Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Kadayanallur

Assembly constituency 221 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#221 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants22

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,21,951

Turnout82.2%

NOTA527

WinnerRajendran. T. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam79,83236.0% of votes

MARGIN6,253 votes · 2.8 pp79,832 − 73,579

Runner-upC. Krishnamurali All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam73,57933.2% of votes

DMK 52.0% of top-two votesAIADMK 48.0%

All candidates 22

01 Rajendran. T. MDMK79,832 36.0%
02 C. KrishnamuraliAIADMK73,579 33.2%
03 Abdul Jaleel. R. KTVK49,254 22.2%
04 Abubacker SiddheeqNTK10,965 4.9%
05 Kavitha. RPT2,882 1.3%
06 Esakki Pandi. KIND576 0.3%
07 Murugan. PIND537 0.2%
08 T. MaheshkumarBSP510 0.2%
09 Barisha Banu. MIND467 0.2%
10 Ganesan. MIND413 0.2%
11 Seenivasan. SIND380 0.2%
12 Shahin Fathima. ATVK356 0.2%
13 Nagarajan. LIND290 0.1%
14 Rajan. B. SAJPK244 0.1%
15 Rajamaravan. SIND234 0.1%
16 Parthipan. VIND216 0.1%
17 Lakshmi. ASAP179 0.1%
18 Esakki. KIND138 0.1%
19 S. MurugananthamIND109 0.1%
20 Venkatesh. PIND109 0.1%
21 M. ArumugasamyIND101 0.1%
22 Sureshkumar. SNIP53 0.0%

Turnout 82.2%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total527
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 2,21,424Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

2026
2.8 pp
Rajendran. T. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
11.9 pp
C.KrishnamuraliAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
0.6 pp
Muhammed Abubacker.K.A.MIndian Union Muslim League
2011
9.9 pp
Chendur Pandian .PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
14.6 pp
Avudaiyappan . R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
4.5 pp
Sakthivel Murugan.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
19.8 pp
R. AvudaiappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
32.2 pp
Murukgaiah Pandian R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
4.4 pp
Ravi Arunan, K.Indian National Congress
1984
10.1 pp
BalasubramanianAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
6.4 pp
Easwarmoorthy Alias SoranamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1977
2.7 pp
Eswaramoorthy Alias SoranamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
21.9 pp
M. Kather Mohideen S.Muslim Leage
1967
12.4 pp
M.M.P.MohammedIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed TVK polled 49,254 votes, 7.9× the 6,253-vote margin.
49,254 ÷ 6,253 = 7.9
The top two polled 69.1% of votes; the other 20 candidates 30.6% between them.
(79,832 + 73,579) ÷ 2,21,951 = 69.1% · 68,013 ÷ 2,21,951 = 30.6%
Turnout of 82.2% was 4.4 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
82.2 − 86.6 = −4.4
The margin narrowed from 11.9 pp in 2021 to 2.8 pp.
2.8 − 11.9 = −9.1 pp
C. Krishnamurali, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 22 candidate lines2,21,424
NOTAcounted within the total527
Published totalVotes polled2,21,951
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates22 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database