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THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 17:26:17 IST
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Palani Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: AIADMK’s K Ravimanoharan wins by 693 vote margin
Nachimuthu. S (Bahujan Samaj Party), Pandi. N (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Murugeswari. B (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ravimanoharan. K (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Praveen Kumar. M (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Ramamoorthi. G (Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R)), Vaykkaldurai. K (Puthiya Tamilagam), Ashokkumar. G (Independent), Anbarasu. R (Independent), Thannasiappan. P (Independent), Thirumalaisamy. B (Independent), Balachandran. M (Independent), Praveenkumar. R (Independent), Madheswari. R (Independent), and Jayakumar. T (Independent) — 15 candidates contesting from Palani 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. Palani is a General constituency under the Dindigul Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, Senthil Kumar I.P of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by a margin of 30,056 votes. The 2016 winner was IP Senthil Kumar of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Palani in 2026.
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Palani Election Results: Palani in focus on Tamil Nadu's counting day
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10:09 (IST) May 04
Palani Election Result: AIADMK leads as counting continues in Tamil Nadu
In the Palani constituency of Tamil Nadu, counting is still under way with no star-flagged candidate present in the current returns. AIADMK's Ravimanoharan. K holds the lead with 3,801 votes, while TVK's Dr. Praveen Kumar. M is at 2,595 votes, leaving a margin of 1,206 between the two. The sitting DMK legislator Senthil Kumar I.P is not among the candidates reflected in the current count.
10:00 (IST) May 04
Palani Election Results 2026: 15 candidates in the count May 4
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09:59 (IST) May 04
Palani Election Results 2026: AIADMK leads as counting progresses in Tamil Nadu
In the Palani constituency of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK's Ravimanoharan. K is currently leading with 3,801 votes, holding a margin of 1,206 votes over TVK's Dr. Praveen Kumar. M, who has gathered 2,595 votes so far. The seat is currently held by DMK's Senthil Kumar I.P, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions. Counting continues with the final outcome yet to be determined.
09:50 (IST) May 04
Palani Elections 2026: Praveen Kumar. M (TVK) awaits the round-wise verdict
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09:40 (IST) May 04
Palani Election Results: The verdict is building — round by round in Palani
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Palani Election Results 2026: How is Pandi. N faring? Watching the Palani count
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09:00 (IST) May 04
Palani Election Result 2026: 30,056 votes separated winner from runner-up in 2021 — what about 2026?
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Palani Election Result 2026: General constituency: how Palani fits into the broader picture
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Palani Election Results 2026: Final declaration: what happens when Palani's count concludes
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08:30 (IST) May 04
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08:20 (IST) May 04
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Palani Assembly Election Results 2026: One of 234: how Palani contributes to Tamil Nadu's tally
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Palani Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates
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Palani Election Results: State-wide trends and what Palani adds to the picture
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07:30 (IST) May 04
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Palani Elections 2026: Palani and the Dindigul Lok Sabha connection
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Palani Election Result 2026: Tracking the count: round-wise updates from Palani
As counting advances in Palani, round-wise tallies will build the picture of how votes have been distributed among the 15 candidates. Each successive round will reveal how the final margin is taking shape.
07:00 (IST) May 04
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Palani Elections 2026: How Dindigul is tracking Palani's result
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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.
Palani is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu, falling under the Dindigul Lok Sabha segment. 15 candidates are contesting in 2026: Nachimuthu. S (Bahujan Samaj Party), Pandi. N (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Murugeswari. B (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ravimanoharan. K (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Praveen Kumar. M (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Ramamoorthi. G (Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R)), Vaykkaldurai. K (Puthiya Tamilagam), Ashokkumar. G (Independent), Anbarasu. R (Independent), Thannasiappan. P (Independent), Thirumalaisamy. B (Independent), Balachandran. M (Independent), Praveenkumar. R (Independent), Madheswari. R (Independent), and Jayakumar. T (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Senthil Kumar I.P of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won Palani with a margin of 30,056 votes. The runner-up was K. Ravi Manoharan of the AIADMK. In 2016, IP Senthil Kumar of the DMK had won the seat. round-by-round trends from Palani will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments.
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