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Assembly constituency 116 · Tamil Nadu

Sulur is assembly constituency number 116 in Tamil Nadu, in Coimbatore district, and one of the segments of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Nm.sukumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 33.1% of the vote, 4,790 votes ahead of V.p.kandasamy (ADMK).

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Sulur · 2026AC 116
  1. 01
    Nm.sukumar
    TVK
    90,531
    33.10%
  2. 02
    V.p.kandasamy
    AIADMK
    85,741
    31.34%
  3. 03
    Thalapathy Murugesan
    DMK
    83,654
    30.58%
  4. 04
    Dr.s.rajasekaran
    NTK
    10,147
    3.71%
  5. 05
    Murugesh.r.
    Independent
    437
    0.16%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,681 votesNOTA · 1,353 (0.49%)

Margin 4,790 votes · 1.75% of valid votes

3,07,699
Registered electors
2026 election
89.0%
Turnout
+12.7 pts vs 2021
4,790
Victory margin
1.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,73,544 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sulur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nm.sukumarMale · 56 yrsTVK90,531
33.10%
2V.p.kandasamyMale · 66 yrsAIADMK85,741
31.34%
3Thalapathy MurugesanMale · 64 yrsDMK83,654
30.58%
4Dr.s.rajasekaranMale · 53 yrsNTK10,147
3.71%
—NOTANOTA1,353
0.49%
5Murugesh.r.Male · 50 yrsIndependent437
0.16%
6Kanthasamy.k.Male · 46 yrsAPTADMK283
0.10%
7Kandasamy.r.Male · 53 yrsIndependent271
0.10%
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8Pappa Muthulakshmi.p.Female · 45 yrsAIPTMMK216
0.08%
9Suman Singh.r.Male · 29 yrstavk205
0.07%
10Palanisamy.m.Male · 68 yrsPFTROOBC156
0.06%
11Murugesan.n.Male · 42 yrs · SCIndependent139
0.05%
12Nagaraj.k.Male · 61 yrs · SCGPI137
0.05%
13Kandasamy.a.Male · 58 yrsIndependent109
0.04%
14Kandasamy.v.Male · 58 yrsIndependent90
0.03%
15Nelson.w.Male · 63 yrsTMNK75
0.03%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 33.1%AIADMK 31.3%DMK 30.6%NTK 3.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Nm.sukumarTVK · 33.1% · margin 4,790Turnout89.0%
2021Kandasamy V.P.AIADMK · 49.2% · margin 31,932Turnout76.3%
2019 byeKandhasamy. PAIADMK · 44.4% · margin 10,113Turnout76.9%
2016Kanagaraj, R.AIADMK · 47.4% · margin 36,631Turnout75.6%
2011Thinakaran KDMDK · 52.3% · margin 29,532Turnout80.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Sulur bye-election, 19 May 2019

Turnout 76.9% · 2,26,998 of 2,95,234 electors voted

Sulur bye-election 2019-05-19 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kandhasamy. PAIADMK1,00,782
44.40%
2Pongalur Palanisamy. NDMK90,669
39.94%
3Sugumar. KIndependent16,530
7.28%
4Mayilswamy. GMNM6,644
2.93%
5Vijayaragavan. M.vNTK4,335
1.91%
—NOTANOTA1,938
0.85%
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6Prabakaran. DIndependent1,606
0.71%
7Balamurugan. KIndependent656
0.29%
8Noor Mohamed. AIndependent620
0.27%
9Raja Velusamy. S.tIndependent471
0.21%
10Shanmugam. KUMK411
0.18%
11Karthikeyan. PIndependent401
0.18%
12Palanisamy. KTNLK339
0.15%
13Eswaramoorthy. RIndependent307
0.14%
14Kandaswamy. P.nIndependent251
0.11%
15Umarali. DIndependent215
0.09%
16Kathiresan. LIndependent160
0.07%
17Ganesan. VIndependent141
0.06%
18Pushpanantham. VIndependent128
0.06%
19Santhosh Kumar. MACDP122
0.05%
20Rameshkumar. PIndependent109
0.05%
21Kandhasamy. PIndependent101
0.04%
22Murugan. VIndependent60
0.03%

Sulur result 2021

Sulur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kandasamy V.P.AIADMK1,18,968
49.23%
2Premier Selvam (a)kalichamy MDMK87,036
36.02%
3Elangovan. GNTK14,426
5.97%
4Ranganathan. AMNM12,658
5.24%
5Senthil Kumar. S.A.AMMK4,111
1.70%
—NOTANOTA2,610
1.08%
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6Prem Kumar PIndependent380
0.16%
7Nagaraj. KGPI241
0.10%
8Selva Kumar DIndependent213
0.09%
9Karthikeyan PIndependent209
0.09%
10Shankar Guru. MIndependent196
0.08%
11Selvan SIndependent177
0.07%
12Jagadheesh. SMIDP128
0.05%
13Shanmugam RIndependent116
0.05%
14Senthil Kumar. S.A.P.Independent101
0.04%
15Kandasamy TIndependent83
0.03%

Sulur result 2016

Sulur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kanagaraj, R.AIADMK1,00,977
47.38%
2Manoharan, V.M.C.INC64,346
30.19%
3Mandharasalam, S.D.BJP13,517
6.34%
4Thinakaran, K.DMDK13,106
6.15%
5Premier Selvam @ Kalichamy, M.KMDK9,672
4.54%
—NOTANOTA3,688
1.73%
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6Vijayaragavan, M.V.NTK2,873
1.35%
7Ganesan, P.K.PMK1,687
0.79%
8Abdul Hakkem, P.BSP978
0.46%
9Lakshmanan. GIndependent813
0.38%
10KavithakarthikeyanIndependent684
0.32%
11Singam SethuAIFB511
0.24%
12Pon ManoharanSP269
0.13%

Sulur result 2011

Sulur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thinakaran KDMDK88,680
52.29%
2Eswaran E RKNMK59,148
34.88%
3Dhinakaran KIndependent7,285
4.30%
4Senthilkumar KBJP4,353
2.57%
5Karthikeyan PonIndependent3,053
1.80%
6Mariappan Dr MIndependent2,205
1.30%
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7Jerold Amalajothi IIndependent1,315
0.78%
8Thangavelu CIndependent1,281
0.76%
9Abdul Hakkim PBSP1,064
0.63%
10Thangamuthu SIndependent765
0.45%
11Raja A CIndependent439
0.26%
Map

Sulur 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 Coimbatore 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

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

  • Ganapathy Rajkumar PDMK96,019 39.5%
  • Annamalai KBJP75,501 31.1%
  • Singai G RamachandranAIADMK52,962 21.8%
  • Kalamani JaganathanNTK13,867 5.7%
  • Velmurugan KBSP497 0.2%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 20,518 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sulur assembly seat in 2026?

Nm.sukumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Sulur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 90,531 votes, which was 33.10% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sulur?

The margin was 4,790 votes (1.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was V.p.kandasamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 85,741 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sulur in 2026?

Turnout was 88.96%: 2,73,735 of 3,07,699 registered electors voted, across 385 polling stations. That is 12.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sulur part of?

Sulur is an assembly segment of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ganapathy Rajkumar P got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Sulur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 19 May 2019, Kandhasamy. P (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 10,113 votes.

Is Sulur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sulur?

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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