Siva.V.Meyyanathan of DMK won the Alangudi Assembly constituency (Pudukkottai district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.98% of 180,483 votes cast. The winning margin over Kandasamy (TVK) was 12,977 votes, or 7.19 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
35.98%
Winner vote share
12,977
Margin (7.19%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Alangudi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siva.V.Meyyanathan Winner | DMK | 64,929 | 35.98% |
| 2 | Kandasamy 2nd | TVK | 51,952 | 28.78% |
| 3 | Dhana Vimal | ADMK | 50,063 | 27.74% |
| 4 | R.Rajaram | NTK | 10,652 | 5.9% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 673 | 0.37% |
| 6 | D.Pushparaj | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 618 | 0.34% |
| 7 | R.Suresh | Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 530 | 0.29% |
| 8 | S Malaiyandi | Akila Inthiya Makkal Marumalarchi Kazhakam | 184 | 0.1% |
| 9 | K.Murugesan | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sasikumar.P | IND | 158 | 0.09% |
| 11 | B.Selvam | IND | 136 | 0.08% |
| 12 | S.Vanmeganadhan | IND | 132 | 0.07% |
| 13 | M.Nagarajan | IND | 125 | 0.07% |
| 14 | T.Thirumaran | IND | 91 | 0.05% |
| 15 | V.Kannadassan | IND | 66 | 0.04% |
How Alangudi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SIVA.V.MEYYANATHAN | DMK | 51.17% |
| 2026 | SIVA.V.MEYYANATHAN | DMK | 35.98% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -15.19 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.