Lalgudi
All 24 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leema Rose MartinWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,79532.82% |
| 2 | Ku Pa KrishnanTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 58,05631.35% |
| 3 | T. ParivallalDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,56530.00% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 30,803 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,84,823 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | N. Madhan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,9923.78% |
| 5 | R. Dineshkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4030.22% |
| 6 | K. Immaculate Mary (lost deposit)SMNK Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 3990.22% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 3900.21% | |
| 7 | Pratheeba (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 3480.19% |
| 8 | R. Ponsilambu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3400.18% |
| 9 | R. Dhanamoorthy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2200.12% |
| 10 | Josephin (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1920.10% |
| 11 | E. Yesudoss (lost deposit)TMNK Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 1830.10% |
| 12 | V. Muthusamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1700.09% |
| 13 | Jinnah Jakeer Hussain (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1390.08% |
| 14 | P. Saravanan (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1350.07% |
| 15 | P. Elanchezhiyan (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 1310.07% |
| 16 | K. Senthilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1300.07% |
| 17 | M. Rameshkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1200.06% |
| 18 | Mansoor Alikhan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1010.05% |
| 19 | K. Dharmaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 860.05% |
| 20 | A. Jegan Salamondoss (lost deposit)IND Independent | 720.04% |
| 21 | A. Amalan Savarimuthu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 680.04% |
| 22 | M. Krishnan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 660.04% |
| 23 | Mohamed Abubakkar Siddiq (lost deposit)IND Independent | 600.03% |
| 24 | R. Tamilarasan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 520.03% |
Lalgudi — AIADMK's Leema Rose Martin ends DMK's two-decade hold
Leema Rose Martin of AIADMK has won Lalgudi against TVK's Ku Pa Krishnan, ending a long DMK run by A. Soundarapandian. Soundarapandian held Lalgudi for DMK across four straight elections: 2006 (by 3,557 over AIADMK), 2011 (by 7,155 over DMDK), 2016 (by 3,837), and 2021 (by 16,949 over AIADMK's D.R. Dharmaraj).
2026 is the first AIADMK win in this Tiruchirappalli-district seat in two decades.
Where Lalgudi was won
| Led by | Booths of 276 | Villages of 93 |
|---|---|---|
| Leema Rose Martin AIADMK | 121 | 47 |
| Ku Pa Krishnan TVK | 92 | 33 |
| Others | 63 | 13 |
| Closest village | Siru Marudhur: TVK ahead by 1 | |
Leema Rose Martin’s biggest leads
- Thirumangalam+4607 booths
- Periya Kurukkai+3772 booths
- Neikulam+3333 booths
Ku Pa Krishnan’s best villages
- Madakudi+7126 booths
- Athikudi+3544 booths
- Kallakkudi+30012 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
- Perambalur
- Electors, 2026
- 2,12,177women 1,09,513 (51.6%) · men 1,02,636 (48.4%) · third gender 28
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK T. PARIVALLAL led postal ballots (769), but AIADMK LEEMA ROSE MARTIN won the seat overall (60,795).
1,813 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Parivallal | DMK | 769 | 54,796 | 55,565 |
| 2 | Leema Rose Martin | AIADMK | 466 | 60,329 | 60,795 |
| 3 | Ku Pa Krishnan | TVK | 461 | 57,595 | 58,056 |
| 4 | N. Madhan | NTK | 85 | 6,907 | 6,992 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 6 | 384 | 390 |
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 | 2,739 | 194th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 32.8% | 213th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 87.3% | 112th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,85,213 | 183rd | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 24 | =28th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 390 | 230th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | AIADMK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 A. Soundarapandian won it by 16,949 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
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.
DMK's A. Soundarapandian held Lalgudi continuously from 2006 to 2021; 2026 marks AIADMK's first win there in 20 years.
About Lalgudi
Lalgudi (AC 143) is a Cauvery-paddy seat in eastern Tiruchirappalli district, named for the Saptarisheeswarar temple on the Kollidam (north Cauvery) bank, a 1,200-year-old Pallava-Chola shrine where the seven Vedic sages — Saptarishi — are said to have worshipped Shiva. Saint-composer Tyagaraja set his five 'Lalgudi Pancharatna' kritis here.
The town is also the birthplace of Lalgudi G. Jayaraman (1930-2013), the Carnatic violinist whose bani redefined the instrument's vocal-mimic style. Srirangam's Ranganathaswamy temple sits 20 km west and Anbil's Vaishnavite shrine just south. The plain runs on Cauvery-canal samba paddy, sugarcane and brick kilns.
Lalgudi & the Cauvery temple belt
Lalgudi is a Carnatic-music pilgrimage as much as a temple stop — sit a while at Saptarisheeswarar, the Kollidam-bank shrine where Tyagaraja composed the Lalgudi Pancharatnam, and pass the violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman's birth-house. From there it's a 20-km drive to Srirangam's Ranganathaswamy and Trichy's Rockfort, or a slower loop through Anbil's Vaishnavite shrine and the brick-kiln villages.
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Who won Lalgudi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
Leema Rose Martin of AIADMK won Lalgudi (AC 143) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 60,795 votes, 32.82% of the votes polled, ahead of Ku Pa Krishnan of TVK by 2,739 votes.
Who is the MLA of Lalgudi?
Leema Rose Martin of AIADMK was elected MLA for Lalgudi in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Lalgudi in 2026?
Turnout was 87.3%: 1,85,213 of 2,12,177 electors voted.
Which district is Lalgudi in?
Lalgudi (constituency number 143) is in Tiruchirappalli district, part of the Perambalur Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Lalgudi before 2026?
In 2021 A. Soundarapandian of DMK won by 16,949 votes over D.R. Dharmaraj. In 2016 A. Soundarapandian of DMK won by 3,837 votes over M. Vijayamurthy.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 143
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