Edappadi
Edappadi K. Palaniswamy (ADMK) is the MLA for Edappadi.
ADMK has won Edappadi at every election on file (2011, 2016, 2021, 2026).
In 2026 Edappadi K. Palaniswamy won with 57.7% of the vote, 98,110 votes ahead of K. Premkumar (IND).
In the last 30 days Edappadi was named in 37 mentions from 1 outlet.
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswamy | 148,933 · 57.7% | IND K. Premkumar | 50,823 · 19.7% | 98,110 (38.0 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 163,154 · 66.0% | DMK Sampath Kumar | 69,352 · 28.0% | 93,802 (37.9 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 98,703 · 43.7% | PMK Annadurai. N | 56,681 · 25.1% | 42,022 (18.6 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 104,586 · 56.4% | PMK M. Karthe | 69,848 · 37.7% | 34,738 (18.7 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Edappadi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 6 July (32 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
229 mentions of Edappadi since 1 June 2026 from 21 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Edappadi, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Salem district
Salem| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangavalli | ADMK | 7.3 | 0 |
| Attur | ADMK | 7.4 | 3 |
| Yercaud | ADMK | 0.9 | 10 |
| Omalur | ADMK | 5.4 | 12 |
| Mettur | ADMK | 8.3 | 78 |
| Edappadi | ADMK | 38.0 | 37 |
| Sankari | ADMK | 3.9 | 0 |
| Salem (West) | TVK | 31.9 | 0 |
| Salem (North) | TVK | 6.7 | 1 |
| Salem (South) | TVK | 16.1 | 0 |
| Veerapandi | TVK | 1.7 | 124 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Edappadi
- ADMK| Edappadi Palanisamy ஒன்றையும் விடாமல் அனைத்தையும்.. தேர்தல் ஆணையத்திடம் கொடுத்தது அதிமுகTamil originalThanthi TV
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.