Gudalur
M. Thiravidamani (DMK) is the MLA for Gudalur.
DMK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 M. Thiravidamani won with 43.4% of the vote, 22,833 votes ahead of Pon Jayaseelan (ADMK).
In the last 30 days Gudalur was named in 20 mentions from 4 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Nilgiris
- Area
- about 1,068 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 73.1%
- Seats sharing a border
- Udhagamandalam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK M. Thiravidamani | 65,590 · 43.4% | ADMK Pon Jayaseelan | 42,757 · 28.3% | 22,833 (15.1 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK Pon. Jayaseelan | 64,496 · 46.6% | DMK S. Kasilingam | 62,551 · 45.2% | 1,945 (1.4 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK Thiravidamani.M. | 62,128 · 47.4% | ADMK Kalaiselvan. S. | 48,749 · 37.2% | 13,379 (10.2 pts) |
| 2011 | DMK M. Thiravidamani | 66,871 · 58.7% | DMDK S. Selvaraj | 39,497 · 34.6% | 27,374 (24.0 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Gudalur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 14 September (12 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
88 mentions of Gudalur since 1 June 2026 from 9 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Gudalur, 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 Nilgiris district
Nilgiris| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udhagamandalam | BJP | 0.7 | 0 |
| Gudalur | DMK | 15.1 | 20 |
| Coonoor | DMK | 5.7 | 21 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Gudalur
- செங்கல்பட்டு: கூடலூர் ஏரியில் ரசாயனக் கழிவுகள் - 4,000 குடும்பங்களின் குடிநீர் ஆதாரத்துக்கு ஆபத்து?Tamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
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.