Palanisamy S of ADMK won the Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.61% of 217,318 votes cast. The winning margin over Vijay R Baranibalaaji (TVK) was 285 votes, or 0.13 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
33.61%
Winner vote share
285
Margin (0.13%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tirukkoyilur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palanisamy S Winner | ADMK | 73,033 | 33.61% |
| 2 | Vijay R Baranibalaaji 2nd | TVK | 72,748 | 33.48% |
| 3 | Dr Pon Gauthamsigamani | DMK | 62,452 | 28.74% |
| 4 | Hemarajan K | NTK | 5,791 | 2.66% |
| 5 | Ramakrishnan M | IND | 589 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Vijayamoorthi E | IND | 571 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 500 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Govindhakannan M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 374 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Tamilselvam R | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 312 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Ravichandran G | IND | 205 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Gowtham S | IND | 192 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Edwin Abinesh A | IND | 136 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Prabhakaran V J | IND | 132 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Selvam K | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 108 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Palanisamy E | IND | 94 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Karthick S | IND | 81 | 0.04% |
How Tirukkoyilur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | K.PONMUDY | DMK | 56.56% |
| 2026 | PALANISAMY S | ADMK | 33.61% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -22.95 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.