Nsn Nataraj of ADMK won the Kangayam Assembly constituency (Tiruppur district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.94% of 203,534 votes cast. The winning margin over Mani Gounder (TVK) was 8,133 votes, or 4.0 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
34.94%
Winner vote share
8,133
Margin (4.0%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kangayam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nsn Nataraj Winner | ADMK | 71,122 | 34.94% |
| 2 | Mani Gounder 2nd | TVK | 62,989 | 30.95% |
| 3 | M.P.Saminathan | DMK | 59,230 | 29.1% |
| 4 | Karmegan.M | NTK | 7,068 | 3.47% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 706 | 0.35% |
| 6 | P.Thirugnanasambantham | Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 499 | 0.25% |
| 7 | P.Parthiban | IND | 312 | 0.15% |
| 8 | R. Immanuvel | IND | 282 | 0.14% |
| 9 | P.Mani | IND | 274 | 0.13% |
| 10 | B.Rajendran | IND | 265 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Palanisamy | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
| 12 | R.Vijayalakshmi | Ganasangam Party of India | 176 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Karthikeyan | IND | 164 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Gowtham | IND | 98 | 0.05% |
| 15 | T.Nataraj | IND | 78 | 0.04% |
| 16 | K.Arumugam | IND | 68 | 0.03% |
How Kangayam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SAMINATHAN.M.P | DMK | 47.14% |
| 2026 | NSN NATARAJ | ADMK | 34.94% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -12.20 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.