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Manachanallur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Manachanallur? — Kathiravan. S (DMK), who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 by 12,364 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Kathiravan. S

DMK
Margin: 12,364Comfortable win

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results

Winner

Kathiravan. S

DMKComfortable win

votes

81,447

Margin

12,364(5.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kathiravan. S · DMKV.Saravanan · TVK
81,44769,083
Candidate (23)votes
  1. 1Kathiravan. S✓ WinnerDMK81,44738.82%
  2. 2V.SaravananTVK69,08332.93%
  3. 3R.V. BharathanAIADMK46,06621.96%
  4. 4Thenmozhi. RNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost9,2894.43%
  5. 5NOTA5990.29%
  6. 6Ramesh Kumar. GINDDeposit lost4980.24%
See all candidates (+17)
  1. 7Nagarajan. VINDDeposit lost4560.22%
  2. 8Balakrishnan (A) Amoor BaluBSPDeposit lost3840.18%
  3. 9Radhakrishnan. SINDDeposit lost3410.16%
  4. 10Ramprasad. NINDDeposit lost2300.11%
  5. 11Balu. MPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost1860.09%
  6. 12Raju. VINDDeposit lost1530.07%
  7. 13K. SenthilkumarSamaniya Makkal Nala KatchiDeposit lost1400.07%
  8. 14Karthikeyan. PINDDeposit lost1320.06%
  9. 15Saravanakumar. SINDDeposit lost1300.06%
  10. 16Rajasehar. RINDDeposit lost1170.06%
  11. 17Shanmugam. V.TINDDeposit lost1130.05%
  12. 18Divesh. SINDDeposit lost1030.05%
  13. 19Satheeskumar. KINDDeposit lost800.04%
  14. 20Revathi. SAkila Inthiya Makkal Marumalarchi KazhakamDeposit lost750.04%
  15. 21Veeraiya. CTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost620.03%
  16. 22Jayaraman. MINDDeposit lost520.02%
  17. 23Gopalakrishnan. VINDDeposit lost440.02%
Total votes2,09,780

Deposit lost: 19 of 22 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
2,36,632

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,09,935

incl. 2,584 postal

Turnout
88.72%
Polling stations
297

Turnout of men and women

Women88.6%

1,08,270 of 1,22,155 voted on EVMs

Men86.6%

99,055 of 1,14,439 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 38; 26 voted.

  • Candidates22 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit19
  • NOTA599
  • Valid votes2,09,181

Women candidates: Thenmozhi. R, Revathi. S

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Manachanallur?

Kathiravan. S (DMK) won Manachanallur in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 81,447 votes.

What was the winning margin in Manachanallur?

Kathiravan. S defeated V.Saravanan (TVK) by 12,364 votes.

What was the turnout in Manachanallur in 2026?

88.72% — 2,09,935 of 2,36,632 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 88.6%, men's 86.6%.

How many voters does Manachanallur have?

2,36,632 electors at the 2026 election — 1,14,439 men, 1,22,155 women, 38 third gender (service voters included), and 297 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Manachanallur?

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer