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Assembly constituency 109 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Gudalur is assembly constituency number 109 in Tamil Nadu, in The Nilgiris district, and one of the segments of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dhravidamani.m of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 43.4% of the vote, 22,833 votes ahead of Pon.jayaseelan (ADMK).

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Gudalur · 2026AC 109
  1. 01
    Dhravidamani.m
    DMK
    65,590
    43.37%
  2. 02
    Pon.jayaseelan
    AIADMK
    42,757
    28.27%
  3. 03
    Deepak Sai Kishore.a
    TVK
    34,962
    23.12%
  4. 04
    Karthik.r
    NTK
    6,199
    4.10%
  5. 05
    Thilagaraj.n
    Independent
    443
    0.29%
  6. 1 other candidate · 419 votesNOTA · 871 (0.58%)

Margin 22,833 votes · 15.10% of valid votes

1,85,460
Registered electors
2026 election
81.6%
Turnout
+8.3 pts vs 2021
22,833
Victory margin
15.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,51,241 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gudalur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dhravidamani.mMale · 66 yrs · SCDMK65,590
43.37%
2Pon.jayaseelanMale · 53 yrs · SCAIADMK42,757
28.27%
3Deepak Sai Kishore.aMale · 47 yrs · SCTVK34,962
23.12%
4Karthik.rMale · 31 yrs · SCNTK6,199
4.10%
—NOTANOTA871
0.58%
5Thilagaraj.nMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent443
0.29%
6Raj.s.kMale · 58 yrs · SCVTVTK419
0.28%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 43.4%AIADMK 28.3%TVK 23.1%NTK 4.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dhravidamani.mDMK · 43.4% · margin 22,833Turnout81.6%
2021Pon.jayaseelanAIADMK · 46.6% · margin 1,945Turnout73.3%
2016Thiravidamani,m.DMK · 47.4% · margin 13,379Turnout72.8%
2011Thiravidamani.mDMK · 58.7% · margin 27,374Turnout71.7%

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

Gudalur result 2021

Gudalur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pon.jayaseelanAIADMK64,496
46.65%
2Kasilingam, S.DMK62,551
45.24%
3Ketheeswaran, R.NTK7,317
5.29%
4Yogeswaran, A.DMDK1,173
0.85%
—NOTANOTA1,017
0.74%
5Babu, J.MNM960
0.69%
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6Saravanan, M.Independent421
0.30%
7Jayaprakash, P.TMTHK322
0.23%

Gudalur result 2016

Gudalur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiravidamani,m.DMK62,128
47.39%
2Kalaiselvan, S.AIADMK48,749
37.19%
3Tamilmani,p.CPI(M)9,044
6.90%
4Parasuraman,p.m.BJP5,548
4.23%
5Karmegam, S.NTK2,347
1.79%
—NOTANOTA1,825
1.39%
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6Murugesan @ Murugesh, R.PMK684
0.52%
7Kamaraj, G.Independent468
0.36%
8Chenguttuvan,r.pIndependent302
0.23%

Gudalur result 2011

Gudalur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiravidamani.mDMK66,871
58.67%
2Selvaraj.sDMDK39,497
34.65%
3Anbarasan.dBJP3,741
3.28%
4Viswanathan.sIndependent2,288
2.01%
5Senthilkumar .kIndependent1,588
1.39%
Map

Gudalur 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 The Nilgiris 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

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

  • Raja ADMK69,194 54.3%
  • Dr Murugan LBJP27,454 21.6%
  • Logesh Tamilselvan DAIADMK19,033 14.9%
  • Jayakumar ANTK8,948 7.0%
  • Vijayakumar DIndependent658 0.5%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 41,740 EVM votes.

Open Nilgiris Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Gudalur assembly seat in 2026?

Dhravidamani.m of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Gudalur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 65,590 votes, which was 43.37% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gudalur?

The margin was 22,833 votes (15.10% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pon.jayaseelan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 42,757 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gudalur in 2026?

Turnout was 81.64%: 1,51,412 of 1,85,460 registered electors voted, across 238 polling stations. That is 8.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gudalur part of?

Gudalur 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 Gudalur a reserved constituency?

Yes. Gudalur 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 Gudalur?

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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