Namakkal Assembly Elections 2026
Namakkal is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Namakkal district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. P. Ramalingam, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Kpp Baskar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 27861 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Praveen enters the fray.
Namakkal Assembly constituency is part of the Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Madheshwaran won the Namakkal parliamentary seat by defeating Tamil Mani of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 29112 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Namakkal assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
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Namakkal Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977
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Namakkal Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Ramalingam
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
106,494
Lead: 27,861
|
51.51% |
| Kpp Baskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,633 | 38.03% |
| Baskar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,122 | 4.90% |
| Adam Farooq | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 5,589 | 2.70% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,285 | 0.62% |
| K. Selvi | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 972 | 0.47% |
| Tamizhvanan K | Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi | 433 | 0.21% |
| Ramesh T | Ahimsa Socialist Party | 313 | 0.15% |
| Arul Selvan | Independent | 291 | 0.14% |
| Ramasamy P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 261 | 0.13% |
| Cho V | Independent | 253 | 0.12% |
| Deepan Chakkravarthi S | Independent | 249 | 0.12% |
| Anbumani | Independent | 223 | 0.11% |
| Selvakumar R | Independent | 198 | 0.10% |
| Thiyagarajan R | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 193 | 0.09% |
| Kanakaraj K | Ganasangam Party of India | 175 | 0.08% |
| Selvakumar E | Manitha Urimaigal Kalaagam | 149 | 0.07% |
| Saravanan A | National People\'s Party | 132 | 0.06% |
| Ramalingam K | Independent | 118 | 0.06% |
| Madheswaran A.s | My India Party | 114 | 0.06% |
| Suresh Kumar L | Independent | 107 | 0.05% |
| Jayaramachandran P | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
| Muthusamy S | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| Jawahar | Independent | 86 | 0.04% |
| Sivakumar D | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78 | 0.04% |
| Saravanan S | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 58 | 0.03% |
| Kuppusamy M | Independent | 45 | 0.02% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Baskar. K.p.p
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
89,076
Lead: 13,534
|
46.73% |
| Chezhian. R | Indian National Congress | 75,542 | 39.63% |
| Matheswaran S | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 10,506 | 5.51% |
| Elango. N | Tamil Maanila Congress | 4,341 | 2.28% |
| Others | Others | 3,828 | 2.01% |
| Duraisamy E | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,751 | 1.44% |
| Rajendran. V | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,751 | 1.44% |
| Loganathan M | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,729 | 1.43% |
| Murugan. C | Independent | 997 | 0.52% |
| Perumal A | Independent | 379 | 0.20% |
| Muthusamy. M.p | Ganasangam Party Of India | 341 | 0.18% |
| Natarajan .m | Independent | 313 | 0.16% |
| Palanisamy K | Independent | 283 | 0.15% |
| Yoganathan. N | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | 243 | 0.13% |
| Kannaiyan R | Independent | 193 | 0.10% |
| Chezhian. S | Independent | 168 | 0.09% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Baskar.k.p.p.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
95,579
Lead: 35,855
|
56.34% |
| Devarasan.r. | Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,724 | 35.20% |
| Sathyamoorthy.c. | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 2,996 | 1.77% |
| Palaniappan.k. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,168 | 1.28% |
| Arjunan.s. | Independent | 1,333 | 0.79% |
| Baskar.t. | Independent | 1,101 | 0.65% |
| Murugasen.p. | Independent | 1,015 | 0.60% |
| Natarajan.m. | Independent | 993 | 0.59% |
| Murugan.p. | Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | 910 | 0.54% |
| Devaraj.m. | Independent | 901 | 0.53% |
| Manoharan.k. | Independent | 895 | 0.53% |
| Nallathambi.g.a. | Independent | 554 | 0.33% |
| Baskar.v. | Independent | 449 | 0.26% |
| Arulmani.s. | Independent | 403 | 0.24% |
| Devarajan.p. | Independent | 327 | 0.19% |
| Devarajan.p. | Independent | 301 | 0.18% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jayakumar.k
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
61,306
Lead: 8,099
|
43% |
| Saradha(tmt).r | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 53,207 | 37% |
| Amudha(tmt).p | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 22,401 | 16% |
| Natarajan.m | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,178 | 2% |
| Natarajan.a | Independent | 1,496 | 1% |
| Vijayambal(tmt).a | Bahujan Samaj Party | 853 | 1% |
| Ramadoss.k.d | Independent | 537 | 0% |
| Karalan.r | Independent | 442 | 0% |
| Kannan.p | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 408 | 0% |
| Dhanapal.t | Independent | 381 | 0% |
| Subramaniam.a | Independent | 286 | 0% |
| Annadurai.s | Independent | 259 | 0% |
| Vijaya.k | All India Forward Bloc | 245 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jayakumar.k
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
67,215
Lead: 28,992
|
58% |
| Ahilan.s | Puthiya Tamilagam | 38,223 | 33% |
| Chakravarthi.v. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,014 | 3% |
| Madeswaran.m | Independent | 1,616 | 1% |
| R.selvi | Independent | 905 | 1% |
| C.bharathi | Independent | 808 | 1% |
| Marudhan.t | Independent | 779 | 1% |
| Murugesan.k.s. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 614 | 1% |
| R.ponnaiah | Independent | 596 | 1% |
| Madheswaran.p | Independent | 437 | 0% |
| Periasamy.s | Independent | 394 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Veisamy, K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
76,860
Lead: 38,065
|
59% |
| Anbaiagan, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,795 | 30% |
| Mayavan, R. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,435 | 4% |
| Ravinthiran, K. | Independent | 1,444 | 1% |
| Singaravel, S. | Independent | 241 | 0% |
| Kannamma, P. | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| Kendi Ganesan, V. | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Varudharaju, A. | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Manikumar, T.p. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Ponnusamy, K. | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Dhanasekaran, T. | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Ponnusamy, K. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anbalagan S.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,683
Lead: 49,895
|
68% |
| Mayavan R. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,788 | 25% |
| Chandrasekaran P. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,498 | 1% |
| Tamilarasan V. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 744 | 1% |
| Ponnaiah R. | Independent | 373 | 0% |
| Muthusamy K. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 292 | 0% |
| Allimuthu | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| Arutselvam S. | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Rajendran K. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Duraisamy
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,979
Lead: 4,343
|
35% |
| S. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 37,636 | 31% |
| V.k.r. Rajaram | Indian National Congress | 28,606 | 24% |
| M. Durairaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 7,474 | 6% |
| P. Kandasamy | Independent | 824 | 1% |
| T.v. Andi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 659 | 1% |
| A. Selvam | Independent | 324 | 0% |
| M. Ponnambalam | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| K. Palanisamy | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| K. Ponnusamy | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| M.r. Jayaraj | Independent | 85 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R.arunachalam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,158
Lead: 17,290
|
53% |
| K.veluchami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,868 | 37% |
| T.v. Andi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,131 | 1% |
| M. Ramalingam | Independent | 491 | 0% |
| M. Chinnan | Independent | 479 | 0% |
| K. Dharmarajan | Independent | 350 | 0% |
| V. Seenivasan | Independent | 282 | 0% |
| P.kulandaivelu | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| R.latchumikandhan | Independent | 196 | 0% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arunachalam R.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
42,850
Lead: 3,893
|
51% |
| Veluswamy K. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,957 | 47% |
| Arjunan | Independent | 521 | 1% |
| Kondan | Independent | 429 | 1% |
Namakkal Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. Arunachalam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
31,952
Lead: 14,737
|
40% |
| K. Veluchamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,215 | 22% |
| V.k. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | 14,564 | 18% |
| R. Kandasamy | Janta Party | 12,729 | 16% |
| S. Shanmughamoopan | Independent | 1,699 | 2% |
| Chinnupagadai | Independent | 338 | 0% |
| P. Veerappan | Independent | 223 | 0% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AIADMK 67%
DMK 33%
AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 3 times since 1977 elections.
Namakkal MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P. Ramalingam | DMK | 106,494 | 27,861 | 51.51% |
| 2016 | Baskar. K.p.p | AIADMK | 89,076 | 13,534 | 46.73% |
| 2011 | Baskar.k.p.p. | AIADMK | 95,579 | 35,855 | 56.34% |
| 2006 | Jayakumar.k | INC | 61,306 | 8,099 | 43% |
| 2001 | Jayakumar.k | INC | 67,215 | 28,992 | 58% |
| 1996 | Veisamy, K. | DMK | 76,860 | 38,065 | 59% |
| 1991 | Anbalagan S. | AIADMK | 79,683 | 49,895 | 68% |
| 1989 | P. Duraisamy | DMK | 41,979 | 4,343 | 35% |
| 1984 | R.arunachalam | AIADMK | 58,158 | 17,290 | 53% |
| 1980 | Arunachalam R. | AIADMK | 42,850 | 3,893 | 51% |
| 1977 | R. Arunachalam | AIADMK | 31,952 | 14,737 | 40% |
Source: ECI
Namakkal Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P. Ramalingam | DMK |
106,494
(Lead: 27,861)
|
51.51% |
| Kpp Baskar | AIADMK | 78,633 | 38.03% | |
| 2016 | Baskar. K.p.p | AIADMK |
89,076
(Lead: 13,534)
|
46.73% |
| Chezhian. R | INC | 75,542 | 39.63% | |
| 2011 | Baskar.k.p.p. | AIADMK |
95,579
(Lead: 35,855)
|
56.34% |
| Devarasan.r. | KNMK | 59,724 | 35.20% | |
| 2006 | Jayakumar.k | INC |
61,306
(Lead: 8,099)
|
43% |
| Saradha(tmt).r | AIADMK | 53,207 | 37% | |
| 2001 | Jayakumar.k | INC |
67,215
(Lead: 28,992)
|
58% |
| Ahilan.s | PT | 38,223 | 33% | |
| 1996 | Veisamy, K. | DMK |
76,860
(Lead: 38,065)
|
59% |
| Anbaiagan, S. | AIADMK | 38,795 | 30% | |
| 1991 | Anbalagan S. | AIADMK |
79,683
(Lead: 49,895)
|
68% |
| Mayavan R. | DMK | 29,788 | 25% | |
| 1989 | P. Duraisamy | DMK |
41,979
(Lead: 4,343)
|
35% |
| S. Raju | ADK(JL) | 37,636 | 31% | |
| 1984 | R.arunachalam | AIADMK |
58,158
(Lead: 17,290)
|
53% |
| K.veluchami | DMK | 40,868 | 37% | |
| 1980 | Arunachalam R. | AIADMK |
42,850
(Lead: 3,893)
|
51% |
| Veluswamy K. | DMK | 38,957 | 47% | |
| 1977 | R. Arunachalam | AIADMK |
31,952
(Lead: 14,737)
|
40% |
| K. Veluchamy | DMK | 17,215 | 22% |
Source: ECI
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Tamil Nadu Namakkal Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Namakkal Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
P. Ramalingam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Namakkal Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Kpp Baskar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 27861 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Namakkal constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Namakkal constituency is 67% AIADMK and 33% DMK, with AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Namakkal Assembly Election?
P. Ramalingam (DMK) received 51.51% vote share.
Kpp Baskar (AIADMK) received 38.03% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Namakkal Assembly Election?
P. Ramalingam (DMK) won the 2021 election with 106494 votes, leading by 27861 votes and securing a 51.51% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Namakkal Assembly constituency fall under?
The Namakkal Assembly constituency falls under the Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency of Namakkal * district.
What was the margin of victory in the Namakkal Assembly Election 2021?
P. Ramalingam (DMK) won the Namakkal Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 27861 votes over Kpp Baskar (AIADMK).
What are the key constituencies in the Namakkal Lok Sabha area?
The Namakkal Assembly constituency is part of the Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Sankari, Rasipuram (sc), Senthamangalam(st), Paramathi-velur, Tiruchengodu.
Who were the top candidates for the Namakkal Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Namakkal Assembly Election 2021 were:
P. Ramalingam (DMK)
Kpp Baskar (AIADMK)
Baskar (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with P. Ramalingam (DMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Namakkal Assembly Election 2021?
The voter turnout in the Namakkal Assembly Election 2021 was 78.54%
Disclaimer:
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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