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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Palayamkottai

Assembly constituency 226 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#226 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants17
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,80,620
Turnout69.9%
NOTA851
WinnerM.Abdul WahabDravida Munnetra Kazhagam79,74444.2% of votes
MARGIN13,805 votes · 7.6 pp79,744 − 65,939
Runner-upMaria John Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam65,93936.5% of votes
DMK 54.7% of top-two votesTVK 45.3%

All candidates 17

  1. 01 M.Abdul WahabDMK79,744 44.2%
  2. 02 Maria JohnTVK65,939 36.5%
  3. 03 Syed Sulthan SamsudeenAIADMK19,732 10.9%
  4. 04 Sankara Narayanan Alias SaranNTK10,465 5.8%
  5. 05 Paulraj.VIND717 0.4%
  6. 06 Karthick Narayanan S.IND619 0.3%
  7. 07 Abdul KoyaIND560 0.3%
  8. 08 T.A.UmarTVK493 0.3%
  9. 09 SrinivashIND346 0.2%
  10. 10 V.GeorgeIND221 0.1%
  11. 11 EsakkimuthuPMTDK201 0.1%
  12. 12 M.ManikandanIND149 0.1%
  13. 13 Nallakkannu Alias Karthic.KIND140 0.1%
  14. 14 A. SudhaharIND127 0.1%
  15. 15 S.ThangaduraiNIP123 0.1%
  16. 16 D.Santhiyagappar AntonyIND104 0.1%
  17. 17 R.SesuIND89 0.1%

Turnout 69.9%

025507510069.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total851
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 17 candidates = 1,79,769Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    7.6 pp
    M.Abdul WahabDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    32.7 pp
    Abdul Wahab .MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    10.5 pp
    Mohideen Khant.P.MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    0.4 pp
    T.P.M.Mohideen KhanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2009
    37.1 pp
    M.B. SudalaiyandiIndian National Congress
  6. 2006
    1.7 pp
    Selvaraj.DIndian National Congress
  7. 2001
    3.4 pp
    Shunmuganathan.S.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1996
    14.4 pp
    S. David SelwynDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1991
    32.3 pp
    Daniel Raj S.Indian National Congress
  10. 1989
    3.9 pp
    Deniel Raj, S.Indian National Congress
  11. 1984
    9.1 pp
    S.Daniel RajIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    3.0 pp
    Ramasubramanian, E.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1977
    5.3 pp
    K. Sathu SolvarajAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1971
    6.8 pp
    Ganapthy T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1967
    6.7 pp
    N.DuraipandianIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed AIADMK polled 19,732 votes, 1.4× the 13,805-vote margin.

    19,732 ÷ 13,805 = 1.4

  2. The top two polled 80.7% of votes; the other 15 candidates 18.9% between them.

    (79,744 + 65,939) ÷ 1,80,620 = 80.7% · 34,086 ÷ 1,80,620 = 18.9%

  3. Turnout of 69.9% was 16.7 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    69.9 − 86.6 = −16.7

  4. The margin narrowed from 32.7 pp in 2021 to 7.6 pp.

    7.6 − 32.7 = −25.1 pp

  5. DMK held the seat it won in 2021.

    2021 DMK · 2026 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 17 candidate lines1,79,769
  • NOTAcounted within the total851
  • Published totalVotes polled1,80,620
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates17 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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