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AC 135 · Karur District · Tamil Nadu

Karur

M. R. Vijayabhaskar of AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won the seat in April 2026 by 1,821 votes over V. P. Mathiyalagan of TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, founded by actor Vijay).

All 79 candidates

Votes include 1,980 postal ballots · share of all 2,16,829 votes polled, NOTA's 539 included
#CandidateVotes · share
1M. R. VijayabhaskarWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam71,54232.99%
2V. P. MathiyalaganTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam69,72132.15%
3Aasee M. ThiagarajanDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam67,25631.02%
Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 36,048 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,16,290 votes for all candidates
4R. Karuppaiya (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi5,4652.52%
NOTANone of the above: not a candidate5390.25%
5P. Jayagopal (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party3020.14%
6K. Gunasekaran (lost deposit)TVK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi2520.12%
7K. Kathirvel (lost deposit)IND Independent1430.07%
8P. Kandasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent1340.06%
9P. Kathiravan (lost deposit)IND Independent1030.05%
10A. Ramachandran (lost deposit)GPI Ganasangam Party of India1010.05%
11T. Anbazhagan (lost deposit)IND Independent670.03%
12S. Elamathi (lost deposit)IND Independent590.03%
13K. Krishnakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent530.02%
14V. Kalimuthu (lost deposit)SMNK Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi510.02%
15M. Murali (lost deposit)IND Independent470.02%
16A. Asarudheen (lost deposit)IND Independent450.02%
17P. Arulmaniarasu (lost deposit)IND Independent430.02%
18T. Subash Malayalam (lost deposit)IND Independent390.02%
19J. Praveenkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent370.02%
20K. Kalairaj (lost deposit)IND Independent350.02%
21S. Karunamoorthy (lost deposit)IND Independent340.02%
22N. Anbarasan (lost deposit)IND Independent300.01%
23S. Sampath (lost deposit)IND Independent280.01%
24D. Seetha Lakshmi (lost deposit)IND Independent280.01%
25L. Senbagakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent280.01%
26B. Mailvaganan (lost deposit)IND Independent280.01%
27S. Kanagaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent270.01%
28N. Sivakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent270.01%
29G. Babu (lost deposit)IND Independent240.01%
30K. R. Muthu (lost deposit)IND Independent230.01%
31V. Sivakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent210.01%
32M. Mohamad Ismail (lost deposit)IND Independent210.01%
33Parameswari (lost deposit)IND Independent200.01%
34S. Hariharan (lost deposit)IND Independent200.01%
35P. Bharathi (lost deposit)IND Independent190.01%
36G. Devastin Augustin (lost deposit)IND Independent180.01%
37A. Sivakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent170.01%
38O. Palamuthir Selvan (lost deposit)IND Independent170.01%
39R. Kalimuthu (lost deposit)IND Independent160.01%
40J. Suriyakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent160.01%
41P. M. Mariammal (lost deposit)IND Independent160.01%
42S. Sathish Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent150.01%
43L. Stephenraj (lost deposit)IND Independent150.01%
44K. Dinesh Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent140.01%
45A. Nandhakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent140.01%
46K. M. Vanitha (lost deposit)IND Independent140.01%
47K. Soundaryan (lost deposit)IND Independent130.01%
48B. Hari Raaj (lost deposit)IND Independent130.01%
49P. Sathish (lost deposit)IND Independent120.01%
50P. Kanagaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent110.01%
51M. Thiyagarajan (lost deposit)IND Independent110.01%
52K. Palanirajan (lost deposit)IND Independent110.01%
53P. Manoj (lost deposit)IND Independent110.01%
54R. Yoonus Ali (lost deposit)IND Independent110.01%
55M. Thirugnanam (lost deposit)IND Independent100.00%
56R. Saravanan (lost deposit)IND Independent90.00%
57A. Thamilalagan (lost deposit)IND Independent90.00%
58R. V. Vijaya Baskar (lost deposit)IND Independent90.00%
59R. Karthikperumal (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
60A. Gopala Krishnan (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
61G. Senthilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
62M. Senthilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
63S. Thangavelraj (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
64B. Dinesh (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
65K. Rajapandian (lost deposit)IND Independent80.00%
66P. Daniya (lost deposit)IND Independent70.00%
67J. Duraisamy (lost deposit)IND Independent50.00%
68S. Prasanth (lost deposit)IND Independent50.00%
69Manikandan (lost deposit)IND Independent50.00%
70P. Mathanraj (lost deposit)IND Independent50.00%
71N. Vinothkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent50.00%
72P. Palanivel (lost deposit)IND Independent40.00%
73P. Baskar (lost deposit)IND Independent40.00%
74Raguraman Muruganantham (lost deposit)IND Independent40.00%
75K. Vijayan (lost deposit)IND Independent40.00%
76R. Soundara Rajan (lost deposit)IND Independent30.00%
77N. Prakash (lost deposit)IND Independent30.00%
78B. Vineeth (lost deposit)IND Independent30.00%
79D. Vigneshwaran (lost deposit)IND Independent20.00%
The story

Karur thriller — Vijayabhaskar wins the seat back for AIADMK in 3-way race

In 2026, AIADMK's M. R. Vijayabhaskar won Karur back from the DMK in a three-way knife-edge contest — TVK's V. P. Mathiyalagan finished second with 69,721 votes, and DMK's M. Thiagarajan a further 2,465 behind at 67,256. With 79 candidates on the ballot, Karur produced one of the most crowded contests anywhere in Tamil Nadu in 2026.

Vijayabhaskar won Karur in 2016 by 441 votes over INC's K. Subramanian and lost it in 2021 to the DMK's V. Senthil Balaji by 12,448; in 2026 Senthil Balaji contested Coimbatore South.

Where Karur was won

M. R. Vijayabhaskar (AIADMK) came first in 100 of the 283 polling booths, V. P. Mathiyalagan (TVK) in 131, other candidates in 52.

By village, AIADMK was ahead in 13 of 14, TVK in 1.

M. R. Vijayabhaskar’s biggest leads

  1. Andankovil East+1,52218 booths
  2. Vangal Kuppuchipalayam+7719 booths
  3. Nerur North+5316 booths

V. P. Mathiyalagan’s best villages

  1. Karur City Corporation+7,114191 booths

Closest village: Achamapuram, where AIADMK was ahead by 42 votes.

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
M.R. VIJAYABHASKAR
Won in April 2026 · seat vacant since 29 June 2026
M. R. Vijayabhaskar
AIADMK
71,542 votes (32.99% of polled)
Former MLA's profile · M. R. Vijayabhaskar
Margin
1,821
votes, 0.84% of polled
Turnout
94.3%
2,16,829 of 2,29,995 electors voted
Candidates
79
on the ballot, plus NOTA
Winner share
32.99%
of polled
ஏப்ரல் 2026 · ஊர் வாரியாக, வாக்குச்சாவடி வாரியாக
Booth-wise results, April 2026: every village and polling station →

The constituency

Reservation
General seat (not reserved)
Lok Sabha seat
Karur
Electors, 2026
2,29,995women 1,21,722 (52.9%) · men 1,08,232 (47.1%) · third gender 41

Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order

Postal ballot breakdown

Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK AASEE.M. THIAGARAJAN led postal ballots (824), but AIADMK M.R. VIJAYABHASKAR won the seat overall (71,542).

1,980 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds

#CandidatePartyPostal votesEVM votesTotal
1Aasee M. ThiagarajanDMK82466,43267,256
2M. R. VijayabhaskarAIADMK65570,88771,542
3V. P. MathiyalaganTVK38869,33369,721
4R. KaruppaiyaNTK755,3905,465
5NotaNOTA15524539

Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in

How this seat compares

Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026

2026ECI count
M. R. VijayabhaskarAIADMK
runner-upV. P. MathiyalaganTVK
1,821vote margin
2021
V. Senthil BalajiDMK
runner-upM. R. VijayabhaskarAIADMK
12,448vote margin
2016
M. R. VijayabhaskarAIADMK
runner-upK. SubramanianDMKINC
441vote margin
2011
V. Senthil BalajiAIADMK
runner-upS. JothimaniDMKINC
44,145vote margin
2006pre-delim.
K. PonnusamyDMK
10,000vote margin

2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.

The 2011, 2016 and 2021 rows are ECI's figures; the 2006 row is from secondary sources. V. Senthil Balaji won Karur for the AIADMK in 2011 and for the DMK in 2021, when he beat M. R. Vijayabhaskar by 12,448 votes; in 2026 TVK's V. P. Mathiyalagan was the AIADMK's closest challenger.

About Karur

Karur is the headquarters town of Karur district (carved from Tiruchirappalli in 1995) and one of India's most globally connected textile-export hubs — bedsheets, table linens and home textiles from Karur's mills ship to half the world.

The Cauvery cuts through Karur taluk near Mayanur, and the ancient Pasupatheeswarar Temple at the heart of the old town is where Saint Karuvur Devar — one of the nine composers of Thiruvisaippa — lived.

V. Senthil Balaji won the seat for the AIADMK in 2011 and for the DMK in 2021; M. R. Vijayabhaskar won it for the AIADMK in 2016 and 2026.

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Karur & Pasupatheeswarar Country

Karuvur Devar's Shiva town meets the world's bedsheet capital
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Karur pairs an ancient Shiva sthalam with a globally connected textile economy — the Pasupatheeswarar Temple anchors an old town whose bedsheets and table linens ship across the world.

The Cauvery sweeps past at Mayanur, the Thanthonimalai hill temple offers panoramic views over Karur's Cauvery plains, and Amaravathi Dam sits a short drive away on the district's western edge — fed by the Anaimalai catchment and known for its crocodiles.

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Result counted on 4 May 2026 by the Election Commission of India · Page created on · Last updated

Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 135

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