Kutty (Alias) Sudhakar. A of DMK won the Valparai Assembly constituency (Coimbatore district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.34% of 150,431 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. Sridharan. A (TVK) was 9,371 votes, or 6.23 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
36.34%
Winner vote share
9,371
Margin (6.23%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Valparai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutty (Alias) Sudhakar. A Winner | DMK | 54,671 | 36.34% |
| 2 | Dr. Sridharan. A 2nd | TVK | 45,300 | 30.11% |
| 3 | Lekshmana Singh. D | ADMK | 43,728 | 29.07% |
| 4 | Umadevi. P | NTK | 5,256 | 3.49% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 675 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Perumal. K | IND | 479 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Lakshmi. N | IND | 322 | 0.21% |
How Valparai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AMULKANDASAMI T K | ADMK | 49.37% |
| 2026 | KUTTY (ALIAS) SUDHAKAR. A | DMK | 36.34% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -13.03 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.