Counting of votes for the Pennagaram Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu's 2026 election is currently underway. A total of 22 candidates are contesting for this seat, including prominent names such as TVK's S. Gajendran and Congress' G. K. M. Tamilkumaran.
Key Candidates in Pennagaram 2026
The candidates contesting from Pennagaram are: Ajith Kumar S. (Bahujan Samaj Party), G. K. M. Tamilkumaran (Congress), Palaniyammal T. (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Kannan K. (Tamilar Makkal Katchi), Gajendran S. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Selvam V. (Pattali Makkal Katchi), Thavamani C. (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Thirumurugan P. (Naadaalum Makkal Katchi), and 14 independent candidates: Annamalai M., Arunkumar G., Elavarsan A., Sakthivel M., Selvam V., Sendrayan G., Gnanaselvam S., Tamilarasan M., Tamilselvi S., Poomani P., Manivannan S., Manoharan K. A., Vilkrishnan R., and Veerappan M.
Historical Results
In the 2021 Assembly election, Pattali Makkal Katchi's Mani G.K. won the Pennagaram seat with a margin of 21,186 votes, defeating DMK's P. N. P. Inbasekaran. In 2016, DMK's P. N. P. Inbasekaran had won with a margin of 18,446 votes.
Counting Process
At the designated counting center, votes are being processed round by round. Each successive round adds to the cumulative tallies of all contestants until the final result is declared. Early trends are being closely monitored as the day progresses.
Pennagaram is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu. The final result will reveal which candidate has secured the most votes in 2026. This live blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue. Disclaimer: Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and MyNeta, sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
