N Elaiyaraja of TVK won the Uthangarai Assembly constituency (Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri Belt) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.16% of 205,530 votes cast. The winning margin over T M Tamilselvam (ADMK) was 5,198 votes, or 2.53 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
34.16%
Winner vote share
5,198
Margin (2.53%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Uthangarai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Elaiyaraja Winner | TVK | 70,201 | 34.16% |
| 2 | T M Tamilselvam 2nd | ADMK | 65,003 | 31.63% |
| 3 | R Kuppusamy | INC | 60,993 | 29.68% |
| 4 | Mekala | NTK | 6,629 | 3.23% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 881 | 0.43% |
| 6 | K Thavaraj | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 291 | 0.14% |
| 7 | Muniraj | IND | 257 | 0.13% |
| 8 | Kumaravel | IND | 247 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Tamilmani | IND | 241 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Vijiyal | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 206 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Bakkiyaraj R | IND | 176 | 0.09% |
| 12 | A Samraj | IND | 155 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Palani R | Thakkam Katchi | 135 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Rameshwari | Bharat Jan Chikitsa Party | 115 | 0.06% |
How Uthangarai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T.M.TAMILSELVAM | ADMK | 52.96% |
| 2026 | N ELAIYARAJA | TVK | 34.16% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -18.80 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.