Kadayanallur
Part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat.
T. M. Rajendran (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Kadayanallur in 2026, 6,253 votes ahead of C. Krishnamurali.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
79,832 votes · 35.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- CKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
73,579 votes · 33.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AKTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
49,254 votes · 22.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ASNaam Tamilar Katchi
10,965 votes · 4.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KRPuthiya Tamilagam
2,882 votes · 1.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- EKIndependent
576 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MPIndependent
537 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TMBahujan Samaj Party
510 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BMIndependent
467 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- GMIndependent
413 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSIndependent
380 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SATamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
356 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NLIndependent
290 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RSAanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam
244 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RSIndependent
234 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PVIndependent
216 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- LASamata Party
179 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- EKIndependent
138 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMIndependent
109 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VPIndependent
109 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MAIndependent
101 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSNaam Indiar Party
53 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
221 · Kadayanallur
General2,69,723 registered voters · 22 candidates · 6,253 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
T. M. Rajendran
DMK · Male · 79,832 votes (35.97%) · 6,253 ahead of C. Krishnamurali
- 82.44%
- Turnout
- 2,22,360
- Votes cast
- 2,21,424
- Valid votes
- 527
- None of the above
- 1,36,207
- Women electors
1,00,529 men and 1,18,655 women voted in person, plus 3,168 postal ballots. 409 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 503.
- DMK79,8321,023 postal35.97%
- C. KrishnamuraliMale
ADMK73,579954 postal33.15% 
TVK49,254461 postal22.19%- NTKFarmer Carrying Plough10,965152 postal4.94%
- Kavitha. RFemalePTBucket2,88297 postal1.30%
- Esakki Pandi. KMaleINDPeas5761 postal0.26%
- Murugan. PMaleINDCCTV Camera5372 postal0.24%
- None of the aboveNOTA5270.24%
- T. MaheshkumarMale
BSP5105 postal0.23% - Barisha Banu. MFemaleINDCoat4674 postal0.21%
- Ganesan. MMaleINDElectric pole41317 postal0.19%
- Seenivasan. SMaleINDTelevision38011 postal0.17%
- Shahin Fathima. AFemaleTAVKCamera3565 postal0.16%
- Nagarajan. LMaleINDWell2900.13%
- Rajan. B. SMaleAJPKGas cylinder2446 postal0.11%
- Rajamaravan. SMaleINDGas Stove2343 postal0.11%
- Parthipan. VMaleINDTelephone2164 postal0.10%
- Lakshmi. AFemaleSAPDiamond1793 postal0.08%
- Esakki. KMaleINDShip1380.06%
- S. MurugananthamMaleINDTruck1092 postal0.05%
- Venkatesh. PMaleINDBinoculars1091 postal0.05%
- M. ArumugasamyMaleINDMatchbox1012 postal0.05%
- Sureshkumar. SMaleNIDPSpanner530.02%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.