Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK candidate O Panneerselvam has won the Bodinayakanur Assembly seat on Monday. Panneerselvam secured 85,206 votes and defeated TVK candidate S Prakash, who polled 78,401 votes, by a margin of 6,805 votes. This marks his first electoral victory after shifting to the DMK following his expulsion from the AIADMK.