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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026

Palani Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

Ravimanoharan. K (AIADMK) won by 693 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Ravimanoharan. K

AIADMKTight race

votes

66,986

Margin

693(0.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ravimanoharan. K · AIADMKDr. Praveen Kumar. M · TVK
66,98666,293
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Ravimanoharan. K✓ WinnerAIADMK66,98632.11%
  2. 2Dr. Praveen Kumar. MTVK66,29331.78%
  3. 3Pandi. NCPI(M)65,53431.41%
  4. 4Murugeswari. BNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost6,3003.02%
  5. 5NOTA7500.36%
  6. 6Nachimuthu. SBSPDeposit lost5850.28%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Jayakumar. TINDDeposit lost5200.25%
  2. 8Praveenkumar. RINDDeposit lost2830.14%
  3. 9Ramamoorthi. GRashtriya Samaj Dal (r)Deposit lost2730.13%
  4. 10Ashokkumar. GINDDeposit lost2540.12%
  5. 11Balachandran. MINDDeposit lost2140.1%
  6. 12Madheswari. RINDDeposit lost1780.09%
  7. 13Vaykkaldurai. KPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost1510.07%
  8. 14Thannasiappan. PINDDeposit lost1360.07%
  9. 15Thirumalaisamy. BINDDeposit lost920.04%
  10. 16Anbarasu. RINDDeposit lost700.03%
Total votes2,08,619

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
2,39,881

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,08,707

incl. 1,923 postal

Turnout
87%
Polling stations
339

Turnout of men and women

Women85.7%

1,05,311 of 1,22,888 voted on EVMs

Men86.7%

1,01,441 of 1,16,943 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 50; 32 voted.

  • Candidates15 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit12
  • NOTA750
  • Valid votes2,07,869

Women candidates: Murugeswari. B, Madheswari. R

Frequently asked questions

Who won Palani in 2026?

Ravimanoharan. K (AIADMK) won with 66,986 votes, defeating Dr. Praveen Kumar. M (TVK) by 693 votes.

How many votes were cast in Palani in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,08,619 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Palani in 2026?

87% — 2,08,707 of 2,39,881 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85.7%, men's 86.7%.

How many voters does Palani have?

2,39,881 electors at the 2026 election — 1,16,943 men, 1,22,888 women, 50 third gender (service voters included), and 339 polling stations.

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