Jayakumar M. of DMK won the Udumalaipettai Assembly constituency (Tiruppur district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.67% of 203,575 votes cast. The winning margin over Radhakrishnan K. (ADMK) was 2,882 votes, or 1.42 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
33.67%
Winner vote share
2,882
Margin (1.42%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Udumalaipettai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayakumar M. Winner | DMK | 68,549 | 33.67% |
| 2 | Radhakrishnan K. 2nd | ADMK | 65,667 | 32.26% |
| 3 | Sankar K. | TVK | 59,831 | 29.39% |
| 4 | Ram Kumar M. | NTK | 6,702 | 3.29% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,149 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Padmendraprakash A. | IND | 470 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Mahendran A. | IND | 322 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Umar Ali D. | IND | 315 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Ramasamy S. | IND | 227 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Kalimuthu S. | IND | 135 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Ganesh S. | IND | 124 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Elsy C. | IND | 84 | 0.04% |
How Udumalaipettai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Radhakrishnan,K. | ADMK | 49.85% |
| 2026 | JAYAKUMAR M. | DMK | 33.67% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -16.18 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.