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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2026

Ulundurpettai

Winner — 2026

VASANTHAVEL G R
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 36.3%ADMK 35.5%13 others 28.2%
Votes
98,471
36.3% share
Winning margin
2,277
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
90.1%
of 3,00,789

Ulundurpettai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 2,277 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VASANTHAVEL G R
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
98,47136.3%
2
KUMARAGURU R
96,19435.5%
3
SUDHAKAR M
66,20824.4%
4
LOGESHWARI S
6,5252.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0510.4%
6
MANIKANDAN P
IND
6420.2%
7
UDHAYAKUMAR R
AIPTMMK
5900.2%
8
KRISHNAMOORTHY V
IND
2820.1%
9
RAMAKRISHNAN R
IND
2510.1%
10
SENTHIL P
IND
2170.1%
11
PARTHIBAN V
IND
1700.1%
12
BALAKRISHNAN K
AMM
1400.1%
13
SASIKUMAR N
IND
1100.0%
14
SANKAR S
IND
780.0%
15
ARASAN K
IND
730.0%

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

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.8% · max 43.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
121st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.3%ADMK 35.5%TVK 24.4%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

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Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

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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