Padmanabhapuram Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Chellaswamy. R
votes
68,938
Margin
15,569(8.6%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Chellaswamy. R✓ WinnerCPI(M)68,93838.18%
- 2Krishna Kumar. STVK53,36929.56%
- 3Ramesh. PBJP44,29324.53%
- 4SeelanNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost11,2886.25%
- 5NOTA6150.34%
- 6Vasanthi. RINDDeposit lost4530.25%
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- 7Durai Raj. SINDDeposit lost3730.21%
- 8Rakesh Kumar. MThamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal KatchiDeposit lost3460.19%
- 9Syedali. AOur Mahathma National PartyDeposit lost3140.17%
- 10Dr. Krishna Prasad. BINDDeposit lost2290.13%
- 11Arul Mani. HINDDeposit lost1930.11%
- 12Vaikundamani. NTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1440.08%
Deposit lost: 8 of 11 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
- 2,37,160
- Votes cast
- 1,81,648
- Turnout
- 76.59%
- Polling stations
- 312
incl. service voters
incl. 3,930 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women79.7%
94,077 of 1,18,070 voted on EVMs
Men70.2%
83,637 of 1,19,087 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 3; 3 voted.
- Candidates11 (1 women)
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA615
- Valid votes1,79,940
Women candidates: Vasanthi. R
Frequently asked questions
Who won Padmanabhapuram in 2026?
Chellaswamy. R (CPI(M)) won with 68,938 votes, defeating Krishna Kumar. S (TVK) by 15,569 votes.
How many votes were cast in Padmanabhapuram in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,80,555 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Padmanabhapuram in 2026?
76.59% — 1,81,648 of 2,37,160 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.7%, men's 70.2%.
How many voters does Padmanabhapuram have?
2,37,160 electors at the 2026 election — 1,19,087 men, 1,18,070 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 312 polling stations.
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