ATHOOR (AC 129)
I. PERIASAMY of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won ATHOOR in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +22,368 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
I. PERIASAMY
DMK
Votes1,06,240Net worthRs 7.17 CrAge73EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
N. KALAISELVI
TVK
Votes83,872Net worthRs 2.29 CrAge50Education10th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +22,368 votes (11.77% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ATHOOR
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. PERIASAMY | DMK | 1,06,240 | Rs 7.17 Cr | 0 | 73 | won |
| 2 | N. KALAISELVI | TVK | 83,872 | Rs 2.29 Cr | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 3 |  A. VISWANATHAN | AIADMK | 32,477 | Rs 3.69 Cr | 0 | 72 | lost |
| 4 |  DR. A. SIMON JUSTIN | NTK | 9,946 | Rs 33.68 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 5 |  D. SANKAR | NAADAA | 720 | Rs 15.10 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 6 |  M.K. NAGENDRAN | AANAIT | 576 | Rs 3.86 Cr | 1 | 56 | lost |
| 7 |  K. VISVANATHAN | IND | 538 | Rs 67,509 | 0 | 62 | lost |
| 8 |  S. KARTHIGAISELVAN | BAHUJA | 531 | Rs -3.12 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 9 |  P. MANIVEL | IND | 353 | Rs 10,000 | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 10 |  M. PERIYASAMY | IND | 236 | Rs 3,000 | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 11 |  K. JAYAPRAKASH | PUTHIY | 230 | Rs 9.87 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 12 |  K. KATHIRESAN | IND | 200 | Rs 65.80 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 13 |  S. BALA MURUGAN | TAMIZH | 183 | Rs 1.42 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 14 |  D. NAGARAJ | IND | 155 | Rs 65,218 | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 15 |  K. VELMURUGAN | IND | 114 | Rs 34,750 | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 812 | — | — | — |