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129 . Athoor
The Athoor assembly constituency (AC #129) is part of the Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
15 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate and the sitting MLA I. Periasamy (DMK). The constituency has 2,59,846 registered electors (1,25,056 male · 1,34,773 female · 17 third gender).
Total Electors2,59,846
Male Electors1,25,056
Female Electors1,34,773
Third Gender17
Total Candidates15
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Athoor
Independents
Candidates6
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates4
PartiesNMK, PT, TAVK, BSP
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAJPK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 15 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. PeriasamyIncumbent | DMK | SPA | Male | 73 |
| 2 | A. Viswanathan | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 72 |
| 3 | N. Kalaiselvi | TVK | TVK | Female | 50 |
| 4 | A. Simon Justin | NTK | NTK | Male | 44 |
| 5 | M.K. Nagendran | AJPK | PMKR | Male | 56 |
| 6 | D. Sankar | NMK | OTH | Male | 42 |
| 7 | K. Jayaprakash | PT | OTH | Male | 41 |
| 8 | S. Bala Murugan | TAVK | OTH | Male | 36 |
| 9 | S. Karthigaiselvan | BSP | OTH | Male | 30 |
| 10 | D. Nagaraj | IND | IND | Male | 46 |
| 11 | K. Kathiresan | IND | IND | Male | 48 |
| 12 | K. Velmurugan | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 13 | K. Visvanathan | IND | IND | Male | 62 |
| 14 | M. Periyasamy | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 15 | P. Manivel | IND | IND | Male | 44 |