Saminathan. T of DMK won the Vedasandur Assembly constituency (Dindigul district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.5% of 226,554 votes cast. The winning margin over Paramasivam. V.P.B. (ADMK) was 10,063 votes, or 4.44 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
37.5%
Winner vote share
10,063
Margin (4.44%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Vedasandur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saminathan. T Winner | DMK | 84,948 | 37.5% |
| 2 | Paramasivam. V.P.B. 2nd | ADMK | 74,885 | 33.05% |
| 3 | Dr.Nakajothi. N | TVK | 56,804 | 25.07% |
| 4 | Khaja Hussain Ahamed. A | NTK | 7,095 | 3.13% |
| 5 | Murugan. V | IND | 727 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 474 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Marimuthu. S | IND | 355 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Manikandaprabhu. N C | IND | 294 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Maneeshankar. M.G. | IND | 205 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Boomiraj. K | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 184 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Ravi. R | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 153 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Ramesh. T | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 131 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Selvaraj. V | IND | 94 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Natchimuthu. R | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Suresh. B | IND | 72 | 0.03% |
| 16 | Dhivakar. A | IND | 55 | 0.02% |
How Vedasandur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GANDHIRAJAN S | DMK | 49.97% |
| 2026 | SAMINATHAN. T | DMK | 37.5% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -12.47 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.