Veerapandi
Part of the Salem Lok Sabha seat.
M. S. Palanivel (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Veerapandi in 2026, 4,071 votes ahead of Sri Balaji Sugumar. S.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
79,907 votes · 33.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
75,836 votes · 32.1%
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- TADravida Munetra Kazhagam
69,296 votes · 29.3%
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- RSNaam Tamilar Katchi
6,820 votes · 2.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BMTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
642 votes · 0.3%
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- PPIndependent
449 votes · 0.2%
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- APCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
437 votes · 0.2%
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- SMNaadaalum Makkal Katchi
397 votes · 0.2%
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- PVIndependent
349 votes · 0.1%
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- VNIndependent
197 votes · 0.1%
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- IGIndependent
153 votes · 0.1%
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- TDIndependent
142 votes · 0.1%
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- SMIndependent
135 votes · 0.1%
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- DMIndependent
103 votes · 0.0%
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- GRIndependent
96 votes · 0.0%
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- KRIndependent
80 votes · 0.0%
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- JMIndependent
79 votes · 0.0%
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- GBIndependent
58 votes · 0.0%
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- KMIndependent
56 votes · 0.0%
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- RDIndependent
49 votes · 0.0%
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91 · Veerapandi
General2,50,504 registered voters · 20 candidates · 4,071 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
M. S. Palanivel
TVK · Male · 79,907 votes (33.88%) · 4,071 ahead of Sri Balaji Sugumar. S
- 94.27%
- Turnout
- 2,36,141
- Votes cast
- 2,35,281
- Valid votes
- 594
- None of the above
- 1,24,714
- Women electors
1,17,054 men and 1,16,770 women voted in person, plus 2,302 postal ballots. 266 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 55.
- TVK79,907372 postal33.88%
ADMK75,836745 postal32.15%- Tharun. A.kMale
DMK69,296813 postal29.38% - Rajeshkumar. SMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough6,82079 postal2.89%
- Bramamoorthi. MMaleTAVKCamera6427 postal0.27%
- None of the aboveNOTA5940.25%
- Palanisamy. PMaleINDGas cylinder4491 postal0.19%
- Anbazhagan. PMale
CPI(ML)L4372 postal0.19% - Sakthivel. MMaleNADLMMKLKPen nib with seven rays3971 postal0.17%
- Prabhu. VMaleINDComputer mouse3491 postal0.15%
- INDScissors1970.08%
- INDCCTV Camera1531 postal0.06%
- Tamilarasan. DMaleINDBelt1420.06%
- Senthilkumar. MMaleINDDiamond1350.06%
- INDBatsman1030.04%
- Gopi. RMaleINDT.V. Remote960.04%
- Karthi. RMaleINDTiller803 postal0.03%
- Jayavel. MMaleINDGramophone790.03%
- Gopinath. BMaleINDShip582 postal0.02%
- Kavitha. M.pFemaleINDStethoscope560.02%
- Ranganathan. DMaleINDCalculator490.02%
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.