Rasipuram Assembly Election Results 2026
The Rasipuram constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 90.29% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Lokesh Dhanapal of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Dr. S. D. Premkumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 14511 votes. Below you can find the Rasipuram Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
Rasipuram Candidates List
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results 2026 to 1977
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2026)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lokesh Dhanapal
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
74,808
Lead:
14,511
|
36.55% |
| Dr. S. D. Premkumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 60,297 | 29.46% |
| Dr. Mathivendhan | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 57,854 | 28.27% |
| Sasikala | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,415 | 3.13% |
| Murugesan A | Independent | 1,292 | 0.63% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 863 | 0.42% |
| Rajeshkannan R | Independent | 472 | 0.23% |
| Arulkumar P | Ganasangam Party Of India | 462 | 0.23% |
| Neppoliyan K | Independent | 428 | 0.21% |
| Ramadass D | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 348 | 0.17% |
| Muniyappan M | Puthiya Tamilagam | 243 | 0.12% |
| Ampulimadhan M | Independent | 183 | 0.09% |
| Arulraju G | Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal katchi | 183 | 0.09% |
| Nagarajan K | Independent | 179 | 0.09% |
| Manikandan C | Independent | 175 | 0.09% |
| Thangamani S | Independent | 147 | 0.07% |
| Krishnamoorthi P | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 121 | 0.06% |
| Jayanthi M | Independent | 118 | 0.06% |
| Tamilazhagan M | Independent | 92 | 0.04% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr.m.madhivendhan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
90,727
Lead:
1,952
|
46.08% |
| V.saroja | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 88,775 | 45.09% |
| Silambarasi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,295 | 5.74% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,110 | 1.07% |
| Ramkumar R | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,133 | 0.58% |
| S.anbazhagan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,051 | 0.53% |
| Muniyappan M | Independent | 450 | 0.23% |
| Vijaya K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 351 | 0.18% |
| Arulmozhidevan P | Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi | 217 | 0.11% |
| Palanivel S | Independent | 151 | 0.08% |
| Chinnusamy P | Ganasangam Party of India | 147 | 0.07% |
| Jayanthi M | Ambedkarite Party of India | 142 | 0.07% |
| Madhiyazhagan D | Independent | 123 | 0.06% |
| Poongodi S | Independent | 88 | 0.04% |
| Manivannan A | Independent | 81 | 0.04% |
| Seerangan P | Independent | 63 | 0.03% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saroja V. Dr
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
86,901
Lead:
9,631
|
47.21% |
| Duraisamy V.p | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 77,270 | 41.98% |
| Pushpagandhi J | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6,952 | 3.78% |
| Arjun G | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 4,341 | 2.36% |
| Others | Others | 2,795 | 1.52% |
| Bharathi P | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 2,542 | 1.38% |
| Kuppusamy C | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,375 | 1.29% |
| Arunkumar S | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,076 | 1.13% |
| Manickam S.m | Independent | 590 | 0.32% |
| Duraisamy P | Independent | 400 | 0.22% |
| Chinnathambi K | Republican Party Of India (a) | 264 | 0.14% |
| Duraisamy P.v | Independent | 192 | 0.10% |
| Senthil A | Independent | 171 | 0.09% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dhanapal.p
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
90,186
Lead:
24,717
|
55.60% |
| Duraisamy.v.p | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 65,469 | 40.36% |
| Murugan.l | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,730 | 1.07% |
| Periasamy.s | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,704 | 1.05% |
| Rangarasu.v | Independent | 1,700 | 1.05% |
| Selvam.p.k. | Independent | 612 | 0.38% |
| Vinayakamoorthy.t | Bahujan Samaj Party | 427 | 0.26% |
| Kannan.c | Independent | 389 | 0.24% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramaswamy.k.p
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,629
Lead:
4,969
|
45% |
| Sundaram.p.r. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,660 | 42% |
| Rajagounder.r | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 11,992 | 9% |
| Ramasamy.k | Independent | 1,490 | 1% |
| Rajamani.velu | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,427 | 1% |
| Venkatachalam.p | Independent | 889 | 1% |
| Duraisamy.p | Independent | 530 | 0% |
| Chinnusamy.r | Independent | 478 | 0% |
| Shanmugam.l | Independent | 213 | 0% |
| Ganapathy.r | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| Govindhasamy.r | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Kandhasamy.s | Independent | 140 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundaram P.r
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
67,332
Lead:
23,029
|
57% |
| Ramalingam. K. P. Dr. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 44,303 | 37% |
| Ramasamy K | Independent | 1,755 | 1% |
| Kulandaivel N.p | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,602 | 1% |
| Jayabalan S | Independent | 1,222 | 1% |
| Palaniappan.r. | Independent | 566 | 0% |
| Varudharajan R | Independent | 364 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P.r. Sundaram
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
42,294
Lead:
454
|
36% |
| R.r. Damayandhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 41,840 | 36% |
| A.k.p. Chinraj | Independent | 23,161 | 20% |
| B.a.r. Elangovan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,555 | 1% |
| R. Muthusamy | Republican Party Of India | 694 | 1% |
| A.g. Narasimhan | Independent | 332 | 0% |
| K. Palanivel Gounder | Independent | 193 | 0% |
| S.r. Srinivasan | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Kandasamy, P. | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| K. Perumal | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| M.k. Periyasamy | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| R.v. Madheswaran | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| M. Subramani | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| K. Palanivel | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| R. Gopal | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| S. Loganathan | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| K.a. Venkatachalam | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Gandhidoss @ Ramasamy | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| S. Meganathan | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| N. Periyasamy | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| S. Venkatachalam | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| M. Vadivel | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| K. Sankar | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| S. Sundarajan | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| A. Kasiviswanathan | Independent | 30 | 0% |
| G.k. Sivasundaram | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| S.r. Shanmughasundaram | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| P. Paramantham | Independent | 26 | 0% |
| P. Venkatachalam | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| S. Rajadesingh | Independent | 17 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Palaniammal
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
75,855
Lead:
50,230
|
70% |
| B.a.r. Elangoavan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25,625 | 24% |
| K. Natesan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,376 | 2% |
| A. Perumal | Independent | 261 | 0% |
| A. Manoharan | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| V. Vadivelu | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| K. Perumal | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| P. Subramani | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| P. Kandasamy | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| V. Madheswaran | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| S. Palaniammal | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| K.p.k. Manickam | Independent | 56 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subbu, A.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
39,534
Lead:
460
|
35% |
| Thamilarasu, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 39,074 | 35% |
| Ramalingam, K.p. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 16,855 | 15% |
| Sundaram V. | Indian National Congress | 11,157 | 10% |
| Sundaram, K. | India Farmers And Tailers Party | 1,823 | 2% |
| Subramani, P. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 492 | 0% |
| Rathanam, A.p. | Independent | 366 | 0% |
| Subramaniam, A.k. | Independent | 280 | 0% |
| Easwaramurthy, P. | Independent | 249 | 0% |
| Gangadharakkumar, R. | Independent | 224 | 0% |
| Arunchalam, A.p. | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Perumal, K. | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Perumal, A. | Independent | 154 | 0% |
| Sundaram, P.r. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramalingam K.p.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,565
Lead:
10,478
|
50% |
| Kaliappan, P. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 41,087 | 40% |
| Duraisami, M.p. | Independent | 3,498 | 3% |
| Shanmugam, A. | Independent | 940 | 1% |
| Kandasamy, P. | Independent | 539 | 1% |
| Karunanithi, S. | Independent | 459 | 0% |
| Perumal, K. | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Raman K.v.k. | Independent | 103 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramalingam, K. P
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
49,779
Lead:
15,604
|
57% |
| Muthu, P.t. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 34,175 | 39% |
| Mnickam, T. S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 380 | 0% |
| Subbaramaniyam, A. K | Independent | 294 | 0% |
| Perumal, K. | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Rangasamy, P. | Independent | 232 | 0% |
| Manickam, P.a. | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Athiappan, M. | Independent | 127 | 0% |
Rasipuram Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Duraisamy
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,762
Lead:
14,388
|
43% |
| K.c. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,374 | 25% |
| P. Ramasamy | Janta Party | 11,830 | 15% |
| R. Kaliappan | Indian National Congress | 10,498 | 13% |
| M. Arumugam | Independent | 1,186 | 2% |
| K.r. Athiappa Gounder | Independent | 471 | 1% |
| K.p. Siddiahchetty | Independent | 304 | 0% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AIADMK 73%
DMK 27%
AIADMK won 8 times and DMK won 3 times since 1977 elections.
Rasipuram MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lokesh Dhanapal | TVK | 74,808 | 14,511 | 36.55% |
| 2021 | Dr.m.madhivendhan | DMK | 90,727 | 1,952 | 46.08% |
| 2016 | Saroja V. Dr | AIADMK | 86,901 | 9,631 | 47.21% |
| 2011 | Dhanapal.p | AIADMK | 90,186 | 24,717 | 55.60% |
| 2006 | Ramaswamy.k.p | DMK | 62,629 | 4,969 | 45% |
| 2001 | Sundaram P.r | AIADMK | 67,332 | 23,029 | 57% |
| 1996 | P.r. Sundaram | AIADMK | 42,294 | 454 | 36% |
| 1991 | K. Palaniammal | AIADMK | 75,855 | 50,230 | 70% |
| 1989 | Subbu, A. | DMK | 39,534 | 460 | 35% |
| 1984 | Ramalingam K.p. | AIADMK | 51,565 | 10,478 | 50% |
| 1980 | Ramalingam, K. P | AIADMK | 49,779 | 15,604 | 57% |
| 1977 | P. Duraisamy | AIADMK | 33,762 | 14,388 | 43% |
Source: ECI
Rasipuram Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lokesh Dhanapal | TVK |
74,808
(Lead:
14,511)
|
36.55% |
| Dr. S. D. Premkumar | BJP | 60,297 | 29.46% | |
| 2021 | Dr.m.madhivendhan | DMK |
90,727
(Lead:
1,952)
|
46.08% |
| V.saroja | AIADMK | 88,775 | 45.09% | |
| 2016 | Saroja V. Dr | AIADMK |
86,901
(Lead:
9,631)
|
47.21% |
| Duraisamy V.p | DMK | 77,270 | 41.98% | |
| 2011 | Dhanapal.p | AIADMK |
90,186
(Lead:
24,717)
|
55.60% |
| Duraisamy.v.p | DMK | 65,469 | 40.36% | |
| 2006 | Ramaswamy.k.p | DMK |
62,629
(Lead:
4,969)
|
45% |
| Sundaram.p.r. | AIADMK | 57,660 | 42% | |
| 2001 | Sundaram P.r | AIADMK |
67,332
(Lead:
23,029)
|
57% |
| Ramalingam. K. P. Dr. | DMK | 44,303 | 37% | |
| 1996 | P.r. Sundaram | AIADMK |
42,294
(Lead:
454)
|
36% |
| R.r. Damayandhi | DMK | 41,840 | 36% | |
| 1991 | K. Palaniammal | AIADMK |
75,855
(Lead:
50,230)
|
70% |
| B.a.r. Elangoavan | DMK | 25,625 | 24% | |
| 1989 | Subbu, A. | DMK |
39,534
(Lead:
460)
|
35% |
| Thamilarasu, V. | ADK(JL) | 39,074 | 35% | |
| 1984 | Ramalingam K.p. | AIADMK |
51,565
(Lead:
10,478)
|
50% |
| Kaliappan, P. | DMK | 41,087 | 40% | |
| 1980 | Ramalingam, K. P | AIADMK |
49,779
(Lead:
15,604)
|
57% |
| Muthu, P.t. | DMK | 34,175 | 39% | |
| 1977 | P. Duraisamy | AIADMK |
33,762
(Lead:
14,388)
|
43% |
| K.c. Periasamy | DMK | 19,374 | 25% |
Source: ECI
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Tamil Nadu Rasipuram Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Rasipuram Assembly seat in the 2026 election?
Lokesh Dhanapal of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Rasipuram Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Dr. S. D. Premkumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 14511 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Rasipuram constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Rasipuram constituency is 73% AIADMK and 27% DMK, with AIADMK won 8 times and DMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2026 Rasipuram Assembly Election?
Lokesh Dhanapal (TVK) received 36.55% vote share.
Dr. S. D. Premkumar (BJP) received 29.46% vote share.
What were the results of the 2026 Rasipuram Assembly Election?
Lokesh Dhanapal (TVK) won the 2026 election with 74808 votes, leading by 14511 votes and securing a 36.55% vote share.
What was the margin of victory in the Rasipuram Assembly Election 2026?
Lokesh Dhanapal (TVK) won the Rasipuram Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 14511 votes over Dr. S. D. Premkumar (BJP).
Who were the top candidates for the Rasipuram Assembly Election 2026?
The top candidates in the Rasipuram Assembly Election 2026 were:
Lokesh Dhanapal (TVK)
Dr. S. D. Premkumar (BJP)
Dr. Mathivendhan (DMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Lokesh Dhanapal (TVK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Rasipuram Assembly Election 2026?
The voter turnout in the Rasipuram Assembly Election 2026 was 90.29%
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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