Mettur
G. Venkatachalam (ADMK) is the MLA for Mettur.
ADMK took the seat from PMK in 2026.
In 2026 G. Venkatachalam won with 37.4% of the vote, 19,105 votes ahead of M. Midhun Chakravarthy (DMK).
In the last 30 days Mettur was named in 78 mentions from 7 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Dharmapuri
- Area
- about 652 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 76.2%
- Seats sharing a border
- Anthiyur · Bhavani · Dharmapuri · Edappadi · Omalur · Pennagaram
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK G. Venkatachalam | 86,498 · 37.4% | DMK M. Midhun Chakravarthy | 67,393 · 29.2% | 19,105 (8.3 pts) |
| 2021 | PMK S. Sadhasivam | 97,055 · 44.4% | DMK S. Srinivasa Perumal | 96,399 · 44.1% | 656 (0.3 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Semmalai.S | 72,751 · 35.0% | DMK Parthiban.S.R | 66,469 · 32.0% | 6,282 (3.0 pts) |
| 2011 | DMDK S. R. Parthiban | 75,672 · 44.6% | PMK G. K. Mani | 73,078 · 43.1% | 2,594 (1.5 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Mettur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 31 August (179 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
555 mentions of Mettur since 1 June 2026 from 32 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Mettur, 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 Mettur
- மேட்டூர் அணைக்கு நீர்வரத்து குறைந்ததுTamil originalMaalaimalar
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.