Namakkal
C. S. Dilip (TVK) is the MLA for Namakkal.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 C. S. Dilip won with 37.6% of the vote, 11,008 votes ahead of Sridevi P. S. Mohan (ADMK).
Namakkal is also the name of the district and the town: 59 mentions from 6 outlets in the last 30 days name it, so this is not a count for the constituency alone.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Namakkal
- Area
- about 550 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 80.2%
- Seats sharing a border
- Karur · Musiri · Paramathi Velur · Rasipuram · Senthamangalam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK C. S. Dilip | 79,744 · 37.6% | ADMK Sridevi P. S. Mohan | 68,736 · 32.4% | 11,008 (5.2 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK P. Ramalingam | 106,494 · 51.5% | ADMK K. P. P. Baskar | 78,633 · 38.0% | 27,861 (13.5 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK K. P. P. Baskar | 89,076 · 45.8% | INC Chezhian. R | 75,542 · 38.9% | 13,534 (7.0 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. P. P. Baskar | 95,579 · 56.3% | KNMK R. Devarasan | 59,724 · 35.2% | 35,855 (21.1 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Namakkal (also the district's name): mentions per week
Busiest week: 27 July (20 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
208 mentions of Namakkal since 1 June 2026 from 15 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
Namakkal 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 Namakkal district
Namakkal| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasipuram | TVK | 7.1 | 5 |
| Senthamangalam | TVK | 1.3 | 0 |
| Namakkal | TVK | 5.2 | 59† |
| Paramathi Velur | ADMK | 0.2 | 3 |
| Tiruchengodu | TVK | 14.7 | 1 |
| Kumarapalayam | TVK | 3.8 | 1 |
† Namakkal 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 Namakkal (also the district's name)
- ZEE Tamil News. . தவெக Vs திமுக..! ராசிபுரத்தில் நடந்த அடிதடி! பின்னணி என்ன? #ZeeTamilNews #TVK #DMK #TVKvsDMK #Rasipuram #RasipuramNews #NamakkalNews #TamilNaduPolitics #PoliticalClash #ViralVidFacebook
- Namakkal Arrest | ஆசை வார்த்தையால் ஏமாந்த திமுக நிர்வாகி - கைதான கவுன்சிலர் கணவர்Tamil 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.