DMK Candidate List 2026: Full List of DMK Candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly Election
The DMK Candidate List 2026 has been officially released by the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK ), confirming 164 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. This latest DMK candidate list Tamil Nadu highlights the party’s electoral strategy, featuring a balanced mix of fresh faces and experienced leaders.
As Tamil Nadu heads toward the April 23 polls, this page provides the complete DMK Candidate List 2026, covering constituency-wise candidates, key battlegrounds, and alliance seat-sharing details for voters and analysts.
DMK Candidate List 2026 Tamil Nadu: Constituency-Wise Full List
The table below presents the complete DMK Candidate List 2026 Tamil Nadu elections, with constituency-wise candidate names for easy reference. Explore the full DMK candidate list Tamil Nadu to quickly find candidates across all constituencies.
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2021 Assembly Election DMK Candidates List
| Candidate name | Assembly Constituencies | Votes | Vote Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T J Govindarajan | Gummidipoondi | 1,26,452 | 56.94% | WON |
| S Chandran | Tiruttani | 1,20,314 | 51.72% | WON |
| Rajendran | Thiruvallur | 1,07,709 | 50.27% | WON |
| A Krishnasami | Poonamallee | 1,49,578 | 56.72% | WON |
| Nazar | Avadi | 1,50,287 | 49.94% | WON |
| Karapakkam Ganapathi | Maduravoyal | 1,21,298 | 44.29% | WON |
| Joseph Samuel | Ambattur | 1,14,554 | 47.67% | WON |
| Sudharsanam | Madavaram | 1,51,485 | 50.04% | WON |
| Sankar | Thiruvottiyur | 88,185 | 44.09% | WON |
| J J Ebenesar | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar | 95,763 | 51.2% | WON |
| R D Sekar | Perambur | 1,05,267 | 52.53% | WON |
| M K Stalin | Kolathur | 1,05,522 | 60.86% | WON |
| Vetriyazhagan | Villivakkam | 76,127 | 52.83% | WON |
| Thayagam Kavi | Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar | 81,727 | 61.13% | WON |
| Parandhaman | Egmore | 68,832 | 57.71% | WON |
| Ira Moorthi | Royapuram | 64,424 | 53.16% | WON |
| Sekar Babu | Harbour | 59,317 | 58.35% | WON |
| Udhayanidhi Stalin | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | 93,285 | 67.89% | WON |
| Dr. Ezhilan | Thousand Lights | 71,437 | 52.81% | WON |
| M K Mohan | Anna Nagar | 80,054 | 48.49% | WON |
| A M V Prabhakar Raja | Virugampakkam | 74,351 | 43.97% | WON |
| Ma Subramaniam | Saidapet | 80,194 | 50.02% | WON |
| J Karunanidhi | Thiyagarayanagar | 56,035 | 40.57% | WON |
| Mylai Velu | Mylapore | 68,392 | 44.58% | WON |
| Aravind Ramesh | Shozhinganallur | 1,71,558 | 44.18% | WON |
| Tha Mo Anbarasan | Alandur | 1,16,785 | 49.12% | WON |
| Karunanidhi | Pallavaram | 1,26,427 | 47.49% | WON |
| S R Raja | Tambaram | 1,16,840 | 46.93% | WON |
| Varalakshmi Madhusoodhanan | Chengalpattu | 1,30,573 | 47.64% | WON |
| Sundar | Uthiramerur | 93,427 | 44.38% | WON |
| Ezhilarasan | Kancheepuram | 1,02,712 | 44.77% | WON |
| Durai Murugan | Katpadi | 85,140 | 45.71% | WON |
| Gandhi | Ranipet | 1,03,291 | 49.79% | WON |
| J L Eeswarappan | Arcot | 1,03,885 | 49.52% | WON |
| Karthikeyan | Vellore | 84,299 | 46.86% | WON |
| Nandhakumar | Anaikattu | 95,159 | 48.11% | WON |
| K Seethaaraman | Kilvaithinankuppam | 73,997 | 42.5% | LOST |
| V Amalu | Gudiyattam | 1,00,412 | 47.45% | WON |
| A S Viswanathan | Ambur | 90,476 | 50.86% | WON |
| Devaraji | Jolarpet | 89,490 | 45.57% | WON |
| Nallathambi | Tirupattur | 96,522 | 51.91% | WON |
| Madhiyazhagan | Bargur | 97,256 | 49.17% | WON |
| Senguttuvan | Krishnagiri | 95,256 | 45.01% | LOST |
| Murugan | Veppanahalli | 91,050 | 44.38% | LOST |
| Y Prakash | Hosur | 1,18,231 | 47.65% | WON |
| P K Murugan | Palacode | 81,970 | 39.68% | LOST |
| P.n.p.inbasekaran | Pennagaram | 84,937 | 40.39% | LOST |
| Thadangam Subiramani | Dharmapuri | 78,770 | 36.24% | LOST |
| M.prabhu Rajasekar | Pappireddippatti | 77,564 | 35.1% | LOST |
| Mu Pe Giri | Chengam | 1,08,081 | 48.26% | WON |
| A V Velu | Tiruvannamalai | 1,37,876 | 66.02% | WON |
| Ku Pichchaandi | Kilpennathur | 1,04,675 | 51.34% | WON |
| Pe Su Thi Saravanan | Kalasapakkam | 94,134 | 47.92% | WON |
| K V Sekaran | Polur | 88,007 | 43.57% | LOST |
| S S Anbazhagan | Arani | 99,833 | 45.09% | LOST |
| O Jothi | Cheyyar | 1,02,460 | 47.78% | WON |
| S Ambethkumar | Vandavasi | 1,02,064 | 54.88% | WON |
| K S Masthan | Gingee | 1,09,625 | 52.99% | WON |
| Masilamani | Mailam | 78,814 | 44.53% | LOST |
| Seethapathi Chokkalingam | Tindivanam | 77,399 | 42.4% | LOST |
| R Lakshmanan | Villupuram | 1,02,271 | 49.92% | WON |
| Na Pugazhendhi | Vikravandi | 93,730 | 48.41% | WON |
| K.ponmudi | Tirukkoyilur | 1,10,980 | 56.56% | WON |
| A J Manikannan | Ulundurpettai | 1,15,451 | 47.15% | WON |
| Vasantham Karthikeyan | Rishivandiyam | 1,13,912 | 52.96% | WON |
| Tha Udhayasuriyan | Sankarapuram | 1,21,186 | 56.16% | WON |
| Rekha Priyadarshini | Gangavalli | 82,207 | 44.08% | LOST |
| Chinnadurai | Attur | 87,051 | 43.58% | LOST |
| C Tamilselvan | Yercaud | 95,606 | 40.02% | LOST |
| S Seenivasa Perumal | Mettur | 96,399 | 44.13% | LOST |
| Sampath Kumar | Edappadi | 69,352 | 28.04% | LOST |
| K.m.rajesh | Sankari | 95,427 | 41.09% | LOST |
| A.rajendran | Salem (West) | 83,984 | 38.77% | LOST |
| R Rajendhiran | Salem (North) | 93,432 | 46.17% | WON |
| A S Saravanan | Salem (South) | 74,897 | 37.45% | LOST |
| Dr.tharun | Veerapandi | 91,787 | 41.03% | LOST |
| Dr.m.madhivendhan | Rasipuram | 90,727 | 46.08% | WON |
| K Ponnusami | Senthamangalam | 90,681 | 45.51% | WON |
| P. Ramalingam | Namakkal | 1,06,494 | 51.51% | WON |
| K S Moorthy | Paramathi-Velur | 78,372 | 42.66% | LOST |
| M.venkatachalam | Kumarapalayam | 69,154 | 34.25% | LOST |
| S. Muthusami | Erode (West) | 1,00,757 | 49.01% | WON |
| Subbulakshmi Jegadeeshan | Modakkurichi | 77,844 | 42.81% | LOST |
| Kayalvizhi Selvaraj | Dharapuram (SC) | 89,986 | 46.39% | WON |
| Saminathan | Kangayam | 94,197 | 47.14% | WON |
| K P Durairaj | Bhavani | 78,392 | 38.93% | LOST |
| Venkatachalam | Anthiyur | 79,096 | 44.84% | WON |
| Manimarang.v. | Gobichettipalayam | 80,045 | 37.36% | LOST |
| S Kasilingam | Gudalur | 62,551 | 45.24% | LOST |
| K. Ramachandran | Coonoor | 61,820 | 45.49% | WON |
| T R Shanmugasundaram | Mettuppalayam | 1,02,775 | 45.66% | LOST |
| K. Selvaraj | Tiruppur (South) | 75,535 | 43.31% | WON |
| Payya @ Krishnan | Kavundampalayam | 1,25,893 | 40.62% | LOST |
| V.m.shanmugasundaram | Coimbatore (North) | 77,453 | 38.19% | LOST |
| Karthikeya Sivasenapathy | Thondamuthur | 82,595 | 35.83% | LOST |
| N.karthik | Singanallur | 70,390 | 34.84% | LOST |
| Kurichi Prabhakaran | Kinathukadavu | 1,00,442 | 43.21% | LOST |
| Varadharajan | Pollachi | 78,842 | 44.47% | LOST |
| R.jayaramakrishnan | Madathukulam | 77,875 | 42.81% | LOST |
| I.p.senthilkumar | Palani | 1,08,566 | 52.86% | WON |
| R. Sakkarapani | Oddanchatram | 1,09,970 | 54.51% | WON |
| I.periyasamy | Athoor | 1,65,809 | 72.11% | WON |
| M.a.aandi Ambalam | Natham | 95,830 | 42.54% | LOST |
| S.gandhirajan | Vedasandur | 1,06,481 | 49.97% | WON |
| R.elango | Aravakurichi | 93,369 | 52.72% | WON |
| Senthil Balaji | Karur | 1,01,757 | 49.08% | WON |
| K.sivakamasundari | Krishnarayapuram | 96,540 | 53.37% | WON |
| R.manickam | Kulithalai | 1,00,829 | 51.06% | WON |
| M.palaniandi | Srirangam | 1,13,904 | 47.41% | WON |
| K.n.nehru | Tiruchirappalli (West) | 1,18,133 | 64.52% | WON |
| Inigo Irudhayaraj | Tiruchirappalli (East) | 94,302 | 54.56% | WON |
| Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi | Thiruverumbur | 1,05,424 | 53.51% | WON |
| A.soundrapandiyan | Lalgudi | 84,914 | 48.59% | WON |
| C.kathiravan | Manachanallur | 1,16,334 | 59.14% | WON |
| N.thiyagarajan | Musiri | 90,624 | 50.43% | WON |
| Stalin Kumar | Thuraiyur | 87,786 | 49.91% | WON |
| M Prabhakaran | Perambalur | 1,22,090 | 50.87% | WON |
| S S Sivashankar | Kunnam | 1,03,922 | 47.26% | WON |
| K S K Kannan | Jayankondam | 99,529 | 46% | WON |
| C V Ganesan | Tittagudi (SC) | 83,726 | 49.78% | WON |
| Saba Rajendiran | Neyveli | 75,177 | 45.8% | WON |
| Ko Ayyappan | Cuddalore | 84,563 | 46.46% | WON |
| M R K Panneerselvam | Kurinjipadi | 1,01,456 | 51.04% | WON |
| Durai Ki Saravanan | Bhuvanagiri | 88,194 | 44.73% | LOST |
| Mu Panneerselvam | Sirkazhi | 94,057 | 49.16% | WON |
| Nivetha Murugan | Poompuhar | 96,102 | 46.24% | WON |
| S K Vedharathinam | Vedaranyam | 66,390 | 42% | LOST |
| Trb Raja | Mannargudi | 87,172 | 45.11% | WON |
| Poondi Kalaivanan | Thiruvarur | 1,08,906 | 52.29% | WON |
| S Jothiraman | Nannilam | 99,213 | 44.7% | LOST |
| Kovi Chezhiyan | Thiruvidaimarudur | 95,763 | 48.26% | WON |
| Anbazhagan | Kumbakonam | 96,057 | 48.62% | WON |
| Durai Chandrasekaran | Thiruvaiyaru | 1,03,210 | 48.82% | WON |
| Tkg Neelamegam | Thanjavur | 1,03,772 | 53.25% | WON |
| Ramachandran | Orathanadu | 61,228 | 31.92% | LOST |
| Annadurai | Pattukkottai | 79,065 | 44.62% | WON |
| N Ashok Kumar | Peravurani | 89,130 | 52.17% | WON |
| M Palaniyappan | Viralimalai | 78,581 | 40.63% | LOST |
| Muthuraja | Pudukkottai | 85,802 | 47.7% | WON |
| Ragupathi | Thirumayam | 71,349 | 41% | WON |
| Siva Ve Meyyanaadhan | Alangudi | 87,935 | 51.17% | WON |
| K R Periyakaruppan | Tiruppattur | 1,03,682 | 49.19% | WON |
| Tamilarasi | Manamadurai | 89,364 | 44.01% | WON |
| P Moorthi | Madurai East | 1,22,729 | 51.59% | WON |
| Venkatesan | Sholavandan | 84,240 | 48.04% | WON |
| Ko Thalapathi | Madurai North | 73,010 | 46.64% | WON |
| P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan | Madurai Central | 73,205 | 48.99% | WON |
| Chinammal | Madurai West | 74,762 | 37.07% | LOST |
| Manimaran | Thirumangalam | 86,251 | 39.12% | LOST |
| Maharajan | Andipatti | 93,541 | 44.64% | WON |
| K S Saravanakumar | Periyakulam | 92,251 | 45.71% | WON |
| Thangatamilselvan | Bodinayakanur | 89,029 | 41.45% | LOST |
| Cumbum Ramakrishnan | Cumbum | 1,04,800 | 51.81% | WON |
| Thangapandiyan | Rajapalayam | 74,158 | 41.5% | WON |
| A.r.r.srinivasan | Virudhunagar | 73,297 | 45.32% | WON |
| S.s.r.ramachandiran | Aruppukkottai | 91,040 | 53.18% | WON |
| Thangam Thennarasu | Tiruchuli | 1,02,225 | 59.15% | WON |
| Murugesan | Paramakudi | 84,864 | 46.59% | WON |
| Kadhar Batcha Alas Muthuramalingam | Ramanathapuram | 1,11,082 | 51.88% | WON |
| Raja Kannapan | Mudhukulathur | 1,01,901 | 46.06% | WON |
| Markandeyan | Vilathikulam | 90,348 | 54.05% | WON |
| Geetha Jeevan | Thoothukkudi | 92,314 | 49% | WON |
| Anitha Radhakrishnan | Tiruchendur | 88,274 | 50.58% | WON |
| Shanmugayyaa | Ottapidaram | 73,110 | 41.11% | WON |
| E.raja | Sankarankovil | 71,347 | 38.92% | WON |
| Poongothai | Alangulam | 70,614 | 34.7% | LOST |
| Lakshmanan | Tirunelveli | 69,175 | 35.01% | LOST |
| Avudaiappan | Ambasamudram | 68,296 | 38.44% | LOST |
| Abdul Wahab | Palayamkottai | 89,117 | 55.32% | WON |
| M.appavu | Radhapuram | 82,331 | 43.95% | WON |
| Austin | Kanniyakumari | 93,532 | 41.59% | LOST |
| N. Suresh Rajan | Nagercoil | 77,135 | 41.88% | LOST |
| Mano Thangaraj | Padmanabhapuram | 87,744 | 51.57% | WON |
Source: ECI
FAQs
What is the DMK candidate list for Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026?
The DMK candidate list for Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 includes all nominees contesting across 234 assembly constituencies.
How many seats is DMK contesting in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026?
DMK is contesting a significant number of the 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, focusing on both traditional strongholds and strategic constituencies to maximize its electoral impact.
Who are the top DMK candidates to watch in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026?
Key high-profile DMK candidates contesting in notable constituencies will be highlighted here.
Has DMK announced any new faces in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election?
Yes, DMK has introduced several fresh candidates alongside seasoned leaders to appeal to youth voters and consolidate its voter base across key regions.
Where can I find the full constituency-wise DMK candidate list for Tamil Nadu 2026?
The complete constituency-wise DMK candidate list is available on this page, detailing the nominees for all seats, their opponents, and key contest highlights.
Disclaimer:
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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