Villupuram
R. Lakshmanan (DMK) is the MLA for Villupuram.
DMK has won Villupuram at 2 elections in a row (2021, 2026).
In 2026 R. Lakshmanan won with 33.9% of the vote, 4,119 votes ahead of N. Mohanraj (TVK).
Villupuram is also the name of the district and the town: 76 mentions from 6 outlets in the last 30 days name it, so this is not a count for the constituency alone.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Viluppuram
- Area
- about 257 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 78.1%
- Seats sharing a border
- Panruti · Ulundurpettai · Vanur · Vikravandi
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK R. Lakshmanan | 72,982 · 33.9% | TVK N. Mohanraj | 68,863 · 32.0% | 4,119 (1.9 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK R. Lakshmanan | 102,271 · 49.9% | ADMK C. V. Shanmugam | 87,403 · 42.7% | 14,868 (7.3 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK C V Shanmugam | 69,421 · 36.7% | IUML Ameer Abbas S M | 47,130 · 24.9% | 22,291 (11.8 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK C. V. Shanmugam | 90,304 · 52.2% | DMK K. Ponmudy | 78,207 · 45.2% | 12,097 (7.0 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Villupuram (also the district's name): mentions per week
Busiest week: 19 October (34 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
223 mentions of Villupuram since 1 June 2026 from 16 outlets, including news about the district and the town.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Villupuram 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 Villupuram district
Villupuram| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gingee | PMK | 5.8 | 276 |
| Mailam | ADMK | 15.9 | 5 |
| Tindivanam | VCK | 0.4 | 3 |
| Vanur | DMK | 3.7 | 1 |
| Villupuram | DMK | 1.9 | 76† |
| Vikravandi | PMK | 0.4 | 2 |
† Villupuram is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Villupuram (also the district's name)
- வாக்காளர் பட்டியலில் பெயர் சேர்க்க, திருத்தம் செய்ய வாய்ப்பு.? - விழுப்புரம் மக்களே நோட் பண்ணுங்கTamil originalNews18 Tamil
- Farmers’ associations observe fast in VillupuramThe Hindu National
- விழுப்புரம் போலீஸாருக்கு சவால் விடும் 7 வயது சிறுமி மாயமான வழக்குTamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
- Villupuram MP reviews Central schemes at DISHA meetingThe Hindu National
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.