Dindigul
Dindigul — DMK's I.P. Senthilkumar holds Dindigul by 1,131 votes against TVK
I.P. Senthilkumar of DMK has retained Dindigul by 1,131 votes against TVK's G. Nazeer Raja, holding what has historically been a swing seat. CPI(M)'s K. Balabarathi won here in 2006 (by 18,949) and 2011 (by 39,115). AIADMK's C. Sreenivasan flipped it in 2016 (margin 20,719) and again in 2021, defeating CPI(M)'s M. Paandi by 17,747. The 2026 result hands the seat to DMK directly.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTHILKUMAR. I.P | DMK | 74,489 | 35.66% |
| 2 | NAZEER RAJA. G | TVK | 73,358 | 35.12% |
| 3 | SREENIVASAN. C | AIADMK | 53,986 | 25.85% |
| 4 | MUTHARASI. S | NTK | 7,299 | 3.49% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 833 | 0.40% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTHILKUMAR. I.P | DMK | 1,329 | 73,160 | 74,489 |
| 2 | NAZEER RAJA. G | TVK | 848 | 72,510 | 73,358 |
| 3 | SREENIVASAN. C | AIADMK | 758 | 53,228 | 53,986 |
| 4 | MUTHARASI. S | NTK | 157 | 7,142 | 7,299 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 29 | 804 | 833 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Dindigul has flipped allegiances repeatedly: CPI(M) in 2006 and 2011, AIADMK in 2016 and 2021, now DMK in 2026.
About Dindigul
Dindigul — AC 132 — is anchored by the Rock Fort that gives the town its name (Thindu-kal, 'pillow rock'), a granite outcrop fortified by the Madurai Nayaks in the 17th century and held in turn by Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali before the British took it in 1790. The town is famously twinned with two GI products: the Dindigul lock, hand-made in Nagal Nagar's tiny workshops since the 19th century, and Dindigul Thalappakatti biryani, the seeraga-samba-rice style now a pan-Tamil chain brand. The Sirumalai hills rise to the east, Kodaikanal sits 90 km up the western ghat road, and the seat takes in tobacco and grape farming on the plain.
Dindigul fort & biryani country
Dindigul rewards a half-day on foot — climb the Rock Fort for the plain's full sweep, walk Nagal Nagar where lockmakers still file brass by hand, and queue at the original Thalappakatti for seeraga-samba mutton biryani. Drive 90 km up to Kodaikanal for the lake and Coaker's Walk, or detour to the Sirumalai hills for hill-banana and a pepper-estate lunch.
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