Perundurai
All 13 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. JayakumarWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,30235.03% |
| 2 | Thoppu Venkatachalam N. D. VenkatachalamDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,60930.20% |
| 3 | V. P. ArunachalamTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 59,48329.64% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 33,312 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,99,874 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Ingur C. Loganathan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,4683.22% |
| 5 | C. Venkatachalam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 8780.44% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 8120.40% | |
| 6 | P. Eswaran (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 5650.28% |
| 7 | A. George Stephen (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3450.17% |
| 8 | K. Jayaprakash (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2890.14% |
| 9 | S. Shanthosh Krishnan (lost deposit)TVK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2710.14% |
| 10 | S. Santhosh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2590.13% |
| 11 | M. Palanisamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1740.09% |
| 12 | M. Selvaraju (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1540.08% |
| 13 | P. Valarmathi (lost deposit)SMNK Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 770.04% |
Perundurai 2026: AIADMK's S. Jayakumar held the seat
AIADMK retained Perundurai for a fourth straight cycle. S. Jayakumar polled 70,302 votes against DMK's Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam on 60,609 in a 13-candidate contest. Venkatachalam, who held this seat for AIADMK in 2011 and 2016, lost his comeback bid after switching to DMK.
Where Perundurai was won
S. Jayakumar (AIADMK) came first in 157 of the 292 polling booths, Thoppu Venkatachalam N. D. Venkatachalam (DMK) in 56, other candidates in 79.
By village, AIADMK was ahead in 58 of 90, DMK in 18, others in 14.
S. Jayakumar’s biggest leads
- Ingur+6026 booths
- Pethampalayam+5538 booths
- Chinnaveerasangili+3643 booths
Thoppu Venkatachalam N. D. Venkatachalam’s best villages
- Pandiampalayam+2314 booths
- Singanallur+2164 booths
- Nichampalayam+1724 booths
Closest village: Vattalapathy, where DMK was ahead by 3 votes.
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
- Tiruppur
- Electors, 2026
- 2,14,431women 1,11,572 (52.0%) · men 1,02,853 (48.0%) · third gender 6
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK THOPPU VENKATACHALAM (ALIAS) N.D. VENKATACHALAM led postal ballots (947), but AIADMK JAYAKUMAR. S won the seat overall (70,302).
2,410 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thoppu Venkatachalam N. D. Venkatachalam | DMK | 947 | 59,662 | 60,609 |
| 2 | S. Jayakumar | AIADMK | 894 | 69,408 | 70,302 |
| 3 | V. P. Arunachalam | TVK | 453 | 59,030 | 59,483 |
| 4 | Ingur C. Loganathan | NTK | 67 | 6,401 | 6,468 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 20 | 792 | 812 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
- The 5th highest turnout of the 234 seats in 2026.
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.
AIADMK has won Perundurai in every assembly election since 2001.
About Perundurai
Perundurai sits on the NH-544 between Erode and Coimbatore, anchored by the SIPCOT industrial estate that houses textile, chemical and engineering units. The constituency takes in Chennimalai handloom villages, the Perundurai railway hub and a long stretch of farming country towards Kanjikoil.
The AIADMK won it at every election from 2001 to 2026, with N.D. Venkatachalam winning 2011 and 2016 and S. Jayakumar inheriting the seat in 2021. Venkatachalam, known by his family name Thoppu, switched to DMK ahead of 2026 and lost; in 2026 the seat stayed one of the most consistent AIADMK holds in the Kongu belt.
Things to do in Perundurai
Chennimalai inside the constituency is one of the oldest handloom towns in Tamil Nadu, with cooperative weaving sheds making cotton sarees and dhotis on traditional pit looms. The Subramanya Swamy temple on Chennimalai hill, accessed by a 1,200-step climb, is among the lesser-known Arupadai-Veedu adjacent shrines. SIPCOT Perundurai has factory tours by appointment for engineering students.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 103
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