Jegadeshwari. K of TVK won the Rajapalayam Assembly constituency (Virudhunagar district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.81% of 183,020 votes cast. The winning margin over Thangapandian. S (DMK) was 10,605 votes, or 5.79 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.81%
Winner vote share
10,605
Margin (5.79%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Rajapalayam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jegadeshwari. K Winner | TVK | 65,548 | 35.81% |
| 2 | Thangapandian. S 2nd | DMK | 54,943 | 30.02% |
| 3 | Priscilla Pandian. J | BJP | 36,318 | 19.84% |
| 4 | Dr. Karthikeyan. T.E. | NTK | 16,972 | 9.27% |
| 5 | Ramadevi. T | Puthiya Tamilagam | 2,544 | 1.39% |
| 6 | Harish. A | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,547 | 0.85% |
| 7 | Nasrin Banu. T | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 1,240 | 0.68% |
| 8 | Nota | NOTA | 753 | 0.41% |
| 9 | Manmathan. M | IND | 414 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Muthulakshmi. R | IND | 351 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Thangapandi. B | IND | 304 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Selvi. K | IND | 298 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Jegathishwari. N | IND | 292 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Alagumurugan. S | IND | 268 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Balamurugan. V | IND | 203 | 0.11% |
| 16 | Selvakumar. A | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Murugan. D | IND | 171 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Samuel Raj | IND | 140 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Shanmugachandra Velavan. C.C | IND | 137 | 0.07% |
| 20 | Saravanan. G | IND | 119 | 0.07% |
| 21 | Vijendran. G | IND | 108 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Ganesan. K | IND | 95 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Alagupandian. A | IND | 75 | 0.04% |
How Rajapalayam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | THANGAPANDIAN S. | DMK | 41.5% |
| 2026 | JEGADESHWARI. K | TVK | 35.81% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -5.69 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.