D.Shanmugan of TVK won the Modakkurichi Assembly constituency (Erode district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 31.83% of 190,759 votes cast. The winning margin over S.Kirthika (BJP) was 2,430 votes, or 1.27 percentage points. The seat flipped from BJP to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
31.83%
Winner vote share
2,430
Margin (1.27%)
BJP → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Modakkurichi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.Shanmugan Winner | TVK | 60,715 | 31.83% |
| 2 | S.Kirthika 2nd | BJP | 58,285 | 30.55% |
| 3 | S.Senthilnathan | DMK | 58,236 | 30.53% |
| 4 | M.Arunkumar | NTK | 6,723 | 3.52% |
| 5 | R.Karthikeyan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2,239 | 1.17% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 925 | 0.48% |
| 7 | R.Velusamy | IND | 918 | 0.48% |
| 8 | K.Muniyappan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 651 | 0.34% |
| 9 | L.Bharathi | IND | 585 | 0.31% |
| 10 | A.Duraisamy | IND | 303 | 0.16% |
| 11 | K.Dhanabal | IND | 284 | 0.15% |
| 12 | A.Kathirvel | IND | 245 | 0.13% |
| 13 | R.Natarajan | IND | 227 | 0.12% |
| 14 | M.Ravikumar | Ganasangam Party of India | 223 | 0.12% |
| 15 | M.Ramesh | Namathu Kongu Munnetra Kalagam | 200 | 0.1% |
How Modakkurichi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SARASWATHI.C | BJP | 42.96% |
| 2026 | D.SHANMUGAN | TVK | 31.83% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -11.13 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.