Assembly constituency 197, Tamil Nadu

Usilampatti

Vijay. M (TVK) won the 2026 election by 1,805 votes, taking 29.34% of the vote to Mahendran. I (AIADMK)'s 28.54%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKVijay. M, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202629.34%runner-up 28.54%
Winning margin, 20261,8050.81% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, TVK 1, AIFB 1

Result by result

2011 AIFB 88,253 51.2% vs 42.3%2016 AIADMK 1,06,349 52.9% vs 36.8%2021 AIADMK 71,255 33.5% vs 30.2%2026 TVK 65,743 29.3% vs 28.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyUsilampatti
Seat 197
Vijay. M
TVK
65,743
29.3%
Mahendran. I
AIADMK
63,938
28.5%
1,805 votes
0.81%
2021AssemblyUsilampatti
Seat 197
Ayyappan P
AIADMK
71,255
33.5%
P. V. Kathiravan
DMK
63,778
30.2%
7,477 votes
3.52%
2016AssemblyUsilampatti
Seat 197
Neethipathi P
AIADMK
1,06,349
52.9%
Ilamakezhan.K
DMK
73,443
36.8%
32,906 votes
16.36%
2011AssemblyUsilampatti
Seat 197
Kathiravan P V
AIFB
88,253
51.2%
Ramasamy S O
DMK
72,933
42.3%
15,320 votes
8.89%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.