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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 197 · 2026

Usilampatti

Winner — 2026

VIJAY. M
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 29.3%ADMK 28.5%11 others 42.3%
Votes
65,743
29.3% share
Winning margin
1,805
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
83.8%
of 2,67,969

Usilampatti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,805 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY. M
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
65,74329.3%
2
MAHENDRAN. I
63,93828.5%
3
SARAVANAKUMAR. T
59,46526.5%
4
AYYAPPAN. P
AIPTMMK
16,6207.4%
5
ABIRAMI. D
15,1856.8%
6
VELLAIPANDI. V
7240.3%
NOTA
NOTA
6920.3%
8
PRAVEENA. S
IND
3430.1%
9
THIAGARAJAN. O. V
IND
3370.1%
10
MUTHU. N
IND
3000.1%
11
THIRUMOORTHY. A
IND
2700.1%
12
KIRANYA. S
IND
2620.1%
13
DHANASEKARAN. T
IND
1690.1%

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

Average turnout (161st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 29.3%ADMK 28.5%INC 26.5%AIPTMMK 7.4%NTK 6.8%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
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Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

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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