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Assembly constituency 51 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Uthangarai is assembly constituency number 51 in Tamil Nadu, in Krishnagiri district, and one of the segments of the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election N Elaiyaraja of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 34.2% of the vote, 5,198 votes ahead of T M Tamilselvam (ADMK).

Uthangarai · 2026AC 51
  1. 01
    N Elaiyaraja
    TVK
    70,201
    34.16%
  2. 02
    T M Tamilselvam
    AIADMK
    65,003
    31.63%
  3. 03
    R Kuppusamy
    INC
    60,993
    29.68%
  4. 04
    Mekala
    NTK
    6,629
    3.23%
  5. 05
    K Thavaraj
    tavk
    291
    0.14%
  6. 8 other candidates · 1,532 votesNOTA · 881 (0.43%)

Margin 5,198 votes · 2.53% of valid votes

2,35,925
Registered electors
2026 election
87.2%
Turnout
+8.1 pts vs 2021
5,198
Victory margin
2.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,05,530 valid votes, NOTA included.

Uthangarai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N ElaiyarajaMale · 47 yrs · SCTVK70,201
34.16%
2T M TamilselvamMale · 52 yrs · SCAIADMK65,003
31.63%
3R KuppusamyMale · 74 yrs · SCINC60,993
29.68%
4MekalaFemale · 31 yrs · SCNTK6,629
3.23%
—NOTANOTA881
0.43%
5K ThavarajMale · 41 yrs · SCtavk291
0.14%
6MunirajMale · 67 yrs · SCIndependent257
0.13%
7KumaravelMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent247
0.12%
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8TamilmaniMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent241
0.12%
9VijiyalFemale · 44 yrs · SCAJPK206
0.10%
10Bakkiyaraj RMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent176
0.09%
11A SamrajMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent155
0.08%
12Palani RMale · 36 yrs · SCTK135
0.07%
13RameshwariFemale · 45 yrs · SCBHRTJNCKP115
0.06%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 34.2%AIADMK 31.6%INC 29.7%NTK 3.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026N ElaiyarajaTVK · 34.2% · margin 5,198Turnout87.2%
2021T.m.tamilselvamAIADMK · 53.0% · margin 28,387Turnout79.1%
2016N.manoranjithamAIADMK · 38.8% · margin 2,613Turnout82.6%
2011ManoranjithamAIADMK · 58.9% · margin 39,158Turnout82.1%

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

Uthangarai result 2021

Uthangarai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T.m.tamilselvamAIADMK99,675
52.96%
2S.arumugamINC71,288
37.87%
3ElangovanNTK10,424
5.54%
4R.bakyarajDMDK2,291
1.22%
—NOTANOTA1,359
0.72%
5K.murugesanMNM1,254
0.67%
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6NagarajBSP722
0.38%
7C.jayaramanIndependent322
0.17%
8R.vivekanandhanIndependent283
0.15%
9S.perumalAPTADMK206
0.11%
10T.tamilarasanIndependent181
0.10%
11R.manjunathanIndependent114
0.06%
12M.thenmozhiIndependent104
0.06%

Uthangarai result 2016

Uthangarai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.manoranjithamAIADMK69,980
38.75%
2S.malathyDMK67,367
37.30%
3T.n.anguthiPMK23,500
13.01%
4C.kaniyamudhanVCK12,669
7.01%
—NOTANOTA1,717
0.95%
5S A PanduBJP1,591
0.88%
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6V. TheerthagiriKMDK1,266
0.70%
7Venkatesan TNTK728
0.40%
8Theerthagiri AIndependent578
0.32%
9K.balamuthuIndependent547
0.30%
10C.hamsaNCP481
0.27%
11Theerthagiri ARPI(A)192
0.11%

Uthangarai result 2011

Uthangarai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1ManoranjithamAIADMK90,381
58.92%
2MuniyammalVCK51,223
33.39%
3Vediyappan.sIndependent4,134
2.70%
4Sankar.c.kBJP2,549
1.66%
5Dr.devarajan.vIndependent2,138
1.39%
6Vinothkumar.pIndependent1,584
1.03%
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7MuruganIndependent1,382
0.90%
Map

Uthangarai 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 Krishnagiri district

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

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Gopinath KINC78,352 44.8%
  • Jayaprakash VAIADMK47,775 27.3%
  • Narasimhan CBJP27,286 15.6%
  • Vidhya RaniNTK16,172 9.3%
  • Arumugam MBHRTPRJAIK833 0.5%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 30,577 EVM votes.

Open Krishnagiri Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Uthangarai assembly seat in 2026?

N Elaiyaraja of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Uthangarai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 70,201 votes, which was 34.16% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Uthangarai?

The margin was 5,198 votes (2.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was T M Tamilselvam of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 65,003 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Uthangarai in 2026?

Turnout was 87.21%: 2,05,745 of 2,35,925 registered electors voted, across 319 polling stations. That is 8.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Uthangarai part of?

Uthangarai is an assembly segment of the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Gopinath K got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Uthangarai a reserved constituency?

Yes. Uthangarai 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 Uthangarai?

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.