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Edappadi

Assembly constituency 86 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#86 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants15
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled2,58,263
Turnout93.0%
NOTA1,341
WinnerEdappadi Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,48,93357.7% of votes
MARGIN98,110 votes · 38.0 pp1,48,933 − 50,823
Runner-upPremkumar. K Independent50,82319.7% of votes
AIADMK 74.6% of top-two votesIND 25.4%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 Edappadi Palaniswami. KAIADMK1,48,933 57.7%
  2. 02 Premkumar. KIND50,823 19.7%
  3. 03 Kasi. CDMK44,011 17.0%
  4. 04 Priyadharshini. ANTK8,450 3.3%
  5. 05 Govindaraj.VTVK1,662 0.6%
  6. 06 Raja. K. B.Sc. B.Tech. Ex.InasIND739 0.3%
  7. 07 Thulasimani. PIND435 0.2%
  8. 08 Suresh. LAIPTM429 0.2%
  9. 09 Student'S Friend Murugan. MIND399 0.2%
  10. 10 Iyyappan Perumal. PIND296 0.1%
  11. 11 Elumalai. PIND215 0.1%
  12. 12 Kumaresan. MIND207 0.1%
  13. 13 Murugan. CIND159 0.1%
  14. 14 Subramani. PIND97 0.0%
  15. 15 Sakthivel. SIND67 0.0%

Turnout 93.0%

025507510093.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total1,341
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,56,922Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    38.0 pp
    Edappadi Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    38.1 pp
    Edappadi Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    18.8 pp
    Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    18.7 pp
    Palaniswami.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    2.7 pp
    Tamizharasu.APattali Makkal Katchi
  6. 2001
    28.5 pp
    Semmalai SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    7.3 pp
    Sekaran, R.R.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  8. 1991
    38.2 pp
    Krishnan C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    13.4 pp
    Krishnan, C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
  10. 1984
    33.9 pp
    AnbalaganIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    16.1 pp
    Sivaperuman, MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    20.0 pp
    M. SivaperumalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    13.6 pp
    Ponnumalai T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    12.0 pp
    T. PonnumalaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    0.8 pp
    S. Ardhanareswara GounderIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 77.3% of votes; the other 13 candidates 22.1% between them.

    (1,48,933 + 50,823) ÷ 2,58,263 = 77.3% · 57,166 ÷ 2,58,263 = 22.1%

  2. Turnout of 93.0% was 6.4 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).

    93.0 − 86.6 = +6.4

  3. The margin narrowed from 38.1 pp in 2021 to 38.0 pp.

    38.0 − 38.1 = −0.1 pp

  4. Edappadi Palaniswami. K 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 15 candidate lines2,56,922
  • NOTAcounted within the total1,341
  • Published totalVotes polled2,58,263
  • 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

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