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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026

Nilakkottai Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

Ayyanar.R (TVK) won by 2,925 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Ayyanar.R

TVKTight race

votes

68,580

Margin

2,925(1.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ayyanar.R · TVKNagajothi.S · DMK
68,58065,655
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Ayyanar.R✓ WinnerTVK68,58034.71%
  2. 2Nagajothi.SDMK65,65533.23%
  3. 3Thenmozhi.SAIADMK49,92425.27%
  4. 4Dr.Kailai Rajan.DNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost8,6154.36%
  5. 5Selvam.P B.A. B.L.Republican Party Of India (a)Deposit lost7630.39%
  6. 6NOTA6420.32%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Manikandan.PINDDeposit lost5150.26%
  2. 8Rajalakshmi.MBSPDeposit lost5050.26%
  3. 9Sankar.PPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost4410.22%
  4. 10Vijayapandiyan.MINDDeposit lost4150.21%
  5. 11Anbalagan.GAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost3990.2%
  6. 12Manoharan.MINDDeposit lost3490.18%
  7. 13Alappan.AINDDeposit lost3310.17%
  8. 14Perumal.NINDDeposit lost2380.12%
  9. 15Chellam.KINDDeposit lost1620.08%
  10. 16Karuppaiah.SINDDeposit lost590.03%
Total votes1,97,593

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,97,805

incl. 2,169 postal

Turnout
89.28%
Polling stations
305

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 won Nilakkottai in 2026?

Ayyanar.R (TVK) won with 68,580 votes, defeating Nagajothi.S (DMK) by 2,925 votes.

How many votes were cast in Nilakkottai in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,97,593 votes in total.

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer