Virudhunagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Selvam P
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Selvam P
votes
63,653
Margin
9,391(5.6%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Selvam P✓ WinnerTVK63,65337.93%
- 2VijayaprabhakarDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam54,26232.33%
- 3Ganesan V.G.AIADMK34,21220.38%
- 4LakshmananNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost10,1206.03%
- 5Balasubramaniam MPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost2,2171.32%
- 6NOTA9540.57%
See all candidates (+10)−
- 7Ajay IINDDeposit lost5320.32%
- 8Muthuvel SINDDeposit lost5090.3%
- 9Subburaj KINDDeposit lost3430.2%
- 10Gunasundaram RINDDeposit lost2040.12%
- 11Gurusamy SINDDeposit lost1820.11%
- 12Rathinaraja SNam Naadu Nam Makkal Nam Ethirkaalam KatchiDeposit lost1480.09%
- 13Santhosh Kumar RINDDeposit lost1370.08%
- 14Amirtha Pandi M.VINDDeposit lost1220.07%
- 15Ranjith SINDDeposit lost1190.07%
- 16Vikraman NDesa Makkal Munnetrak KazhagamDeposit lost1180.07%
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
- 2,00,938
- Votes cast
- 1,68,517
- Turnout
- 83.87%
- Polling stations
- 281
incl. service voters
incl. 2,461 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women84%
86,662 of 1,03,195 voted on EVMs
Men81.2%
79,370 of 97,702 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 41; 24 voted.
- Candidates15
- Lost deposit12
- NOTA954
- Valid votes1,66,878
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Virudhunagar?
Selvam P (TVK) won Virudhunagar in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 63,653 votes.
What was the winning margin in Virudhunagar?
Selvam P defeated Vijayaprabhakar (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) by 9,391 votes.
What was the turnout in Virudhunagar in 2026?
83.87% — 1,68,517 of 2,00,938 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 84%, men's 81.2%.
How many voters does Virudhunagar have?
2,00,938 electors at the 2026 election — 97,702 men, 1,03,195 women, 41 third gender (service voters included), and 281 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Virudhunagar?
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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