Gangavalli
Gangavalli 2026: AIADMK's Nallathambi holds SC seat with a 14,404 lead
AIADMK's A. Nallathambi retained Gangavalli (SC) with 73,167 votes, beating DMK's K. Chinnadurai by 14,404. The margin nearly doubled from his 7,361-vote win in 2021. AIADMK has now taken the seat three cycles in a row after A. Marutha Muthu's narrow 2,262-vote 2016 victory.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NALLATHAMBI. A | AIADMK | 73,167 | 37.75% |
| 2 | CHINNADURAI. K | DMK | 58,763 | 30.31% |
| 3 | SUJATHA. V | TVK | 55,291 | 28.52% |
| 4 | ABIRAMI. A | NTK | 6,242 | 3.22% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 731 | 0.38% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK CHINNADURAI. K led postal ballots (1,144), but AIADMK NALLATHAMBI. A won the seat overall (73,167).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINNADURAI. K | DMK | 1,144 | 57,619 | 58,763 |
| 2 | NALLATHAMBI. A | AIADMK | 1,015 | 72,152 | 73,167 |
| 3 | SUJATHA. V | TVK | 535 | 54,756 | 55,291 |
| 4 | ABIRAMI. A | NTK | 108 | 6,134 | 6,242 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 19 | 712 | 731 |
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.
About Gangavalli
Gangavalli is an SC-reserved constituency in Salem district sitting on the southern edge along the Vasishta river. The seat takes in Gangavalli, Thalaivasal and Veppanthattai-fringe villages that grow tapioca, sago and groundnut, and the Salem-Attur road runs through the heart of the constituency. Around 1.94 lakh voters polled in 2026. The seat has stayed AIADMK across 2016, 2021 and 2026, with DMK runners-up consistently within striking distance. Sago factory clusters, drinking water pipelines and SC sub-plan delivery dominate local political talk.
Plan a Gangavalli trip
Visit the sago manufacturing units around Thalaivasal for a sense of the rural industry, then drive on to the Mettur reservoir backwaters. The Vasishta river ghats and small Anjaneyar shrines offer quiet weekend stops.
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