MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

Won 2026 by 13,805

M. Abdul Wahab

மு. அப்துல் வஹாப்

MLA for Palayamkottai since May 2026MLA for Palayamkottai, 2026–31DMK

AC 226 · Tirunelveli district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 59 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹8.34 cr
pending criminal cases: 2
education: Graduate
age at filing: 59

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

M. Abdul Wahab: the career, year by year

Assembly win
Office held

2 May 2021
Won Palayamkottai for the DMK, by 52,141 votes over the AIADMK.
4 May 2026
Won Palayamkottai for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).
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In numbers

The data, in one place

April 2026 result — Palayamkottai

13,805vote margin

Runner-up Maria John (TVK) polled 65,939 votes.

votes won: 79,744
vote share: 44.2%
turnout: 70.2%
candidates: 17

AC 226 · Tirunelveli district

Palayamkottai

296 polling booths

Top five of 17 candidates and NOTA

M. Abdul WahabDMK79,744 · 44.2%
Maria JohnTVK65,939 · 36.5%
Syed Sulthan SamsudeenAIADMK19,732 · 10.9%
Sankara Narayanan Alias SaranNTK10,465 · 5.8%
None of the above (NOTA)NOTA851 · 0.5%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹8.34 cr
liabilities: ₹27.85 lakh
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 2
age at filing: 59

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (3)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1135
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2021, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislati

Profile

About M. Abdul Wahab

Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Politics
District: Tirunelveli

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