Nilakottai
Part of the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat.
R. Ayyanar (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Nilakottai in 2026, 2,925 votes ahead of Nagajothi.s.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
68,580 votes · 34.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NDravida Munetra Kazhagam
65,655 votes · 33.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
49,924 votes · 25.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DRNaam Tamilar Katchi
8,615 votes · 4.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
763 votes · 0.4%
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- MIndependent
515 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RBahujan Samaj Party
505 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SPuthiya Tamilagam
441 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VIndependent
415 votes · 0.2%
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- AAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
399 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MIndependent
349 votes · 0.2%
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- AIndependent
331 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PIndependent
238 votes · 0.1%
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- CIndependent
162 votes · 0.1%
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- KIndependent
59 votes · 0.0%
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130 · Nilakottai
Scheduled Caste2,21,565 registered voters · 15 candidates · 2,925 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
R. Ayyanar
TVK · Male · 68,580 votes (34.71%) · 2,925 ahead of Nagajothi.s
- 89.28%
- Turnout
- 1,97,805
- Votes cast
- 1,96,951
- Valid votes
- 642
- None of the above
- 1,12,792
- Women electors
95,252 men and 1,00,383 women voted in person, plus 2,169 postal ballots. 212 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 471.
- TVK68,580627 postal34.71%
- Nagajothi.sFemale
DMK65,655711 postal33.23% - Thenmozhi.sFemale
ADMK49,924414 postal25.27% - NTKFarmer Carrying Plough8,615129 postal4.36%
RPI(A)76325 postal0.39%- None of the aboveNOTA6420.32%
- Manikandan.pMaleINDPeas5150.26%
- Rajalakshmi.mFemale
BSP5054 postal0.26% - Sankar.pMalePTGas cylinder44114 postal0.22%
- Vijayapandiyan.mMaleINDPen nib with seven rays4152 postal0.21%
- Anbalagan.gMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm3999 postal0.20%
- Manoharan.mMaleINDRing3490.18%
- Alappan.aMaleINDSitar3311 postal0.17%
- Perumal.nMaleINDTelevision2381 postal0.12%
- Chellam.kMaleINDIron1622 postal0.08%
- Karuppaiah.sMaleINDElectric pole590.03%
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.