RAJAPALAYAM
Assembly seat no. 202 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Jegadeshwari. K
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
10,605
5.79% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKThangapandian. S
- Votes
- 54,943
- Vote share
- 30.02%
- Behind by
- 10,605
Electors
2,14,646
Total votes polled
1,83,020
Valid votes
1,83,020
NOTA votes
753
0.41% of votes polled
Turnout
85.3%
Full result, 2026
22 candidates · 1,83,020 valid votes
Jegadeshwari. KTVKwon
65,548
35.8%
Thangapandian. SDMK
54,943
30.0%
Priscilla Pandian. JBJP
36,318
19.8%
Dr. Karthikeyan. T.e.NTK
16,972
9.3%
Ramadevi. TPT
2,544
1.4%
Harish. AAIPTMMK
1,547
0.8%
Nasrin Banu. TRPPRINAT
1,240
0.7%
Manmathan. MIND
414
0.2%
Muthulakshmi. RIND
351
0.2%
Thangapandi. BIND
304
0.2%
Selvi. KIND
298
0.2%
Jegathishwari. NIND
292
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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 | Jegadeshwari. K | TVK | 65,548 | 35.81% | Thangapandian. S | 10,605 |
| 2021 | THANGAPANDIAN S. | DMK | 74,158 | 41.50% | RAJENTHRABHALAJI K.T | 3,898 |
| 2016 | THANGAPPANDIAN. S. | DMK | 74,787 | 43.82% | SHYAM A.A.S. | 4,802 |
| 2011 | K.GOPALSAMY | ADMK | 80,125 | 53.80% | S.THANGAPANDIAN | 21,432 |
| 2006 | CHANDRA. M. | ADMK | 58,320 | 39.37% | RAJAN.V P | 493 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above