PALANI
Assembly seat no. 127 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PALANI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2026
Ravimanoharan. K
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
693
0.33% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKDr. Praveen Kumar. M
- Votes
- 66,293
- Vote share
- 31.78%
- Behind by
- 693
Electors
2,39,881
Total votes polled
2,08,619
Valid votes
2,08,619
NOTA votes
750
0.36% of votes polled
Turnout
87.0%
Full result, 2026
15 candidates · 2,08,619 valid votes
Ravimanoharan. KADMKwon
66,986
32.1%
Dr. Praveen Kumar. MTVK
66,293
31.8%
Pandi. NCPM
65,534
31.4%
Murugeswari. BNTK
6,300
3.0%
Nachimuthu. SBSP
585
0.3%
Jayakumar. TIND
520
0.2%
Praveenkumar. RIND
283
0.1%
Ramamoorthi. GRTSMJD
273
0.1%
Ashokkumar. GIND
254
0.1%
Balachandran. MIND
214
0.1%
Madheswari. RIND
178
0.1%
Vaykkaldurai. KPT
151
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ravimanoharan. K | ADMK | 66,986 | 32.11% | Dr. Praveen Kumar. M | 693 |
| 2021 | SENTHIL KUMAR I.P | DMK | 1,08,566 | 52.86% | RAVI MANOHARAN K | 30,056 |
| 2016 | SENTHILKUMAR I P | DMK | 1,00,045 | 50.66% | KUMARASAMY P | 25,586 |
| 2011 | VENUGOPALU. K.S.N | ADMK | 82,051 | 48.30% | SENTHILKUMAR. I.P | 1,754 |
| 2006 | ANBALAKAN.M | DMK | 57,181 | 47.50% | PREMA.S | 10,909 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PALANI assembly constituency in 2026?
Ravimanoharan. K (ADMK) won PALANI in 2026, by a margin of 693 votes.
Which party has won PALANI the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has PALANI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won PALANI the most times?
N. PALANIVEL, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1989.
