Usilampatti
M. Vijay (TVK) is the MLA for Usilampatti.
TVK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 M. Vijay won with 29.3% of the vote, 1,805 votes ahead of I. Mahendran (ADMK).
Usilampatti is rarely named in the news our sources carry: 96 mentions since 1 June 2026. The charts below show the district's coverage, labelled as the district's.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Theni
- Area
- about 1,036 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 74.2%
- Seats sharing a border
- Andipatti · Nilakottai · Sholavandan · Srivilliputhur · Thirumangalam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK M. Vijay | 65,743 · 29.3% | ADMK I. Mahendran | 63,938 · 28.5% | 1,805 (0.8 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK P. Ayyappan | 71,255 · 33.5% | DMK P. V. Kathiravan | 63,778 · 30.0% | 7,477 (3.5 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Neethipathi P | 106,349 · 52.9% | DMK Ilamakezhan.K | 73,443 · 36.5% | 32,906 (16.4 pts) |
| 2011 | AIFB P. V. Kathiravan | 88,253 · 51.2% | DMK S. O. Ramasamy | 72,933 · 42.3% | 15,320 (8.9 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Usilampatti: mentions per week
Busiest week: 21 September (14 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
96 mentions of Usilampatti since 1 June 2026 from 13 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Usilampatti, 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 Usilampatti
- இது பல்டியிலும் அந்தர் பல்டி.. தாய்மாமன் தங்க மோதிரம் திட்டம்.. உசிலம்பட்டியில் விஜய் போட்ட யூ டர்ன்Tamil 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.