Udumalaipettai
All 11 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. JayakumarWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 68,54933.67% |
| 2 | K. RadhakrishnanAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 65,66732.26% |
| 3 | K. SankarTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 59,83129.39% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 33,737 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,02,426 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | M. Ram Kumar (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,7023.29% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,1490.56% | |
| 5 | A. Padmendraprakash (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4700.23% |
| 6 | A. Mahendran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3220.16% |
| 7 | D. Umar Ali (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3150.15% |
| 8 | S. Ramasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2270.11% |
| 9 | S. Kalimuthu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1350.07% |
| 10 | S. Ganesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1240.06% |
| 11 | C. Elsy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 840.04% |
Udumalaipettai — DMK's Jayakumar edges AIADMK's Radhakrishnan
M. Jayakumar of DMK won Udumalaipettai in 2026 against AIADMK's K. Radhakrishnan. Radhakrishnan had taken the seat in 2021 by 21,895 votes over INC's K. Thennarasu, comfortably retaining what has been an AIADMK-leaning Kongu seat. The 2026 swing is narrow but flips the Tiruppur-district seat to DMK.
Where Udumalaipettai was won
| Led by | Booths of 307 | Villages of 56 |
|---|---|---|
| M. Jayakumar DMK | 106 | 10 |
| K. Radhakrishnan AIADMK | 121 | 40 |
| Others | 80 | 6 |
| Closest village | Pannaikinar: AIADMK ahead by 1 | |
M. Jayakumar’s biggest leads
- Udumalaipettai+2,24759 booths
- Palaiyur+2732 booths
- S.Ponnapuram+1682 booths
K. Radhakrishnan’s best villages
- Thenkumarapalayam+6345 booths
- Anikkadavu+5565 booths
- Kolarpatti+4383 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
- Pollachi
- Electors, 2026
- 2,30,976women 1,20,771 (52.3%) · men 1,10,178 (47.7%) · third gender 27
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
1,771 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Jayakumar | DMK | 822 | 67,727 | 68,549 |
| 2 | K. Radhakrishnan | AIADMK | 511 | 65,156 | 65,667 |
| 3 | K. Sankar | TVK | 325 | 59,506 | 59,831 |
| 4 | M. Ram Kumar | NTK | 73 | 6,629 | 6,702 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 21 | 1,128 | 1,149 |
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 | 2,882 | 192nd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.7% | 195th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 88.1% | 102nd | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,03,575 | 132nd | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 11 | =201st | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,149 | 40th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 K. Radhakrishnan won it by 21,895 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.
AIADMK held Udumalaipettai across four straight elections (2006, 2011, 2016, 2021) before DMK's 2026 flip. KNMK contested 2011 in alliance with DMK.
About Udumalaipettai
Udumalaipettai (AC 125) sits in the Anaimalai foothills in southern Tiruppur district, the last Tamil town before the ghat road climbs to Munnar. The seat is built on cotton, coconut and turmeric, with the Aliyar dam (1959, on a Cauvery tributary) feeding the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project canals that irrigate the plain.
Topslip and the Anamalai Tiger Reserve — TN's flagship western-ghats forest, home to lion-tailed macaque and the Grass Hills shola — open just past the dam. Old Udumalpet town has the Avinashilingeswarar temple and a colonial-era handloom market. The Pollachi-Munnar highway and wind-farm cluster on the Palghat gap define its modern economy.
Udumalpet & the Anamalai gateway
Udumalpet is the launch pad for the Anamalais — drive 25 km to Aliyar dam for a boat ride and the Monkey Falls turn-off, then on to Topslip inside the Anamalai Tiger Reserve for a forest-department safari through teak and bamboo.
Push another two hours up the ghat for Munnar's tea slopes, or detour to the Anjaneyar temple on the Pollachi road for filter coffee and country food.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Quick answers
Who won Udumalaipettai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
M. Jayakumar of DMK won Udumalaipettai (AC 125) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 68,549 votes, 33.67% of the votes polled, ahead of K. Radhakrishnan of AIADMK by 2,882 votes.
Who is the MLA of Udumalaipettai?
M. Jayakumar of DMK was elected MLA for Udumalaipettai in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Udumalaipettai in 2026?
Turnout was 88.1%: 2,03,575 of 2,30,976 electors voted.
Which district is Udumalaipettai in?
Udumalaipettai (constituency number 125) is in Tiruppur district, part of the Pollachi Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Udumalaipettai before 2026?
In 2021 K. Radhakrishnan of AIADMK won by 21,895 votes over K. Thennarasu. In 2016 Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan of AIADMK won by 5,687 votes over Mu. Ka. Muthu.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 125
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