Vasudevanallur
Vasudevanallur 2026: DMK's E. Raja flips seat by 6,583 votes
DMK's E. Raja, who shifted in from neighbouring Sankarankovil, won Vasudevanallur with 63,045 votes, holding off BJP's Ananthan Ayyasamy by 6,583 votes. The BJP's strong runner-up showing on a seat that was MDMK in 2021 and AIADMK across 2011-2016 marks a sharp redrawing of the right-of-centre vote in the western Tenkasi belt.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. RAJA | DMK | 63,045 | 33.84% |
| 2 | ANANTHAN AYYASAMY | BJP | 56,462 | 30.30% |
| 3 | R. AMUTHARANI | TVK | 45,862 | 24.61% |
| 4 | ESAI MATHIVANAN | NTK | 12,856 | 6.90% |
| 5 | K. PAULRAJ | IND | 4,119 | 2.21% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. RAJA | DMK | 1,138 | 61,907 | 63,045 |
| 2 | ANANTHAN AYYASAMY | BJP | 1,010 | 55,452 | 56,462 |
| 3 | R. AMUTHARANI | TVK | 788 | 45,074 | 45,862 |
| 4 | ESAI MATHIVANAN | NTK | 327 | 12,529 | 12,856 |
| 5 | K. PAULRAJ | PT | 128 | 3,991 | 4,119 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
About Vasudevanallur
Vasudevanallur is an SC-reserved constituency in the western part of Tenkasi district, set on the road that climbs from the Tamiraparani plains toward the Kerala border. The seat takes in the small town of Vasudevanallur plus a wide spread of paddy, banana and turmeric villages along the Western Ghats foothills. The economy runs on irrigated agriculture, dairy, agarbatti and a steady stream of seasonal labour into the spice estates across the Kerala line. The constituency has rotated through TMC(M), MDMK, AIADMK and now DMK since 1996, with no party able to lock it down for more than a single cycle.
Plan a visit
Drive west toward the Western Ghats for the Karaiyar dam and the Agasthiyar falls, take the road to Tenkasi's Kasi Viswanathar temple, and stop at the Courtallam waterfalls during the monsoon season for the trademark southern hill-town break.
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