AC #179 · Pudukkottai District

Vijayabaskar. C

Viralimalai Assembly Constituency

Seat vacant. Resigned from the Assembly in 2026. Status: by-election on hold under a Madras High Court stay. Background ›

ADMK — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #179

105,773Votes

62,073Margin

51.87%Vote Share

🗺️ Viralimalai constituency profile ›📍 See on map ›

2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #179

105,773 Total Votes · Viralimalai · 23 April 2026

Vijayabaskar. C (ADMK)51.87%

Winning Margin

62,073

Turnout
90.6%

Top Candidates

Vijayabaskar. C

ADMK — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

105,773

Murugesan. P

TVK

43,700

Chellapandiyan. K.K

DMK

40,397

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Personal Profile

Full Name

Vijayabaskar. C

Party

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)

Constituency

Viralimalai, Pudukkottai

Assembly No.

AC #179 of 234

District

Pudukkottai

Elected

23 April 2026 · First Term

Status

Seat vacant · resigned

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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official

105,773Votes Won

62,073Margin

51.87%Vote Share

90.6%Turnout

EVM Votes

104,857

Postal Votes

916

Total Votes Cast

203,921

Candidates

26 candidates contested

Runner-Up

Murugesan. P (TVK) — 43,700 votes

3rd Place

Chellapandiyan. K.K (DMK) — 40,397 votes

ECI Source

↗ ECI Official Results

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Constituency Profile

225,090Total Electors

110,869Male Electors

114,187Female Electors

District

Pudukkottai

Male / Female

49.3% Male · 50.7% Female

Voter Turnout

90.6%

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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results

2021 Winner

C. Vijayabaskar ADMK

2016 Winner

Vijaya Baskar C ADMK

Seat Change 2021→2026

Seat changed hands in 2026

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Constituency Election History — Viralimalai

1962–2026

ADMK 4DMK 4AIADMK 3INC 3TMC(M) 1wins · 15 elections

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote %	Runner-up	Party	Margin
2026	Vijayabaskar C.	ADMK	105773	51.87%	Murugesan P.	TVK	62073
2021	C. Vijayabaskar	ADMK	102179	52.83%	M. Palaniappan	DMK	23598
2016	Vijaya Baskar C	ADMK	84701	49.69%	Palaniappan M	DMK	8447
2011	Vijaya Basker C	AIADMK	77285	55.99%	S. Regupathy	DMK	39309
2006	N. R. Rengarajan	INC	58776	46.67%	S. Viswanathan	MDMK	15334
2001	N.R. Rengarajan	TMC(M)	55474	47.49%	P. Balasubramanian	DMK	6950
1996	P. Balasubramanian	DMK	69880	59.51%	Seeni Baskaran	ADMK	33621
1991	K. Balasubramaniam	ADMK	67764	62.07%	K. Annadurai	DMK	28736
1989	K. Annadurai	DMK	41224	37.19%	A. R. Marimuthu	INC	14681
1984	Ramachandran P. N.	AIADMK	50493	51.04%	Subramanian. A. V.	DMK	15117
1980	Somasundaram. S. D.	AIADMK	52900	54.96%	Marimuthu. A. R.	INC	10598
1977	A. R. Marimuthu	INC	25993	30.13%	V. R. K. Palaniappan	AIADMK	911
1971	Periasamy Udayar K.	DMK	31302	47.75%	Daksinamoorthy Kalingaraya	INC	7726
1967	C. Krishnamoorthi	DMK	34880	54.96%	M. D. T. Pillai	INC	6295
1962	T. Kadambavana Sundaram	INC	35597	54.54%	S. Sowdi Sundara Bharathi	FL	7014

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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR

Education

Graduate Professional

Total Assets

₹51,95,54,069 ~ 51 Crore+

Liabilities

₹23,21,64,470 ~ 23 Crore+

Criminal Cases

⚠ 12 Cases declared

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Key Facts

Assembly

17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Chief Minister

C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)

Govt Strength

TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230

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📰 Viralimalai in the News

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⚡ Quick Facts

PartyADMK

ConstituencyViralimalai

AC No.#179

DistrictPudukkottai

Votes105,773

Margin62,073

Vote Share51.87%

Turnout90.6%

Electors225,090

StatusSeat vacant

🏛️ Assembly Context

Assembly17th TN Assembly

CMC. Joseph Vijay

SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar

TVK Seats108

Strength227 (7 vacant)

Majority114

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