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Assembly constituency 149 · Tamil Nadu

Ariyalur is assembly constituency number 149 in Tamil Nadu, in Perambalur district, and one of the segments of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rajendran S of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 40.4% of the vote, 24,498 votes ahead of Latha Balu (DMK).

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Ariyalur · 2026AC 149
  1. 01
    Rajendran S
    AIADMK
    95,219
    40.37%
  2. 02
    Latha Balu
    DMK
    70,721
    29.98%
  3. 03
    Sivakumar M
    TVK
    57,359
    24.32%
  4. 04
    Pugazhendhi D
    NTK
    8,527
    3.62%
  5. 05
    Jothibasu K
    Independent
    691
    0.29%
  6. 10 other candidates · 2,700 votesNOTA · 641 (0.27%)

Margin 24,498 votes · 10.39% of valid votes

2,63,156
Registered electors
2026 election
89.7%
Turnout
+4.5 pts vs 2021
24,498
Victory margin
10.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,35,858 valid votes, NOTA included.

Ariyalur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendran SMale · 66 yrsAIADMK95,219
40.37%
2Latha BaluFemale · 49 yrsDMK70,721
29.98%
3Sivakumar MMale · 48 yrsTVK57,359
24.32%
4Pugazhendhi DMale · 26 yrsNTK8,527
3.62%
5Jothibasu KMale · 42 yrsIndependent691
0.29%
—NOTANOTA641
0.27%
6Thanga. Shanmuga SundaramMale · 48 yrsNADLMMKLK637
0.27%
7Vetrivel GMale · 48 yrsIndependent554
0.23%
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8Stalin VMale · 36 yrsBSP475
0.20%
9Semmalai TMale · 51 yrsIndependent259
0.11%
10Rajkumar KMale · 40 yrsIndependent201
0.09%
11Sudhakar MMale · 42 yrstavk177
0.08%
12Kumar KMale · 53 yrsIndependent136
0.06%
13Rajkumar SMale · 50 yrsAIPTMMK117
0.05%
14Krishnamoorthy CMale · 43 yrsIndependent74
0.03%
15Elaiyaraja CMale · 35 yrsIndependent70
0.03%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, ADMK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026AIADMK 40.4%DMK 30.0%TVK 24.3%NTK 3.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Rajendran SAIADMK · 40.4% · margin 24,498Turnout89.7%
2021Chinnappa KDMK · 46.2% · margin 3,234Turnout85.2%
2016Rajendran. SAIADMK · 41.9% · margin 2,043Turnout85.0%
2011Manivel, Durai.AIADMK · 47.8% · margin 17,820Turnout84.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Ariyalur result 2021

Ariyalur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chinnappa KDMK1,03,975
46.16%
2Rajendran SAIADMK1,00,741
44.73%
3Suguna KumarNTK12,346
5.48%
4Durai.manivelAMMK2,044
0.91%
—NOTANOTA1,389
0.62%
5Thanga. Shanmuga SundaramNGPP1,037
0.46%
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6Jawahar PIJK905
0.40%
7Ramesh KIndependent767
0.34%
8Ravichandran SIndependent629
0.28%
9Manikannan MIndependent540
0.24%
10Savarianandham VBSP486
0.22%
11Sivathasan VIndependent159
0.07%
12Deva PIndependent133
0.06%
13Kumar JIndependent74
0.03%

Ariyalur result 2016

Ariyalur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendran. SAIADMK88,523
41.94%
2Sivasankar. S.sDMK86,480
40.97%
3Jayavel. RamaDMDK13,599
6.44%
4Thirumavalavan. KPMK13,529
6.41%
—NOTANOTA1,896
0.90%
5Vijayakumar. RIndependent1,348
0.64%
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6Baskar. CIJK1,330
0.63%
7Manikkam. TNTK1,146
0.54%
8Veeramani. TIndependent995
0.47%
9Savarianandham. VBSP675
0.32%
10Pazhanivel. PIndependent577
0.27%
11Sathyaseelan. ALJP291
0.14%
12Padmanaban. RIndependent276
0.13%
13Matheshwaran. TVTIP231
0.11%
14Krishna. KIndependent182
0.09%

Ariyalur result 2011

Ariyalur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manivel, Durai.AIADMK88,726
47.77%
2Amaramoorthy DINC70,906
38.17%
3Baskar CIJK9,501
5.11%
4Panneerselvam RIndependent7,099
3.82%
5Abirami PBJP2,981
1.60%
6Muruganantham TIndependent2,640
1.42%
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7Neelamegam KBSP2,267
1.22%
8Muthusami M KIndependent1,629
0.88%
Map

Ariyalur outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Perambalur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Ariyalur is one of the assembly segments of Chidambaram. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chidambaram candidates.

  • Chandrahasan MAIADMK88,632 42.1%
  • Thirumaavalavan TholVCK78,793 37.5%
  • Karthiyayini PBJP22,552 10.7%
  • Jancirani RNTK15,867 7.5%
  • Neelamegam KBSP865 0.4%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, ADMK led here by 9,839 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ariyalur.

Who won the Ariyalur assembly seat in 2026?

Rajendran S of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Ariyalur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 95,219 votes, which was 40.37% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Ariyalur?

The margin was 24,498 votes (10.39% of valid votes). The runner-up was Latha Balu of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 70,721 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Ariyalur in 2026?

Turnout was 89.70%: 2,36,042 of 2,63,156 registered electors voted, across 330 polling stations. That is 4.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ariyalur part of?

Ariyalur is an assembly segment of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chandrahasan M got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Ariyalur a reserved constituency?

No. Ariyalur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Ariyalur?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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