Edappadi Palaniswami. K of ADMK won the Edappadi Assembly constituency (Salem district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 57.67% of 258,263 votes cast. The winning margin over Premkumar. K (IND) was 98,110 votes, or 37.99 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
57.67%
Winner vote share
98,110
Margin (37.99%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Edappadi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edappadi Palaniswami. K Winner | ADMK | 148,933 | 57.67% |
| 2 | Premkumar. K 2nd | IND | 50,823 | 19.68% |
| 3 | Kasi. C | DMK | 44,011 | 17.04% |
| 4 | Priyadharshini. A | NTK | 8,450 | 3.27% |
| 5 | Govindaraj.V | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1,662 | 0.64% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 1,341 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Raja. K. B.Sc. B.Tech. Ex.Inas | IND | 739 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Thulasimani. P | IND | 435 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Suresh. L | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 429 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Student'S Friend Murugan. M | IND | 399 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Iyyappan Perumal. P | IND | 296 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Elumalai. P | IND | 215 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Kumaresan. M | IND | 207 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Murugan. C | IND | 159 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Subramani. P | IND | 97 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Sakthivel. S | IND | 67 | 0.03% |
How Edappadi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K | ADMK | 65.97% |
| 2026 | EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K | ADMK | 57.67% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -8.30 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.