Kovilpatti Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Karunanithi.K
votes
61,643
Margin
843(0.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karunanithi.K✓ WinnerDMK61,64331.74%
- 2Balasubramanian.STVK60,80031.3%
- 3Kadambur Raju.CAIADMK53,01427.29%
- 4Pandi.PNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost11,9196.14%
- 5Athikumar Kudumbar.BINDDeposit lost2,9921.54%
- 6NOTA5930.31%
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- 7Kannan.SAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost4460.23%
- 8Poundurai.KINDDeposit lost3980.2%
- 9Premkumar.KINDDeposit lost3780.19%
- 10Pandimuneeswari.KINDDeposit lost3670.19%
- 11Saravanan.SThamizh Perarasu KatchiDeposit lost3560.18%
- 12Paramasivan.SINDDeposit lost2750.14%
- 13Ramachandran.RBSPDeposit lost1940.1%
- 14Sekar.CINDDeposit lost1770.09%
- 15Hari Balakrishnan.GPuthiya Makkal Tamil Desam KatchiDeposit lost1390.07%
- 16Gurusamy.KINDDeposit lost1040.05%
- 17Chinna Maharaja.KINDDeposit lost940.05%
- 18Renganayagalu.SINDDeposit lost900.05%
- 19Ponnusamy.MINDDeposit lost770.04%
- 20Muneeswaran.RINDDeposit lost690.04%
- 21Gunasekaran.PINDDeposit lost550.03%
- 22Arumugavel.TNaam Indiar PartyDeposit lost520.03%
Deposit lost: 18 of 21 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
- 2,42,359
- Votes cast
- 1,94,497
- Turnout
- 80.25%
- Polling stations
- 318
incl. service voters
incl. 2,723 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women81.6%
1,01,751 of 1,24,669 voted on EVMs
Men76.5%
90,011 of 1,17,661 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 29; 12 voted.
- Candidates21 (1 women)
- Lost deposit18
- NOTA593
- Valid votes1,93,639
Women candidates: Pandimuneeswari.K
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kovilpatti in 2026?
Karunanithi.K (DMK) won with 61,643 votes, defeating Balasubramanian.S (TVK) by 843 votes.
How many votes were cast in Kovilpatti in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,94,232 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Kovilpatti in 2026?
80.25% — 1,94,497 of 2,42,359 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 81.6%, men's 76.5%.
How many voters does Kovilpatti have?
2,42,359 electors at the 2026 election — 1,17,661 men, 1,24,669 women, 29 third gender (service voters included), and 318 polling stations.
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