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).
- 01N ElaiyarajaTVK70,20134.16%
- 02T M TamilselvamAIADMK65,00331.63%
- 03R KuppusamyINC60,99329.68%
- 04MekalaNTK6,6293.23%
- 05K Thavarajtavk2910.14%
- 8 other candidates · 1,532 votesNOTA · 881 (0.43%)
Margin 5,198 votes · 2.53% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,05,530 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N ElaiyarajaMale · 47 yrs · SC | TVK | 70,201 | 34.16% |
| 2 | T M TamilselvamMale · 52 yrs · SC | AIADMK | 65,003 | 31.63% |
| 3 | R KuppusamyMale · 74 yrs · SC | INC | 60,993 | 29.68% |
| 4 | MekalaFemale · 31 yrs · SC | NTK | 6,629 | 3.23% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 881 | 0.43% |
| 5 | K ThavarajMale · 41 yrs · SC | tavk | 291 | 0.14% |
| 6 | MunirajMale · 67 yrs · SC | Independent | 257 | 0.13% |
| 7 | KumaravelMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 247 | 0.12% |
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| 8 | TamilmaniMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 241 | 0.12% |
| 9 | VijiyalFemale · 44 yrs · SC | AJPK | 206 | 0.10% |
| 10 | Bakkiyaraj RMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 176 | 0.09% |
| 11 | A SamrajMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 155 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Palani RMale · 36 yrs · SC | TK | 135 | 0.07% |
| 13 | RameshwariFemale · 45 yrs · SC | BHRTJNCKP | 115 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Uthangarai result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.m.tamilselvam | AIADMK | 99,675 | 52.96% |
| 2 | S.arumugam | INC | 71,288 | 37.87% |
| 3 | Elangovan | NTK | 10,424 | 5.54% |
| 4 | R.bakyaraj | DMDK | 2,291 | 1.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,359 | 0.72% |
| 5 | K.murugesan | MNM | 1,254 | 0.67% |
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| 6 | Nagaraj | BSP | 722 | 0.38% |
| 7 | C.jayaraman | Independent | 322 | 0.17% |
| 8 | R.vivekanandhan | Independent | 283 | 0.15% |
| 9 | S.perumal | APTADMK | 206 | 0.11% |
| 10 | T.tamilarasan | Independent | 181 | 0.10% |
| 11 | R.manjunathan | Independent | 114 | 0.06% |
| 12 | M.thenmozhi | Independent | 104 | 0.06% |
Uthangarai result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.manoranjitham | AIADMK | 69,980 | 38.75% |
| 2 | S.malathy | DMK | 67,367 | 37.30% |
| 3 | T.n.anguthi | PMK | 23,500 | 13.01% |
| 4 | C.kaniyamudhan | VCK | 12,669 | 7.01% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,717 | 0.95% |
| 5 | S A Pandu | BJP | 1,591 | 0.88% |
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| 6 | V. Theerthagiri | KMDK | 1,266 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Venkatesan T | NTK | 728 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Theerthagiri A | Independent | 578 | 0.32% |
| 9 | K.balamuthu | Independent | 547 | 0.30% |
| 10 | C.hamsa | NCP | 481 | 0.27% |
| 11 | Theerthagiri A | RPI(A) | 192 | 0.11% |
Uthangarai result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoranjitham | AIADMK | 90,381 | 58.92% |
| 2 | Muniyammal | VCK | 51,223 | 33.39% |
| 3 | Vediyappan.s | Independent | 4,134 | 2.70% |
| 4 | Sankar.c.k | BJP | 2,549 | 1.66% |
| 5 | Dr.devarajan.v | Independent | 2,138 | 1.39% |
| 6 | Vinothkumar.p | Independent | 1,584 | 1.03% |
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| 7 | Murugan | Independent | 1,382 | 0.90% |
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.
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.
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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.
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- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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