Mettuppalayam
All 22 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunilanandWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 75,66430.97% |
| 2 | Kavitha KalyanasundaramDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,89627.79% |
| 3 | O. K. ChinnarajAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,73625.27% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 40,580 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,43,480 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | T. R. Shanmugasundaram (lost deposit)IND Independent | 26,75610.95% |
| 5 | S. Gopalakrishnan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,5082.66% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 8390.34% | |
| 6 | V. Senthil Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 6120.25% |
| 7 | V. Anandkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5960.24% |
| 8 | R. Chinnaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5860.24% |
| 9 | S. Abdul Rahiman (lost deposit)VTVTK Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 4580.19% |
| 10 | R. Sivaraj (lost deposit)APTADM Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3870.16% |
| 11 | R. Sangeetha (lost deposit)NMK Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 3560.15% |
| 12 | V. Dhamotharan (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2960.12% |
| 13 | S. Kavitha (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2630.11% |
| 14 | N. Saravana Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2520.10% |
| 15 | A. Sathiyaleela (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2380.10% |
| 16 | C. Mahendran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1900.08% |
| 17 | C. Nagaraj (lost deposit)PROBC Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 1610.07% |
| 18 | M. Palanichami (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1200.05% |
| 19 | T. Amirthalingam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1190.05% |
| 20 | P. Rangasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 990.04% |
| 21 | Manoharan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 980.04% |
| 22 | P. Ravichandran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 890.04% |
Mettupalayam 2026: TVK's Sunilanand wins
Mettupalayam ended a long AIADMK run. Sunilanand took the seat for TVK with 75,664 votes against DMK's Kavitha Kalyanasundaram on 67,896 in a 22-candidate contest. The result ends an AIADMK hold that ran across O.K. Chinnaraj's 2006/2011/2016 wins and A.K. Selvaraj's 2021 squeaker.
Where Mettuppalayam was won
| Led by | Booths of 360 | Villages of 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunilanand TVK | 182 | 16 |
| Kavitha Kalyanasundaram DMK | 77 | 1 |
| Others | 101 | 6 |
| Closest village | Marudur: TVK ahead by 13 | |
Sunilanand’s biggest leads
- Gudalur+2,73548 booths
- Karamadai+1,89635 booths
- Veerapandi+1,19423 booths
Kavitha Kalyanasundaram’s best villages
- Mettupalayam+3,94371 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
- Nilgiris (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,82,179women 1,47,924 (52.4%) · men 1,34,220 (47.6%) · third gender 35
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK SMT.KAVITHA KALYANASUNDARAM led postal ballots (681), but TVK SUNILANAND won the seat overall (75,664).
1,859 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavitha Kalyanasundaram | DMK | 681 | 67,215 | 67,896 |
| 2 | O. K. Chinnaraj | AIADMK | 585 | 61,151 | 61,736 |
| 3 | Sunilanand | TVK | 272 | 75,392 | 75,664 |
| 4 | T. R. Shanmugasundaram | IND | 221 | 26,535 | 26,756 |
| 5 | S. Gopalakrishnan | NTK | 58 | 6,450 | 6,508 |
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 | 7,768 | 147th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 31.0% | 232nd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 86.6% | 125th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,44,319 | 31st | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 22 | =46th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 839 | 102nd | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 A. K. Selvaraj won it by 2,456 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
AIADMK held Mettupalayam in every assembly election from 2001 to 2021; the 2006 contest was decided by just 142 votes.
About Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam is the foothill town where the plains end and the Nilgiri ghat road begins. The Mettupalayam railway station is the lower terminus of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the town runs on areca-nut wholesale trading, Kovai-bound vegetable mandis and small engineering units. The constituency takes in Anaikatti, Karamadai and the river-mouth villages where the Bhavani enters the plains.
Politically it was an AIADMK seat at every election from 2001 to 2021, with O.K. Chinnaraj winning in 2006, 2011 and 2016 and A.K. Selvaraj holding on in 2021 by 2,456 votes; 2026 marks the first non-AIADMK win in this seat in twenty-five years.
Things to do in Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam is where the Nilgiri Mountain Railway heritage steam train begins its 46-km climb to Ooty; the morning departure is one of South India's classic rail journeys. The Karamadai Ranganathar temple inside the constituency draws Cauvery-bank pilgrims, and Anaikatti on the Coimbatore road has a Siruvani river forest stretch that is open for day trips.
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Who won Mettuppalayam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
Sunilanand of TVK won Mettuppalayam (AC 111) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 75,664 votes, 30.97% of the votes polled, ahead of Kavitha Kalyanasundaram of DMK by 7,768 votes.
Who is the MLA of Mettuppalayam?
Sunilanand of TVK was elected MLA for Mettuppalayam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Mettuppalayam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.6%: 2,44,319 of 2,82,179 electors voted.
Which district is Mettuppalayam in?
Mettuppalayam (constituency number 111) is in Coimbatore district, part of the Nilgiris (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Mettuppalayam before 2026?
In 2021 A. K. Selvaraj of AIADMK won by 2,456 votes over T. R. Shanmugasundaram. In 2016 O. K. Chinnaraj of AIADMK won by 16,114 votes over S. Surendran.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 111
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