R Jayaramakrishnan of DMK won the Madathukulam Assembly constituency (Tiruppur district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.43% of 188,249 votes cast. The winning margin over C Shanmugavelu (AMMK) was 15,968 votes, or 8.48 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
37.43%
Winner vote share
15,968
Margin (8.48%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Madathukulam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Jayaramakrishnan Winner | DMK | 70,458 | 37.43% |
| 2 | C Shanmugavelu 2nd | AMMK | 54,490 | 28.95% |
| 3 | R Thirumalai | TVK | 52,684 | 27.99% |
| 4 | M Radhamani | NTK | 6,578 | 3.49% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 911 | 0.48% |
| 6 | K Vadivazhagan Balaji | IND | 664 | 0.35% |
| 7 | Ak Senthilkumar | Puthiya Tamilagam | 621 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Sp Mahendran | IND | 464 | 0.25% |
| 9 | M Shanugavel | IND | 397 | 0.21% |
| 10 | S Shanmugavel | IND | 301 | 0.16% |
| 11 | P Thangaraj | IND | 263 | 0.14% |
| 12 | M Ahamed Ali | IND | 206 | 0.11% |
| 13 | A Shanmugavel | IND | 120 | 0.06% |
| 14 | K Shanmugavel | IND | 92 | 0.05% |
How Madathukulam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | C MAHENDRAN | ADMK | 46.35% |
| 2026 | R JAYARAMAKRISHNAN | DMK | 37.43% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -8.92 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.