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Viralimalai Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Viralimalai? — Vijayabaskar. C (AIADMK), who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 by 62,073 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2026

Vijayabaskar. C

AIADMK
Margin: 62,073Landslide

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results

Winner

Vijayabaskar. C

AIADMKLandslide

votes

1,05,773

Margin

62,073(30.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Vijayabaskar. C · AIADMKMurugesan. P · TVK
1,05,77343,700
Candidate (27)votes
  1. 1Vijayabaskar. C✓ WinnerAIADMK1,05,77351.87%
  2. 2Murugesan. PTVK43,70021.43%
  3. 3Chellapandiyan. K.KDMK40,39719.81%
  4. 4Sathyalakshmi. KNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost9,4674.64%
  5. 5Karthika PrakashAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost8340.41%
  6. 6Mahendiran. KINDDeposit lost5550.27%
See all candidates (+21)
  1. 7Thiruvendran. VINDDeposit lost4240.21%
  2. 8NOTA3750.18%
  3. 9Palanisamy. KVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost2610.13%
  4. 10Selvaraj. APuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost2510.12%
  5. 11Thirumurugan. KINDDeposit lost2180.11%
  6. 12Balavel Murugesan. TINDDeposit lost2150.11%
  7. 13Balasubramanian. K.KINDDeposit lost2050.1%
  8. 14Manikandan. MINDDeposit lost1570.08%
  9. 15Jayagandhi. RINDDeposit lost1530.08%
  10. 16Palanisamy. AINDDeposit lost1340.07%
  11. 17Balasubramanian. MINDDeposit lost1300.06%
  12. 18Adaikalaraj. SINDDeposit lost960.05%
  13. 19Veeramani. MINDDeposit lost900.04%
  14. 20Subbaiah. RINDDeposit lost750.04%
  15. 21Jothivel. AINDDeposit lost730.04%
  16. 22Thirumurugan. AINDDeposit lost700.03%
  17. 23Chandrajothi. MINDDeposit lost600.03%
  18. 24Mathiyalagan. GINDDeposit lost580.03%
  19. 25Veeramani. MINDDeposit lost560.03%
  20. 26Alagar. P AdvocateINDDeposit lost520.03%
  21. 27Raja. PINDDeposit lost420.02%
Total votes2,03,921

Deposit lost: 23 of 26 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
2,25,159

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,03,999

incl. 1,848 postal

Turnout
90.6%
Polling stations
276

Turnout of men and women

Women92.6%

1,05,740 of 1,14,188 voted on EVMs

Men86.9%

96,379 of 1,10,937 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 34; 32 voted.

  • Candidates26 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit23
  • NOTA375
  • Valid votes2,03,546

Women candidates: Sathyalakshmi. K, Karthika Prakash

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Viralimalai?

Vijayabaskar. C (AIADMK) won Viralimalai in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 1,05,773 votes.

What was the winning margin in Viralimalai?

Vijayabaskar. C defeated Murugesan. P (TVK) by 62,073 votes.

What was the turnout in Viralimalai in 2026?

90.6% — 2,03,999 of 2,25,159 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 92.6%, men's 86.9%.

How many voters does Viralimalai have?

2,25,159 electors at the 2026 election — 1,10,937 men, 1,14,188 women, 34 third gender (service voters included), and 276 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Viralimalai?

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.

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