Valparai
Assembly constituency 124 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#124 · GENAll candidates 6
Turnout 86.3%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total675
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,49,756Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
6.2 ppKutty (Alias) Sudhakar. ADravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
8.5 ppAmulkandasami T KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
5.8 ppKasthuri Vasu V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
2.7 ppArumugham MCommunist Party of India
- 2006
15.6 ppSubramaniam.ODravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
9.1 ppChithambaram. P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
19.4 ppAndamuthu, V.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
40.5 ppV.K. ChinnasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
6.8 ppChinnasamy, V.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
- 1984
17.9 ppChinnsammy V.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
13.2 ppSubramaniam, G. K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
2.0 ppV.K. ChinnasawamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
13.0 ppRamarasan V. K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
9.2 ppRamarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
1.5 ppAbdul AzizIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.5 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 43,728 votes, 4.7× the 9,371-vote margin.
43,728 ÷ 9,371 = 4.7 -
The top two polled 66.5% of votes; the other 4 candidates 33.1% between them.
(54,671 + 45,300) ÷ 1,50,431 = 66.5% · 49,785 ÷ 1,50,431 = 33.1% -
Turnout of 86.3% was 0.3 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
86.3 − 86.6 = −0.3 -
The margin narrowed from 8.5 pp in 2021 to 6.2 pp.
6.2 − 8.5 = −2.3 pp -
The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2021, DMK in 2026.
2021 AIADMK · 2026 DMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,49,756
- NOTAcounted within the total675
- Published totalVotes polled1,50,431
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database