Avanashi is assembly constituency number 112 in Tamil Nadu, in Coimbatore district, and one of the segments of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Kamali.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 36.4% of the vote, 15,373 votes ahead of Dr. L. Murugan (BJP).
- 01Kamali.sTVK84,20936.36%
- 02Dr. L. MuruganBJP68,83629.72%
- 03Dr. Gokilamani.vDMK65,53028.29%
- 04Menaka. VNTK7,7043.33%
- 05Gokilamani. MIndependent6520.28%
- 9 other candidates · 3,106 votesNOTA · 1,563 (0.67%)
Margin 15,373 votes · 6.64% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,31,600 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamali.sFemale · 28 yrs · SC | TVK | 84,209 | 36.36% |
| 2 | Dr. L. MuruganMale · 48 yrs · SC | BJP | 68,836 | 29.72% |
| 3 | Dr. Gokilamani.vFemale · 28 yrs · SC | DMK | 65,530 | 28.29% |
| 4 | Menaka. VFemale · 28 yrs · SC | NTK | 7,704 | 3.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.67% |
| 5 | Gokilamani. MFemale · 49 yrs · SC | Independent | 652 | 0.28% |
| 6 | Govindan.pMale · 65 yrs · SC | BSP | 585 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Dhanabal.rMale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 546 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Arumugam.rMale · 62 yrs · SC | GPI | 501 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Moorthi.rMale · 32 yrs · SC | Independent | 313 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Subramani.c.kMale · 59 yrs · SC | Independent | 264 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Chinnasamy.vMale · 45 yrs · SC | tavk | 259 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Anandhi.sFemale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 235 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Sathiyarasu. RMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 215 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Arumugam. PMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 188 | 0.08% |
The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Avanashi result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanapal, P | AIADMK | 1,17,284 | 55.16% |
| 2 | Athiyamaan Raju | DMK | 66,382 | 31.22% |
| 3 | Shoba | NTK | 13,256 | 6.23% |
| 4 | Venkateswaran, A | MNM | 8,379 | 3.94% |
| 5 | Meera, K | DMDK | 2,577 | 1.21% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,372 | 1.12% |
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| 6 | Duraisamy, P | BSP | 833 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Rangasamy, P | Independent | 520 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Murugesan, R | Independent | 379 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Sakunthala, T | Independent | 179 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Arumugam, P | Independent | 173 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Annamalai | Independent | 154 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Subramani, K | IDMMK | 139 | 0.07% |
Avanashi result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanapal P | AIADMK | 93,366 | 48.11% |
| 2 | Anandhan E | DMK | 62,692 | 32.31% |
| 3 | Arumugam M | CPI | 15,016 | 7.74% |
| 4 | Perumal C | BJP | 8,081 | 4.16% |
| 5 | Pragatheeswaran B | KMDK | 4,373 | 2.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,534 | 1.82% |
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| 6 | Sumathi P | NTK | 1,514 | 0.78% |
| 7 | Marimuthu K K | PMK | 1,480 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Sakthivel M | BSP | 784 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Rangasamy P | Shiv Sena | 671 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Arulmurugan R | Independent | 622 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Vadivel R | Independent | 541 | 0.28% |
| 12 | Subiramaniam K | IDMMK | 466 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Chinnasamy R | Independent | 442 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Duraiveeran S | WPOI | 242 | 0.12% |
| 15 | Gnanathilak P | TMMK | 238 | 0.12% |
Avanashi result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karuppasamy.m.a. | AIADMK | 1,03,002 | 66.60% |
| 2 | Natarajan.a.r. | INC | 41,591 | 26.89% |
| 3 | Rangasamy.r. | BJP | 5,405 | 3.49% |
| 4 | Jaya.v. | Independent | 2,798 | 1.81% |
| 5 | Moorthy.r. | Independent | 1,858 | 1.20% |
Avanashi 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 Coimbatore district
- Mettuppalayam
- Tiruppur (north)
- Tiruppur (south)
- Palladam
- Sulur
- Kavundampalayam
- Coimbatore (north)
- Thondamuthur
- Coimbatore (south)
- Singanallur
- Kinathukadavu
- Pollachi
- Valparai
- Udumalaipettai
- Madathukulam
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Avanashi is one of the assembly segments of Nilgiris. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nilgiris candidates.
- Raja ADMK85,129 41.3%
- Logesh Tamilselvan DAIADMK54,543 26.5%
- Dr Murugan LBJP48,206 23.4%
- Jayakumar ANTK13,925 6.8%
- Vijayakumar DIndependent872 0.4%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 30,586 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Avanashi.
Who won the Avanashi assembly seat in 2026?
Kamali.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Avanashi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 84,209 votes, which was 36.36% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Avanashi?
The margin was 15,373 votes (6.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. L. Murugan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 68,836 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Avanashi in 2026?
Turnout was 91.54%: 2,31,948 of 2,53,372 registered electors voted, across 372 polling stations. That is 15.6 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Avanashi part of?
Avanashi is an assembly segment of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raja A got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Avanashi a reserved constituency?
Yes. Avanashi is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Avanashi?
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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