Gajendran. S. of TVK won the Pennagaram Assembly constituency (Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri Belt) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.53% of 228,666 votes cast. The winning margin over Selvam. V. (PMK) was 3,165 votes, or 1.38 percentage points. The seat flipped from PMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.53%
Winner vote share
3,165
Margin (1.38%)
PMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Pennagaram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajendran. S. Winner | TVK | 81,240 | 35.53% |
| 2 | Selvam. V. 2nd | PMK | 78,075 | 34.14% |
| 3 | G. K. M. Tamilkumaran | INC | 53,901 | 23.57% |
| 4 | Palaniyammal. T. | NTK | 7,358 | 3.22% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 674 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Thavamani. C. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 628 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Ajith Kumar. S. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 557 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Kannan. K. | Tamilar Makkal Katchi | 546 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Poomani. P. | IND | 533 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Arunkumar. G. | IND | 501 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Annamalai. M. | IND | 480 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Sakthivel. M. | IND | 480 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Gnanaselvam. S. | IND | 463 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Thirumurugan. P. | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 429 | 0.19% |
| 15 | Tamilarasan. M. | IND | 400 | 0.17% |
| 16 | Elavarsan. A. | IND | 367 | 0.16% |
| 17 | Manoharan. K. A. | IND | 364 | 0.16% |
| 18 | Vilkrishnan. R. | IND | 356 | 0.16% |
| 19 | Veerappan. M. | IND | 347 | 0.15% |
| 20 | Sendrayan. G. | IND | 293 | 0.13% |
| 21 | Tamilselvi. S. | IND | 263 | 0.12% |
| 22 | Manivannan. S. | IND | 209 | 0.09% |
| 23 | Selvam. V. | IND | 202 | 0.09% |
How Pennagaram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MANI. G.K | PMK | 50.46% |
| 2026 | GAJENDRAN. S. | TVK | 35.53% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -14.93 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.