M.Abdul Wahab of DMK won the Palayamkottai Assembly constituency (Tirunelveli district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.15% of 180,620 votes cast. The winning margin over Maria John (TVK) was 13,805 votes, or 7.64 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
44.15%
Winner vote share
13,805
Margin (7.64%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Palayamkottai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Abdul Wahab Winner | DMK | 79,744 | 44.15% |
| 2 | Maria John 2nd | TVK | 65,939 | 36.51% |
| 3 | Syed Sulthan Samsudeen | ADMK | 19,732 | 10.92% |
| 4 | Sankara Narayanan Alias Saran | NTK | 10,465 | 5.79% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 851 | 0.47% |
| 6 | Paulraj.V | IND | 717 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Karthick Narayanan S. | IND | 619 | 0.34% |
| 8 | Abdul Koya | IND | 560 | 0.31% |
| 9 | T.A.Umar | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 493 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Srinivash | IND | 346 | 0.19% |
| 11 | V.George | IND | 221 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Esakkimuthu | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 201 | 0.11% |
| 13 | M.Manikandan | IND | 149 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Nallakkannu Alias Karthic.K | IND | 140 | 0.08% |
| 15 | A. Sudhahar | IND | 127 | 0.07% |
| 16 | S.Thangadurai | Naam Indiar Party | 123 | 0.07% |
| 17 | D.Santhiyagappar Antony | IND | 104 | 0.06% |
| 18 | R.Sesu | IND | 89 | 0.05% |
How Palayamkottai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ABDUL WAHAB .M | DMK | 55.32% |
| 2026 | M.ABDUL WAHAB | DMK | 44.15% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -11.17 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.