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Assembly constituency 86 · Tamil Nadu

Edappadi is assembly constituency number 86 in Tamil Nadu, in Salem district, and one of the segments of the Salem Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Edappadi Palaniswami. K of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 57.7% of the vote, 98,110 votes ahead of Premkumar. K (IND).

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Edappadi · 2026AC 86
  1. 01
    Edappadi Palaniswami. K
    AIADMK
    1,48,933
    57.67%
  2. 02
    Premkumar. K
    Independent
    50,823
    19.68%
  3. 03
    Kasi. C
    DMK
    44,011
    17.04%
  4. 04
    Priyadharshini. A
    NTK
    8,450
    3.27%
  5. 05
    Govindaraj.v
    tavk
    1,662
    0.64%
  6. 10 other candidates · 3,043 votesNOTA · 1,341 (0.52%)

Margin 98,110 votes · 37.99% of valid votes

2,76,472
Registered electors
2026 election
93.5%
Turnout
+6.4 pts vs 2021
98,110
Victory margin
38.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,58,263 valid votes, NOTA included.

Edappadi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Edappadi Palaniswami. KMale · 72 yrsAIADMK1,48,933
57.67%
2Premkumar. KMale · 43 yrsIndependent50,823
19.68%
3Kasi. CMale · 66 yrsDMK44,011
17.04%
4Priyadharshini. AFemale · 37 yrsNTK8,450
3.27%
5Govindaraj.vMale · 36 yrstavk1,662
0.64%
—NOTANOTA1,341
0.52%
6Raja. K. B.sc. B.tech. Ex.inasMale · 65 yrsIndependent739
0.29%
7Thulasimani. PMale · 38 yrsIndependent435
0.17%
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8Suresh. LMale · 54 yrsAIPTMMK429
0.17%
9Student's Friend Murugan. MMale · 37 yrsIndependent399
0.15%
10Iyyappan Perumal. PMale · 41 yrsIndependent296
0.11%
11Elumalai. PMale · 45 yrsIndependent215
0.08%
12Kumaresan. MMale · 70 yrsIndependent207
0.08%
13Murugan. CMale · 47 yrsIndependent159
0.06%
14Subramani. PMale · 42 yrsIndependent97
0.04%
15Sakthivel. SMale · 57 yrsIndependent67
0.03%
Past results

ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 57.7%DMK 17.0%NTK 3.3%PMK 25.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Edappadi Palaniswami. KAIADMK · 57.7% · margin 98,110Turnout93.5%
2021Edappadi Palaniswami. KAIADMK · 66.0% · margin 93,802Turnout87.1%
2016Palaniswami. KAIADMK · 43.7% · margin 42,022Turnout86.4%
2011Palaniswami.kAIADMK · 56.4% · margin 34,738Turnout85.5%

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

Edappadi result 2021

Edappadi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Edappadi Palaniswami. KAIADMK1,63,154
65.97%
2Sambathkumar. TDMK69,352
28.04%
3Shri RathnaNTK6,626
2.68%
4Thasapparaj. DMNM1,547
0.63%
—NOTANOTA1,109
0.45%
5Jamuna. ABSP815
0.33%
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6Pookadai Sekar. NAMMK774
0.31%
7Kathiravan. VIndependent555
0.22%
8Iyyappan. PIndependent483
0.20%
9Guheshkumar. MIndependent474
0.19%
10Kathiresan. LIndependent407
0.16%
11Agni Sri Ramachandran. NIndependent261
0.11%
12Loganathan. SIndependent208
0.08%
13Stalin. AIndependent202
0.08%
14Lakshmi. GIndependent199
0.08%
15Eswaramoorthy PIndependent166
0.07%
16Manikandan. RTNLK153
0.06%
17Social Worker Eswari. PAPoI135
0.05%
18Gunasekaran. K.nMIDP118
0.05%
19Murugan. MIndependent91
0.04%
20Eswaramurthy. NIndependent89
0.04%
21Shanmugam. GIndependent66
0.03%
22Suriyamoorthy. SMGRMKKT64
0.03%
23Balasubramaniam. JIndependent61
0.02%
24Mani. CDAMK47
0.02%
25Sownthararajan. GIndependent44
0.02%
26Balamurugan. MIndependent39
0.02%
27Dr. Padmarajan. KIndependent36
0.01%
28Palanisamy. AIndependent26
0.01%

Edappadi result 2016

Edappadi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palaniswami. KAIADMK98,703
43.74%
2Annadurai. NPMK56,681
25.12%
3Murugesan. P.A.DMK55,149
24.44%
4Thangavel. PCPI(M)5,437
2.41%
—NOTANOTA1,913
0.85%
5Palanisamy. KNCP1,789
0.79%
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6Ramesh. KNTK971
0.43%
7Srinivasan. NKMDK959
0.43%
8Muniraja. EIndependent869
0.39%
9Kumaresan. MIndependent741
0.33%
10Sedhupathi. AIndependent487
0.22%
11Sakthivel. SIndependent460
0.20%
12Eswaramoorthi. NIndependent432
0.19%
13Venkatesan. MIJK363
0.16%
14Kuppayee. RIndependent360
0.16%
15Thirumoorthy. KJD(U)330
0.15%

Edappadi result 2011

Edappadi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palaniswami.kAIADMK1,04,586
56.38%
2Karthe.mPMK69,848
37.66%
3Venkatesan.mIJK3,638
1.96%
4Purusothaman.n.rIndependent1,924
1.04%
5Thangaraj.bBJP1,901
1.02%
6Muthuraj.mIndependent1,899
1.02%
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7Gnanamani.aIndependent755
0.41%
8Aravgiri.gIndependent530
0.29%
9Sivakumar.sIndependent413
0.22%
Map

Edappadi 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 Salem 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

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

  • Vignesh PAIADMK1,23,842 51.7%
  • Selvaganapathi T MDMK77,522 32.4%
  • Annadurai NPMK22,275 9.3%
  • Dr Manojkumar GNTK10,816 4.5%
  • Bhalaji MIndependent631 0.3%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, ADMK led here by 46,320 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Edappadi assembly seat in 2026?

Edappadi Palaniswami. K of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Edappadi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,48,933 votes, which was 57.67% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Edappadi?

The margin was 98,110 votes (37.99% of valid votes). The runner-up was Premkumar. K of the Independent with 50,823 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Edappadi in 2026?

Turnout was 93.50%: 2,58,490 of 2,76,472 registered electors voted, across 342 polling stations. That is 6.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Edappadi part of?

Edappadi is an assembly segment of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vignesh P got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Edappadi a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Edappadi?

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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