P Chandrasekar of TVK won the Senthamangalam Assembly constituency (Namakkal district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.82% of 209,687 votes cast. The winning margin over C Chandrasekaran (ADMK) was 2,655 votes, or 1.27 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
32.82%
Winner vote share
2,655
Margin (1.27%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Senthamangalam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P Chandrasekar Winner | TVK | 68,815 | 32.82% |
| 2 | C Chandrasekaran 2nd | ADMK | 66,160 | 31.55% |
| 3 | P Poomalar | DMK | 64,951 | 30.98% |
| 4 | Ponnumani C | NTK | 6,478 | 3.09% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,211 | 0.58% |
| 6 | K Ramesh | IND | 605 | 0.29% |
| 7 | E Manikandan | IND | 429 | 0.2% |
| 8 | M Swaminathan | IND | 260 | 0.12% |
| 9 | A Balamugan | IND | 259 | 0.12% |
| 10 | K Duraisamy | Ganasangam Party of India | 199 | 0.09% |
| 11 | C Jaganathan | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 113 | 0.05% |
| 12 | P Ramasamy | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 111 | 0.05% |
| 13 | C Suthan | IND | 96 | 0.05% |
How Senthamangalam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PONNUSAMY K | DMK | 45.51% |
| 2026 | P CHANDRASEKAR | TVK | 32.82% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -12.69 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.