Ayyanar.R of TVK won the Nilakkottai Assembly constituency (Dindigul district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.71% of 197,593 votes cast. The winning margin over Nagajothi.S (DMK) was 2,925 votes, or 1.48 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
34.71%
Winner vote share
2,925
Margin (1.48%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Nilakkottai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayyanar.R Winner | TVK | 68,580 | 34.71% |
| 2 | Nagajothi.S 2nd | DMK | 65,655 | 33.23% |
| 3 | Thenmozhi.S | ADMK | 49,924 | 25.27% |
| 4 | Dr.Kailai Rajan.D | NTK | 8,615 | 4.36% |
| 5 | Selvam.P B.A. B.L. | Republican Party of India (A) | 763 | 0.39% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 642 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Manikandan.P | IND | 515 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Rajalakshmi.M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 505 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Sankar.P | Puthiya Tamilagam | 441 | 0.22% |
| 10 | Vijayapandiyan.M | IND | 415 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Anbalagan.G | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 399 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Manoharan.M | IND | 349 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Alappan.A | IND | 331 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Perumal.N | IND | 238 | 0.12% |
| 15 | Chellam.K | IND | 162 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Karuppaiah.S | IND | 59 | 0.03% |
How Nilakkottai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | S.Thenmozhi | ADMK | 49.49% |
| 2026 | AYYANAR.R | TVK | 34.71% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -14.78 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.