Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

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Assembly constituency 98 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#98 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants20

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,62,453

Turnout90.0%

NOTA879

WinnerM.Vijay BalajiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam69,74742.9% of votes

MARGIN23,966 votes · 14.8 pp69,747 − 45,781

Runner-upGopinath Palaniyappan Indian National Congress45,78128.2% of votes

TVK 60.4% of top-two votesINC 39.6%

All candidates 20

01 M.Vijay BalajiTVK69,747 42.9%
02 Gopinath PalaniyappanINC45,781 28.2%
03 R.ManoharanAIADMK38,183 23.5%
04 S.ThandavamoorthyNTK4,987 3.1%
05 J.Muthu BavaIND858 0.5%
06 H.Mohamed GaipeerIND321 0.2%
07 B.ChitraBSP256 0.2%
08 M.Kamal KumarVTK227 0.1%
09 R.VairamIND196 0.1%
10 K.ManikannanSMNK173 0.1%
11 Nathiya.SIND136 0.1%
12 C.ThiyagarajanIND132 0.1%
13 M.Dharani KumarIND96 0.1%
14 A.ManikandanTVK86 0.1%
15 K.DhavasiappanTMNK80 0.1%
16 R.DhandapaniVTVTK76 0.1%
17 S.LakshmanathanIND67 0.0%
18 M.V.KarthyIND66 0.0%
19 Shanmugam.PIND55 0.0%
20 M.MurugesanIND51 0.0%

Turnout 90.0%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total879
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 20 candidates = 1,61,574Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
14.8 pp
M.Vijay BalajiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2023
Margin not recorded
E. V. K. S. ElangovanIndian National Congress
2021
5.9 pp
Thirumahan Everaa,e.Indian National Congress
2016
5.4 pp
Thennarasu K SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
7.8 pp
Chandhirakumar V.CDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2006
0.1 pp
Thanngamani.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
24.3 pp
Ponnaiyan.CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
24.8 pp
Arumugam, T.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
49.9 pp
Selvaganapathi T.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
11.6 pp
Ramasamy, V.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984
13.1 pp
Ponnaiyan C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
13.5 pp
Ponnaiyan, C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
27.3 pp
C. PonnaiyanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
21.9 pp
M. DevarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
36.1 pp
K. BojanSwatantra Party
1962
14.7 pp
N. MahalingamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 49.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed AIADMK polled 38,183 votes, 1.6× the 23,966-vote margin.
38,183 ÷ 23,966 = 1.6
The top two polled 71.1% of votes; the other 18 candidates 28.3% between them.
(69,747 + 45,781) ÷ 1,62,453 = 71.1% · 46,046 ÷ 1,62,453 = 28.3%
Turnout of 90.0% was 3.4 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
90.0 − 86.6 = +3.4
The seat changed hands: INC in 2023, TVK in 2026.
2023 INC · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 20 candidate lines1,61,574
NOTAcounted within the total879
Published totalVotes polled1,62,453
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

Candidates20 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