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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2026

Mettuppalayam

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Winner — 2026

SUNILANAND
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 30.9%DMK 27.8%21 others 41.3%
Votes
75,664
31.0% share
Winning margin
7,768
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
86.6%
of 2,82,235

A closely fought contest. SUNILANAND won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2021 vs 2026

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNILANAND
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
75,66431.0%
2
SMT.KAVITHA KALYANASUNDARAM
DMK
67,89627.8%
3
O.K.CHINNARAJ
ADMK
61,73625.3%
4
T.R.SHANMUGASUNDARAM
IND
26,75610.9%
5
S.GOPALAKRISHNAN
NTK
6,5082.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8390.3%
7
V.SENTHIL KUMAR
IND
6120.3%
8
V.ANANDKUMAR
IND
5960.2%
9
R.CHINNARAJ
IND
5860.2%
10
S.ABDUL RAHIMAN
VTVTK
4580.2%
11
SIVARAJ,R.
APTADMK
3870.2%
12
R.SANGEETHA
NADLMMKLK
3560.1%
13
DHAMOTHARAN,V.
AIPTMMK
2960.1%
14
S.KAVITHA
IND
2630.1%
15
N.SARAVANA KUMAR
IND
2520.1%
16
A.SATHIYALEELA
IND
2380.1%
17
C.MAHENDRAN
IND
1900.1%
18
C.NAGARAJ
PFTROOBC
1610.1%
19
M.PALANICHAMI
IND
1200.1%
20
T.AMIRTHALINGAM
IND
1190.1%
21
RANGASAMY,P.
IND
990.0%
22
MANOHARAN
IND
980.0%
23
P.RAVICHANDRAN
IND
890.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (125th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
125th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
159th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 31.0%DMK 27.8%ADMK 25.3%IND 10.9%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Nanjundeswarar temple, Karamadai

Nanjundeswarar temple, Karamadai

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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