Krishnagiri
P. Mukundhan (TVK) is the MLA for Krishnagiri.
TVK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 P. Mukundhan won with 38.8% of the vote, 18,844 votes ahead of Ashok Kumar. K (ADMK).
Krishnagiri is also the name of the district and the town: 62 mentions from 4 outlets in the last 30 days name it, so this is not a count for the constituency alone.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Krishnagiri
- Area
- about 482 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 78.9%
- Seats sharing a border
- Bargur · Palacode · Veppanahalli
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK P. Mukundhan | 89,374 · 38.8% | ADMK Ashok Kumar. K | 70,530 · 30.6% | 18,844 (8.2 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK K. Ashok Kumar | 96,050 · 45.4% | DMK T. Senguttuvan | 95,256 · 45.0% | 794 (0.4 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK T.Senguttuvan | 87,637 · 43.8% | ADMK V.Govindaraj | 82,746 · 41.4% | 4,891 (2.4 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. P. Munusamy | 89,776 · 56.0% | INC Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq | 60,679 · 37.8% | 29,097 (18.1 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Krishnagiri (also the district's name): mentions per week
Busiest week: 21 September (30 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
263 mentions of Krishnagiri since 1 June 2026 from 12 outlets, including news about the district and the town.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Krishnagiri district, 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 Krishnagiri district
Krishnagiri| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uthangarai | TVK | 2.5 | 4 |
| Bargur | ADMK | 2.0 | 2 |
| Krishnagiri | TVK | 8.2 | 62† |
| Veppanahalli | DMK | 0.1 | 0 |
| Hosur | ADMK | 10.0 | 31 |
| Thalli | CPI | 2.5 | 5 |
† Krishnagiri is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Krishnagiri (also the district's name)
- சித்தினு நினைக்கல.. தேன்கனிக்கோட்டை பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டில் போலீஸிடம் ஆடிட்டே உண்மையை சொன்ன கிருஷ்ணகிரி நபர்Tamil originalOneindia Tamil
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.