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Assembly constituency 127 · Tamil Nadu

Palani is assembly constituency number 127 in Tamil Nadu, in Dindigul district, and one of the segments of the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ravimanoharan. K of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 32.1% of the vote, 693 votes ahead of Dr. Praveen Kumar. M (TVK).

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Palani · 2026AC 127
  1. 01
    Ravimanoharan. K
    AIADMK
    66,986
    32.11%
  2. 02
    Dr. Praveen Kumar. M
    TVK
    66,293
    31.78%
  3. 03
    Pandi. N
    CPI(M)
    65,534
    31.41%
  4. 04
    Murugeswari. B
    NTK
    6,300
    3.02%
  5. 05
    Nachimuthu. S
    BSP
    585
    0.28%
  6. 10 other candidates · 2,171 votesNOTA · 750 (0.36%)

Margin 693 votes · 0.33% of valid votes

2,39,881
Registered electors
2026 election
87.0%
Turnout
+12.9 pts vs 2021
693
Victory margin
0.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,08,619 valid votes, NOTA included.

Palani 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ravimanoharan. KMale · 57 yrsAIADMK66,986
32.11%
2Dr. Praveen Kumar. MMale · 40 yrsTVK66,293
31.78%
3Pandi. NMale · 68 yrsCPI(M)65,534
31.41%
4Murugeswari. BFemale · 27 yrs · STNTK6,300
3.02%
—NOTANOTA750
0.36%
5Nachimuthu. SMale · 49 yrs · SCBSP585
0.28%
6Jayakumar. TMale · 29 yrsIndependent520
0.25%
7Praveenkumar. RMale · 29 yrsIndependent283
0.14%
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8Ramamoorthi. GMale · 50 yrsRTSMJD273
0.13%
9Ashokkumar. GMale · 32 yrsIndependent254
0.12%
10Balachandran. MMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent214
0.10%
11Madheswari. RFemale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent178
0.09%
12Vaykkaldurai. KMale · 48 yrs · SCPT151
0.07%
13Thannasiappan. PMale · 64 yrsIndependent136
0.07%
14Thirumalaisamy. BMale · 51 yrs · SCIndependent92
0.04%
15Anbarasu. RMale · 46 yrsIndependent70
0.03%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 32.1%TVK 31.8%CPI(M) 31.4%DMK 52.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ravimanoharan. KAIADMK · 32.1% · margin 693Turnout87.0%
2021Senthil Kumar I.pDMK · 52.9% · margin 30,056Turnout74.1%
2016Senthilkumar I PDMK · 50.7% · margin 25,586Turnout76.9%
2011Venugopalu. K.s.n,AIADMK · 48.3% · margin 1,754Turnout81.0%

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

Palani result 2021

Palani 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Senthil Kumar I.pDMK1,08,566
52.86%
2Ravi Manoharan KAIADMK78,510
38.23%
3Vinoth Rajasekaran GNTK7,656
3.73%
4Poovendhan TMNM3,732
1.82%
5Veerakumar VAMMK2,255
1.10%
—NOTANOTA1,110
0.54%
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6Sivabala Moorthi KABHM601
0.29%
7Sudha R BIndependent522
0.25%
8Suresh MIndependent462
0.22%
9Nachimuthu SBSP443
0.22%
10Nagendran GIndependent310
0.15%
11Samiappa Gounder PIndependent195
0.09%
12Shahul HameedIndependent149
0.07%
13Siddiq MIndependent110
0.05%
14LathikaIndependent106
0.05%
15Periyadurai MIndependent95
0.05%
16Ananthan S. PIndependent92
0.04%
17Thangavel BMIDP77
0.04%
18Munishraja MIndependent73
0.04%
19Pandeeswaran MIndependent68
0.03%
20Rasulbeevi SahabudeenIndependent64
0.03%
21Thangavel AIndependent58
0.03%
22Kaliappan KIndependent49
0.02%
23Azhagumalai AIndependent43
0.02%
24Karuppusamy PIndependent38
0.02%

Palani result 2016

Palani 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Senthilkumar I PDMK1,00,045
50.66%
2Kumarasamy PAIADMK74,459
37.71%
3Rajamanickam VCPI(M)9,687
4.91%
4Kanagaraj NBJP4,092
2.07%
—NOTANOTA1,460
0.74%
5Kyzer ASDPI1,370
0.69%
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6Vinoth Rajasekaran GNTK876
0.44%
7Sivakumar TIndependent594
0.30%
8Nagendran PBSP587
0.30%
9Madurai Veeran K AIndependent580
0.29%
10Maheswaran PIndependent572
0.29%
11Nagarajan BPMK490
0.25%
12Chinnaraj AIndependent445
0.23%
13Mohamed Jabbar MIndependent348
0.18%
14Sickander KIndependent345
0.17%
15Sirajdeen NIndependent343
0.17%
16Krishnamoorthi RKMDK224
0.11%
17Kumaresan SIndependent192
0.10%
18Sundaram CIndependent184
0.09%
19Manoharan KIndependent152
0.08%
20Ravi Paul GICF124
0.06%
21Thangapandiyan RIndependent107
0.05%
22Kaja AIndependent103
0.05%
23Muthu Karuppanan MIndependent95
0.05%

Palani result 2011

Palani 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Venugopalu. K.s.n,AIADMK82,051
48.30%
2Senthilkumar. I.pDMK80,297
47.27%
3Deenadayalan,kBJP1,745
1.03%
4Vengudusamy.a,Independent1,442
0.85%
5Sivakumar.r ,Independent1,066
0.63%
6Jayachandheran.pLJP884
0.52%
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7Thayar Sulthan,kBSP547
0.32%
8Selvakumar.r,Independent433
0.25%
9Latha.tIndependent290
0.17%
10Nagethinran. G.Independent262
0.15%
11Chinnaraj.k,Independent251
0.15%
12Eswaran.nIndependent224
0.13%
13Kannan.a.cIndependent160
0.09%
14Anbarasan.aIndependent151
0.09%
15Elangovan. N.vIndependent81
0.05%
Map

Palani 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

Palani 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)1,03,002 56.9%
  • Mohamed Mubarak M AAIADMK42,046 23.2%
  • Thilgabama MPMK20,655 11.4%
  • Kailai Rajan DNTK12,349 6.8%
  • Rajkumar RIndependent492 0.3%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 60,956 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Palani assembly seat in 2026?

Ravimanoharan. K of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Palani in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 66,986 votes, which was 32.11% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Palani?

The margin was 693 votes (0.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Praveen Kumar. M of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 66,293 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Palani in 2026?

Turnout was 87.00%: 2,08,707 of 2,39,881 registered electors voted, across 339 polling stations. That is 12.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Palani part of?

Palani 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 Palani a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Palani?

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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