Oddanchatram is assembly constituency number 128 in Tamil Nadu, in Dindigul district, and one of the segments of the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sakkarapani. R of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 46.2% of the vote, 43,249 votes ahead of Vidiyal S. Sekar (BJP).
- 01Sakkarapani. RDMK93,09946.17%
- 02Vidiyal S. SekarBJP49,85024.72%
- 03Mohan. STVK49,15524.38%
- 04Ragupathi. PNTK5,4542.71%
- 05Prabaharan. MIndependent6460.32%
- 9 other candidates · 1,929 votesNOTA · 1,491 (0.74%)
Margin 43,249 votes · 21.45% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,01,624 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakkarapani. RMale · 64 yrs | DMK | 93,099 | 46.17% |
| 2 | Vidiyal S. SekarMale · 58 yrs | BJP | 49,850 | 24.72% |
| 3 | Mohan. SMale · 46 yrs | TVK | 49,155 | 24.38% |
| 4 | Ragupathi. PMale · 56 yrs | NTK | 5,454 | 2.71% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,491 | 0.74% |
| 5 | Prabaharan. MMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 646 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Murugaraj. PMale · 41 yrs · SC | BSP | 516 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Alagiyannan. AMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 301 | 0.15% |
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| 8 | Nagul Prakash. AMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 240 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Raghunath. KMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 216 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Manikannan. AMale · 26 yrs | Independent | 192 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Kumarrathinam. MMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 175 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Chellamuthu. KMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Ananthraj. TMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 99 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Arumugam. MMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 89 | 0.04% |
DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Oddanchatram result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakkarapani R | DMK | 1,09,970 | 54.51% |
| 2 | Nataraj N.p | AIADMK | 81,228 | 40.26% |
| 3 | Sakthi Devi T | NTK | 4,944 | 2.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,457 | 0.72% |
| 4 | Siva Kumar M | DMDK | 1,427 | 0.71% |
| 5 | Abdul Hadi A | MNM | 1,082 | 0.54% |
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| 6 | Murugaraj P | BSP | 529 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Marimuthu T.s | Independent | 407 | 0.20% |
| 8 | Balasubramani S | Independent | 356 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Chellamuthu K | Independent | 100 | 0.05% |
| 10 | Ravi M | AMPK | 61 | 0.03% |
| 11 | Sivanesan K | Independent | 59 | 0.03% |
| 12 | Ravichandran K | MIDP | 52 | 0.03% |
| 13 | Sivaprakash S | Independent | 44 | 0.02% |
| 14 | Shanmugavel P | Independent | 40 | 0.02% |
Oddanchatram result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakkarapani R | DMK | 1,21,715 | 64.26% |
| 2 | Kittusamy K | AIADMK | 55,988 | 29.56% |
| 3 | Santhanam K | CPI | 3,684 | 1.94% |
| 4 | Palanisamy S.k | BJP | 1,909 | 1.01% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,274 | 0.67% |
| 5 | Muthukumar K | Independent | 1,050 | 0.55% |
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| 6 | Arumugam M | NCP | 701 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Selvakumar K | NTK | 611 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Velliyangiri S | Independent | 447 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Marimuthu T S | Independent | 435 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Mohamed Nainer M | Independent | 420 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Arulananthan P | KMDK | 376 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Shanmugam K | PMK | 367 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Sakthivel A | Independent | 258 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Chellamuthu K | Independent | 93 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Shanmugavel P | Independent | 86 | 0.05% |
Oddanchatram result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakkarapani.r | DMK | 87,743 | 51.99% |
| 2 | Baalasubramani. P | AIADMK | 72,810 | 43.14% |
| 3 | Velkumar.p, | Independent | 3,092 | 1.83% |
| 4 | Palanisamy.s.k | BJP | 1,708 | 1.01% |
| 5 | Pitchai Muthu. R, | BSP | 744 | 0.44% |
| 6 | Chellamuthu. K | Independent | 672 | 0.40% |
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| 7 | Gurusamy.s | Independent | 567 | 0.34% |
| 8 | Vijayasundaram. A, | Independent | 432 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Chinnaraja. D, | Independent | 313 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Kannappan.k | IJK | 228 | 0.14% |
| 11 | Shanmugavel. P. | Independent | 135 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Sivaprakasam. K. | Independent | 129 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Arumugam. C, | Independent | 110 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Karuppuchamy.c, | Independent | 102 | 0.06% |
Oddanchatram 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.
Oddanchatram 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)1,13,647 63.6%
- Mohamed Mubarak M AAIADMK38,121 21.3%
- Thilgabama MPMK14,707 8.2%
- Kailai Rajan DNTK9,251 5.2%
- Rajkumar RIndependent814 0.5%
In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 75,526 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Oddanchatram.
Who won the Oddanchatram assembly seat in 2026?
Sakkarapani. R of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Oddanchatram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 93,099 votes, which was 46.17% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Oddanchatram?
The margin was 43,249 votes (21.45% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vidiyal S. Sekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 49,850 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Oddanchatram in 2026?
Turnout was 91.57%: 2,01,705 of 2,20,263 registered electors voted, across 314 polling stations. That is 7.9 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Oddanchatram part of?
Oddanchatram 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.
Is Oddanchatram a reserved constituency?
No. Oddanchatram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Oddanchatram?
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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