Rajapalayam
Part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat.
K. Jegadeshwari (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Rajapalayam in 2026, 10,605 votes ahead of Thangapandian. S.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
65,548 votes · 35.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TSDravida Munetra Kazhagam
54,943 votes · 30.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PJBharatiya Janta Party
36,318 votes · 19.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DTNaam Tamilar Katchi
16,972 votes · 9.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RTPuthiya Tamilagam
2,544 votes · 1.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- HAAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
1,547 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NTRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
1,240 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMIndependent
414 votes · 0.2%
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- MRIndependent
351 votes · 0.2%
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- TBIndependent
304 votes · 0.2%
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- SKIndependent
298 votes · 0.2%
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- JNIndependent
292 votes · 0.2%
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- ASIndependent
268 votes · 0.1%
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- BVIndependent
203 votes · 0.1%
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- SAIndependent
180 votes · 0.1%
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- MDIndependent
171 votes · 0.1%
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- SRIndependent
140 votes · 0.1%
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- SCIndependent
137 votes · 0.1%
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- SGIndependent
119 votes · 0.1%
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- VGIndependent
108 votes · 0.1%
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- GKIndependent
95 votes · 0.1%
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- AAIndependent
75 votes · 0.0%
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202 · Rajapalayam
General2,14,646 registered voters · 22 candidates · 10,605 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
K. Jegadeshwari
TVK · Female · 65,548 votes (35.81%) · 10,605 ahead of Thangapandian. S
- 85.36%
- Turnout
- 1,83,212
- Votes cast
- 1,82,267
- Valid votes
- 753
- None of the above
- 1,10,021
- Women electors
86,150 men and 94,608 women voted in person, plus 2,432 postal ballots. 192 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 454.
- TVK65,548601 postal35.81%
- Thangapandian. SMale
DMK54,943754 postal30.02% - Priscilla Pandian. JFemale
BJP36,318440 postal19.84% - NTKFarmer Carrying Plough16,972297 postal9.27%
- Ramadevi. TFemalePTGas cylinder2,54459 postal1.39%
- Harish. AMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm1,54716 postal0.85%
- Nasrin Banu. TFemale
RPI(A)1,24027 postal0.68% - None of the aboveNOTA7530.41%
- Manmathan. MMaleINDBatsman4143 postal0.23%
- Muthulakshmi. RFemaleINDTube light3510.19%
- Thangapandi. BMaleINDHelmet3040.17%
- Selvi. KFemaleINDMatchbox2987 postal0.16%
- Jegathishwari. NFemaleINDPressure cooker2921 postal0.16%
- Alagumurugan. SMaleINDDiamond2681 postal0.15%
- Balamurugan. VMaleINDBalloon2031 postal0.11%
- Selvakumar. AMaleINDJackfruit1802 postal0.10%
- Murugan. DMaleINDLunch box1711 postal0.09%
- Samuel RajMaleINDTelevision1401 postal0.08%
- INDRazor1372 postal0.07%
- Saravanan. GMaleINDTiller1192 postal0.07%
- Vijendran. GMaleINDRing1081 postal0.06%
- Ganesan. KMaleINDElectric pole951 postal0.05%
- Alagupandian. AMaleINDBricks750.04%
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.