Ariyalur MLAs and 2026 election results

April 2026 Assembly election: AIADMK won 1 of Ariyalur's 2 seats; PMK 1. By votes: DMK 30.4%, TVK 24.3%, AIADMK 20.5%. The same seats went DMK 2 in 2021.

AIADMK 1 PMK 1

Votes counted

4,64,406

Turnout

88.2%

Seats that changed party since 2021

2 of 2

Ariyalur's 2 MLAs, elected April 2026

AC	Seat	MLA elected	Margin	Runner-up	Turnout
149	Ariyalur	S. Rajendran AIADMK	24,498	DMK	89.7%	Booths
150	Jayankondam	G. Vaithilingam PMK	18,490	DMK	86.8%	Booths

Ariyalur in numbers

Rank among the 38 districts, 1 is the highest; = means tied. Median is the median district. Turnout is the Election Commission's count of votes (postal votes included) as a share of electors.
Measure	Ariyalur	Rank	Median
Seats	2	=37th	6
Electors	5,26,392	38th	13,16,624
Turnout	88.2%	15th	86.5%
Women among electors	50.5%	32nd	51.1%
Median winning margin, votes	21,494	4th	9,838
Seats that changed party since 2021	2 of 2	=1st	71%
NOTA share of votes	0.23%	38th	0.38%
Closest seat	Jayankondam, won by 18,490 votes
Biggest margin	Ariyalur, won by 24,498

Seats that changed party since 2021 (2 of 2)

Ariyalur 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
Jayankondam 2021 DMK → 2026 PMK

What each seat is

AriyalurAriyalur is the headquarters seat of Ariyalur district, the cement and limestone heartland of central Tamil Nadu.
JayankondamJayankondam is one of two assembly seats in Ariyalur district and lies in the heart of the Cholanadu lignite-and-paddy belt, north of Cuddalore.

Page updated 2 October 2026

Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.

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Ariyalur MLAs and 2026 election results

Ariyalur's 2 MLAs, elected April 2026

Ariyalur in numbers

Vote share in Ariyalur, 2026 against 2021

Seats that changed party since 2021 (2 of 2)

What each seat is

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