Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam 2026: Sengottaiyan wins for TVK by 16,620
K.A. Sengottaiyan won Gobichettipalayam for a record sixth term, this time on a TVK ticket after splitting from AIADMK. He polled 82,612 votes against DMK's N. Nallasivam on 65,992 in a 19-candidate field, a 16,620-vote margin. Sengottaiyan first won this seat in 1989 and has held it for AIADMK in 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENGOTTAIYAN.K.A | TVK | 82,612 | 38.06% |
| 2 | NALLASIVAM.N | DMK | 65,992 | 30.41% |
| 3 | PRABHU.V.B | AIADMK | 56,232 | 25.91% |
| 4 | SEETHALAKSHMI.M.K | NTK | 8,137 | 3.75% |
| 5 | THIRUVENGATESH.M | IND | 1,746 | 0.80% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK NALLASIVAM.N led postal ballots (1,059), but TVK SENGOTTAIYAN.K.A won the seat overall (82,612).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NALLASIVAM.N | DMK | 1,059 | 64,933 | 65,992 |
| 2 | SENGOTTAIYAN.K.A | TVK | 984 | 81,628 | 82,612 |
| 3 | PRABHU.V.B | AIADMK | 572 | 55,660 | 56,232 |
| 4 | SEETHALAKSHMI.M.K | NTK | 127 | 8,010 | 8,137 |
| 5 | THIRUVENGATESH.M | TVK | 29 | 1,717 | 1,746 |
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.
Sengottaiyan has now won Gobichettipalayam in seven assembly elections (1989, 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2026) under three party banners.
About Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam, called Gobi by everyone, sits in the northern Erode district at the foot of the Sathyamangalam hills. The town runs on sugar mills, sericulture and a sprawling weekly market that draws tribal traders from the hill villages. The constituency takes in Sathyamangalam town, Bhavanisagar and the gateway villages to the tiger reserve. K.A. Sengottaiyan first won this seat in 1989 as a DMK candidate, switched to AIADMK in the 1990s and held it for the party across six terms; his break with EPS in 2025 and move to TVK turned the 2026 contest into one of the most-watched races in the western belt. The 2026 result confirms his personal hold over the seat survives any party label.
Things to do in Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam is the road head for the Sathyamangalam tiger reserve, with safari permits issued at the Hasanur range office 50 km away. The town's sericulture training institute runs day visits to mulberry farms and reeling sheds. From Gobi a short drive west reaches Bhavanisagar dam, built in 1955 on the Bhavani river.
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