The Pennagaram constituency in Tamil Nadu is predominantly a rural assembly constituency with a significant tribal population located in the Dharmapuri district. The key focus of the population in this constituency is forest rights and schemes, water security, and agriculture.
It is a politically sensitive constituency, and its electorate includes BC and MBC agrarian communities, SC village population, ST population, women, tribal communities, farmers, teachers, and local activists. The constituency is surrounded by forest and hill terrain, rural roads and therefore has poor connectivity or availability of public transport.
Pennagaram Election Result 2026 Live Updates
The live result updates for this constituency are available on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website. Trends from EVM rounds indicated early leads, while postal ballots counted in the initial phase influenced the first set of margins in what became a closely contested race. Given the constituency’s electoral history, counting remained tight and highly competitive until the final round of votes was declared.
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2026 Winner
In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Gajendran S of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won with a margin of 3165 votes. He defeated PMK’s Selvam V. who secured 78075 votes.
The candidate will become the new MLA, representing the constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Pennagaram Elections Results 2026: New MLA Name
The official name of the newly elected MLA is Gajendran S of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2026: Result Date
For the 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, polling in Pennagaram was held on 23 April 2026 in Phase 1. The result date was 04 May 2026.
Pennagaram Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Key Candidate List
The key candidates include nominees from major political parties:
- G.K.M. Tamilkumaran (INC)
- Gajendran S. (TVK)
- Ajith Kumar S. (BSP)
- Thirumurugan (NADLMMKLK)
- Palaniyammal T. (NTK)
- Selvam V. (PMK)
- Kannan K. (TMK)
- Thavamani C. (TVVK)
- Annamalai. M. (IND)
- Arunkumar. G. (IND)
- Elavarsan. A. (IND)
- Sakthivel. M. (IND
- Selvam. V. (IND)
- Sendrayan. G. (IND)
- Gnanaselvam. S. (IND).
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2026 Winner Victory Margin
In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Gajendran S of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won with a margin of 3165 votes. He defeated PMK’s Selvam V., who secured 78075 votes.
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, Mani GK of the PMK won the Pennagaram seat by defeating Inbasekaran PNP of the DMK with a margin of 21186 votes. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, DMK candidate Mani A won from this Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 21,300 votes by defeating Sowmiya Anbumani of the PMK.
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2021 Results
In the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021, the Pennagaram seat was won by PMK. The winning candidate, Mani. G.K, secured 106123 votes. The runner-up was from DMK, whose candidate Inbasekaran. P.N.P received 84937 votes.
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2021 Winner
The winning candidate in 2021 was PMK’s Mani. G.K, who secured 106123 votes.
Pennagaram Election Results 2021 Live: Who Won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021?
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, PMK won after its candidate Mani. G.K, secured the majority 106123 votes.
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2016 Results
In 2016, Inbasekaran. P.N.P. of DMK was the winner in this seat, beating Anbumani Ramadoss of PMK by a margin of 18,446 votes.
Pennagaram Assembly Elections 2016 Winner
The winning candidate in 2016 from Tamil Nadu constituency of Pennagaram was Inbasekaran. P.N.P. of DMK. He defeated Anbumani Ramadoss of PMK by a margin of 18,446 votes.
Pennagaram Assembly Election Live Results 2016: Who Won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016?
In 2016, the winner of the Pennagaram assembly constituency was P.N.P. Inbasekaran from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He won the election by securing 76,848 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Anbumani Ramadoss of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), by a margin of 18,446 votes.
Pennagaram Voter Turnout Percentage in Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026
The voter turnout in Tamil Nadu’s Pennagaram constituency in the 2026 elections 90.71%. The total state-wide voter turnout average in Tamil Nadu was approximately 84.56%, according to the latest data released by the Election Commission of India for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. In 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the voter turnout in Pennagaram was
85% while it was 88.05% in 2016 and 83.08% in 2011. In 2021, the total voter turnout in the state of Tamil Nadu was 73.9%.
Pennagaram Tamil Nadu Assembly Total Registered Voters
A total of 2,46,293 electors are eligible to vote in Pennagram constituency, of whom 1,26,763 are male, 1,19,521 are female, and nine are of the third gender.
Pennagaram Was Established In?
This constituency was established in 1951. It is a state legislative constituency situated in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, and is part of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency.
Pennagaram Constituency Pincode
The pin code for Pennagaram (Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu) is 636810.
