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Assembly constituency 219 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Sankarankovil is assembly constituency number 219 in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli district, and one of the segments of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.0% of the vote, 6,489 votes ahead of C. Ramarajan (TVK).

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Sankarankovil · 2026AC 219
  1. 01
    Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar
    AIADMK
    64,865
    33.01%
  2. 02
    C. Ramarajan
    TVK
    58,376
    29.71%
  3. 03
    Sangai. Ganesan
    INC
    42,567
    21.66%
  4. 04
    M. Kavitha
    NTK
    12,767
    6.50%
  5. 05
    Vasanthi Murugesan
    AIPTMMK
    8,006
    4.07%
  6. 15 other candidates · 9,339 votesNOTA · 560 (0.29%)

Margin 6,489 votes · 3.30% of valid votes

2,39,035
Registered electors
2026 election
82.7%
Turnout
+10.4 pts vs 2021
6,489
Victory margin
3.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 20 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,96,480 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sankarankovil 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Dhilipan JaishankarMale · 29 yrs · SCAIADMK64,865
33.01%
2C. RamarajanMale · 41 yrs · SCTVK58,376
29.71%
3Sangai. GanesanMale · 57 yrs · SCINC42,567
21.66%
4M. KavithaFemale · 41 yrs · SCNTK12,767
6.50%
5Vasanthi MurugesanFemale · 63 yrs · SCAIPTMMK8,006
4.07%
6PrabakaranMale · 39 yrs · SCPT4,612
2.35%
7K.sureshMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent766
0.39%
8AnandMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent661
0.34%
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—NOTANOTA560
0.29%
9V. PaulpandianMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent504
0.26%
10S. MariappanMale · 31 yrs · SCBSP500
0.25%
11C. RaviMale · 52 yrs · SCTMNK487
0.25%
12K. RavikumarMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent398
0.20%
13S.arulrajMale · 65 yrs · SCIndependent259
0.13%
14K. SubburajMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent215
0.11%
15J. PandiMale · 41 yrs · SCBMK183
0.09%
16S. MuthuselvanMale · 49 yrs · SCIndependent183
0.09%
17Velraj .sMale · 42 yrs · SCtavk170
0.09%
18K. ThangavelMale · 65 yrs · SCPMTDK163
0.08%
19N.selvamMale · 60 yrs · SCNIDP134
0.07%
20M. RajMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent104
0.05%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026AIADMK 33.0%TVK 29.7%INC 21.7%DMK 38.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr. Dhilipan JaishankarAIADMK · 33.0% · margin 6,489Turnout82.7%
2021Raja EDMK · 38.9% · margin 5,297Turnout72.3%
2016Rajalakshmi MAIADMK · 44.4% · margin 14,489Turnout76.0%
2011Karuppasamy.cAIADMK · 50.0% · margin 10,395Turnout75.7%

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

Sankarankovil result 2021

Sankarankovil 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raja EDMK71,347
38.92%
2Rajalakshmi V MAIADMK66,050
36.03%
3Annadurai RAMMK22,682
12.37%
4Mahendrakumari PNTK13,851
7.55%
5Prabhu KMNM2,338
1.28%
—NOTANOTA1,957
1.07%
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6Subramaniam VPT1,941
1.06%
7Valliammal MIndependent890
0.49%
8Vetrimaran AIndependent620
0.34%
9Karuthapandiyan RIndependent408
0.22%
10Muthukkutti SIndependent389
0.21%
11Gururaj PIndependent303
0.17%
12Paneerselvam UMMKA187
0.10%
13Mathankumar KMIDP171
0.09%
14Ganesan AIndependent107
0.06%
15Balamurugesan MBHUDRP97
0.05%

Sankarankovil result 2016

Sankarankovil 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajalakshmi MAIADMK78,751
44.36%
2Anbumani GDMK64,262
36.20%
3Sadhan Thirumalaikumar T DrMDMK20,807
11.72%
4Gunasekaran KBJP4,242
2.39%
5AmuthaNTK2,476
1.39%
—NOTANOTA2,258
1.27%
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6Murugan KAIFB1,042
0.59%
7Rajan AIndependent782
0.44%
8Sureshkumar SPMK645
0.36%
9Subashini STMMK579
0.33%
10Mariappan SIndependent457
0.26%
11Subbulakshmi PShiv Sena341
0.19%
12Nagarajan MIndependent304
0.17%
13Velladurai PIndependent284
0.16%
14Venni Udaiyar SJKNPP160
0.09%
15Muthu MTAVK120
0.07%

Sankarankovil result 2011

Sankarankovil 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karuppasamy.cAIADMK72,297
49.99%
2Umamaheswari.mDMK61,902
42.80%
3Lakshmi Nathan.aIndependent2,198
1.52%
4Rajendran.sIndependent1,917
1.33%
5Saratha.cBJP1,862
1.29%
6Subbulakshmi.pIndependent1,210
0.84%
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7Gunaseelan.sIndependent895
0.62%
8Kumar Alias PadayappaBSP815
0.56%
9Murugan.sIndependent508
0.35%
10Mariappan.sIndependent288
0.20%
11Gomathinayagam.mIndependent239
0.17%
12Madasamy.mIndependent181
0.13%
13Ayyanar.kIndependent175
0.12%
14Rajan.gIndependent135
0.09%
Map

Sankarankovil 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

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

  • Dr Rani SrikumarDMK64,475 39.8%
  • Dr K KrishnasamyAIADMK40,079 24.8%
  • B John PandianBJP33,675 20.8%
  • Esai MathivananNTK19,018 11.8%
  • Karpagavalli PIndependent853 0.5%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 24,396 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sankarankovil assembly seat in 2026?

Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Sankarankovil in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 64,865 votes, which was 33.01% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sankarankovil?

The margin was 6,489 votes (3.30% of valid votes). The runner-up was C. Ramarajan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 58,376 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sankarankovil in 2026?

Turnout was 82.70%: 1,97,670 of 2,39,035 registered electors voted, across 315 polling stations. That is 10.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sankarankovil part of?

Sankarankovil 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 Sankarankovil a reserved constituency?

Yes. Sankarankovil is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Sankarankovil?

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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