Namakkal
All 27 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. S. DilipWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 79,74437.56% |
| 2 | P. S. Sridevi MohanAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 68,73632.38% |
| 3 | P. RaniDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,80824.88% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 35,253 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,11,523 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | K. Praveenkumar (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,2862.96% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 7600.36% | |
| 5 | P. Chandra (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3220.15% |
| 6 | R. Thiyagarajan (lost deposit)SMNK Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 3200.15% |
| 7 | P. Ramasamy (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 2960.14% |
| 8 | A. Aadithiyan (lost deposit)APTADM Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2790.13% |
| 9 | M. Natarajan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2250.11% |
| 10 | T. Gandhian Ramesh (lost deposit)ASP Ahimsa Socialist Party | 2130.10% |
| 11 | T. Abineshkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2130.10% |
| 12 | S. Aravinth (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1930.09% |
| 13 | R. Manikandan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1910.09% |
| 14 | S. Muthusamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1790.08% |
| 15 | R. Jayakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1680.08% |
| 16 | K. Kanakaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1590.07% |
| 17 | M. P. Palanisamy (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1490.07% |
| 18 | P. Sureshkannan (lost deposit)GPI Ganasangam Party of India | 1460.07% |
| 19 | C. Matheswaran (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 1460.07% |
| 20 | A. Ramesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1140.05% |
| 21 | M. Jayaraman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1130.05% |
| 22 | P. Mohan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1110.05% |
| 23 | R. Stalin (lost deposit)IND Independent | 990.05% |
| 24 | P. Mahendran (lost deposit)AADMSK Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal katchi | 960.05% |
| 25 | V. Netajikaviarasu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 920.04% |
| 26 | S. Mohan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 710.03% |
| 27 | M. Mohan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 540.03% |
Namakkal 2026: TVK's Dilip C S beats AIADMK
The lorry-town capital broke for TVK. Dilip C S polled 79,744 votes against AIADMK's Sridevi Mohan P S on 68,736, closing out a 27-candidate slugfest. The DMK, which won the seat in 2021, held it for one term.
Where Namakkal was won
| Led by | Booths of 310 | Villages of 60 |
|---|---|---|
| C. S. Dilip TVK | 200 | 32 |
| P. S. Sridevi Mohan AIADMK | 104 | 28 |
| Others | 6 | 0 |
| Closest village | Arur: AIADMK ahead by 4 | |
C. S. Dilip’s biggest leads
- Namakkal+11,712111 booths
- Mohanur+75314 booths
- Sellappampatti+5417 booths
P. S. Sridevi Mohan’s best villages
- Komaripalayam+6035 booths
- Thirumalaipatti+5868 booths
- Kathiranallur+5364 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
- Namakkal
- Electors, 2026
- 2,37,836women 1,23,442 (51.9%) · men 1,14,355 (48.1%) · third gender 39
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. AIADMK SRIDEVI MOHAN P S led postal ballots (1,386), but TVK DILIP C S won the seat overall (79,744).
3,700 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. S. Sridevi Mohan | AIADMK | 1,386 | 67,350 | 68,736 |
| 2 | P. Rani | DMK | 1,306 | 51,502 | 52,808 |
| 3 | C. S. Dilip | TVK | 828 | 78,916 | 79,744 |
| 4 | K. Praveenkumar | NTK | 114 | 6,172 | 6,286 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 30 | 730 | 760 |
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 | 11,008 | 120th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 37.6% | 114th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 89.3% | 80th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,12,283 | 102nd | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 27 | =17th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 760 | 122nd | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 P. Ramalingam won it by 27,861 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.
About Namakkal
Namakkal town is best known for two things: the giant Anjaneyar statue that stares at the rock fort, and the lorry-body fabrication yards that ring the bypass.
The district headquarters runs on poultry (Namakkal supplies a quarter of India's table eggs), truck transport and education, with a cluster of medical colleges and CBSE schools drawing students from across the Kongu belt. The constituency wraps the town and a ring of villages towards Mohanur on the Cauvery.
AIADMK held the seat in 2011 and 2016 before DMK's Ramalingam swept it in 2021; 2026 hands it to TVK.
Things to do in Namakkal
Climb the 8th-century Namakkal rock fort at sunrise for a view that takes in the entire poultry plain, then walk down to the rock-cut Narasimhar and Ranganathar cave temples at its base. The 18-foot Anjaneyar statue facing the fort is among the tallest in the country, and from Namakkal it's a 50-km drive east to the Kolli hills 70-hairpin-bend road.
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Who won Namakkal in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
C. S. Dilip of TVK won Namakkal (AC 94) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 79,744 votes, 37.56% of the votes polled, ahead of P. S. Sridevi Mohan of AIADMK by 11,008 votes.
Who is the MLA of Namakkal?
C. S. Dilip of TVK was elected MLA for Namakkal in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Namakkal in 2026?
Turnout was 89.3%: 2,12,283 of 2,37,836 electors voted.
Which district is Namakkal in?
Namakkal (constituency number 94) is in Namakkal district, part of the Namakkal Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Namakkal before 2026?
In 2021 P. Ramalingam of DMK won by 27,861 votes over K. P. P. Baskar. In 2016 K. P. P. Baskar of AIADMK won by 13,534 votes over R. Chezhian.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 94
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