Vasudevanallur
All 18 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. RajaWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63,04533.22% |
| 2 | Ananthan AyyasamyBJP Bharatiya Janata Party | 56,46229.75% |
| 3 | R. AmutharaniTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 45,86224.16% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 31,526 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,89,158 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Esai Mathivanan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 12,8566.77% |
| 5 | K. Paulraj (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 4,1192.17% |
| 6 | A. Ponnuthai (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2,2491.18% |
| 7 | A. Palanikumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1,0200.54% |
| 8 | Senthilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 7310.39% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 6370.34% | |
| 9 | R. Prabakaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5700.30% |
| 10 | P. Karpagavalli (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4860.26% |
| 11 | I. Saravanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3630.19% |
| 12 | R. Rameshkumar (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 3330.18% |
| 13 | K. Nagarajan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2590.14% |
| 14 | B. Veeralakshmi (lost deposit)TMNK Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 1830.10% |
| 15 | K. Ramachandran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1790.09% |
| 16 | C. Selvaraj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1770.09% |
| 17 | K. Rajendran (lost deposit)PMTDK Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 1410.07% |
| 18 | M. Arumugasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1230.06% |
Vasudevanallur 2026: DMK's E. Raja keeps the seat
DMK's E. Raja, who shifted in from neighbouring Sankarankovil, won Vasudevanallur with 63,045 votes, holding off BJP's Ananthan Ayyasamy. The BJP's strong runner-up showing on a seat the MDMK's T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar won on the DMK symbol in 2021 and AIADMK across 2011-2016 marks a sharp redrawing of the right-of-centre vote in the western Tenkasi belt.
Where Vasudevanallur was won
| Led by | Booths of 310 | Villages of 66 |
|---|---|---|
| E. Raja DMK | 146 | 37 |
| Ananthan Ayyasamy BJP | 127 | 26 |
| Others | 37 | 3 |
| Closest village | Senthattiapuram: DMK ahead by 2 | |
E. Raja’s biggest leads
- Puliyangudi+5,20369 booths
- Devipattanam+5198 booths
- Sivagiri+43125 booths
Ananthan Ayyasamy’s best villages
- Thiruvettanallur+1,2964 booths
- Rayagiri+95214 booths
- Naranapuram+5526 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
- Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tenkasi (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,28,557women 1,17,037 (51.2%) · men 1,11,507 (48.8%) · third gender 13
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
3,482 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | 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
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 6,583 | 160th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.2% | 207th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 83.0% | 170th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,89,795 | 170th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 18 | =82nd | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 637 | =169th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK held the seat. In 2021 Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar won it by 2,367 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 1996–2026
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 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. Since 1996 the seat has gone to TMC(M) in 1996 and 2001, MDMK in 2006, AIADMK in 2011 and 2016, and DMK in 2021 and 2026.
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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Who won Vasudevanallur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
E. Raja of DMK won Vasudevanallur (AC 220) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 63,045 votes, 33.22% of the votes polled, ahead of Ananthan Ayyasamy of BJP by 6,583 votes.
Who is the MLA of Vasudevanallur?
E. Raja of DMK was elected MLA for Vasudevanallur in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Vasudevanallur in 2026?
Turnout was 83.0%: 1,89,795 of 2,28,557 electors voted.
Which district is Vasudevanallur in?
Vasudevanallur (constituency number 220) is in Tenkasi district, part of the Tenkasi (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Vasudevanallur before 2026?
In 2021 Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar of DMK won by 2,367 votes over A. Manoharan. In 2016 A. Manoharan of AIADMK won by 18,758 votes over S. Anbalagan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 220
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