Shanmugam C Ve of ADMK won the Mailam Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.52% of 189,221 votes cast. The winning margin over Vijay Niranjan A (TVK) was 30,041 votes, or 15.88 percentage points. The seat flipped from PMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
43.52%
Winner vote share
30,041
Margin (15.88%)
PMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Mailam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanmugam C Ve Winner | ADMK | 82,353 | 43.52% |
| 2 | Vijay Niranjan A 2nd | TVK | 52,312 | 27.65% |
| 3 | Venkatesan L | DMDK | 46,267 | 24.45% |
| 4 | Vidjaivikram S | NTK | 4,383 | 2.32% |
| 5 | Siva S | IND | 552 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Gopu V S | IND | 537 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Ranjith Kumar M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 365 | 0.19% |
| 8 | Ranjitha V | IND | 357 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Vinoth R | Thakkam Katchi | 332 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Nota | NOTA | 299 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Ayyanar N | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 264 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Tamizharasan M | IND | 252 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Krishnamurthy K | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Sundar C | IND | 133 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Anandhababu M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 121 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Vijayaganth K | IND | 97 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Manavalan A | Anna MGR Dravida Makkal Kalgam | 93 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Karvannan K | IND | 92 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Suresh Kumar S | Indhia Kudiarasu Katchi | 82 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Sekar Nayakar I M | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 59 | 0.03% |
| 21 | Purushothaman K | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 47 | 0.02% |
| 22 | Divya P | Naam Indiar Party | 26 | 0.01% |
How Mailam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SIVAKUMAR C | PMK | 45.79% |
| 2026 | SHANMUGAM C VE | ADMK | 43.52% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -2.27 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.