan TDMK76,810 32.6%
03 Jagadesan ATVK67,624 28.7%
04 Ramesh KNTK5,567 2.4%
05 Ramachandiran MTVK677 0.3%
06 Manikandan PIND579 0.3%
07 Sudha MBSP544 0.2%
08 Mayilamparai Mari AIND512 0.2%
09 Vijay JIND409 0.2%
10 Pachaiyappan KIND351 0.2%
11 Nadarajan KAIPTM328 0.1%
12 Durai Ezhilan PIND295 0.1%
13 Gangasekar AMSK223 0.1%
14 Mani GIND166 0.1%
15 Dr.Murugu KIND113 0.1%
16 Samikkannu MIND112 0.1%
17 Jayaprakash KIND111 0.1%
18 Anbazhagan SIND105 0.0%
19 Sanniyasi NVTVTK100 0.0%
20 Kavikuil VIND97 0.0%
21 Harun Rasheeth JIND87 0.0%
22 Vignesh RIND85 0.0%

Turnout 88.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total383
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 2,35,145Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
1.5 pp
Rakesh RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
21.4 pp
Udhayasuriyan TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
7.2 pp
Udhayasuriyan.TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
7.1 pp
Mohan.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
8.8 pp
Dillibabu.PCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2001
25.2 pp
Krishnamoorthy VCommunist Party of India
1996
26.8 pp
VedammalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
36.1 pp
Abaranji P.Indian National Congress
1989
2.1 pp
Annamalai, M.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984
34.4 pp
Rajamanickam R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
18.0 pp
Sabapathy, C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
13.0 pp
M. AnnamalaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
4.7 pp
N. ManickkamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
2.4 pp
P. K. C. MuthusamyIndian National Congress
1962
6.8 pp
V. R. PeriannanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed TVK polled 67,624 votes, 20× the 3,440-vote margin.
67,624 ÷ 3,440 = 19.7
The top two polled 66.7% of votes; the other 20 candidates 33.2% between them.
(80,250 + 76,810) ÷ 2,35,528 = 66.7% · 78,085 ÷ 2,35,528 = 33.2%
Turnout of 88.4% was 1.8 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
88.4 − 86.6 = +1.8
The margin narrowed from 21.4 pp in 2021 to 1.5 pp.
1.5 − 21.4 = −19.9 pp
Udhayasuriyan T, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 22 candidate lines2,35,145
NOTAcounted within the total383
Published totalVotes polled2,35,528
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

Candidates22 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