Palanivel. M.S of TVK won the Veerapandi Assembly constituency (Salem district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.88% of 235,875 votes cast. The winning margin over Sri Balaji Sugumar. S (ADMK) was 4,071 votes, or 1.73 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
33.88%
Winner vote share
4,071
Margin (1.73%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Veerapandi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palanivel. M.S Winner | TVK | 79,907 | 33.88% |
| 2 | Sri Balaji Sugumar. S 2nd | ADMK | 75,836 | 32.15% |
| 3 | Tharun. A.K | DMK | 69,296 | 29.38% |
| 4 | Rajeshkumar. S | NTK | 6,820 | 2.89% |
| 5 | Bramamoorthi. M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 642 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 594 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Palanisamy. P | IND | 449 | 0.19% |
| 8 | Anbazhagan. P | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 437 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Sakthivel. M | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 397 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Prabhu. V | IND | 349 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Vaidesswara Prasad. N | IND | 197 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Indrajith Guptha. G | IND | 153 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Tamilarasan. D | IND | 142 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Senthilkumar. M | IND | 135 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Devendhiraprabu. M | IND | 103 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Gopi. R | IND | 96 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Karthi. R | IND | 80 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Jayavel. M | IND | 79 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Gopinath. B | IND | 58 | 0.02% |
| 20 | Kavitha. M.P | IND | 56 | 0.02% |
| 21 | Ranganathan. D | IND | 49 | 0.02% |
How Veerapandi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAJAMUTHU, M. | ADMK | 49.92% |
| 2026 | PALANIVEL. M.S | TVK | 33.88% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -16.04 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.