Thirumangalam
Sedapatti M. Manimaran (DMK) is the MLA for Thirumangalam.
DMK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 Sedapatti M. Manimaran won with 38.2% of the vote, 23,807 votes ahead of R. B. Udhayakumar (ADMK).
Thirumangalam is rarely named in the news our sources carry: 22 mentions since 1 June 2026. The charts below show the district's coverage, labelled as the district's.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Virudhunagar
- Area
- about 831 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 78.9%
- Seats sharing a border
- Srivilliputhur · Thiruparankundram · Tiruchuli · Usilampatti · Virudhunagar
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK Sedapatti M. Manimaran | 88,291 · 38.2% | ADMK R. B. Udhayakumar | 64,484 · 27.9% | 23,807 (10.3 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK R. B. Udhaya Kumar | 100,338 · 45.5% | DMK M. Maniraman | 86,251 · 39.1% | 14,087 (6.4 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Udhayakumar.R.B | 95,864 · 47.0% | INC Jeyaram.R | 72,274 · 35.4% | 23,590 (11.6 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK M. Muthuramalingam | 101,494 · 55.5% | DMK M. Manimaran | 75,127 · 41.1% | 26,367 (14.4 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Thirumangalam: mentions per week
Busiest week: 5 October (5 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
22 mentions of Thirumangalam since 1 June 2026 from 1 outlet.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Thirumangalam, 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 Madurai district
Madurai| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melur | INC | 1.4 | 7 |
| Madurai East | TVK | 6.1 | 0 |
| Sholavandan | TVK | 1.4 | 3 |
| Madurai North | TVK | 11.1 | 0 |
| Madurai South | TVK | 15.2 | 0 |
| Madurai Central | TVK | 12.9 | 0 |
| Madurai West | TVK | 5.5 | 0 |
| Thiruparankundram | TVK | 16.3 | 19 |
| Thirumangalam | DMK | 10.3 | 9 |
| Usilampatti | TVK | 0.8 | 16 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Thirumangalam
- மொத்த பவரையும் இறக்கி.. ஆபரேசன் திருமங்கலம்! களத்தில் குதித்த டாக்டர்.சரவணன்! தலையசைக்குமா தவெக?Tamil 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.