The counting of votes for the Thirumangalam Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu is underway, with results expected to be declared later today. This seat is witnessing a multi-cornered contest among 15 candidates, with the key contenders being Sedapatti M. Manimaran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), R.B. Udhayakumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and N. Sathish Kumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
List of Candidates
The full list of candidates contesting from Thirumangalam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election includes:
- Udhayakumar.R.B (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
- Manimaran.M (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
- Munish.N (Naam Tamilar Katchi)
- Alagar.A (Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra Kazhagam)
- Kalaiselvi.R (Ahila India Dhayaga Makkal Munnetra Katchi)
- Sathishkumar.N (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam)
- Jeevitha Nachiyar.B (All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam)
- Ayyanan.P (Independent)
- Girishkumar.A (Independent)
- Sakkaravarthy.P (Independent)
- Nagoor.M (Independent)
- Bharath.M (Independent)
- Muthuraja.M (Independent)
- Murugan.S (Independent)
- Vengateswaran.B (Independent)
Past Election Results
Thirumangalam is a General constituency. In the 2021 Assembly Election, Udhayakumar R B of the AIADMK won the seat by a margin of 14,087 votes, defeating M. Manimaran of the DMK. Prior to that, in 2016, R. B. Udhayakumar of the AIADMK had secured victory with a margin of 23,590 votes.
How the Winner Will Be Confirmed
Once all rounds of counting are completed, the Returning Officer will formally declare the winner. Until then, round-wise tallies from the counting centre will serve as key indicators of the emerging result.
This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue. Data on candidates 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.
