Veerapandi is assembly constituency number 91 in Tamil Nadu, in Salem district, and one of the segments of the Salem Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Palanivel. M.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 33.9% of the vote, 4,071 votes ahead of Sri Balaji Sugumar. S (ADMK).
- 01Palanivel. M.sTVK79,90733.88%
- 02Sri Balaji Sugumar. SAIADMK75,83632.15%
- 03Tharun. A.kDMK69,29629.38%
- 04Rajeshkumar. SNTK6,8202.89%
- 05Bramamoorthi. Mtavk6420.27%
- 15 other candidates · 2,780 votesNOTA · 594 (0.25%)
Margin 4,071 votes · 1.73% of valid votes
All 20 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,35,875 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palanivel. M.sMale · 57 yrs | TVK | 79,907 | 33.88% |
| 2 | Sri Balaji Sugumar. SMale · 31 yrs | AIADMK | 75,836 | 32.15% |
| 3 | Tharun. A.kMale · 45 yrs | DMK | 69,296 | 29.38% |
| 4 | Rajeshkumar. SMale · 32 yrs | NTK | 6,820 | 2.89% |
| 5 | Bramamoorthi. MMale · 33 yrs | tavk | 642 | 0.27% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 594 | 0.25% |
| 6 | Palanisamy. PMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 449 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Anbazhagan. PMale · 58 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 437 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Sakthivel. MMale · 41 yrs | NADLMMKLK | 397 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Prabhu. VMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 349 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Vaidesswara Prasad. NMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 197 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Indrajith Guptha. GMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 153 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Tamilarasan. DMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 142 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Senthilkumar. MMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 135 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Devendhiraprabu. MMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 103 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Gopi. RMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 96 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Karthi. RMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 80 | 0.03% |
| 17 | Jayavel. MMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 79 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Gopinath. BMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 58 | 0.02% |
| 19 | Kavitha. M.pFemale · 46 yrs | Independent | 56 | 0.02% |
| 20 | Ranganathan. DMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 49 | 0.02% |
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.
Veerapandi result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajamuthu, M. | AIADMK | 1,11,682 | 49.92% |
| 2 | Tharun, A.K. | DMK | 91,787 | 41.03% |
| 3 | Rajeshkumar, S. | NTK | 9,806 | 4.38% |
| 4 | Selvam, S.K. | AMMK | 4,986 | 2.23% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,409 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Amutha, R. | IJK | 1,302 | 0.58% |
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| 6 | Mohan, V. | Independent | 386 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Chinnanann, M. | BSP | 361 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Venkat, A. | Independent | 324 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Senthilmurugan, E. | Independent | 265 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Rajarathinam, K. | Independent | 237 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Indrajith Guptha | Independent | 230 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Sekar, M. | Independent | 208 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Mani, M. | MIDP | 133 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Mohan, P. | SUCI | 129 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Sathiyavani | DAMK | 118 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Senthilkumar, J. | Independent | 94 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Prabakaran, P. | VTVTK | 69 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Vaithi, M. | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Manikandan, S. | AIJYMKG | 59 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Ramesh, C. | Independent | 55 | 0.02% |
Veerapandi result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manonmani.p | AIADMK | 94,792 | 45.86% |
| 2 | Rajendran. A | DMK | 80,311 | 38.85% |
| 3 | Samraj.a.r.b | PMK | 17,218 | 8.33% |
| 4 | Mohan. A | CPI | 6,483 | 3.14% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,828 | 1.37% |
| 5 | Sasi Kumar.m | NTK | 1,233 | 0.60% |
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| 6 | Kamaraaj. K.p | KMDK | 1,198 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Sellammal.v.m | BSP | 803 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Loganathan.p | Independent | 616 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Mohankumar. M | IJK | 345 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Margandeyan.a | Independent | 252 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Jayakumar.p | Independent | 225 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Manonmani.a | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Kokila.g | Independent | 97 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Senthilkumar.m | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Sathishkumar.m | Independent | 89 | 0.04% |
Veerapandi result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selvam.s.k | AIADMK | 1,00,155 | 55.73% |
| 2 | Rajendran.a. | DMK | 73,657 | 40.98% |
| 3 | Vaithi.m | Independent | 1,558 | 0.87% |
| 4 | Tamizharasan.k. | Independent | 1,355 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Rajarathinam.r | Independent | 724 | 0.40% |
| 6 | Vijayakumar.c | BSP | 683 | 0.38% |
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| 7 | Venkatachalam.k.s | BJP | 644 | 0.36% |
| 8 | Ravichandran.k | Independent | 270 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Anbarasan.v.c. | IJK | 259 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Yuvaraj.s | Independent | 156 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Dhanapal.s | Independent | 93 | 0.05% |
| 12 | Mathiazhagan.k | Independent | 90 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Dhanapal.k | Independent | 85 | 0.05% |
Veerapandi 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 Salem district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Veerapandi is one of the assembly segments of Salem. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Salem candidates.
- Selvaganapathi T MDMK1,03,830 48.0%
- Vignesh PAIADMK78,695 36.4%
- Annadurai NPMK15,523 7.2%
- Dr Manojkumar GNTK14,271 6.6%
- Bhalaji MIndependent695 0.3%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 25,135 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Veerapandi.
Who won the Veerapandi assembly seat in 2026?
Palanivel. M.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Veerapandi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 79,907 votes, which was 33.88% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Veerapandi?
The margin was 4,071 votes (1.73% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sri Balaji Sugumar. S of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 75,836 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Veerapandi in 2026?
Turnout was 94.27%: 2,36,141 of 2,50,504 registered electors voted, across 312 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Veerapandi part of?
Veerapandi is an assembly segment of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Selvaganapathi T M got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Veerapandi a reserved constituency?
No. Veerapandi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Veerapandi?
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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