Kamali.S of TVK won the Avanashi Assembly constituency (Tiruppur district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.36% of 231,600 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. L. Murugan (BJP) was 15,373 votes, or 6.64 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
36.36%
Winner vote share
15,373
Margin (6.64%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Avanashi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamali.S Winner | TVK | 84,209 | 36.36% |
| 2 | Dr. L. Murugan 2nd | BJP | 68,836 | 29.72% |
| 3 | Dr. Gokilamani.V | DMK | 65,530 | 28.29% |
| 4 | Menaka. V | NTK | 7,704 | 3.33% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Gokilamani. M | IND | 652 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Govindan.P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 585 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Dhanabal.R | IND | 546 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Arumugam.R | Ganasangam Party of India | 501 | 0.22% |
| 10 | Moorthi.R | IND | 313 | 0.14% |
| 11 | Subramani.C.K | IND | 264 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Chinnasamy.V | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 259 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Anandhi.S | IND | 235 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Sathiyarasu. R | IND | 215 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Arumugam. P | IND | 188 | 0.08% |
How Avanashi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DHANAPAL, P | ADMK | 55.16% |
| 2026 | KAMALI.S | TVK | 36.36% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -18.80 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.