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Assembly constituency 202 · Tamil Nadu

Rajapalayam is assembly constituency number 202 in Tamil Nadu, in Virudhunagar district, and one of the segments of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Jegadeshwari. K of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 35.8% of the vote, 10,605 votes ahead of Thangapandian. S (DMK).

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Rajapalayam · 2026AC 202
  1. 01
    Jegadeshwari. K
    TVK
    65,548
    35.81%
  2. 02
    Thangapandian. S
    DMK
    54,943
    30.02%
  3. 03
    Priscilla Pandian. J
    BJP
    36,318
    19.84%
  4. 04
    Dr. Karthikeyan. T.E.
    NTK
    16,972
    9.27%
  5. 05
    Ramadevi. T
    PT
    2,544
    1.39%
  6. 17 other candidates · 5,942 votesNOTA · 753 (0.41%)

Margin 10,605 votes · 5.79% of valid votes

2,14,646
Registered electors
2026 election
85.4%
Turnout
+10.6 pts vs 2021
10,605
Victory margin
5.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 22 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,020 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajapalayam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jegadeshwari. KFemale · 40 yrsTVK65,548
35.81%
2Thangapandian. SMale · 57 yrsDMK54,943
30.02%
3Priscilla Pandian. JFemale · 56 yrsBJP36,318
19.84%
4Dr. Karthikeyan. T.E.Male · 33 yrsNTK16,972
9.27%
5Ramadevi. TFemale · 38 yrs · SCPT2,544
1.39%
6Harish. AMale · 28 yrsAIPTMMK1,547
0.85%
7Nasrin Banu. TFemale · 41 yrsRPPRINAT1,240
0.68%
—NOTANOTA753
0.41%
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8Manmathan. MMale · 71 yrs · SCIndependent414
0.23%
9Muthulakshmi. RFemale · 45 yrsIndependent351
0.19%
10Thangapandi. BMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent304
0.17%
11Selvi. KFemale · 35 yrsIndependent298
0.16%
12Jegathishwari. NFemale · 47 yrsIndependent292
0.16%
13Alagumurugan. SMale · 32 yrsIndependent268
0.15%
14Balamurugan. VMale · 50 yrsIndependent203
0.11%
15Selvakumar. AMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent180
0.10%
16Murugan. DMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent171
0.09%
17Samuel RajMale · 34 yrsIndependent140
0.08%
18Shanmugachandra Velavan. C.cMale · 58 yrs · STIndependent137
0.07%
19Saravanan. GMale · 50 yrsIndependent119
0.07%
20Vijendran. GMale · 67 yrsIndependent108
0.06%
21Ganesan. KMale · 43 yrsIndependent95
0.05%
22Alagupandian. AMale · 63 yrsIndependent75
0.04%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 35.8%DMK 30.0%BJP 19.8%AIADMK 39.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Jegadeshwari. KTVK · 35.8% · margin 10,605Turnout85.4%
2021Thangapandian S.DMK · 41.5% · margin 3,898Turnout74.8%
2016Thangappandian. S.DMK · 43.8% · margin 4,802Turnout76.1%
2011K.gopalsamyAIADMK · 53.8% · margin 21,432Turnout80.3%

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

Rajapalayam result 2021

Rajapalayam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thangapandian S.DMK74,158
41.50%
2Rajenthrabhalaji K.tAIADMK70,260
39.32%
3Jeyaraj V.NTK15,601
8.73%
4Kalimuthu K.AMMK7,664
4.29%
5Vivekananthan S.MNM4,057
2.27%
6Ayyar V.K.PT3,384
1.89%
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—NOTANOTA1,875
1.05%
7Manikumar M.Independent548
0.31%
8Jeyaprakash I.Independent336
0.19%
9Thangapandi S.Independent264
0.15%
10Vijayakumar E.Independent140
0.08%
11Kalimuthu K.Independent120
0.07%
12Thangapandi B.Independent112
0.06%
13Dharmalingam K.RPPRINAT103
0.06%
14Selvaraj G.Independent86
0.05%

Rajapalayam result 2016

Rajapalayam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thangappandian. S.DMK74,787
43.82%
2Shyam, A.A.S.AIADMK69,985
41.00%
3Gurusamy. A.CPI(M)12,505
7.33%
4Ramachandra Raja, A.N.BJP3,435
2.01%
5Jeyaraj. V.NTK2,414
1.41%
—NOTANOTA2,290
1.34%
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6Lakshmanan. P.PMK1,073
0.63%
7Jeyaprakash. I.Independent919
0.54%
8Arasamani. K.MAKKK547
0.32%
9Jeyaraj. T.Independent451
0.26%
10Thangapandi. S.Independent402
0.24%
11Thangaraj. K.Independent354
0.21%
12Periyasamy. A.Independent312
0.18%
13Thangeswaran. P.Independent224
0.13%
14Sakthivel.r.Independent189
0.11%
15Muthuvelan @ Saravanan. S.Independent159
0.09%
16Manmathan. M.Independent146
0.09%
17Kamatchi. R.YSP138
0.08%
18Arjunan . K.Independent136
0.08%
19Kalyanasundaram. R.sIndependent123
0.07%
20Balamurugan.v.UCPI99
0.06%

Rajapalayam result 2011

Rajapalayam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.gopalsamyAIADMK80,125
53.80%
2S.thangapandianDMK58,693
39.41%
3N.s.ramakrishnanBJP5,428
3.64%
4V.muruganIndependent736
0.49%
5A.jakir HussianIndependent701
0.47%
6J.joseph ChellappahIndependent672
0.45%
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7S.manivasagamBSP625
0.42%
8R.suria MaharajaIndependent570
0.38%
9K.dharmalingamIndependent302
0.20%
10M.manmadhanIndependent278
0.19%
11P.ayyanarIndependent213
0.14%
12P.saravananIndependent202
0.14%
13K.neerathilingamIndependent166
0.11%
14V.selvarajIndependent111
0.07%
15B.kulanthaivelIndependent103
0.07%
Map

Rajapalayam 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 Virudhunagar district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr Rani SrikumarDMK60,632 39.4%
  • Dr K KrishnasamyAIADMK38,000 24.7%
  • B John PandianBJP25,798 16.8%
  • Esai MathivananNTK25,013 16.3%
  • Karpagavalli PIndependent1,394 0.9%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 22,632 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Rajapalayam assembly seat in 2026?

Jegadeshwari. K of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Rajapalayam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 65,548 votes, which was 35.81% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajapalayam?

The margin was 10,605 votes (5.79% of valid votes). The runner-up was Thangapandian. S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 54,943 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajapalayam in 2026?

Turnout was 85.36%: 1,83,212 of 2,14,646 registered electors voted, across 269 polling stations. That is 10.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajapalayam part of?

Rajapalayam is an assembly segment of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rani Srikumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rajapalayam a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Rajapalayam?

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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