Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar of ADMK won the Sankarankovil Assembly constituency (Tirunelveli district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.01% of 196,480 votes cast. The winning margin over C. Ramarajan (TVK) was 6,489 votes, or 3.3 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
33.01%
Winner vote share
6,489
Margin (3.3%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sankarankovil 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar Winner | ADMK | 64,865 | 33.01% |
| 2 | C. Ramarajan 2nd | TVK | 58,376 | 29.71% |
| 3 | Sangai. Ganesan | INC | 42,567 | 21.66% |
| 4 | M. Kavitha | NTK | 12,767 | 6.5% |
| 5 | Vasanthi Murugesan | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 8,006 | 4.07% |
| 6 | Prabakaran | Puthiya Tamilagam | 4,612 | 2.35% |
| 7 | K.Suresh | IND | 766 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Anand | IND | 661 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Nota | NOTA | 560 | 0.29% |
| 10 | V. Paulpandian | IND | 504 | 0.26% |
| 11 | S. Mariappan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 500 | 0.25% |
| 12 | C. Ravi | Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 487 | 0.25% |
| 13 | K. Ravikumar | IND | 398 | 0.2% |
| 14 | S.Arulraj | IND | 259 | 0.13% |
| 15 | K. Subburaj | IND | 215 | 0.11% |
| 16 | J. Pandi | Bharatha Makkal Katchi | 183 | 0.09% |
| 17 | S. Muthuselvan | IND | 183 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Velraj .S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 170 | 0.09% |
| 19 | K. Thangavel | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 163 | 0.08% |
| 20 | N.Selvam | Naam Indiar Party | 134 | 0.07% |
| 21 | M. Raj | IND | 104 | 0.05% |
How Sankarankovil compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAJA E | DMK | 38.92% |
| 2026 | DR. DHILIPAN JAISHANKAR | ADMK | 33.01% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -5.91 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.