Sulur
N. M. Sukumar (TVK) is the MLA for Sulur.
TVK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 N. M. Sukumar won with 33.1% of the vote, 4,790 votes ahead of V. P. Kandasamy (ADMK).
Sulur is rarely named in the news our sources carry: 30 mentions since 1 June 2026. The charts below show the district's coverage, labelled as the district's.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Coimbatore
- Area
- about 593 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 76.2%
- Seats sharing a border
- Avanashi · Dharapuram · Kavundampalayam · Kinathukadavu · Palladam · Pollachi · Singanallur · Udumalaipettai
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK N. M. Sukumar | 90,531 · 33.1% | ADMK V. P. Kandasamy | 85,741 · 31.3% | 4,790 (1.8 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK V. P. Kandasamy | 118,968 · 49.2%† | DMK M. Kalichamy | 87,036 · 36.0% | 31,932 (13.2 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Kanagaraj. R. | 100,977 · 47.4% | INC Manoharan. V.M.C. | 64,346 · 30.2% | 36,631 (17.2 pts) |
| 2011 | DMDK K. Thinakaran | 88,680 · 52.3% | KNMK E. R. Eswaran | 59,148 · 34.9% | 29,532 (17.4 pts) |
† Corrected from the source's own printed totals.
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Sulur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 1 June (9 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
30 mentions of Sulur since 1 June 2026 from 6 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Coimbatore 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 Coimbatore district
Coimbatore| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mettupalayam | TVK | 3.2 | 19 |
| Sulur | TVK | 1.8 | 5 |
| Kavundampalayam | TVK | 11.6 | 2 |
| Coimbatore (North) | TVK | 9.7 | 1 |
| Thondamuthur | ADMK | 5.7 | 0 |
| Coimbatore (South) | DMK | 1.4 | 0 |
| Singanallur | TVK | 8.7 | 0 |
| Kinathukadavu | TVK | 4.4 | 0 |
| Pollachi | DMK | 2.5 | 23 |
| Valparai | DMK | 6.2 | 36 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Sulur
- சூலூர் பகுதியில் போதைப்பொருட்கள் பறிமுதல்- 2 பேர் கைதுTamil 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.