Palani
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RavimanoharanWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 66,98632.11% |
| 2 | Dr. M. Praveen KumarTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 66,29331.78% |
| 3 | N. PandiCPM Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 65,53431.41% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 34,644 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,07,869 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | B. Murugeswari (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,3003.02% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 7500.36% | |
| 5 | S. Nachimuthu (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 5850.28% |
| 6 | T. Jayakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5200.25% |
| 7 | R. Praveenkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2830.14% |
| 8 | G. Ramamoorthi (lost deposit)RSD Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R) | 2730.13% |
| 9 | G. Ashokkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2540.12% |
| 10 | M. Balachandran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2140.10% |
| 11 | R. Madheswari (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1780.09% |
| 12 | K. Vaykkaldurai (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 1510.07% |
| 13 | P. Thannasiappan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1360.07% |
| 14 | B. Thirumalaisamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 920.04% |
| 15 | R. Anbarasu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 700.03% |
Palani — AIADMK's Ravimanoharan flips Palani back from DMK narrowly
K. Ravimanoharan of AIADMK has won Palani narrowly over TVK's Dr. M. Praveen Kumar, recapturing the Dindigul-district seat that DMK's I.P. Senthilkumar had held in both 2016 and 2021. Senthilkumar's 2021 margin was 30,056 votes over Ravimanoharan himself, making this 2026 result a personal turnaround for the AIADMK candidate.
Where Palani was won
| Led by | Booths of 339 | Villages of 38 |
|---|---|---|
| K. Ravimanoharan AIADMK | 139 | 22 |
| Dr. M. Praveen Kumar TVK | 115 | 10 |
| Others | 85 | 6 |
| Closest village | Patchalanaickenpatti: AIADMK ahead by 20 | |
K. Ravimanoharan’s biggest leads
- Balasamudram+79414 booths
- Andipatty+6738 booths
- Mannavanur+5159 booths
Dr. M. Praveen Kumar’s best villages
- Palani+99665 booths
- Sivagiripatti+49613 booths
- Kodaikanal+45037 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
- Dindigul
- Electors, 2026
- 2,39,795women 1,22,883 (51.2%) · men 1,16,862 (48.7%) · third gender 50
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. CPM PANDI. N led postal ballots (592), but AIADMK RAVIMANOHARAN. K won the seat overall (66,986).
1,835 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Pandi | CPM | 592 | 64,942 | 65,534 |
| 2 | K. Ravimanoharan | AIADMK | 560 | 66,426 | 66,986 |
| 3 | Dr. M. Praveen Kumar | TVK | 551 | 65,742 | 66,293 |
| 4 | B. Murugeswari | NTK | 105 | 6,195 | 6,300 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 12 | 738 | 750 |
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 | 693 | 226th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 32.1% | 221st | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 87.0% | 115th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,08,619 | 117th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 750 | 129th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | AIADMK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 I.P. Senthilkumar won it by 30,056 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
AIADMK's K. S. N. Venugopalu won Palani in 2011 over Senthil Kumar; Senthil Kumar (DMK) won in 2016 and 2021, the second time over Ravimanoharan, who took the seat in 2026. The 2011 contest was decided by just 1,754 votes.
About Palani
Palani (AC 127) is built around the Dhandayuthapani Murugan temple on Palani malai, the third and most-visited of Murugan's six Arupadaiveedu hill abodes. The hill shrine, with its idol of nava-pashanam (nine medicinal minerals) attributed to the siddhar Bhogar, draws an estimated 1 crore pilgrims a year, peaking at Thai Poosam and Panguni Uthiram.
Palani's Panchamirtham — a banana-jaggery-honey prasadam — carries a GI tag since 2019. The town sits in Dindigul district at the eastern edge of the Western Ghats; the Idumban shrine sits on the smaller adjoining hill, and a winch railway and ropeway carry pilgrims up. Sandalwood and banana farming round out the rural economy.
Palani & the Murugan hill
Palani is one of Murugan's six hill homes — ride the winch or rope car up to Dhandayuthapani's nava-pashanam idol, then walk down past the Idumban shrine on the lower hill.
Buy GI-tag Panchamirtham at the temple counter, eat thatte idli at a Adivaram stall, and head out to Thiru Avinankudi at the foot or up to Kodaikanal's pine slopes for a cool-air finish.
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Who won Palani in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
K. Ravimanoharan of AIADMK won Palani (AC 127) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 66,986 votes, 32.11% of the votes polled, ahead of Dr. M. Praveen Kumar of TVK by 693 votes.
Who is the MLA of Palani?
K. Ravimanoharan of AIADMK was elected MLA for Palani in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Palani in 2026?
Turnout was 87.0%: 2,08,619 of 2,39,795 electors voted.
Which district is Palani in?
Palani (constituency number 127) is in Dindigul district, part of the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Palani before 2026?
In 2021 I.P. Senthilkumar of DMK won by 30,056 votes over K. Ravimanoharan. In 2016 I. P. Senthil Kumar of DMK won by 25,586 votes over P. Kumarasamy.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 127
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