Veerapandi
M. S. Palanivel (TVK) is the MLA for Veerapandi.
TVK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 M. S. Palanivel won with 33.9% of the vote, 4,071 votes ahead of Sri Balaji Sugumar (ADMK).
In the last 30 days Veerapandi was named in 124 mentions from 12 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Salem
- Area
- about 335 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 86.0%
- Seats sharing a border
- Rasipuram · Salem (South) · Salem (West) · Sankari · Tiruchengodu · Yercaud
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK M. S. Palanivel | 79,907 · 33.9% | ADMK Sri Balaji Sugumar | 75,836 · 32.1% | 4,071 (1.7 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK M. Rajamuthu | 111,682 · 49.9% | DMK Dr. A. K. Tharun | 91,787 · 41.0% | 19,895 (8.9 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Manonmani.P | 94,792 · 45.9% | DMK Rajendran. A | 80,311 · 38.9% | 14,481 (7.0 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK S. K. Selvam | 100,155 · 55.7% | DMK A. Rajendran | 73,657 · 41.0% | 26,498 (14.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Veerapandi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 7 September (49 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
381 mentions of Veerapandi since 1 June 2026 from 20 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Veerapandi, 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 Salem district
Salem| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangavalli | ADMK | 7.3 | 0 |
| Attur | ADMK | 7.4 | 3 |
| Yercaud | ADMK | 0.9 | 10 |
| Omalur | ADMK | 5.4 | 12 |
| Mettur | ADMK | 8.3 | 78 |
| Edappadi | ADMK | 38.0 | 37 |
| Sankari | ADMK | 3.9 | 0 |
| Salem (West) | TVK | 31.9 | 0 |
| Salem (North) | TVK | 6.7 | 1 |
| Salem (South) | TVK | 16.1 | 0 |
| Veerapandi | TVK | 1.7 | 124 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Veerapandi
- தாராபுரம் இடைத் தேர்தலில் நாம் தமிழர் கட்சியின் சார்பாக போட்டியிட்ட கார்த்திகா கைது; மு.வீரபாண்டியன் கண்டனம்Daily Thanthi
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.