Dindigul

Demographic profile

There were a total of 237679 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Dindigul Assembly constituency, of whom 114893 were male, 122765 female and 21 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 276583 registered voters, of whom 134471 were male, 142057 female and 55 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 248751 registered voters, of whom 121756 were male, 126956 were female and 39 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 192477 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 95937 were male, 96540 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 237 in 2021, 415 in 2016, and 402 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1069, in 2021 it was 1056, 1043 in 2016, and 1006 in 2011.

Poll dates

Dindigul Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Dindigul Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Dindigul district in the West region of Tamil Nadu: Dindigul Taluk (Part) Settinaickenpatti, Alukkuvarpatty, Silapadi, Mullipadi, Ammakulathupatti, Tamaraipadi, Kovilur, Periyakottai and Kurumbapatti villages. Pallapatti (CT), Dindigul (M) and Balakrishnapuram (CT).

This constituency covers an approximate area of 111 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dindigul is: 10°22'46.2"N 77°59'09.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 69.27%, while it was 74.59% in 2016, and 76.85% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Sreenivasan C of AIADMK won in this constituency beating Pandi N of CPIM by a margin of 17747 votes which was 9.18% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sreenivasan C of AIADMK was the winner in this seat beating Basheer Ahamed M of DMK by a margin of 20719 votes which was 11.17% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Balabharathi.K. of CPIM won this seat defeating Paul Baskar .J of PMK by a margin of 39115 votes which was 26.46% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Sreenivasan C of AIADMK had a vote share of 46.86% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sreenivasan C of AIADMK got a vote share of 49.3% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Balabharathi.K. of CPIM got a vote share of 58.82% in Dindigul.