Sedapatti M. Manimaran
Sedapatti Manimaram | |
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 Manimaram at DMK Executive Committee held in 2015 | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | R. B. Udhayakumar |
| Constituency | Thirumangalam |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Sedapatti Manimaram is an Indian politician who is a Member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Thirumangalam as an DMK candidate in 2026.[1][2]
Elections contested
Manimaran is the youngest son of former Union Minister Sedapatti R. Muthiah. Manimaran is the current District Secretary of Madurai South District, DMK party. Despite loosing earlier elections he was kept on working rigorously for his party in the district and has made his party win in many elections including local body elections and his party aides win in the previous Parliament elections. Due to his constant local presence with a sustained commitment to the people of the constituency, he secured a decisive victory for the party, unseating the long time incumbent R.B. Udhayakumar, who was considered unshakeable and dismantled his political fortress in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election .
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Sedapatti M. Manimaran | 88,291 | 38.22 |  0.90 | |
| AIADMK | Udhayakumar R B | 64,484 | 27.92 | 17.59 | |
| TVK | N. Sathishkumar | 60,826 | 26.33 | New | |
| NTK | Munish N | 11,139 | 4.82 | 0.44 | |
| AIPTMMK | Jeevitha Nachiyar B. | 2,851 | 1.23 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 933 | 0.4 | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,807 | 10.31 |  3.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,30,980 | 89.1 | 10.24 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 259,225 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. B. Udhayakumar | 100,338 | 45.51% | −1.49 | |
| DMK | Sedapatti M. Manimaran | 86,251 | 39.12% | New | |
| AMMK | K. Athi Narayanan | 13,780 | 6.25% | New | |
| NTK | M. Saral | 11,593 | 5.26% | +4.28 | |
| MNM | M. Ramkumar | 2,775 | 1.26% | New | |
| Independent | S. Veeranan | 1,576 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,087 | 6.39% | −5.17% | ||
| Turnout | 220,495 | 78.86% | 0.88% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 458 | 0.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 279,598 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. M. Seenivel | 93,453 | 47.32 | New | |
| DMK | Sedapatti Manimaran | 70,461 | 35.68 | New | |
| CPI | K. Kandasamy | 15,275 | 7.73 | New | |
| BJP | S. Arumugam | 7,698 | 3.90 | 1.72 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,111 | 1.58 | New | |
| Majority | 22,992 | 11.64 | 18.18 | ||
| Turnout | 197,650 | 70.69 | 5.39 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | New | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Muthuramalingam | 101,494 | 55.55% | New | |
| DMK | Sedapatti Manimaran | 75,127 | 41.12% | +7.09 | |
| Independent | P. Jayapandi | 1,469 | 0.80% | New | |
| BSP | V. Vaiyadurai | 1,389 | 0.76% | +0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 26,367 | 14.43% | 10.99% | ||
| Turnout | 182,703 | 81.63% | 10.70% | ||
| Registered electors | 223,822 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 18.07% | |||
References
- ↑ "Thirumangalam Election Result". Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thirumangalam Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu (Thirumangalam) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thirumangalam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.