Sulur
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. M. SukumarWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 90,53133.10% |
| 2 | V. P. KandasamyAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 85,74131.34% |
| 3 | Thalapathy MurugesanDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 83,65430.58% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 45,365 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,72,191 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Dr. S. Rajasekaran (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,1473.71% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,3530.49% | |
| 5 | R. Murugesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4370.16% |
| 6 | K. Kanthasamy (lost deposit)APTADM Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2830.10% |
| 7 | R. Kandasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2710.10% |
| 8 | P. Pappa Muthulakshmi (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2160.08% |
| 9 | R. Suman Singh (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2050.07% |
| 10 | M. Palanisamy (lost deposit)PROBC Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 1560.06% |
| 11 | N. Murugesan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1390.05% |
| 12 | K. Nagaraj (lost deposit)GPI Ganasangam Party of India | 1370.05% |
| 13 | A. Kandasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1090.04% |
| 14 | V. Kandasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 900.03% |
| 15 | W. Nelson (lost deposit)TMNK Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 750.03% |
Sulur 2026: TVK squeaks past AIADMK
TVK's NM. Sukumar took Sulur with 90,531 votes, beating AIADMK's 2021 winner V. P. Kandasamy narrowly. AIADMK had carried Sulur in both 2016 and 2021 with comfortable margins above 31,000, making the swing here one of the steeper ones in Coimbatore district.
Where Sulur was won
| Led by | Booths of 385 | Villages of 42 |
|---|---|---|
| N. M. Sukumar TVK | 185 | 15 |
| V. P. Kandasamy AIADMK | 128 | 22 |
| Others | 72 | 5 |
| Closest village | Rasipalayam: TVK ahead by 1 | |
N. M. Sukumar’s biggest leads
- Karumathampatti+2,77335 booths
- Irugur+2,48942 booths
- Pattanam+59515 booths
V. P. Kandasamy’s best villages
- Vadambacheri+87511 booths
- Kaduvettipalayam+6343 booths
- Pachayampalayam+5353 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
- 3,07,616women 1,59,647 (51.9%) · men 1,47,868 (48.1%) · third gender 101
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK THALAPATHY MURUGESAN led postal ballots (860), but TVK NM.SUKUMAR won the seat overall (90,531).
1,962 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalapathy Murugesan | DMK | 860 | 82,794 | 83,654 |
| 2 | V. P. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 701 | 85,040 | 85,741 |
| 3 | N. M. Sukumar | TVK | 294 | 90,237 | 90,531 |
| 4 | Dr. S. Rajasekaran | NTK | 80 | 10,067 | 10,147 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 8 | 1,345 | 1,353 |
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 | 4,790 | 176th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.1% | 209th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 88.9% | 84th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,73,544 | 13th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,353 | 23rd | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 V. P. Kandasamy won it by 31,932 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
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 Sulur
Sulur sits east of Coimbatore city along the Trichy Road, centred on the Indian Air Force station that gives the town its national footprint. The constituency takes in Sulur town, Kannampalayam and the eastern industrial belt where pump and motor units cluster. Voter turnout regularly tops 75 per cent.
The seat had been an AIADMK preserve through 2016 and 2021, with V. P. Kandasamy winning in 2021 by nearly 32,000 votes against the KMDK candidate. Sulur falls within the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat and forms part of the western industrial corridor that stretches from Coimbatore to Tiruppur.
Sulur travel
Sulur is best known for IAF Station Sulur, one of the IAF's southern operational bases. The Trichy Road corridor passes the Pattanam textile cluster and links to Karumathampatti's silk weavers. Coimbatore airport is twenty minutes west.
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Who won Sulur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
N. M. Sukumar of TVK won Sulur (AC 116) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 90,531 votes, 33.10% of the votes polled, ahead of V. P. Kandasamy of AIADMK by 4,790 votes.
Who is the MLA of Sulur?
N. M. Sukumar of TVK was elected MLA for Sulur in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Sulur in 2026?
Turnout was 88.9%: 2,73,544 of 3,07,616 electors voted.
Which district is Sulur in?
Sulur (constituency number 116) is in Coimbatore district, part of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Sulur before 2026?
In 2021 V. P. Kandasamy of AIADMK won by 31,932 votes over M. Selvam Kalichamy. In 2016 R. Kanagaraj of AIADMK won by 36,631 votes over V. M. C. Manoharan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 116
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