Karaikudi Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Dr.Prabhu. Tk
votes
1,01,358
Margin
46,074(20.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Dr.Prabhu. Tk✓ WinnerTVK1,01,35844.21%
- 2Mangudi. SINC55,28424.11%
- 3Dherpoki V.PandiAmma Makkal Munnettra KazagamDeposit lost33,35214.55%
- 4SeemanNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost30,79313.43%
- 5Newton Babu. CPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost7960.35%
- 6Velu. KINDDeposit lost6890.3%
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- 7Kalimuthu. AAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost6020.26%
- 8Karuppiah. KRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost5900.26%
- 9Dinesh. KINDDeposit lost5310.23%
- 10NOTA5190.23%
- 11Prabu. GINDDeposit lost5020.22%
- 12Manimaran. RINDDeposit lost4710.21%
- 13Kalidass. RINDDeposit lost4690.2%
- 14Ranjithkumar BalusamyBSPDeposit lost4580.2%
- 15Pandi. SINDDeposit lost3610.16%
- 16Jeevitha. AINDDeposit lost3210.14%
- 17Aziz Abdul Rahman. JSamaniya Makkal Nala KatchiDeposit lost3150.14%
- 18Shanthi. BINDDeposit lost2630.11%
- 19Lakshmanan. RINDDeposit lost2580.11%
- 20Veeramanikandan. VINDDeposit lost2360.1%
- 21Suresh. VINDDeposit lost2160.09%
- 22Ramu. MINDDeposit lost2160.09%
- 23Muthukumar. KINDDeposit lost1750.08%
- 24Selvi. KINDDeposit lost1690.07%
- 25Udhuman Ali. M.SINDDeposit lost1660.07%
- 26Ramanathan. S.VINDDeposit lost1570.07%
Deposit lost: 23 of 25 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
- 3,06,124
- Votes cast
- 2,29,625
- Turnout
- 75.01%
- Polling stations
- 388
incl. service voters
incl. 2,628 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women78.8%
1,23,453 of 1,56,617 voted on EVMs
Men69.3%
1,03,529 of 1,49,478 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 29; 15 voted.
- Candidates25 (3 women)
- Lost deposit23
- NOTA519
- Valid votes2,28,748
Women candidates: Jeevitha. A, Shanthi. B, Selvi. K
Frequently asked questions
Who won Karaikudi in 2026?
Dr.Prabhu. Tk (TVK) won with 1,01,358 votes, defeating Mangudi. S (INC) by 46,074 votes.
How many votes were cast in Karaikudi in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,29,267 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Karaikudi in 2026?
75.01% — 2,29,625 of 3,06,124 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.8%, men's 69.3%.
How many voters does Karaikudi have?
3,06,124 electors at the 2026 election — 1,49,478 men, 1,56,617 women, 29 third gender (service voters included), and 388 polling stations.
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