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Assembly constituency 130 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Nilakkottai is assembly constituency number 130 in Tamil Nadu, in Dindigul district, and one of the segments of the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ayyanar.r of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 34.7% of the vote, 2,925 votes ahead of Nagajothi.s (DMK).

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Nilakkottai · 2026AC 130
  1. 01
    Ayyanar.r
    TVK
    68,580
    34.71%
  2. 02
    Nagajothi.s
    DMK
    65,655
    33.23%
  3. 03
    Thenmozhi.s
    AIADMK
    49,924
    25.27%
  4. 04
    Dr.kailai Rajan.d
    NTK
    8,615
    4.36%
  5. 05
    Selvam.p B.A. B.L.
    RPI(A)
    763
    0.39%
  6. 10 other candidates · 3,414 votesNOTA · 642 (0.32%)

Margin 2,925 votes · 1.48% of valid votes

2,21,565
Registered electors
2026 election
89.3%
Turnout
+13.3 pts vs 2021
2,925
Victory margin
1.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,97,593 valid votes, NOTA included.

Nilakkottai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ayyanar.rMale · 38 yrs · SCTVK68,580
34.71%
2Nagajothi.sFemale · 42 yrs · SCDMK65,655
33.23%
3Thenmozhi.sFemale · 64 yrs · SCAIADMK49,924
25.27%
4Dr.kailai Rajan.dMale · 74 yrs · SCNTK8,615
4.36%
5Selvam.p B.A. B.L.Male · 45 yrs · SCRPI(A)763
0.39%
—NOTANOTA642
0.32%
6Manikandan.pMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent515
0.26%
7Rajalakshmi.mFemale · 34 yrs · SCBSP505
0.26%
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8Sankar.pMale · 46 yrs · SCPT441
0.22%
9Vijayapandiyan.mMale · 26 yrs · SCIndependent415
0.21%
10Anbalagan.gMale · 74 yrs · SCAIPTMMK399
0.20%
11Manoharan.mMale · 61 yrs · SCIndependent349
0.18%
12Alappan.aMale · 44 yrs · SCIndependent331
0.17%
13Perumal.nMale · 73 yrs · SCIndependent238
0.12%
14Chellam.kMale · 71 yrs · SCIndependent162
0.08%
15Karuppaiah.sMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent59
0.03%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 34.7%DMK 33.2%AIADMK 25.3%NTK 4.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ayyanar.rTVK · 34.7% · margin 2,925Turnout89.3%
2021S.thenmozhiAIADMK · 49.5% · margin 27,618Turnout76.0%
2019 byeThenmozhi, S.AIADMK · 49.4% · margin 20,675Turnout80.3%
2016Thangathurai RAIADMK · 49.0% · margin 14,776Turnout79.9%
2011Ramasamy.aPT · 52.5% · margin 24,714Turnout79.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Nilakkottai bye-election, 18 Apr 2019

Turnout 80.3% · 1,84,374 of 2,29,625 electors voted

Nilakkottai bye-election 2019-04-18 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thenmozhi, S.AIADMK90,982
49.42%
2Soundara Pandian, C,DMK70,307
38.19%
3Thangathurai, R.Independent9,401
5.11%
4Sangilipandian, ANTK4,934
2.68%
5Chinnadurai. C,MNM3,139
1.71%
—NOTANOTA1,339
0.73%
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6Kanagaraj, GIndependent523
0.28%
7Sureshkumar, S.ETMK466
0.25%
8Muniyandi, A.Independent451
0.24%
9Mariyappan, RIndependent366
0.20%
10Amaravathi, M.Independent359
0.20%
11Perumal, N.Independent296
0.16%
12Pitchaimuthu, M.Independent246
0.13%
13Nagajothi. P,Independent246
0.13%
14Vendan, V.p,Independent223
0.12%
15Puratchimani, S.Independent185
0.10%
16Sivakami PIndependent175
0.10%
17Thenmozhi, S.Independent162
0.09%
18Vinoth, V.Independent120
0.07%
19Karuppusamy,p.Independent107
0.06%
20Pandi, M.Independent62
0.03%

Nilakkottai result 2021

Nilakkottai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.thenmozhiAIADMK91,461
49.49%
2K.murugavelrajanDMK63,843
34.55%
3G.vasanthadeviNTK17,509
9.47%
4K.ramasamyDMDK3,704
2.00%
5AnanthMNM3,181
1.72%
—NOTANOTA1,260
0.68%
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6P.nagendranBSP666
0.36%
7P.nagajothiIndependent515
0.28%
8V.vinothIndependent491
0.27%
9V.k.aiyyarPT484
0.26%
10P.pothumanickamIndependent375
0.20%
11A.alappanIndependent339
0.18%
12N.perumalIndependent252
0.14%
13V.balasubramaniIndependent164
0.09%
14V.revadhiMIDP158
0.09%
15M.pandiIndependent137
0.07%
16S.nithyaIndependent128
0.07%
17P.sivakamiIndependent77
0.04%
18M.kalimuthuIndependent61
0.03%

Nilakkottai result 2016

Nilakkottai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thangathurai RAIADMK85,507
48.99%
2Anbazhagan MDMK70,731
40.52%
3Ramasamy KDMDK7,666
4.39%
4Alagumani RBJP2,565
1.47%
5Ramoorthy NPMK2,201
1.26%
—NOTANOTA1,819
1.04%
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6Sangilipandian ANTK1,204
0.69%
7Saravanakumar PBSP746
0.43%
8Rajendiran VAIFB703
0.40%
9Menaka PIndependent440
0.25%
10Ilavarasi Balasundaram BIndependent307
0.18%
11Karthik CIndependent227
0.13%
12Anbazhagan PIndependent188
0.11%
13Alagumalai PIndependent139
0.08%
14Selvaraj SLJP98
0.06%

Nilakkottai result 2011

Nilakkottai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramasamy.aPT75,124
52.45%
2Rajangam.k.INC50,410
35.19%
3Johnpandian.bTMMK6,882
4.80%
4Chinnappan @ Rajendran.BJP3,952
2.76%
5Selvaraj.sLJP2,440
1.70%
6Sivakumar.s,Independent1,869
1.30%
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7Sivabalan, TIJK1,669
1.17%
8Pitchaiammal.pBSP897
0.63%
Map

Nilakkottai 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 Dindigul 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

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

  • Sachithanantham RCPI(M)89,361 53.2%
  • Mohamed Mubarak M AAIADMK37,533 22.4%
  • Kailai Rajan DNTK19,670 11.7%
  • Thilgabama MPMK17,878 10.6%
  • Rajkumar RIndependent772 0.5%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 51,828 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Nilakkottai assembly seat in 2026?

Ayyanar.r of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Nilakkottai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 68,580 votes, which was 34.71% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Nilakkottai?

The margin was 2,925 votes (1.48% of valid votes). The runner-up was Nagajothi.s of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 65,655 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Nilakkottai in 2026?

Turnout was 89.28%: 1,97,805 of 2,21,565 registered electors voted, across 305 polling stations. That is 13.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nilakkottai part of?

Nilakkottai is an assembly segment of the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sachithanantham R got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Nilakkottai had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 18 Apr 2019, Thenmozhi, S. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 20,675 votes.

Is Nilakkottai a reserved constituency?

Yes. Nilakkottai 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 Nilakkottai?

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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