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Assembly constituency 79 · Tamil Nadu

Sankarapuram is assembly constituency number 79 in Tamil Nadu, in Viluppuram district, and one of the segments of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rakesh R of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 34.1% of the vote, 3,440 votes ahead of Udhayasuriyan T (DMK).

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Sankarapuram · 2026AC 79
  1. 01
    Rakesh R
    AIADMK
    80,250
    34.07%
  2. 02
    Udhayasuriyan T
    DMK
    76,810
    32.61%
  3. 03
    Jagadesan A
    TVK
    67,624
    28.71%
  4. 04
    Ramesh K
    NTK
    5,567
    2.36%
  5. 05
    Ramachandiran M
    tavk
    677
    0.29%
  6. 17 other candidates · 4,217 votesNOTA · 383 (0.16%)

Margin 3,440 votes · 1.46% of valid votes

2,66,003
Registered electors
2026 election
88.6%
Turnout
+8.3 pts vs 2021
3,440
Victory margin
1.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 22 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,35,528 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sankarapuram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rakesh RMale · 38 yrsAIADMK80,250
34.07%
2Udhayasuriyan TMale · 62 yrsDMK76,810
32.61%
3Jagadesan AMale · 53 yrs · SCTVK67,624
28.71%
4Ramesh KMale · 35 yrsNTK5,567
2.36%
5Ramachandiran MMale · 47 yrs · SCtavk677
0.29%
6Manikandan PMale · 34 yrsIndependent579
0.25%
7Sudha MFemale · 37 yrs · SCBSP544
0.23%
8Mayilamparai Mari AMale · 49 yrsIndependent512
0.22%
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9Vijay JMale · 34 yrsIndependent409
0.17%
—NOTANOTA383
0.16%
10Pachaiyappan KMale · 56 yrsIndependent351
0.15%
11Nadarajan KMale · 67 yrsAIPTMMK328
0.14%
12Durai Ezhilan PMale · 49 yrsIndependent295
0.13%
13Gangasekar AMale · 42 yrsMSK223
0.09%
14Mani GMale · 32 yrsIndependent166
0.07%
15Dr.murugu KMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent113
0.05%
16Samikkannu MMale · 45 yrsIndependent112
0.05%
17Jayaprakash KMale · 47 yrsIndependent111
0.05%
18Anbazhagan SMale · 28 yrsIndependent105
0.04%
19Sanniyasi NMale · 56 yrs · SCVTVTK100
0.04%
20Kavikuil VFemale · 26 yrsIndependent97
0.04%
21Harun Rasheeth JMale · 51 yrs · SCIndependent87
0.04%
22Vignesh RMale · 29 yrsIndependent85
0.04%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 34.1%DMK 32.6%TVK 28.7%PMK 34.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Rakesh RAIADMK · 34.1% · margin 3,440Turnout88.6%
2021Udhayasuriyan TDMK · 56.2% · margin 45,963Turnout80.4%
2016Udhayasuriyan.tDMK · 44.7% · margin 14,528Turnout81.1%
2011Mohan.pAIADMK · 51.2% · margin 12,198Turnout82.0%

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

Sankarapuram result 2021

Sankarapuram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udhayasuriyan TDMK1,21,186
56.16%
2Dr.raja GPMK75,223
34.86%
3Rajiyama BNTK9,873
4.58%
4Arul PIndependent2,120
0.98%
5Mannan M PIndependent1,156
0.54%
—NOTANOTA953
0.44%
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6Mayilamparai Mari AIndependent844
0.39%
7Sakthivel SBSP810
0.38%
8Vimalamary SAMGRDMK609
0.28%
9Ramesh GIJK460
0.21%
10Kubendiran AIndependent428
0.20%
11Mujibur Ragiman MAIMIM379
0.18%
12Dhanam KIndependent348
0.16%
13Babuganesh SIndependent293
0.14%
14Gopinath EIndependent272
0.13%
15Oviyar Anandh CLJP257
0.12%
16Arunkennadi A PAINPMK203
0.09%
17Uthayakumar AIndependent166
0.08%
18Jayaprakash KIndependent134
0.06%
19Rajkumar EIndependent88
0.04%

Sankarapuram result 2016

Sankarapuram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udhayasuriyan.tDMK90,920
44.72%
2Mohan PAIADMK76,392
37.58%
3Sivaraman SPMK13,612
6.70%
4Govinthan.rDMDK13,343
6.56%
5Rajendran SKMDK1,189
0.58%
6Moorthy M KIndependent1,181
0.58%
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7Abdul Gafoor.gSDPI1,141
0.56%
—NOTANOTA1,032
0.51%
8Rajamani VIndependent955
0.47%
9Sankar SNTK663
0.33%
10Mannan M PBSP572
0.28%
11Arumugam PIndependent541
0.27%
12Sarathi KIJK315
0.15%
13Marikannu AIndependent314
0.15%
14Dhanam KRPI275
0.14%
15Senthil Murugan PIndependent228
0.11%
16Jayaprakash KIndependent223
0.11%
17Arasu AIndependent221
0.11%
18Oviyar Anandh CLJP178
0.09%

Sankarapuram result 2011

Sankarapuram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohan.pAIADMK87,522
51.24%
2Udhayasuriyan.tDMK75,324
44.09%
3Venkatesan.sIndependent1,933
1.13%
4Jayaverma.kBJP1,874
1.10%
5Kumar.pBSP1,492
0.87%
6Mohan.sIndependent745
0.44%
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7Gunasekar.mIJK579
0.34%
8Venkatesan.aIndependent537
0.31%
9Anandhadass.cLJP444
0.26%
10Sekar.kIndependent374
0.22%
Map

Sankarapuram 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 Viluppuram 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

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

  • Malaiyarasan DDMK95,829 45.9%
  • Kumaraguru RAIADMK87,539 41.9%
  • Devadass RamasamyPMK11,082 5.3%
  • Jagadesan ANTK9,951 4.8%
  • Prabu CIndependent739 0.4%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 8,290 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sankarapuram assembly seat in 2026?

Rakesh R of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Sankarapuram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 80,250 votes, which was 34.07% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sankarapuram?

The margin was 3,440 votes (1.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Udhayasuriyan T of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 76,810 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sankarapuram in 2026?

Turnout was 88.64%: 2,35,780 of 2,66,003 registered electors voted, across 340 polling stations. That is 8.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sankarapuram part of?

Sankarapuram is an assembly segment of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Malaiyarasan D got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Sankarapuram a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sankarapuram?

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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