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85 . Mettur
The Mettur assembly constituency (AC #85) is part of the Salem 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.
18 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate. The constituency has 2,53,445 registered electors (1,27,853 male · 1,25,575 female · 17 third gender).
Total Electors2,53,445
Male Electors1,27,853
Female Electors1,25,575
Third Gender17
Total Candidates18
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Mettur
Independents
Candidates13
PartiesIND
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
Other Parties
Candidates1
PartiesTAVK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 18 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Midhun Chakravarthy | DMK | SPA | Male | 35 |
| 2 | G. Venkatachalam | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 61 |
| 3 | K. Selvam | TVK | TVK | Male | 42 |
| 4 | Vidhya Veerappan | NTK | NTK | Female | 35 |
| 5 | O. Periyaponnu | TAVK | OTH | Male | 62 |
| 6 | A. Chidambaram | IND | IND | Male | 42 |
| 7 | A. Jaganathan | IND | IND | Male | 71 |
| 8 | A. Velu | IND | IND | Male | 40 |
| 9 | D.M. Ramkumar | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 10 | G. Venkatasalam | IND | IND | Male | 39 |
| 11 | K. Padmarajan | IND | IND | Male | 65 |
| 12 | M. Kannan | IND | IND | Male | 45 |
| 13 | M. Saravanakumar | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 14 | P. Krishnamoorthy | IND | IND | Male | 35 |
| 15 | P. Murugan | IND | IND | Male | 36 |
| 16 | R. Kannan | IND | IND | Male | 45 |
| 17 | S. Prabakaran | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 18 | V. Durairaj | IND | IND | Male | 46 |