Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 79, Tamil Nadu

Sankarapuram

Rakesh R (AIADMK) won the 2026 election by 3,440 votes, taking 34.07% of the vote to Udhayasuriyan T (DMK)'s 32.61%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerAIADMKRakesh R, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202634.07%runner-up 32.61%
Winning margin, 20263,4401.46% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, DMK 2

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 87,522 51.2% vs 44.1%2016 DMK 90,920 44.7% vs 37.8%2021 DMK 1,21,186 56.2% vs 35.0%2026 AIADMK 80,250 34.1% vs 32.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblySankarapuram
Seat 79		Rakesh R
AIADMK		80,250
34.1%		Udhayasuriyan T
DMK		76,810
32.6%		3,440 votes
1.46%
2021AssemblySankarapuram
Seat 79		Udhayasuriyan T
DMK		1,21,186
56.2%		Dr.Raja G
PMK		75,223
35.0%		45,963 votes
21.30%
2016AssemblySankarapuram
Seat 79		Udhayasuriyan.T
DMK		90,920
44.7%		Mohan P
AIADMK		76,392
37.8%		14,528 votes
7.15%
2011AssemblySankarapuram
Seat 79		Mohan.P
AIADMK		87,522
51.2%		Udhayasuriyan.T
DMK		75,324
44.1%		12,198 votes
7.14%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.