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Namakkal district · 6 seats · April 2026 election

Namakkal MLAs and 2026 election results

April 2026 Assembly election: TVK won 5 of Namakkal's 6 seats; AIADMK 1. By votes: TVK 36.3%, DMK 26.9%, AIADMK 26.5%. The same seats went DMK 4, AIADMK 2 in 2021.

TVK 5 AIADMK 1

Votes counted
12,11,941
Turnout
91.6%
Seats that changed party since 2021
5 of 6

Namakkal's 6 MLAs, elected April 2026

ACSeatMLA electedMarginRunner-upTurnout
92Rasipuram (SC)D. Logesh Tamilselvan TVK14,511BJP92.1%Booths
93Senthamangalam (ST)P. Chandrasekar TVK2,655AIADMK91.4%Booths
94NamakkalC. S. Dilip TVK11,008AIADMK89.3%Booths
95Paramathi-VelurS. Sekar AIADMK308DMK92.1%Booths
96TiruchengoduK. G. Arunraj TVK28,172AIADMK91.4%Booths
97KumarapalayamC. Vijayalakshmi TVK7,696AIADMK93.3%Booths

Namakkal 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.
MeasureNamakkalRankMedian
Seats6=16th6
Electors13,23,75319th13,16,624
Turnout91.6%4th86.5%
Women among electors51.6%7th51.1%
Median winning margin, votes9,35223rd9,838
Seats that changed party since 20215 of 6=13th71%
NOTA share of votes0.37%23rd0.38%
Closest seatParamathi-Velur, won by 308 votes
Biggest marginTiruchengodu, won by 28,172

Vote share in Namakkal, 2026 against 2021

  • TVK36.3% 2026— 2021
  • DMK26.9% 202644.1% 2021
  • AIADMK26.5% 202643.7% 2021
  • BJP5.0% 2026— 2021
  • NTK3.2% 20266.1% 2021
  • IND1.3% 20262.7% 2021

Share of the 12,11,941 votes counted in the district's seats in 2026 (ECI, postal votes and NOTA included) and of 11,73,189 in 2021 (ECI 2021 Detailed Results; allies who fought on a big party's symbol are counted with it). TVK did not contest in 2021.

Seats that changed party since 2021 (5 of 6)

What each seat is

  • RasipuramRasipuram sits on the dry plateau between the Kollimalai foothills and the Cauvery delta, anchoring the western half of Namakkal district.
  • SenthamangalamSenthamangalam (AC 93) is a Namakkal-district seat that sits at the foot of the Kolli Hills, on the route from Namakkal town up the 70-hairpin ghat road.
  • NamakkalNamakkal town is best known for two things: the giant Anjaneyar statue that stares at the rock fort, and the lorry-body fabrication yards that ring the bypass.
  • Paramathi-VelurParamathi-Velur (AC 95) is a Namakkal-district seat strung along the north bank of the Cauvery, where the Velur bridge crosses into Karur district.
  • TiruchengoduTiruchengodu (AC 96) sits in southern Namakkal district, named for the Tiruchengode hill that holds the Arulmigu Ardhanareeswarar Temple.
  • KumarapalayamKumarapalayam straddles the Bhavani river where it meets the Cauvery, sitting on the road between Salem and Erode.

Other districts

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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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