Nirmalkumar. R. of TVK won the Thiruparankundram Assembly constituency (Madurai district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.75% of 255,466 votes cast. The winning margin over Kiruthiga Thangapandi (DMK) was 41,553 votes, or 16.27 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
44.75%
Winner vote share
41,553
Margin (16.27%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thiruparankundram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nirmalkumar. R. Winner | TVK | 114,316 | 44.75% |
| 2 | Kiruthiga Thangapandi 2nd | DMK | 72,763 | 28.48% |
| 3 | Rajanchellappa. V.V. | ADMK | 49,865 | 19.52% |
| 4 | Sathyadevi. T. | NTK | 14,350 | 5.62% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,148 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Thanapandian. T. | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,088 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Sethuraman. A. | Puthiya Tamilagam | 368 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Raj. P. | IND | 353 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Mookkayee. C. | Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra Kazhagam | 249 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Chelladurai. R | Naam Indiar Party | 231 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Syed Ibrahim. M. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 163 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Renganathan Doraisamy | Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R) | 140 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Vallarasan. K. | IND | 136 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Ukkra Pandian. S. | IND | 122 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Arumugam. G. | IND | 108 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Pounraj. N. | IND | 66 | 0.03% |
How Thiruparankundram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAJANCHELLAPPA, V.V. | ADMK | 43.96% |
| 2026 | NIRMALKUMAR. R. | TVK | 44.75% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +0.79 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.