Vasanthavel G R of DMK won the Ulundurpettai Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.34% of 271,002 votes cast. The winning margin over Kumaraguru R (ADMK) was 2,277 votes, or 0.84 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
36.34%
Winner vote share
2,277
Margin (0.84%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Ulundurpettai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasanthavel G R Winner | DMK | 98,471 | 36.34% |
| 2 | Kumaraguru R 2nd | ADMK | 96,194 | 35.5% |
| 3 | Sudhakar M | TVK | 66,208 | 24.43% |
| 4 | Logeshwari S | NTK | 6,525 | 2.41% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,051 | 0.39% |
| 6 | Manikandan P | IND | 642 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Udhayakumar R | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 590 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Krishnamoorthy V | IND | 282 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Ramakrishnan R | IND | 251 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Senthil P | IND | 217 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Parthiban V | IND | 170 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Balakrishnan K | Anna Makkal Katchi | 140 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Sasikumar N | IND | 110 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Sankar S | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Arasan K | IND | 73 | 0.03% |
How Ulundurpettai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MANIKANNAN A J | DMK | 47.15% |
| 2026 | VASANTHAVEL G R | DMK | 36.34% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -10.81 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.