Sakkarapani. R of DMK won the Oddanchatram Assembly constituency (Dindigul district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 46.17% of 201,624 votes cast. The winning margin over Vidiyal S. Sekar (BJP) was 43,249 votes, or 21.45 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
46.17%
Winner vote share
43,249
Margin (21.45%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Oddanchatram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakkarapani. R Winner | DMK | 93,099 | 46.17% |
| 2 | Vidiyal S. Sekar 2nd | BJP | 49,850 | 24.72% |
| 3 | Mohan. S | TVK | 49,155 | 24.38% |
| 4 | Ragupathi. P | NTK | 5,454 | 2.71% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,491 | 0.74% |
| 6 | Prabaharan. M | IND | 646 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Murugaraj. P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 516 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Alagiyannan. A | IND | 301 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Nagul Prakash. A | IND | 240 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Raghunath. K | IND | 216 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Manikannan. A | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Kumarrathinam. M | IND | 175 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Chellamuthu. K | IND | 101 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Ananthraj. T | IND | 99 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Arumugam. M | IND | 89 | 0.04% |
How Oddanchatram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SAKKARAPANI R | DMK | 54.51% |
| 2026 | SAKKARAPANI. R | DMK | 46.17% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -8.34 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.