Palladam
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RamkumarWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,21,29740.30% |
| 2 | K. P. ParamasivamAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 83,40027.71% |
| 3 | K. SelvarajDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,62526.12% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 49,932 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,99,597 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | K. V. Thamiliniyan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 13,1414.37% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,4170.47% | |
| 5 | K. Rathinasamy (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 5780.19% |
| 6 | V. Mohanraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4070.14% |
| 7 | A. Ramesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3640.12% |
| 8 | A. Annadurai (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3460.11% |
| 9 | S. Dharmaraj (lost deposit)TMNK Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 3270.11% |
| 10 | R. Annadurai (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2850.09% |
| 11 | S. Arumugam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2740.09% |
| 12 | K. Sakthivel (lost deposit)APTADM Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1840.06% |
| 13 | G. Selvaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1630.05% |
| 14 | M. Selvaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1230.04% |
| 15 | A. Saravanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 830.03% |
Palladam 2026: TVK's K. Ramkumar wins
TVK's K. Ramkumar took Palladam with 1,21,297 votes, beating AIADMK's K.P. Paramasivam, the 2011 MLA. AIADMK won the seat at every election from 2001 to 2021, and TVK's win is the first here for a party other than the AIADMK or DMK in the seven elections the table covers.
Where Palladam was won
| Led by | Booths of 480 | Villages of 45 |
|---|---|---|
| K. Ramkumar TVK | 329 | 20 |
| K. P. Paramasivam AIADMK | 117 | 22 |
| Others | 34 | 3 |
| Closest village | Madhapur: AIADMK ahead by 9 | |
K. Ramkumar’s biggest leads
- Tiruppur+18,785109 booths
- Palladam+3,70351 booths
- Karaipudur+2,51929 booths
K. P. Paramasivam’s best villages
- Kandiyan Kovil+7868 booths
- Vavi Palayam+7237 booths
- Alagumalai+6267 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
- Coimbatore
- Electors, 2026
- 3,29,849women 1,70,265 (51.6%) · men 1,59,554 (48.4%) · third gender 30
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK K.SELVARAJ led postal ballots (821), but TVK K.RAMKUMAR won the seat overall (1,21,297).
2,191 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Selvaraj | DMK | 821 | 77,804 | 78,625 |
| 2 | K. P. Paramasivam | AIADMK | 639 | 82,761 | 83,400 |
| 3 | K. Ramkumar | TVK | 594 | 1,20,703 | 1,21,297 |
| 4 | K. V. Thamiliniyan | NTK | 103 | 13,038 | 13,141 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 15 | 1,402 | 1,417 |
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 | 37,897 | 26th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 40.3% | 81st | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 91.3% | 40th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 3,01,014 | 8th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,417 | 19th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 M.S.M. Anandan won it by 32,691 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 1996–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
Boundaries redrawn in the 2008 delimitation; pre-2008 rows reflect the older seat outline.
About Palladam
Palladam is constituency No. 115 in Tiruppur district, sitting in the Kongu textile belt between Coimbatore and Tiruppur city. Around 4.5 lakh power looms operate in and around the town, and the Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving Park, commissioned in 2007, was India's first integrated weaving park of its scale.
SIPCOT and the Tiruppur Export Knitwear Industrial Complex anchor the local economy alongside windmill clusters on the plains. The seat leaned AIADMK from 2001 to 2021; before TVK's 2026 win, the last non-AIADMK MLA was DMK's S.S. Ponmudi in 1996. Around 3.01 lakh votes were polled in 2026 across 15 candidates.
Palladam — looms, windmills and the Kongu plains
Drive the Palladam–Pollachi road and the landscape alternates between weaving sheds, dyeing units and rows of wind turbines. The Hi-Tech Weaving Park is worth a stop for industrial-scale yarn and fabric work; the surrounding villages still keep coconut groves and tank-irrigated paddy. Sulur airbase and Tiruppur city are both within an hour's drive.
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Who won Palladam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
K. Ramkumar of TVK won Palladam (AC 115) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 1,21,297 votes, 40.30% of the votes polled, ahead of K. P. Paramasivam of AIADMK by 37,897 votes.
Who is the MLA of Palladam?
K. Ramkumar of TVK was elected MLA for Palladam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Palladam in 2026?
Turnout was 91.3%: 3,01,014 of 3,29,849 electors voted.
Which district is Palladam in?
Palladam (constituency number 115) is in Tiruppur district, part of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Palladam before 2026?
In 2021 M.S.M. Anandan of AIADMK won by 32,691 votes over K. Muthu Rathinam. In 2016 Karaipudur A. Natarajan of AIADMK won by 32,174 votes over S. Krishna Moorthy.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 115
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