Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s R Sakkarapani wins by 43,249 vote margin
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 17:11:29 IST
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s R Sakkarapani wins by 43,249 vote margin

Sakkarapani. R (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Murugaraj. P (Bahujan Samaj Party), Ragupathi. P (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Vidiyal S. Sekar (Bharatiya Janata Party), Mohan. S (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Alagiyannan. A (Independent), Arumugam. M (Independent), Ananthraj. T (Independent), Kumarrathinam. M (Independent), Chellamuthu. K (Independent), Nagul Prakash. A (Independent), Prabaharan. M (Independent), Manikannan. A (Independent), and Raghunath. K (Independent) — 14 candidates contesting from Oddanchatram in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Oddanchatram is a General constituency under the Dindigul Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, Sakkarapani R of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by a margin of 28,742 votes. The 2016 winner was R Sakkarapani of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Oddanchatram in 2026.
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Oddanchatram Election Results: How Oddanchatram's 2026 margin will compare with 2021
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Oddanchatram Election Results 2026: DMK's Sakkarapani R leads early count
In the Oddanchatram constituency of Tamil Nadu, counting is currently underway with DMK's Sakkarapani. R holding a lead at this stage. The seat is currently held by DMK's Sakkarapani R. An Independent candidate, Prabaharan. M, is also among those reflected in the leading positions as votes continue to be tallied.
09:03 (IST) May 04
Oddanchatram Election Results: Bahujan Samaj Party's Oddanchatram candidate and the 2026 count
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: Round-by-round: decoding the count in Oddanchatram
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08:43 (IST) May 04
Oddanchatram Election Results 2026: Meet the candidates in the Oddanchatram count
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Oddanchatram Elections 2026: Early leads in Oddanchatram — what they really mean
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Oddanchatram Election Results 2026: How the vote count is taking shape in Oddanchatram
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: Oddanchatram awaits the count's verdict
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Oddanchatram Election Results 2026: 2021's runner-up and May 4 count in Oddanchatram
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026: 2021 winner Sakkarapani R and the 2026 count
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Oddanchatram Election Results: The independent factor in Oddanchatram's count
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026: Oddanchatram's result in Tamil Nadu's 234-seat Assembly count
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: How Oddanchatram's 2026 winner will be officially confirmed
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: What each round of counting will reveal in Oddanchatram
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: Tamil Nadu's counting day and Oddanchatram's place in it
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026: Who is watching the Oddanchatram count most closely
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: Vidiyal S. Sekar (BJP) awaits the round-wise verdict
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Oddanchatram Election Result 2026: Oddanchatram is a General constituency — what it means for counting day
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Oddanchatram Election Results: How Naam Tamilar Katchi is positioned in Oddanchatram
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Oddanchatram Election Results 2026: Counting day focus: Murugaraj. P of Bahujan Samaj Party
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Oddanchatram Election Results: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Oddanchatram contest
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Oddanchatram Assembly Election Results 2026: How Oddanchatram has shifted from 2016 through 2026
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Oddanchatram is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu, falling under the Dindigul Lok Sabha segment. 14 candidates are contesting in 2026: Sakkarapani. R (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Murugaraj. P (Bahujan Samaj Party), Ragupathi. P (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Vidiyal S. Sekar (Bharatiya Janata Party), Mohan. S (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Alagiyannan. A (Independent), Arumugam. M (Independent), Ananthraj. T (Independent), Kumarrathinam. M (Independent), Chellamuthu. K (Independent), Nagul Prakash. A (Independent), Prabaharan. M (Independent), Manikannan. A (Independent), and Raghunath. K (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Sakkarapani R of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won Oddanchatram with a margin of 28,742 votes. The runner-up was NP Nataraj of the AIADMK. In 2016, R Sakkarapani of the DMK had won the seat. round-by-round trends from Oddanchatram will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.