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Assembly constituency 226 · Tamil Nadu

Palayamkottai is assembly constituency number 226 in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli district, and one of the segments of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election M.abdul Wahab of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 44.1% of the vote, 13,805 votes ahead of Maria John (TVK).

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Palayamkottai · 2026AC 226
  1. 01
    M.abdul Wahab
    DMK
    79,744
    44.15%
  2. 02
    Maria John
    TVK
    65,939
    36.51%
  3. 03
    Syed Sulthan Samsudeen
    AIADMK
    19,732
    10.92%
  4. 04
    Sankara Narayanan Alias Saran
    NTK
    10,465
    5.79%
  5. 05
    Paulraj.v
    Independent
    717
    0.40%
  6. 12 other candidates · 3,172 votesNOTA · 851 (0.47%)

Margin 13,805 votes · 7.64% of valid votes

2,57,498
Registered electors
2026 election
70.3%
Turnout
+11.3 pts vs 2021
13,805
Victory margin
7.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,80,620 valid votes, NOTA included.

Palayamkottai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.abdul WahabMale · 59 yrsDMK79,744
44.15%
2Maria JohnMale · 69 yrsTVK65,939
36.51%
3Syed Sulthan SamsudeenMale · 34 yrsAIADMK19,732
10.92%
4Sankara Narayanan Alias SaranMale · 27 yrsNTK10,465
5.79%
—NOTANOTA851
0.47%
5Paulraj.vMale · 37 yrsIndependent717
0.40%
6Karthick Narayanan S.Male · 50 yrsIndependent619
0.34%
7Abdul KoyaMale · 42 yrsIndependent560
0.31%
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8T.a.umarMale · 52 yrstavk493
0.27%
9SrinivashMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent346
0.19%
10V.georgeMale · 60 yrsIndependent221
0.12%
11EsakkimuthuMale · 36 yrsPMTDK201
0.11%
12M.manikandanMale · 32 yrsIndependent149
0.08%
13Nallakkannu Alias Karthic.kMale · 39 yrsIndependent140
0.08%
14A. SudhaharMale · 47 yrsIndependent127
0.07%
15S.thangaduraiMale · 55 yrsNIDP123
0.07%
16D.santhiyagappar AntonyMale · 28 yrsIndependent104
0.06%
17R.sesuMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent89
0.05%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 44.1%TVK 36.5%AIADMK 10.9%SDPI 7.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026M.abdul WahabDMK · 44.1% · margin 13,805Turnout70.3%
2021Abdul Wahab .mDMK · 55.3% · margin 52,141Turnout59.0%
2016Mohideen Khant.p.mDMK · 43.6% · margin 15,872Turnout61.2%
2011T.p.m.mohideen KhanDMK · 42.8% · margin 605Turnout68.7%

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

Palayamkottai result 2021

Palayamkottai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abdul Wahab .mDMK89,117
55.32%
2Jerald .k.j.cAIADMK36,976
22.95%
3Mohamed Mubarak .v.m.s.SDPI12,241
7.60%
4Fathima .aNTK11,665
7.24%
5Premnath. DMNM8,107
5.03%
—NOTANOTA1,647
1.02%
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6Sadagopan .kIndependent395
0.25%
7RajaVTVTK298
0.18%
8VeerasubramaniyanAJPK231
0.14%
9John Samuvel Jesupatham .dIndependent212
0.13%
10Leo Infant Raj .mIndependent202
0.13%

Palayamkottai result 2016

Palayamkottai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohideen Khant.p.mDMK67,463
43.62%
2Hyder Ali S.k.aAIADMK51,591
33.36%
3Nizam Mohideen K.m.aMDMK12,593
8.14%
4Nirmal Singh Yadav .mBJP7,063
4.57%
5Shahul Hameed K.sSDPI7,008
4.53%
—NOTANOTA2,947
1.91%
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6Arumuga Nainar .sNTK2,592
1.68%
7Nishthar Ali .sPMK1,315
0.85%
8Kannan .pTMMK517
0.33%
9Ansar .mIndependent479
0.31%
10Subramanian .sIndependent334
0.22%
11Phinehas Rathinam .pIndependent302
0.20%
12David Jeba Raj .vIndependent189
0.12%
13Murugaiah .mIndependent169
0.11%
14AhamedIndependent86
0.06%

Palayamkottai result 2011

Palayamkottai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T.p.m.mohideen KhanDMK58,049
42.76%
2V.palaniCPI(M)57,444
42.31%
3K.s.sahul HameedIndependent7,032
5.18%
4S.karthick NarayananBJP6,939
5.11%
5A.hyder AliIndependent2,624
1.93%
6S.velayuthamIndependent1,000
0.74%
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7P.stephenBSP983
0.72%
8Mohamed Pasulul IlakiIndependent525
0.39%
9A.sheik HayatIndependent423
0.31%
10K.bala MuruganIndependent363
0.27%
11S.gajendra RajIndependent195
0.14%
12S.a Abdul KadarIndependent193
0.14%
Map

Palayamkottai 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

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

  • Robert Bruce CINC90,019 58.2%
  • Nainar NagenthranBJP41,072 26.6%
  • SathyaNTK8,751 5.7%
  • Jansi Rani MAIADMK8,219 5.3%
  • Pottal Sundara MuniswaranIndependent3,065 2.0%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 48,947 EVM votes.

Open Tirunelveli Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Palayamkottai assembly seat in 2026?

M.abdul Wahab of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Palayamkottai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 79,744 votes, which was 44.15% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Palayamkottai?

The margin was 13,805 votes (7.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Maria John of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 65,939 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Palayamkottai in 2026?

Turnout was 70.32%: 1,81,061 of 2,57,498 registered electors voted, across 296 polling stations. That is 11.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Palayamkottai part of?

Palayamkottai is an assembly segment of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Robert Bruce C got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Palayamkottai a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Palayamkottai?

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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