Nannilam
All 14 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. KamarajWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,03,46244.70% |
| 2 | Mohamed MubarakDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,73826.68% |
| 3 | S. PrabhakaranTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 54,53023.56% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 38,418 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,30,508 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Thenmozhi Dilipkumar (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 8,4463.65% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9360.40% | |
| 5 | S. Raja (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 8610.37% |
| 6 | T. Sivaraman (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2890.12% |
| 7 | R. Ravichandran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2510.11% |
| 8 | R. Rajasekar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2240.10% |
| 9 | M. Tamilselvan (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 2190.09% |
| 10 | K. Mohumed Riyas (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1430.06% |
| 11 | V. Suresh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1040.04% |
| 12 | K. S. Bharathimohan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1030.04% |
| 13 | D. Shanmugaraja (lost deposit)IND Independent | 860.04% |
| 14 | R. Sankar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 520.02% |
Nannilam — Kamaraj holds Cauvery delta seat for a fourth straight election
AIADMK's R. Kamaraj held Nannilam over DMK's Mohamed Mubarak — the seat's largest margin in the post-delimitation era and a four-peat for Kamaraj, who carried Nannilam in 2011, 2016, 2021 and 2026. His margins were 10,404 in 2011, 21,276 in 2016 and 4,424 in 2021, before the jump in 2026.
The constituency sits in the Cauvery delta paddy belt of Thiruvarur — the home district of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi — making Kamaraj's continued AIADMK hold here one of the more striking pieces of personal political real estate in the delta.
Where Nannilam was won
| Led by | Booths of 344 | Villages of 162 |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kamaraj AIADMK | 308 | 151 |
| Mohamed Mubarak DMK | 31 | 10 |
| Others | 5 | 1 |
| Closest village | Neikuppai: DMK ahead by 1 | |
R. Kamaraj’s biggest leads
- Valangaiman+96613 booths
- Sarabojirajapuram+7644 booths
- Thiruveezhimizhalai+7363 booths
Mohamed Mubarak’s best villages
- Avur+5795 booths
- Kollapuram+4993 booths
- Manavalanallur+4974 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
- Nagapattinam (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,67,432women 1,35,070 (50.5%) · men 1,32,348 (49.5%) · third gender 14
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
1,856 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Kamaraj | AIADMK | 918 | 1,02,544 | 1,03,462 |
| 2 | Mohamed Mubarak | DMK | 557 | 61,181 | 61,738 |
| 3 | S. Prabhakaran | TVK | 268 | 54,262 | 54,530 |
| 4 | Thenmozhi Dilipkumar | NTK | 76 | 8,370 | 8,446 |
| 5 | D. Shanmugaraja | IND | 10 | 76 | 86 |
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 | 41,724 | 22nd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 44.7% | 37th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 86.5% | 128th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,31,444 | 50th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 14 | =137th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 936 | 76th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | AIADMK held the seat. In 2021 R. Kamaraj won it by 4,424 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.
R. Kamaraj's AIADMK fortress in Nannilam became a four-peat in 2026 — and his margin that year is comfortably his largest, nearly ten times his 2021 squeaker. The 2006 row is from the older pre-delimitation Nannilam seat, when CPI's P. Padmavathy carried it on the DMK alliance ticket. The 2016 runner-up Durai Velan was Congress, in the DMK alliance.
About Nannilam
Nannilam (AC 169) sits in the heart of Thiruvarur district's Cauvery delta paddy belt, the rice bowl that has fed Tamil Nadu since the Chola era. Thiruvarur itself is the seat of the Thyagaraja temple — one of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams' partners — and the home district of late DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi.
The 2008 delimitation was relatively gentle on Nannilam, which retained much of its older boundary. R. Kamaraj of the AIADMK has been the seat's defining politician of the post-delimitation era — winning four consecutive elections since 2011.
Nannilam & the Cauvery Delta
Nannilam is delta country — flat green paddy as far as the eye sees, fed by Cauvery distributaries that have been irrigating these fields since the Cholas. Twenty kilometres south sits Thiruvarur with its vast Thyagaraja temple tank, the birthplace of the three Carnatic Trinity composers and home district of M. Karunanidhi.
Push further into the delta for Tiruvidaimarudur's Mahalingaswami shrine and Kumbakonam's pancha-temple cluster — the deep heart of Tamil rice and ritual.
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Who won Nannilam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
R. Kamaraj of AIADMK won Nannilam (AC 169) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 1,03,462 votes, 44.70% of the votes polled, ahead of Mohamed Mubarak of DMK by 41,724 votes.
Who is the MLA of Nannilam?
R. Kamaraj of AIADMK was elected MLA for Nannilam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Nannilam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.5%: 2,31,444 of 2,67,432 electors voted.
Which district is Nannilam in?
Nannilam (constituency number 169) is in Thiruvarur district, part of the Nagapattinam (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Nannilam before 2026?
In 2021 R. Kamaraj of AIADMK won by 4,424 votes over S. Jothiraman. In 2016 R. Kamaraj of AIADMK won by 21,276 votes over S. M. B. Durai Velan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 169
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