Bhojarajan.M of BJP won the Udhagamandalam Assembly constituency (The nilgiris district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.61% of 148,704 votes cast. The winning margin over Ibrahim.R (TVK) was 976 votes, or 0.66 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to BJP since 2021.
BJP
Winning party
32.61%
Winner vote share
976
Margin (0.66%)
INC → BJP
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Udhagamandalam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhojarajan.M Winner | BJP | 48,488 | 32.61% |
| 2 | Ibrahim.R 2nd | TVK | 47,512 | 31.95% |
| 3 | Ramachandran.B | INC | 45,658 | 30.7% |
| 4 | Ragupathy.B | NTK | 4,641 | 3.12% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,525 | 1.03% |
| 6 | Manian.R | IND | 462 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Saveetha.R | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 418 | 0.28% |
How Udhagamandalam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GANESH, R. | INC | 46.44% |
| 2026 | BHOJARAJAN.M | BJP | 32.61% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -13.83 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.