Pennagaram is assembly constituency number 58 in Tamil Nadu, in Dharmapuri district, and one of the segments of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Gajendran. S. of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 35.5% of the vote, 3,165 votes ahead of Selvam. V. (PMK).
- 01Gajendran. S.TVK81,24035.53%
- 02Selvam. V.PMK78,07534.14%
- 03G. K. M. TamilkumaranINC53,90123.57%
- 04Palaniyammal. T.NTK7,3583.22%
- 05Thavamani. C.tavk6280.27%
- 17 other candidates · 6,790 votesNOTA · 674 (0.29%)
Margin 3,165 votes · 1.38% of valid votes
All 22 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,28,666 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajendran. S.Male · 43 yrs | TVK | 81,240 | 35.53% |
| 2 | Selvam. V.Male · 61 yrs | PMK | 78,075 | 34.14% |
| 3 | G. K. M. TamilkumaranMale · 48 yrs | INC | 53,901 | 23.57% |
| 4 | Palaniyammal. T.Female · 30 yrs | NTK | 7,358 | 3.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 674 | 0.29% |
| 5 | Thavamani. C.Male · 61 yrs | tavk | 628 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Ajith Kumar. S.Male · 27 yrs · SC | BSP | 557 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Kannan. K.Male · 54 yrs | TMK | 546 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Poomani. P.Female · 28 yrs | Independent | 533 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Arunkumar. G.Male · 41 yrs | Independent | 501 | 0.22% |
| 10 | Sakthivel. M.Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 480 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Annamalai. M.Male · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 480 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Gnanaselvam. S.Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 463 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Thirumurugan. P.Male · 48 yrs | NADLMMKLK | 429 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Tamilarasan. M.Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 400 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Elavarsan. A.Male · 32 yrs | Independent | 367 | 0.16% |
| 16 | Manoharan. K. A.Male · 48 yrs | Independent | 364 | 0.16% |
| 17 | Vilkrishnan. R.Male · 66 yrs · SC | Independent | 356 | 0.16% |
| 18 | Veerappan. M.Male · 65 yrs | Independent | 347 | 0.15% |
| 19 | Sendrayan. G.Male · 63 yrs | Independent | 293 | 0.13% |
| 20 | Tamilselvi. S.Female · 61 yrs | Independent | 263 | 0.12% |
| 21 | Manivannan. S.Male · 48 yrs | Independent | 209 | 0.09% |
| 22 | Selvam. V.Male · 52 yrs | Independent | 202 | 0.09% |
The seat changed hands: PMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Pennagaram result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mani. G.k | PMK | 1,06,123 | 50.46% |
| 2 | Inbasekaran. P.n.p | DMK | 84,937 | 40.39% |
| 3 | Tamilazhagan. R | NTK | 8,945 | 4.25% |
| 4 | Uthayakumar. R | DMDK | 2,921 | 1.39% |
| 5 | Periyananjappan. A | Independent | 1,968 | 0.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,759 | 0.84% |
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| 6 | Shakila. K | MNM | 1,471 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Thirumurugan. P | Independent | 451 | 0.21% |
| 8 | Munusamy. S | Independent | 265 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Moorthi. S | BSP | 245 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Dharuman. K | Independent | 243 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Mani. K.G. | Independent | 212 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Annadurai. C | DMSK | 211 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Annadurai. V | Independent | 207 | 0.10% |
| 14 | Mani. P | Independent | 205 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Sivalingam. N | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
Pennagaram result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbasekaran. P.N.P. | DMK | 76,848 | 38.49% |
| 2 | Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | 58,402 | 29.25% |
| 3 | Munusamy K.p | AIADMK | 51,687 | 25.89% |
| 4 | Nanjappan. N. | CPI | 5,624 | 2.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,081 | 1.04% |
| 5 | Muniappan. A | Independent | 716 | 0.36% |
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| 6 | Sivakumar. G | NTK | 688 | 0.34% |
| 7 | Murugesan. M | Independent | 688 | 0.34% |
| 8 | Pothurasu. N | Independent | 640 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Dhanapal. G | Independent | 555 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Malliga. M | BSP | 473 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Venkatesan. P. C | Independent | 336 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Agni Sriramachandran | Independent | 300 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Sivalingam. P | Independent | 222 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Jaikumar. K | JD(S) | 193 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Singaravelu. K | Independent | 182 | 0.09% |
Pennagaram result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjappan N | CPI | 80,028 | 49.31% |
| 2 | Inbasekaran P N P | DMK | 68,485 | 42.20% |
| 3 | Munusamy M | Independent | 3,047 | 1.88% |
| 4 | Kandasamy K P | BJP | 2,660 | 1.64% |
| 5 | Shanmugam R | Independent | 1,546 | 0.95% |
| 6 | Venkatesan M | BSP | 1,478 | 0.91% |
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| 7 | Muniappan P | Independent | 1,208 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Samykannu K K | Independent | 853 | 0.53% |
| 9 | Muniraj A | Independent | 685 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Balasubramanian P | Independent | 675 | 0.42% |
| 11 | Elavarasan C | Independent | 650 | 0.40% |
| 12 | Paneerselvam K | Independent | 502 | 0.31% |
| 13 | Kamalanathan R | Independent | 471 | 0.29% |
Pennagaram 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.
Pennagaram is one of the assembly segments of Dharmapuri. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dharmapuri candidates.
- Sowmiya AnbumaniPMK76,166 37.4%
- Mani. A.DMK64,581 31.7%
- Asokan. R. Dr.AIADMK43,552 21.4%
- AbinayaNTK12,230 6.0%
- Thangavel. K.DAMK1,549 0.8%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, PMK led here by 11,585 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pennagaram.
Who won the Pennagaram assembly seat in 2026?
Gajendran. S. of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Pennagaram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 81,240 votes, which was 35.53% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pennagaram?
The margin was 3,165 votes (1.38% of valid votes). The runner-up was Selvam. V. of the Pattali Makkal Katchi with 78,075 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pennagaram in 2026?
Turnout was 91.99%: 2,28,907 of 2,48,832 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 6.0 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pennagaram part of?
Pennagaram is an assembly segment of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sowmiya Anbumani got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Pennagaram a reserved constituency?
No. Pennagaram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pennagaram?
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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- Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
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- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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