Rakesh R of ADMK won the Sankarapuram Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.07% of 235,528 votes cast. The winning margin over Udhayasuriyan T (DMK) was 3,440 votes, or 1.46 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
34.07%
Winner vote share
3,440
Margin (1.46%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sankarapuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh R Winner | ADMK | 80,250 | 34.07% |
| 2 | Udhayasuriyan T 2nd | DMK | 76,810 | 32.61% |
| 3 | Jagadesan A | TVK | 67,624 | 28.71% |
| 4 | Ramesh K | NTK | 5,567 | 2.36% |
| 5 | Ramachandiran M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 677 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Manikandan P | IND | 579 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Sudha M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 544 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Mayilamparai Mari A | IND | 512 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Vijay J | IND | 409 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Nota | NOTA | 383 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Pachaiyappan K | IND | 351 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Nadarajan K | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 328 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Durai Ezhilan P | IND | 295 | 0.13% |
| 14 | Gangasekar A | MAKKAL SAKTHI KATCHI | 223 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Mani G | IND | 166 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Dr.Murugu K | IND | 113 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Samikkannu M | IND | 112 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Jayaprakash K | IND | 111 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Anbazhagan S | IND | 105 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Sanniyasi N | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 100 | 0.04% |
| 21 | Kavikuil V | IND | 97 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Harun Rasheeth J | IND | 87 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Vignesh R | IND | 85 | 0.04% |
How Sankarapuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UDHAYASURIYAN T | DMK | 56.16% |
| 2026 | RAKESH R | ADMK | 34.07% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -22.09 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.