Valparai
A. Sudhakar (DMK) is the MLA for Valparai.
DMK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 A. Sudhakar won with 36.3% of the vote, 9,371 votes ahead of A. Sridharan (TVK).
In the last 30 days Valparai was named in 36 mentions from 3 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Pollachi
- Area
- about 1,074 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 70.6%
- Seats sharing a border
- Madathukulam · Pollachi · Udumalaipettai
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK A. Sudhakar | 54,671 · 36.3% | TVK A. Sridharan | 45,300 · 30.1% | 9,371 (6.2 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK T. K. Amulkandasami | 71,672 · 49.4% | CPI Arumugam M. | 59,449 · 41.0% | 12,223 (8.4 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Kasthuri Vasu. V. | 69,980 · 48.7% | DMK Paulpandi. T. | 61,736 · 43.0% | 8,244 (5.7 pts) |
| 2011 | CPI M. Arumugham | 61,171 · 49.2% | INC N. Kovaithangam | 57,750 · 46.4% | 3,421 (2.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Valparai: mentions per week
Busiest week: 19 October (18 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
80 mentions of Valparai since 1 June 2026 from 11 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Valparai, 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 Valparai
- Wild gaur charges at tourists on Valparai forest roadThe Hindu National
- பொள்ளாச்சி- வால்பாறை சாலையில் திடீரென விழுந்த ராட்சத பாறை: போக்குவரத்து துண்டிப்புTamil 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.