Dhravidamani.M of DMK won the Gudalur Assembly constituency (The nilgiris district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.37% of 151,241 votes cast. The winning margin over Pon.Jayaseelan (ADMK) was 22,833 votes, or 15.1 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
43.37%
Winner vote share
22,833
Margin (15.1%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Gudalur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhravidamani.M Winner | DMK | 65,590 | 43.37% |
| 2 | Pon.Jayaseelan 2nd | ADMK | 42,757 | 28.27% |
| 3 | Deepak Sai Kishore.A | TVK | 34,962 | 23.12% |
| 4 | Karthik.R | NTK | 6,199 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 871 | 0.58% |
| 6 | Thilagaraj.N | IND | 443 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Raj.S.K | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 419 | 0.28% |
How Gudalur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PON.JAYASEELAN | ADMK | 46.65% |
| 2026 | DHRAVIDAMANI.M | DMK | 43.37% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -3.28 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.