Maragatham Vetrivel of ADMK won the Pappireddipatti Assembly constituency (Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri Belt) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.03% of 236,621 votes cast. The winning margin over Palaniappan. P (DMK) was 33,114 votes, or 13.99 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
43.03%
Winner vote share
33,114
Margin (13.99%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Pappireddipatti 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maragatham Vetrivel Winner | ADMK | 101,829 | 43.03% |
| 2 | Palaniappan. P 2nd | DMK | 68,715 | 29.04% |
| 3 | Thilagavathi. S | TVK | 57,619 | 24.35% |
| 4 | Archana Tamilaruvi | NTK | 5,216 | 2.2% |
| 5 | Ganesan. S | Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 770 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 677 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Murugan. S | IND | 327 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Palaniappan. R | IND | 315 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Moorthi. P | IND | 302 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Chennakrishnan. V | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 243 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Jamunarani. M | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 187 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Tamilraj. K | IND | 146 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Poovarasu | Tamilar Makkal Katchi | 121 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Chinnasamy. P | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Sathish. S | IND | 76 | 0.03% |
How Pappireddipatti compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GOVINDASAMY.A | ADMK | 51.81% |
| 2026 | MARAGATHAM VETRIVEL | ADMK | 43.03% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -8.78 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.