Uthangarai
Assembly constituency 51 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#51 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 N ElaiyarajaTVK70,201 34.2%
- 02 T M TamilselvamAIADMK65,003 31.6%
- 03 R KuppusamyINC60,993 29.7%
- 04 MekalaNTK6,629 3.2%
- 05 K ThavarajTVK291 0.1%
- 06 MunirajIND257 0.1%
- 07 KumaravelIND247 0.1%
- 08 TamilmaniIND241 0.1%
- 09 VijiyalAJPK206 0.1%
- 10 Bakkiyaraj RIND176 0.1%
- 11 A SamrajIND155 0.1%
- 12 Palani RTK135 0.1%
- 13 RameshwariBJCP115 0.1%
Turnout 86.9%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total881
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 2,04,649Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
2.5 ppN ElaiyarajaTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
15.2 ppT.M.TamilselvamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
1.5 ppN.ManoranjithamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
25.5 ppManoranjithamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2009
28.6 ppJ. KamalakannaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
18.3 ppJayaraman S PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
7.8 ppMurugavelrajan.KPattali Makkal Katchi
- 1996
34.1 ppAnandan, BalaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
26.9 ppThamazharasan C.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
17.0 ppDhanaraj, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
10.8 ppA. ArumughamIndian National Congress
- 1980
3.2 ppKuppusami, CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
2.6 ppP. MunuswamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
19.4 ppS. Sagadeva GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
16.3 ppV. MunusamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
5.0 ppManonmaniSwatantra Party
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.1 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed INC polled 60,993 votes, 12× the 5,198-vote margin.
60,993 ÷ 5,198 = 11.7 -
The top two polled 65.8% of votes; the other 11 candidates 33.8% between them.
(70,201 + 65,003) ÷ 2,05,530 = 65.8% · 69,445 ÷ 2,05,530 = 33.8% -
Turnout of 86.9% was 0.3 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
86.9 − 86.6 = +0.3 -
The margin narrowed from 15.2 pp in 2021 to 2.5 pp.
2.5 − 15.2 = −12.7 pp -
T M Tamilselvam, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines2,04,649
- NOTAcounted within the total881
- Published totalVotes polled2,05,530
- 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
Candidates13 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