Jayasankaran. A.P. of ADMK won the Attur Assembly constituency (Salem district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 38.81% of 208,296 votes cast. The winning margin over Selvabharathi. R. (TVK) was 15,318 votes, or 7.35 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
38.81%
Winner vote share
15,318
Margin (7.35%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Attur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayasankaran. A.P. Winner | ADMK | 80,843 | 38.81% |
| 2 | Selvabharathi. R. 2nd | TVK | 65,525 | 31.46% |
| 3 | Arthanari. S.K. | INC | 51,896 | 24.91% |
| 4 | Monisha Chinnadurai. | NTK | 6,532 | 3.14% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,031 | 0.49% |
| 6 | Rajeshkannan. K. | IND | 511 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Sellammal. V.M. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 412 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Manickam. K. | IND | 256 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Poomalai. C. | IND | 235 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Palaniyammal. S. | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 215 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Selvakannan. L. | IND | 173 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Ramesh. G. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 172 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Jagan. T. | IND | 158 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Varatharaj. G. | IND | 141 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Manimaran. A. | IND | 107 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Manikandan. M. | IND | 89 | 0.04% |
How Attur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JAYASANKARAN, A.P. | ADMK | 47.72% |
| 2026 | JAYASANKARAN. A.P. | ADMK | 38.81% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -8.91 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.