Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Pennagaram

Assembly constituency 58 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#58 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants22

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,28,666

Turnout91.7%

NOTA674

WinnerGajendran. S.Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam81,24035.5% of votes

MARGIN3,165 votes · 1.4 pp81,240 − 78,075

Runner-upSelvam. V. Pattali Makkal Katchi78,07534.1% of votes

TVK 51.0% of top-two votesPMK 49.0%

All candidates 22

01 Gajendran. S.TVK81,240 35.5%
02 Selvam. V.PMK78,075 34.1%
03 G. K. M. TamilkumaranINC53,901 23.6%
04 Palaniyammal. T.NTK7,358 3.2%
05 Thavamani. C.TVK628 0.3%
06 Ajith Kumar. S.BSP557 0.2%
07 Kannan. K.TMK546 0.2%
08 Poomani. P.IND533 0.2%
09 Arunkumar. G.IND501 0.2%
10 Annamalai. M.IND480 0.2%
11 Sakthivel. M.IND480 0.2%
12 Gnanaselvam. S.IND463 0.2%
13 Thirumurugan. P.NMK429 0.2%
14 Tamilarasan. M.IND400 0.2%
15 Elavarsan. A.IND367 0.2%
16 Manoharan. K. A.IND364 0.2%
17 Vilkrishnan. R.IND356 0.2%
18 Veerappan. M.IND347 0.2%
19 Sendrayan. G.IND293 0.1%
20 Tamilselvi. S.IND263 0.1%
21 Manivannan. S.IND209 0.1%
22 Selvam. V.IND202 0.1%

Turnout 91.7%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total674
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 2,27,992Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
1.4 pp
Gajendran. S.Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
10.2 pp
Mani. G.KPattali Makkal Katchi
2016
9.3 pp
Inbasekaran. P.N.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
7.1 pp
Nanjappan NCommunist Party of India
2006
6.3 pp
Ponmudy.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
1.6 pp
Ponmudy.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
31.3 pp
Deivasigamani @ PonmudyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
14.7 pp
D. JanaardhananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
23.3 pp
Deivasigamani (A) Ponmudi, K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
13.7 pp
Rajarathinam Mani M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
5.8 pp
Palaniappan, K. PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
3.6 pp
P.KrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
11.1 pp
S. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
21.6 pp
S. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
3.1 pp
G. BoovaraghanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed INC polled 53,901 votes, 17× the 3,165-vote margin.
53,901 ÷ 3,165 = 17.0
The top two polled 69.7% of votes; the other 20 candidates 30.0% between them.
(81,240 + 78,075) ÷ 2,28,666 = 69.7% · 68,677 ÷ 2,28,666 = 30.0%
Turnout of 91.7% was 5.1 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
91.7 − 86.6 = +5.1
The margin narrowed from 10.2 pp in 2021 to 1.4 pp.
1.4 − 10.2 = −8.8 pp
The seat changed hands: PMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 PMK · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 22 candidate lines2,27,992
NOTAcounted within the total674
Published totalVotes polled2,28,666
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

Candidates22 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