Bodinayakanur
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. PanneerselvamWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 85,20638.62% |
| 2 | S. PrakashTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 78,40135.54% |
| 3 | V. T. NarayanasamyAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 41,28618.71% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 36,616 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,19,697 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | S. Kalaiarasu (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,4555.19% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9310.42% | |
| 5 | N. Padmanabhan (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 6590.30% |
| 6 | P. Selvamurugan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5290.24% |
| 7 | V. Nagananthini (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5260.24% |
| 8 | Dr. S. Pandikumar (lost deposit)CPIL Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 4170.19% |
| 9 | R. Balasubramani (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2790.13% |
| 10 | G. Karuppaiah (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2010.09% |
| 11 | M. Raja (lost deposit)VTK Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 1890.09% |
| 12 | K. Velraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1800.08% |
| 13 | V. Saravanakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1720.08% |
| 14 | S. Chandrasekaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1190.05% |
| 15 | R. Gowtham (lost deposit)IND Independent | 780.04% |
Bodinayakanur 2026: O. Panneerselvam holds bastion on DMK ticket
Former chief minister O. Panneerselvam, contesting on a DMK ticket, retained Bodinayakanur with 85,206 votes, edging TVK's S. Prakash on 78,401. It is the narrowest of OPS's four wins from this seat and his first as a DMK candidate after a long AIADMK career.
Where Bodinayakanur was won
| Led by | Booths of 346 | Villages of 29 |
|---|---|---|
| O. Panneerselvam DMK | 175 | 24 |
| S. Prakash TVK | 149 | 4 |
| Others | 22 | 1 |
| Closest village | Agamalai: DMK ahead by 1 | |
O. Panneerselvam’s biggest leads
- Pottipuram+1,78810 booths
- Uppukottai+1,44611 booths
- Dombucheri+9808 booths
S. Prakash’s best villages
- Melachokkanathapuram+2,64247 booths
- Veerapandi+1,48435 booths
- Thadicheri+1095 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Theni
- Electors, 2026
- 2,63,292women 1,35,683 (51.5%) · men 1,27,593 (48.5%) · third gender 16
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
2,676 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Panneerselvam | DMK | 978 | 84,228 | 85,206 |
| 2 | S. Prakash | TVK | 830 | 77,571 | 78,401 |
| 3 | V. T. Narayanasamy | AIADMK | 499 | 40,787 | 41,286 |
| 4 | S. Kalaiarasu | NTK | 283 | 11,172 | 11,455 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 31 | 900 | 931 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 6,805 | 158th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 38.6% | 98th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 83.8% | 161st | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,20,628 | 77th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 931 | 78th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 O. Panneerselvam won it by 11,021 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
OPS has won Bodinayakanur in four straight elections since 2011.
About Bodinayakanur
Bodinayakanur (AC 200) is the cardamom capital of the south, the auction town for spice, tea and coffee from the Western Ghats hill estates that climb into Munnar. The constituency takes in Bodi town, Uthamapalayam fringe, the Bodi-Munnar road and the cardamom plantation belt around Periyakulam ghat.
O. Panneerselvam first won here in 2011 and held the seat in 2016 and 2021 as AIADMK's candidate, switching to DMK in 2026 after the AIADMK split.
When you are in Bodinayakanur
Catch the morning cardamom auction at the Bodi mandi for the smell alone, then begin the climb up the Bodi-Munnar road — the hairpins past Kurangani and Top Station are some of the most underrated drives in the south. Stop at Suruli Falls before heading back into town for hot Bodi-style mutton sukka.
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Who won Bodinayakanur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
O. Panneerselvam of DMK won Bodinayakanur (AC 200) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 85,206 votes, 38.62% of the votes polled, ahead of S. Prakash of TVK by 6,805 votes.
Who is the MLA of Bodinayakanur?
O. Panneerselvam of DMK was elected MLA for Bodinayakanur in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Bodinayakanur in 2026?
Turnout was 83.8%: 2,20,628 of 2,63,292 electors voted.
Which district is Bodinayakanur in?
Bodinayakanur (constituency number 200) is in Theni district, part of the Theni Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Bodinayakanur before 2026?
In 2021 O. Panneerselvam of AIADMK won by 11,021 votes over Thanga Tamil Selvan. In 2016 O. Panneerselvam of AIADMK won by 15,608 votes over S. Lakshmanan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 200
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