I. Periasamy of DMK won the Athoor Assembly constituency (Dindigul district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.79% of 237,183 votes cast. The winning margin over N. Kalaiselvi (TVK) was 22,368 votes, or 9.43 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
44.79%
Winner vote share
22,368
Margin (9.43%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Athoor 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Periasamy Winner | DMK | 106,240 | 44.79% |
| 2 | N. Kalaiselvi 2nd | TVK | 83,872 | 35.36% |
| 3 | A. Viswanathan | ADMK | 32,477 | 13.69% |
| 4 | Dr. A. Simon Justin | NTK | 9,946 | 4.19% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 812 | 0.34% |
| 6 | D. Sankar | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 720 | 0.3% |
| 7 | M.K. Nagendran | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 576 | 0.24% |
| 8 | K. Visvanathan | IND | 538 | 0.23% |
| 9 | S. Karthigaiselvan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 531 | 0.22% |
| 10 | P. Manivel | IND | 353 | 0.15% |
| 11 | M. Periyasamy | IND | 236 | 0.1% |
| 12 | K. Jayaprakash | Puthiya Tamilagam | 230 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K. Kathiresan | IND | 200 | 0.08% |
| 14 | S. Bala Murugan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 183 | 0.08% |
| 15 | D. Nagaraj | IND | 155 | 0.07% |
| 16 | K. Velmurugan | IND | 114 | 0.05% |
How Athoor compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PERIYASAMY I | DMK | 72.11% |
| 2026 | I. PERIASAMY | DMK | 44.79% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -27.32 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.