Nilakkottai Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Ayyanar.R
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Ayyanar.R
votes
68,580
Margin
2,925(1.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Ayyanar.R✓ WinnerTVK68,58034.71%
- 2Nagajothi.SDMK65,65533.23%
- 3Thenmozhi.SAIADMK49,92425.27%
- 4Dr.Kailai Rajan.DNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost8,6154.36%
- 5Selvam.P B.A. B.L.Republican Party Of India (a)Deposit lost7630.39%
- 6NOTA6420.32%
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- 7Manikandan.PINDDeposit lost5150.26%
- 8Rajalakshmi.MBSPDeposit lost5050.26%
- 9Sankar.PPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost4410.22%
- 10Vijayapandiyan.MINDDeposit lost4150.21%
- 11Anbalagan.GAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost3990.2%
- 12Manoharan.MINDDeposit lost3490.18%
- 13Alappan.AINDDeposit lost3310.17%
- 14Perumal.NINDDeposit lost2380.12%
- 15Chellam.KINDDeposit lost1620.08%
- 16Karuppaiah.SINDDeposit lost590.03%
Deposit lost: 12 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,21,565
- Votes cast
- 1,97,805
- Turnout
- 89.28%
- Polling stations
- 305
incl. service voters
incl. 2,169 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women89%
1,00,383 of 1,12,792 voted on EVMs
Men87.6%
95,252 of 1,08,759 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 14; 1 voted.
- Candidates15 (3 women)
- Lost deposit12
- NOTA642
- Valid votes1,96,951
Women candidates: Nagajothi.S, Thenmozhi.S, Rajalakshmi.M
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Nilakkottai?
Ayyanar.R (TVK) won Nilakkottai in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 68,580 votes.
What was the winning margin in Nilakkottai?
Ayyanar.R defeated Nagajothi.S (DMK) by 2,925 votes.
What was the turnout in Nilakkottai in 2026?
89.28% — 1,97,805 of 2,21,565 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 89%, men's 87.6%.
How many voters does Nilakkottai have?
2,21,565 electors at the 2026 election — 1,08,759 men, 1,12,792 women, 14 third gender (service voters included), and 305 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Nilakkottai?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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