Tiruchengodu is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Namakkal district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by KMDK. E.r.eshwaran, from KMDK defeated Pon Saraswathi of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 2862 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Revathi enters the fray.
Tiruchengodu 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 Tiruchengodu assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
E.r.eshwaran
Winner
|
KMDK |
81,688
Lead: 2,862
|
44.23% |
| Pon Saraswathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,826 | 42.69% |
| Natarasan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 13,967 | 7.56% |
| Kutty @ Janagaraj | AISMK | 3,724 | 2.02% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,518 | 0.82% |
| Shanmugasundaram T | Independent | 666 | 0.36% |
| Kalaivanan A | My India Party | 515 | 0.28% |
| R.hemalatha | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 449 | 0.24% |
| Sathieshkumar C | Independent | 391 | 0.21% |
| Balamurugan C | Independent | 379 | 0.21% |
| Karthikeyan S | Independent | 375 | 0.20% |
| Sengottuvellu N | Ahimsa Socialist Party | 358 | 0.19% |
| Eswaran M | Independent | 326 | 0.18% |
| Chandra R | Independent | 210 | 0.11% |
| Sivakumar K | Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi | 204 | 0.11% |
| Selvaramlingam | Independent | 200 | 0.11% |
| Velu K | Independent | 127 | 0.07% |
| Yuvarajkumar K | Namathu Kongu Munnetra Kalagam | 100 | 0.05% |
| Ranjit R | Independent | 96 | 0.05% |
| Saraswathi M | Independent | 76 | 0.04% |
| Chinnathambi K | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 75 | 0.04% |
| Selvaraj K R | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| Eswaran K | Independent | 61 | 0.03% |
| Balajichezhian P | Independent | 54 | 0.03% |
| Balamurugan S | Independent | 53 | 0.03% |
| Eswaran A | Independent | 52 | 0.03% |
| Eswaran G | Independent | 49 | 0.03% |
| Saravanan K | Independent | 43 | 0.02% |
| Senthilkumar C | Independent | 25 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saraswathi Pon
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
73,103
Lead: 3,390
|
41.94% |
| Elangoavan Bar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,713 | 40% |
| Vijayakamal J | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,688 | 3.84% |
| Rajavel Nathi S | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 6,471 | 3.71% |
| Muthumani P | Independent | 5,923 | 3.40% |
| Nagarajan S | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,499 | 1.43% |
| Others | Others | 2,279 | 1.31% |
| Raja S | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,012 | 1.15% |
| Natarajan P | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,968 | 1.13% |
| Saraswathi S | Independent | 1,345 | 0.77% |
| Saraswathi P | Independent | 826 | 0.47% |
| Sakthivel S | Independent | 817 | 0.47% |
| Elangovan P | Independent | 814 | 0.47% |
| Sudhakar B | Independent | 493 | 0.28% |
| Gunasekaran E | Independent | 228 | 0.13% |
| Marimuthu S | Republican Party Of India (a) | 201 | 0.12% |
| Ravikumar D | Independent | 194 | 0.11% |
| Kamala M.p | Independent | 178 | 0.10% |
| Vinoth M | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | 171 | 0.10% |
| Manimegalai G | Independent | 144 | 0.08% |
| Kabilanand M | Independent | 140 | 0.08% |
| Elango S | Independent | 108 | 0.06% |
| Devarasu M | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| Nagarajan J | Independent | 85 | 0.05% |
| Balusamy M | Independent | 73 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sampathkumar. P
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
78,103
Lead: 23,945
|
52.12% |
| Sundaram. M.r. | Indian National Congress | 54,158 | 36.14% |
| Selvaraj .s | Independent | 3,809 | 2.54% |
| Senthilkumar. S | Independent | 3,311 | 2.21% |
| Tamilarasu .r | Independent | 2,776 | 1.85% |
| Nagarajan .s | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,609 | 1.74% |
| Appavu.k | Independent | 1,401 | 0.93% |
| Gnanavel .k | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,227 | 0.82% |
| Sampathkumar. G | Independent | 771 | 0.51% |
| Senthilrajan. N | Independent | 656 | 0.44% |
| Ganesh. R | Independent | 602 | 0.40% |
| Kalaiarasan. K | Independent | 422 | 0.28% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thanngamani.p
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,471
Lead: 116
|
40% |
| Gandhiselvan.s | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 85,355 | 40% |
| Pongiyannan.s | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 32,327 | 15% |
| Lingappan.v | Independent | 2,969 | 1% |
| Dhanagopal.p.t | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,332 | 1% |
| Ravi.m | Independent | 885 | 0% |
| Thenmozhi | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 666 | 0% |
| Manoharan.p | Independent | 663 | 0% |
| Annadurai.k | Independent | 303 | 0% |
| Sivamalai.v | Independent | 267 | 0% |
| Nandhakumar.k.l | Independent | 258 | 0% |
| Dhandapani.t.g.p | Independent | 232 | 0% |
| Selvaraj.p | Independent | 190 | 0% |
| Chinnusamy.n | Independent | 150 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnaiyan.c
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
107,898
Lead: 44,109
|
60% |
| Arumugam .t.p. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63,789 | 35% |
| Gurusamy.t.p. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,687 | 2% |
| Arumugam .s.k. | Janata Dal (secular) | 1,559 | 1% |
| Varadharajan.r | Independent | 1,431 | 1% |
| Perumal .c | Independent | 1,025 | 1% |
| Govindraja .a. | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 532 | 0% |
| Lingappan.v. | Independent | 416 | 0% |
| Nandhakumar K.l. | Independent | 325 | 0% |
| Rajamanickam T.c. | Independent | 298 | 0% |
| Rajendran.k.m | Independent | 240 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arumugam, T.p.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
96,456
Lead: 42,620
|
56% |
| Chinnusamy, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 53,836 | 31% |
| Athi Narayanan, A. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 9,816 | 6% |
| Shamugaraj, P. | Independent | 774 | 0% |
| Tharuman, P.m. | Independent | 534 | 0% |
| Sadhasivam, M.s. | Independent | 422 | 0% |
| Shanmugam, L. | Independent | 401 | 0% |
| Matheswaran, S. | Independent | 320 | 0% |
| Thangavelan, L. | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Thiagaraju, N. | Independent | 244 | 0% |
| Nallathambi, S. | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| Rajagopal, G. | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Murugasen, K. | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| Chandran, P. | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Dharmalingam, K.m.p. | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Sikar, V. | Independent | 197 | 0% |
| Saminathan, K.s. | Independent | 192 | 0% |
| Dominic George, S. | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Govindaraj, A. | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Mohanraj, G. | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Anbumani, S. | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Kunjaram, K.s. | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Anmuga Sundaram, A. | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Muniraj, P. | Independent | 84 | 0% |
| Duraisamy, K.p. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Shanmugam, M.k. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Gopala Krishnan, T.a. | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Ponnusamy, A.k.r. | Independent | 49 | 0% |
| Rajendran, S. | Independent | 36 | 0% |
| Noyal, K. | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Gopal, R. | Independent | 24 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvaganapathi T.m.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
113,545
Lead: 78,659
|
72% |
| Ramasamy V. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 34,886 | 22% |
| Palanisamy C. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,419 | 1% |
| Samueiraj G. | Independent | 512 | 0% |
| Dhanasekaran A.m. | Independent | 373 | 0% |
| Subbaramani P. | Independent | 348 | 0% |
| Murugan K. | Independent | 249 | 0% |
| Muthusasmy K | Independent | 227 | 0% |
| Sengodan A. | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| Selvaraj K. | Independent | 225 | 0% |
| Sadasovam S. | Independent | 216 | 0% |
| Noyal K. | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Kailasam C. | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Vadivelachari M. | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Ganesan Pon. | Tamilar Desiya Iyyakkam | 153 | 0% |
| Dharamalingam V. | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Paramasivam K. | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Thangavel P.k. | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramasamy, V.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
53,346
Lead: 18,088
|
34% |
| Rajan, R. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 35,258 | 23% |
| Duraisamy, P. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 30,320 | 19% |
| Palanisamy, P. | Indian National Congress | 20,052 | 13% |
| Kannan, P. | Independent | 5,409 | 3% |
| Chandrasekaran, R. | Independent | 2,757 | 2% |
| Sundaram, A. | Independent | 911 | 1% |
| Raman, K. | Independent | 683 | 0% |
| Noyal, K. | Independent | 444 | 0% |
| Subbaramani, A. | Independent | 405 | 0% |
| Annadurai, T. | Independent | 398 | 0% |
| Chinnarasu Arumugam, S. | Independent | 316 | 0% |
| Subramaniam, N. | Independent | 282 | 0% |
| Anbumani, M. | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Gunavel, T.a. | Independent | 273 | 0% |
| Nachimuthu, V. | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Deivasigamani, A. | Independent | 254 | 0% |
| Vadivel Achari, M. | Independent | 251 | 0% |
| Dharmalingam, V. | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Palanisamy, R. | Independent | 158 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, C. | Independent | 150 | 0% |
| Kalidasan, V.r. | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Vaideeswaran, R.s. | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| Shanmugham, P.k. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Murugesan, S.n. | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Gurunathan, R. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnaiyan C.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
77,659
Lead: 19,222
|
53% |
| Kandasamy, M.m. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,437 | 40% |
| Ganesan, V. | Independent | 618 | 0% |
| Kaliannan, P. | Independent | 461 | 0% |
| Manaharan, T.a. | Independent | 375 | 0% |
| Arumugam, S.r. | Independent | 320 | 0% |
| A.subramaniam | Independent | 317 | 0% |
| A.v.sundararaju | Independent | 258 | 0% |
| Murugesan, P. | Independent | 254 | 0% |
| Palanisamy, K.s. | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| Kulandaivel, P. | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| Ponnusamy, K.g. | Independent | 184 | 0% |
| Dharmalingam, P. | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Ramasamy | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Duraisamy, A. | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| Duraisamy, C. | Independent | 158 | 0% |
| Nachimuthu, K.p. | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Arthanari, S. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ponnaiyan, C.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
69,122
Lead: 17,076
|
55% |
| Kaliyannan, T. M. | Indian National Congress (i) | 52,046 | 41% |
| Palanivel, A. | Independent | 1,193 | 1% |
| Subramaniyan, N. | Independent | 968 | 1% |
| Ganesan, T. K. | Independent | 866 | 1% |
| Subramani, A. | Independent | 709 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
C. Ponnaiyan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
44,501
Lead: 26,737
|
45% |
| V. Kumaraswamy | Janta Party | 17,764 | 18% |
| T.m. Kaliyannan | Indian National Congress | 16,177 | 17% |
| T.k. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 14,433 | 15% |
| R. Samy | Independent | 1,223 | 1% |
| N. Subramaniam | Independent | 1,145 | 1% |
| T. Sankaran Pillai | Independent | 665 | 1% |
| S. Ramasamy Naicker | Independent | 605 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | E.r.eshwaran | KMDK | 81,688 | 2,862 | 44.23% |
| 2016 | Saraswathi Pon | AIADMK | 73,103 | 3,390 | 41.94% |
| 2011 | Sampathkumar. P | DMDK | 78,103 | 23,945 | 52.12% |
| 2006 | Thanngamani.p | AIADMK | 85,471 | 116 | 40% |
| 2001 | Ponnaiyan.c | AIADMK | 107,898 | 44,109 | 60% |
| 1996 | Arumugam, T.p. | DMK | 96,456 | 42,620 | 56% |
| 1991 | Selvaganapathi T.m. | AIADMK | 113,545 | 78,659 | 72% |
| 1989 | Ramasamy, V. | CPI(M) | 53,346 | 18,088 | 34% |
| 1984 | Ponnaiyan C. | AIADMK | 77,659 | 19,222 | 53% |
| 1980 | Ponnaiyan, C. | AIADMK | 69,122 | 17,076 | 55% |
| 1977 | C. Ponnaiyan | AIADMK | 44,501 | 26,737 | 45% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | E.r.eshwaran | KMDK |
81,688
(Lead: 2,862)
|
44.23% |
| Pon Saraswathi | AIADMK | 78,826 | 42.69% | |
| 2016 | Saraswathi Pon | AIADMK |
73,103
(Lead: 3,390)
|
41.94% |
| Elangoavan Bar | DMK | 69,713 | 40% | |
| 2011 | Sampathkumar. P | DMDK |
78,103
(Lead: 23,945)
|
52.12% |
| Sundaram. M.r. | INC | 54,158 | 36.14% | |
| 2006 | Thanngamani.p | AIADMK |
85,471
(Lead: 116)
|
40% |
| Gandhiselvan.s | DMK | 85,355 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Ponnaiyan.c | AIADMK |
107,898
(Lead: 44,109)
|
60% |
| Arumugam .t.p. | DMK | 63,789 | 35% | |
| 1996 | Arumugam, T.p. | DMK |
96,456
(Lead: 42,620)
|
56% |
| Chinnusamy, S. | AIADMK | 53,836 | 31% | |
| 1991 | Selvaganapathi T.m. | AIADMK |
113,545
(Lead: 78,659)
|
72% |
| Ramasamy V. | CPI(M) | 34,886 | 22% | |
| 1989 | Ramasamy, V. | CPI(M) |
53,346
(Lead: 18,088)
|
34% |
| Rajan, R. | ADK(JL) | 35,258 | 23% | |
| 1984 | Ponnaiyan C. | AIADMK |
77,659
(Lead: 19,222)
|
53% |
| Kandasamy, M.m. | DMK | 58,437 | 40% | |
| 1980 | Ponnaiyan, C. | AIADMK |
69,122
(Lead: 17,076)
|
55% |
| Kaliyannan, T. M. | INC(I) | 52,046 | 41% | |
| 1977 | C. Ponnaiyan | AIADMK |
44,501
(Lead: 26,737)
|
45% |
| V. Kumaraswamy | JNP | 17,764 | 18% |
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E.r.eshwaran of the KMDK (KMDK) won the Tiruchengodu Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Pon Saraswathi of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 2862 votes.
The strike rate in the Tiruchengodu constituency is 75.5% AIADMK and 24.5% KMDK, with AIADMK won 7 times and KMDK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
E.r.eshwaran (KMDK) received 44.23% vote share.
Pon Saraswathi (AIADMK) received 42.69% vote share.
E.r.eshwaran (KMDK) won the 2021 election with 81688 votes, leading by 2862 votes and securing a 44.23% vote share.
The Tiruchengodu Assembly constituency falls under the Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency of Namakkal * district.
E.r.eshwaran (KMDK) won the Tiruchengodu Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 2862 votes over Pon Saraswathi (AIADMK).
The Tiruchengodu Assembly constituency is part of the Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Sankari, Rasipuram (sc), Senthamangalam(st), Namakkal, Paramathi-velur.
The top candidates in the Tiruchengodu Assembly Election 2021 were:
E.r.eshwaran (KMDK)
Pon Saraswathi (AIADMK)
Natarasan (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with E.r.eshwaran (KMDK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Tiruchengodu Assembly Election 2021 was 78.71%
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.