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Tiruppattur Assembly Constituency Top Candidates
Comparison of votes received by the top candidates in the Tiruppattur constituency.
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Every single vote counts. Just ask this DMK minister in Tamil Nadu
Every single vote counts. This sounds like a platitude the Election Commission or other authorities would use to boost voter turnout. But in a Tamil Nadu constituency, the importance of one vote became the difference between winning and losing.Seenivasa Sethupathy R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, secured victory with 83,375 votes, while DMK's KR Periakaruppan finished with 83,374 votes. (facebook/ KR Periakaruppan)Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister for co-operatives KR Periakaruppan lost the Tiruppattur Assembly seat by a razor-thin margin of 1 vote in a dramatic upset in the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections.According to election commission data, Seenivasa Sethupathy R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, secured victory with 83,375 votes, while Periakaruppan finished with 83,374 votes. BJP's KC Thirumaran finished a distant third in the constituency with 29,054 votes.The contest witnessed a tense finish; Periyakaruppan led by 30 votes at the end of the penultimate round, only for the final tally to shift in favour of the TVK candidate.The result in Tiruppattur remains one of the closest in India's electoral history, emphasising the decisive impact of individual ballots. This is the first time Tiruppattur Assembly constituency has voted Periyakaruppan out after he first won the election in 2006.The defeat of the sitting minister highlights the surge of Vijay's TVK, which emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in a historic debut that disrupted the state's traditional bipolar politics.How will the Tamil Nadu government be formed?Vijay’s TVK needs to cross the majority mark of 118 to form the government. The party currently has 108 members in the assembly and is likely to seek the support of smaller parties that were part of either the DMK or the AIADMK alliance.Congress (5 seats), PMK (4 seats), Left parties (4 seats) and VCK (2 seats) are among the parties that could extend support to TVK.Congress MP and leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday congratulated Vijay for his party's big victory in its maiden contest in Tamil Nadu. Gandhi said that the state favouring Vijay's party was a reflection of the “rising voice of youth”.“I spoke to Thiru Vijay and congratulated him on TVK’s spectacular result. This mandate reflects the rising voice of youth, which cannot, and will not, be ignored,” Gandhi said in a tweet, while also thanking Congress workers for ...
Each vote matters: DMK's Periyakaruppan loses ... - India TV News
Chennai: In a democracy, each vote counts and holds the power to overturn an election either way. Nobody understands this better than DMK's KR Periyakaruppan, a minister in the Tamil Nadu government, who lost the state election from the Tiruppattur seat to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate by just one vote. Periyakaruppan, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Co-operatives, was defeated by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate Seenivasa Sethupathy R, who secured victory by just 1 vote after the final count. Defeat by the thinnest margin Sethupathy polled 83,375 votes, while Periyakaruppan got 83,374 votes, thus making up the one-vote margin. The razor-thin margin makes it one of the closest contests in recent electoral history, drawing comparisons to rare instances in which candidates have won or lost by just 1 vote. The result has sparked intense political interest and underlined the importance of every vote in a closely contested democracy. TVK's spectacular debut in Tamil Nadu Counting for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu has now concluded, with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as the leading party in a decisive outcome. TVK won 108 seats, placing it well ahead of its rivals and marking a major political breakthrough in the state. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam finished second with 59 seats, while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) secured 47 seats. The Indian National Congress won 5 seats, and the Pattali Makkal Katchi secured 4 seats, reflecting limited gains for smaller parties. With results declared across all constituencies, the outcome signals a significant shift in Tamil Nadu politics, with TVK set to play a central role in the formation of the next government. How Vijay stood out among Dravidian leaders Vijay steered away from the traditional Dravidian parties’ identity driven narratives that emphasise distinctions from the Hindi speaking heartland. Instead, he positioned himself as a leader of the people, drawing support from across the voter base that had long backed these parties. Among his key poll promises was the provision of 8 g of gold for marriage, with gold priced at around Rs 14,000 per gram for 22 carat. His party manifesto also included commitments such as Rs 2,500 monthly assistance for women below 60 years, 8 g of gold for marriage, and 6 free cooking gas cylinders per family annually. The 51-year-old Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader made a strong impact in his electoral debut, establishing the contest...
Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: 1 Vote Defeat Stuns DMK as Minister Loses ...
TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathy R won the Tiruppattur seat with 83,375 votes, defeating DMK's Periyakaruppan KR who received 83,374 votes, a winning margin of just 1 vote.
T.N. Assembly election 2026: DMK's Periyakaruppan loses by one vote in ...
DMK's K.R. Periyakaruppan narrowly loses Tirupattur election by one vote despite leading by 30 in earlier counting rounds.
