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Assembly constituency 179 · Tamil Nadu

Viralimalai is assembly constituency number 179 in Tamil Nadu, in Pudukkottai district, and one of the segments of the Karur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Vijayabaskar. C of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 51.9% of the vote, 62,073 votes ahead of Murugesan. P (TVK).

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Viralimalai · 2026AC 179
  1. 01
    Vijayabaskar. C
    AIADMK
    1,05,773
    51.87%
  2. 02
    Murugesan. P
    TVK
    43,700
    21.43%
  3. 03
    Chellapandiyan. K.k
    DMK
    40,397
    19.81%
  4. 04
    Sathyalakshmi. K
    NTK
    9,467
    4.64%
  5. 05
    Karthika Prakash
    AIPTMMK
    834
    0.41%
  6. 21 other candidates · 3,375 votesNOTA · 375 (0.18%)

Margin 62,073 votes · 30.44% of valid votes

2,25,159
Registered electors
2026 election
90.6%
Turnout
+4.2 pts vs 2021
62,073
Victory margin
30.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 26 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,03,921 valid votes, NOTA included.

Viralimalai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijayabaskar. CMale · 52 yrsAIADMK1,05,773
51.87%
2Murugesan. PMale · 43 yrsTVK43,700
21.43%
3Chellapandiyan. K.kMale · 57 yrsDMK40,397
19.81%
4Sathyalakshmi. KFemale · 38 yrsNTK9,467
4.64%
5Karthika PrakashFemale · 36 yrsAIPTMMK834
0.41%
6Mahendiran. KMale · 44 yrsIndependent555
0.27%
7Thiruvendran. VMale · 37 yrsIndependent424
0.21%
—NOTANOTA375
0.18%
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8Palanisamy. KMale · 37 yrsVTVTK261
0.13%
9Selvaraj. AMale · 71 yrs · SCPT251
0.12%
10Thirumurugan. KMale · 46 yrsIndependent218
0.11%
11Balavel Murugesan. TMale · 47 yrsIndependent215
0.11%
12Balasubramanian. K.kMale · 47 yrsIndependent205
0.10%
13Manikandan. MMale · 40 yrsIndependent157
0.08%
14Jayagandhi. RMale · 42 yrsIndependent153
0.08%
15Palanisamy. AMale · 55 yrsIndependent134
0.07%
16Balasubramanian. MMale · 39 yrsIndependent130
0.06%
17Adaikalaraj. SMale · 37 yrsIndependent96
0.05%
18Veeramani. MMale · 39 yrsIndependent90
0.04%
19Subbaiah. RMale · 45 yrsIndependent75
0.04%
20Jothivel. AMale · 53 yrsIndependent73
0.04%
21Thirumurugan. AMale · 39 yrsIndependent70
0.03%
22Chandrajothi. MMale · 37 yrsIndependent60
0.03%
23Mathiyalagan. GMale · 37 yrsIndependent58
0.03%
24Veeramani. MMale · 38 yrsIndependent56
0.03%
25Alagar. P AdvocateMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent52
0.03%
26Raja. PMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent42
0.02%
Past results

ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 51.9%TVK 21.4%DMK 19.8%NTK 4.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Vijayabaskar. CAIADMK · 51.9% · margin 62,073Turnout90.6%
2021Vijaya Basker CAIADMK · 52.8% · margin 23,598Turnout86.4%
2016Vijaya Baskar CAIADMK · 49.7% · margin 8,447Turnout84.2%
2011Vijaya Basker. CAIADMK · 56.0% · margin 39,309Turnout86.1%

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

Viralimalai result 2021

Viralimalai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijaya Basker CAIADMK1,02,179
52.83%
2PalaniappanDMK78,581
40.63%
3Azhagu Meena PNTK7,035
3.64%
4Karthi Prabhakaran OAMMK1,228
0.63%
5Dhanalakshmi.mIndependent620
0.32%
6Saravanan RMNM559
0.29%
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7Thiruventhiran VIndependent509
0.26%
8Ramesh MIndependent504
0.26%
—NOTANOTA385
0.20%
9Manikandan. CIndependent291
0.15%
10Alaguraja.vBSP263
0.14%
11Palanisamy AIndependent241
0.12%
12Arumugam PPT215
0.11%
13Jothivel AIndependent191
0.10%
14Balasubramanian MIndependent156
0.08%
15Rajavarman RIndependent119
0.06%
16Rameshkumar.pIndependent93
0.05%
17Manikandan KIndependent73
0.04%
18Syeed Mohamed JIndependent50
0.03%
19Elayaraja RIndependent37
0.02%
20Senthilkumar PMIDP35
0.02%
21Abdul Nazar KIndependent33
0.02%
22Vijay AADK26
0.01%

Viralimalai result 2016

Viralimalai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijaya Baskar CAIADMK84,701
49.69%
2Palaniappan MDMK76,254
44.74%
3Karthikeyan RDMDK2,979
1.75%
4Adaikalam NETMK1,089
0.64%
—NOTANOTA974
0.57%
5Sridhar KNTK815
0.48%
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6Manikandan KIndependent723
0.42%
7Veerasamy TIndependent590
0.35%
8Kanagaraj GPMK415
0.24%
9Azhaguraja VBSP409
0.24%
10Muthukumar SIJK367
0.22%
11Saravanadeva MNMK286
0.17%
12Sundaravadivel SIndependent277
0.16%
13Murugesan ASP222
0.13%
14Veeraiya RIndependent211
0.12%
15Sudha RIndependent136
0.08%

Viralimalai result 2011

Viralimalai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijaya Basker. CAIADMK77,285
55.99%
2Regupathy. SDMK37,976
27.51%
3Palaniappan. MIndependent15,397
11.16%
4Savarimuthu . YIJK2,639
1.91%
5Alagu .pIndependent1,404
1.02%
6Raja PIndependent1,403
1.02%
Show 2 more candidates
7Palaniappan (a) Puratchikavidasan. MIndependent1,144
0.83%
8Ramesh MIndependent774
0.56%
Map

Viralimalai 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 Pudukkottai 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

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

  • Thangavel. LAIADMK68,275 66.4%
  • Karuppaiya. RNTK17,433 17.0%
  • Senthilnathan. V.vBJP11,703 11.4%
  • Sankaran. SBSP399 0.4%
  • Jothimani. SINC141 0.1%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, ADMK led here by 50,842 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Viralimalai assembly seat in 2026?

Vijayabaskar. C of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Viralimalai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,05,773 votes, which was 51.87% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Viralimalai?

The margin was 62,073 votes (30.44% of valid votes). The runner-up was Murugesan. P of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 43,700 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Viralimalai in 2026?

Turnout was 90.60%: 2,03,999 of 2,25,159 registered electors voted, across 276 polling stations. That is 4.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Viralimalai part of?

Viralimalai is an assembly segment of the Karur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Thangavel. L got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Viralimalai a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Viralimalai?

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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