K.Ramkumar of TVK won the Palladam Assembly constituency (Tiruppur district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.3% of 301,014 votes cast. The winning margin over K.P.Paramasivam (ADMK) was 37,897 votes, or 12.59 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.3%
Winner vote share
37,897
Margin (12.59%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Palladam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.Ramkumar Winner | TVK | 121,297 | 40.3% |
| 2 | K.P.Paramasivam 2nd | ADMK | 83,400 | 27.71% |
| 3 | K.Selvaraj | DMK | 78,625 | 26.12% |
| 4 | K.V.Thamiliniyan | NTK | 13,141 | 4.37% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,417 | 0.47% |
| 6 | K.Rathinasamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 578 | 0.19% |
| 7 | V.Mohanraj | IND | 407 | 0.14% |
| 8 | A. Ramesh | IND | 364 | 0.12% |
| 9 | A.Annadurai | IND | 346 | 0.11% |
| 10 | S.Dharmaraj | Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 327 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Annadurai.R | IND | 285 | 0.09% |
| 12 | S.Arumugam | IND | 274 | 0.09% |
| 13 | K.Sakthivel | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 184 | 0.06% |
| 14 | G.Selvaraj | IND | 163 | 0.05% |
| 15 | M. Selvaraj | IND | 123 | 0.04% |
| 16 | A.Saravanan | IND | 83 | 0.03% |
How Palladam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ANANDAN M S M | ADMK | 48.53% |
| 2026 | K.RAMKUMAR | TVK | 40.3% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -8.23 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.