Bhavani Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Karuppanan. K.C
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Karuppanan. K.C
votes
75,577
Margin
7,396(3.6%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karuppanan. K.C✓ WinnerAIADMK75,57736.28%
- 2BalakrishnanTVK68,18132.73%
- 3Chandrasekar. K.ADMK54,08725.96%
- 4Mohanadevi. RNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost6,1952.97%
- 5NOTA1,4090.68%
- 6Manikkam. PINDDeposit lost5260.25%
See all candidates (+9)−
- 7Sekar. KBSPDeposit lost4560.22%
- 8Arumugam. P.VINDDeposit lost3820.18%
- 9Palanisamy. P.KTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost3540.17%
- 10Kannan. MINDDeposit lost3310.16%
- 11Vimalraj. RMakkal Munnetra KatchiDeposit lost2530.12%
- 12Perumal. V.MINDDeposit lost2100.1%
- 13Boopathi Rajaraja Chozhan. MINDDeposit lost1340.06%
- 14Karthikeyan. PINDDeposit lost1270.06%
- 15Parasakthi. PSamaniya Makkal Nala KatchiDeposit lost1010.05%
Deposit lost: 11 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,23,221
- Votes cast
- 2,08,464
- Turnout
- 93.39%
- Polling stations
- 306
incl. service voters
incl. 3,331 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women91.8%
1,04,755 of 1,14,147 voted on EVMs
Men92%
1,00,365 of 1,09,054 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 20; 13 voted.
- Candidates14 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA1,409
- Valid votes2,06,914
Women candidates: Mohanadevi. R
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Bhavani?
Karuppanan. K.C (AIADMK) won Bhavani in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 75,577 votes.
What was the winning margin in Bhavani?
Karuppanan. K.C defeated Balakrishnan (TVK) by 7,396 votes.
What was the turnout in Bhavani in 2026?
93.39% — 2,08,464 of 2,23,221 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 91.8%, men's 92%.
How many voters does Bhavani have?
2,23,221 electors at the 2026 election — 1,09,054 men, 1,14,147 women, 20 third gender (service voters included), and 306 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Bhavani?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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