ARIYALUR (AC 149)
RAJENDRAN S of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won ARIYALUR in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +24,498 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
RAJENDRAN S
AIADMK
Votes95,219Net worthRs 3.37 CrAge66Education8th PassCriminal cases9
Runner-up
LATHA BALU
DMK
Votes70,721Net worthRs 1.43 CrAge49EducationPost GraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +24,498 votes (14.76% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ARIYALUR
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 | RAJENDRAN S | AIADMK | 95,219 | Rs 3.37 Cr | 9 | 66 | won |
| 2 | LATHA BALU | DMK | 70,721 | Rs 1.43 Cr | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 3 |  SIVAKUMAR M | TVK | 57,359 | Rs 71.12 L | 2 | 48 | lost |
| 4 |  PUGAZHENDHI D | NTK | 8,527 | Rs 1.86 L | 1 | 26 | lost |
| 5 |  JOTHIBASU K | IND | 691 | Rs 98.90 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 6 |  THANGA. SHANMUGA SUNDARAM | NAADAA | 637 | Rs 1.48 Cr | 5 | 48 | lost |
| 7 |  VETRIVEL G | IND | 554 | Rs 5.04 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 8 |  STALIN V | BAHUJA | 475 | Rs 72.26 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 9 |  SEMMALAI T | IND | 259 | Rs 35.03 L | 1 | 51 | lost |
| 10 |  RAJKUMAR K | IND | 201 | Rs 4.31 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 11 |  SUDHAKAR M | TAMIZH | 177 | Rs 7.20 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 12 |  KUMAR K | IND | 136 | Rs 1.51 Cr | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 13 |  RAJKUMAR S | ALL IN | 117 | Rs 4.31 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 14 |  KRISHNAMOORTHY C | IND | 74 | Rs 7.42 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 15 |  ELAIYARAJA C | IND | 70 | Rs 6.51 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 641 | — | — | — |