Gangavalli
Assembly constituency 81 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#81 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 Nallathambi. AAIADMK73,167 37.2%
- 02 Chinnadurai. KDMK58,763 29.9%
- 03 Sujatha. VTVK55,291 28.1%
- 04 Abirami. ANTK6,242 3.2%
- 05 Balakrishnan. PBSP533 0.3%
- 06 Dhanapal. SIND444 0.2%
- 07 Ramesh. SIND390 0.2%
- 08 Kaviarasan. T.TTVK234 0.1%
- 09 Marimuthu. SPT220 0.1%
- 10 Kannan. SIND212 0.1%
- 11 Tamilarasan. TIND196 0.1%
- 12 Anbazhagan. SAMK151 0.1%
- 13 Gunaprakash. DIND105 0.1%
Turnout 89.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total731
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 1,95,948Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
7.3 ppNallathambi. AAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
4.0 ppNallathambi,a.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
1.3 ppMaruthamuthu.AAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
9.0 ppSubha.RDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
- 2006
3.2 ppAnbalagan K.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
33.3 ppAnbalagan K.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
18.0 ppVenkatachalam. G.L.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
36.7 ppSekhar M.GAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
4.6 ppMadhapan, K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
- 1984
33.5 ppTheertharaman P.Indian National Congress
- 1980
5.5 ppMunusamy, M.B.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
6.3 ppB.M. KrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
23.6 ppParamasivamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
15.6 ppGovindanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
27.6 ppV. Velappa GoundarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.7 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed TVK polled 55,291 votes, 3.8× the 14,404-vote margin.
55,291 ÷ 14,404 = 3.8 -
The top two polled 67.1% of votes; the other 11 candidates 32.5% between them.
(73,167 + 58,763) ÷ 1,96,679 = 67.1% · 64,018 ÷ 1,96,679 = 32.5% -
Turnout of 89.8% was 3.2 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
89.8 − 86.6 = +3.2 -
The margin widened from 4.0 pp in 2021 to 7.3 pp.
7.3 − 4.0 = +3.3 pp -
Nallathambi. A 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 13 candidate lines1,95,948
- NOTAcounted within the total731
- Published totalVotes polled1,96,679
- 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
Candidates13 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