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Assembly constituency 57 · Tamil Nadu

Palacodu is assembly constituency number 57 in Tamil Nadu, in Dharmapuri district, and one of the segments of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Anbalagan. K.P. of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 45.6% of the vote, 39,042 votes ahead of Gopi. R. (TVK).

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Palacodu · 2026AC 57
  1. 01
    Anbalagan. K.P.
    AIADMK
    1,02,807
    45.64%
  2. 02
    Gopi. R.
    TVK
    63,765
    28.31%
  3. 03
    Dr. Dnv Senthilkumar. S.
    DMK
    50,043
    22.22%
  4. 04
    Boopathi. R.
    NTK
    5,598
    2.49%
  5. 05
    Raman. M.
    Independent
    358
    0.16%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,394 votesNOTA · 1,292 (0.57%)

Margin 39,042 votes · 17.33% of valid votes

2,40,861
Registered electors
2026 election
93.6%
Turnout
+5.5 pts vs 2021
39,042
Victory margin
17.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,25,257 valid votes, NOTA included.

Palacodu 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anbalagan. K.P.Male · 67 yrsAIADMK1,02,807
45.64%
2Gopi. R.Male · 49 yrsTVK63,765
28.31%
3Dr. Dnv Senthilkumar. S.Male · 48 yrsDMK50,043
22.22%
4Boopathi. R.Male · 50 yrsNTK5,598
2.49%
—NOTANOTA1,292
0.57%
5Raman. M.Male · 48 yrsIndependent358
0.16%
6Madhappan. P.Male · 48 yrsIndependent283
0.13%
7Perumal Munusamy. M.Male · 43 yrsIndependent223
0.10%
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8Ramesh. P.Male · 48 yrsNADLMMKLK179
0.08%
9Palaniyammal. M.Female · 58 yrsTMK155
0.07%
10Senthilkumar. G.Male · 52 yrsIndependent145
0.06%
11Jayaraman Perumal. P.Male · 54 yrstavk118
0.05%
12Senthilkumar. KMale · 48 yrsIndependent116
0.05%
13Chinnasamy. N.Male · 39 yrsIndependent114
0.05%
14Krishnan. L.Male · 57 yrsIndependent61
0.03%
Past results

ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 45.6%TVK 28.3%DMK 22.2%NTK 2.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Anbalagan. K.P.AIADMK · 45.6% · margin 39,042Turnout93.6%
2021Anbalagan.k.p.AIADMK · 53.3% · margin 28,100Turnout88.1%
2016Anbalagan. K.P.AIADMK · 40.3% · margin 5,983Turnout88.6%
2011Anbalagan K PAIADMK · 60.7% · margin 43,213Turnout86.7%

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

Palacodu result 2021

Palacodu 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anbalagan.k.p.AIADMK1,10,070
53.28%
2Murugan.p.k.DMK81,970
39.68%
3Kalaiselvi.g.NTK7,704
3.73%
4Vijayasankar.p.DMDK2,409
1.17%
—NOTANOTA1,351
0.65%
5Rajasekar.d.MNM1,176
0.57%
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6Hari.r.BSP585
0.28%
7Vadivel.m.Independent465
0.23%
8Rajkumar.t.Independent406
0.20%
9Murugan.k.g.Independent169
0.08%
10Murugan.k.Independent120
0.06%
11Sharavanan.m.p.Independent90
0.04%
12Anbarasu.d.Independent80
0.04%

Palacodu result 2016

Palacodu 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anbalagan. K.P.AIADMK76,143
40.34%
2Murugan. P.K.DMK70,160
37.17%
3Mannan. K.PMK31,612
16.75%
4Kaverivarman. K.G.DMDK4,915
2.60%
—NOTANOTA1,880
1.00%
5Chandrasekaran. G.YSP536
0.28%
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6Venkatesan. S.NTK503
0.27%
7Nanjappan. P.IJK463
0.25%
8Govindarajan. S.Independent430
0.23%
9Sivakumar. S.TMK397
0.21%
10Perumal. P.BSP337
0.18%
11Krishnamoorthy. P.Independent334
0.18%
12Murugan. K.G.Independent325
0.17%
13Pachiyappan. M.Independent302
0.16%
14Sivakumar. T.KMDK257
0.14%
15Anbalagan. E.Independent173
0.09%

Palacodu result 2011

Palacodu 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anbalagan K PAIADMK94,877
60.72%
2Selvam VPMK51,664
33.06%
3Harinath KIndependent2,449
1.57%
4Kumaradevan K PBJP1,937
1.24%
5Ramasamy MIndependent1,101
0.70%
6Kalaichelvan MIJK874
0.56%
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7Theerthagiri CIndependent702
0.45%
8Murugan VIndependent667
0.43%
9Pannerselvam MBSP659
0.42%
10Edison PIndependent591
0.38%
11Murugan KIndependent393
0.25%
12Anbazhagan EPB344
0.22%
Map

Palacodu 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 Dharmapuri 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

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

  • Mani. A.DMK71,344 35.2%
  • Sowmiya AnbumaniPMK60,878 30.0%
  • Asokan. R. Dr.AIADMK53,607 26.4%
  • AbinayaNTK10,498 5.2%
  • Thangavel. K.DAMK1,222 0.6%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 10,466 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Palacodu assembly seat in 2026?

Anbalagan. K.P. of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Palacodu in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,02,807 votes, which was 45.64% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Palacodu?

The margin was 39,042 votes (17.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gopi. R. of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 63,765 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Palacodu in 2026?

Turnout was 93.62%: 2,25,496 of 2,40,861 registered electors voted, across 312 polling stations. That is 5.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Palacodu part of?

Palacodu is an assembly segment of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mani. A. got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Palacodu a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Palacodu?

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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