Krishnagiri district · 6 seats · April 2026 election
Krishnagiri MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: AIADMK won 2 of Krishnagiri's 6 seats; TVK 2, CPI 1, DMK 1. By votes: TVK 30.8%, AIADMK 28.9%, DMK 15.8%. The same seats went AIADMK 3, DMK 2, CPI 1 in 2021.
AIADMK 2 TVK 2 CPI 1 DMK 1
Votes counted
13,55,927
Turnout
86.4%
Seats that changed party since 2021
5 of 6
Krishnagiri's 6 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Uthangarai (SC) | N. Elaiyaraja TVK | 5,198 | AIADMK | 87.3% | Booths |
| 52 | Bargur | E. C. Govindarasan AIADMK | 4,241 | TVK | 89.4% | Booths |
| 53 | Krishnagiri | P. Mukundhan TVK | 18,844 | AIADMK | 86.1% | Booths |
| 54 | Veppanahalli | P. S. Srinivasan DMK | 138 | AIADMK | 90.5% | Booths |
| 55 | Hosur | P. Balakrishnareddy AIADMK | 27,803 | TVK | 81.0% | Booths |
| 56 | Thalli | T. Ramachandran CPI | 5,240 | BJP | 86.5% | Booths |
Krishnagiri in numbers
| Measure | Krishnagiri | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 6 | =16th | 6 |
| Electors | 15,69,141 | 15th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 86.4% | 20th | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 50.1% | 37th | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 5,219 | 34th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 5 of 6 | =13th | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.54% | 3rd | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Veppanahalli, won by 138 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Hosur, won by 27,803 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (5 of 6)
- Uthangarai 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Bargur 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
- Krishnagiri 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Veppanahalli 2021 AIADMK → 2026 DMK
- Hosur 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
What each seat is
- UthangaraiUthangarai is an SC-reserved seat in Krishnagiri district that sits on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border belt, taking in Uthangarai town and surrounding panchayats in the rocky Eastern Ghats foothills.
- BargurBargur sits in northern Krishnagiri district at the foot of the Bargur hills, a tract known for the Bargur cattle breed and a forested landscape of dry deciduous slopes.
- KrishnagiriKrishnagiri (AC 53) is the headquarters of Krishnagiri district, set on the Bangalore-Salem highway.
- VeppanahalliVeppanahalli is an assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in north-western Tamil Nadu, carved out of the older Krishnagiri seat by the 2008 delimitation.
- HosurHosur (AC 55) sits on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border in Krishnagiri district, 40 km southeast of Bengaluru's electronic city.
- ThalliThalli sits in the Denkanikottai taluk of Krishnagiri district, on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border just south of Hosur.
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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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