Sivakumar. K of TVK won the Perambalur Assembly constituency (Perambalur district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.83% of 253,654 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. Jayalakshmi. S.T (DMK) was 14,393 votes, or 5.67 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.83%
Winner vote share
14,393
Margin (5.67%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Perambalur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sivakumar. K Winner | TVK | 90,882 | 35.83% |
| 2 | Dr. Jayalakshmi. S.T 2nd | DMK | 76,489 | 30.15% |
| 3 | Thamizhselvan. R | ADMK | 72,716 | 28.67% |
| 4 | Suganya. J | NTK | 9,474 | 3.74% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,160 | 0.46% |
| 6 | Arivazhagan. D | Bahujan Samaj Party | 678 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Subramanian. R | IND | 595 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Shiyamala. M | IND | 421 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Dhamodharan. S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 360 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Chandrakumar. P | IND | 339 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Jayachandran. B | IND | 305 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Anandajothi Paramasivam | IND | 235 | 0.09% |
How Perambalur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PRABHAHARAN, M. | DMK | 50.87% |
| 2026 | SIVAKUMAR. K | TVK | 35.83% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -15.04 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.