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Assembly constituency 221 · Tamil Nadu

Kadayanallur is assembly constituency number 221 in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli district, and one of the segments of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rajendran. T. M of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 36.0% of the vote, 6,253 votes ahead of C. Krishnamurali (ADMK).

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Kadayanallur · 2026AC 221
  1. 01
    Rajendran. T. M
    DMK
    79,832
    35.97%
  2. 02
    C. Krishnamurali
    AIADMK
    73,579
    33.15%
  3. 03
    Abdul Jaleel. R. K
    TVK
    49,254
    22.19%
  4. 04
    Abubacker Siddheeq
    NTK
    10,965
    4.94%
  5. 05
    Kavitha. R
    PT
    2,882
    1.30%
  6. 17 other candidates · 4,912 votesNOTA · 527 (0.24%)

Margin 6,253 votes · 2.82% of valid votes

2,69,723
Registered electors
2026 election
82.4%
Turnout
+11.5 pts vs 2021
6,253
Victory margin
2.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 22 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,21,951 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kadayanallur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendran. T. MMale · 61 yrsDMK79,832
35.97%
2C. KrishnamuraliMale · 44 yrsAIADMK73,579
33.15%
3Abdul Jaleel. R. KMale · 45 yrsTVK49,254
22.19%
4Abubacker SiddheeqMale · 27 yrsNTK10,965
4.94%
5Kavitha. RFemale · 39 yrs · SCPT2,882
1.30%
6Esakki Pandi. KMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent576
0.26%
7Murugan. PMale · 46 yrsIndependent537
0.24%
—NOTANOTA527
0.24%
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8T. MaheshkumarMale · 35 yrs · SCBSP510
0.23%
9Barisha Banu. MFemale · 29 yrsIndependent467
0.21%
10Ganesan. MMale · 33 yrsIndependent413
0.19%
11Seenivasan. SMale · 38 yrsIndependent380
0.17%
12Shahin Fathima. AFemale · 31 yrstavk356
0.16%
13Nagarajan. LMale · 29 yrsIndependent290
0.13%
14Rajan. B. SMale · 55 yrsAJPK244
0.11%
15Rajamaravan. SMale · 42 yrsIndependent234
0.11%
16Parthipan. VMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent216
0.10%
17Lakshmi. AFemale · 35 yrs · SCSAP179
0.08%
18Esakki. KMale · 35 yrsIndependent138
0.06%
19S. MurugananthamMale · 68 yrs · SCIndependent109
0.05%
20Venkatesh. PMale · 33 yrsIndependent109
0.05%
21M. ArumugasamyMale · 67 yrs · SCIndependent101
0.05%
22Sureshkumar. SMale · 52 yrsNIDP53
0.02%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026DMK 36.0%AIADMK 33.1%TVK 22.2%IUML 31.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Rajendran. T. MDMK · 36.0% · margin 6,253Turnout82.4%
2021C.krishnamuraliAIADMK · 43.1% · margin 24,349Turnout70.9%
2016Muhammed Abubacker.k.a.mIUML · 37.5% · margin 1,194Turnout71.3%
2011Chendur Pandian .pAIADMK · 49.8% · margin 16,086Turnout75.5%

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

Kadayanallur result 2021

Kadayanallur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C.krishnamuraliAIADMK88,474
43.08%
2K.a.m.muhammed AbubackerIUML64,125
31.22%
3S.ayyaduraipandianAMMK34,216
16.66%
4M.muthulakshmiNTK10,136
4.94%
5M.ambikadeviMNM1,778
0.87%
—NOTANOTA1,056
0.51%
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6S.seenivasanIndependent938
0.46%
7VelammalIndependent672
0.33%
8Sivasubramaniyan RIndependent672
0.33%
9Poologaraj RIndependent658
0.32%
10S.murugananthamIndependent532
0.26%
11A.sankarIndependent413
0.20%
12S.raja RamNGPP318
0.15%
13M.ayyaduraiIndependent284
0.14%
14Raja PonnusamyIndependent259
0.13%
15P.rajiIndependent247
0.12%
16R.krishnanIndependent126
0.06%
17A.ganesanIndependent122
0.06%
18MariduraipandianIndependent96
0.05%
19Ayyadurai RIndependent87
0.04%
20K.radha KrishnanIndependent85
0.04%
21Avani Raja.tIndependent80
0.04%

Kadayanallur result 2016

Kadayanallur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Muhammed Abubacker.k.a.mIUML70,763
37.49%
2Sheik Dawood. SAIADMK69,569
36.86%
3Gothai MariappanDMDK15,858
8.40%
4Kathirvelu. VBJP14,286
7.57%
5Jabar Ali Usmani.jSDPI5,993
3.18%
6Raja Maravan.sAIFB3,581
1.90%
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—NOTANOTA1,969
1.04%
7Muthuramalingam .sNTK1,681
0.89%
8Thirumalaikumarasamy. MPMK1,350
0.72%
9Santhana Mariappan. VTMMK844
0.45%
10Mohamed Abdul Rahman.pIndependent812
0.43%
11Poobathy Rajapandiyan.rIndependent730
0.39%
12S.zahir AbbasIndependent481
0.25%
13Abdulla.k.mIndependent420
0.22%
14Karuppasamy.pIndependent210
0.11%
15Gafoor. MIndependent190
0.10%

Kadayanallur result 2011

Kadayanallur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chendur Pandian .pAIADMK80,794
49.83%
2Peter Alphonse .sINC64,708
39.91%
3Mohamed Mubarak .s.SDPI6,649
4.10%
4Pandi Durai R.BJP3,233
1.99%
5Jahir Hussain .s.sIndependent1,753
1.08%
6Ramaiah .mBSP1,177
0.73%
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7Mohamed Jaffer .kIndependent929
0.57%
8Ramanathan .pIndependent471
0.29%
9Marimuthu .tIndependent417
0.26%
10Bala Subramanian .mIndependent385
0.24%
11Sankar .aIndependent345
0.21%
12Ganesan .aIndependent324
0.20%
13Alagaiah .p.v.Independent323
0.20%
14Maha Raja Pandian .pIndependent263
0.16%
15Ayoob Khan .aIndependent207
0.13%
16Suthakar .gIndependent177
0.11%
Map

Kadayanallur 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 Tirunelveli 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

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

  • Dr Rani SrikumarDMK85,951 46.6%
  • B John PandianBJP45,429 24.6%
  • Dr K KrishnasamyAIADMK35,112 19.0%
  • Esai MathivananNTK14,047 7.6%
  • Karpagavalli PIndependent819 0.4%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 40,522 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kadayanallur assembly seat in 2026?

Rajendran. T. M of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Kadayanallur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 79,832 votes, which was 35.97% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kadayanallur?

The margin was 6,253 votes (2.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was C. Krishnamurali of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 73,579 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kadayanallur in 2026?

Turnout was 82.44%: 2,22,360 of 2,69,723 registered electors voted, across 364 polling stations. That is 11.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kadayanallur part of?

Kadayanallur is an assembly segment of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rani Srikumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kadayanallur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kadayanallur?

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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