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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026

Pudukkottai Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

V. Muthuraja (DMK) won by 1,867 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

V. Muthuraja

DMKTight race

votes

66,825

Margin

1,867(1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

V. Muthuraja · DMKK.M. Shariff · TVK
66,82564,958
Candidate (31)votes
  1. 1V. Muthuraja✓ WinnerDMK66,82535.1%
  2. 2K.M. ShariffTVK64,95834.12%
  3. 3N. RamachandranBJP41,08921.58%
  4. 4Ezhilarasi VijayendranNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost11,6736.13%
  5. 5K. KailasakumarINDDeposit lost6690.35%
  6. 6E. RamalingamParty For The Rights Of Other Backward ClassesDeposit lost5100.27%
See all candidates (+25)
  1. 7NOTA4670.25%
  2. 8Senthilnathan .BINDDeposit lost4660.24%
  3. 9S. Niyaz AhamedTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost3720.2%
  4. 10S. SelvarajINDDeposit lost3510.18%
  5. 11G. DuraisaravananINDDeposit lost3240.17%
  6. 12C. GovindasamyINDDeposit lost2390.13%
  7. 13C. KaruppaiahINDDeposit lost2330.12%
  8. 14A. Subaresh RajaINDDeposit lost2320.12%
  9. 15Kangatharan .PINDDeposit lost2100.11%
  10. 16D. RameshINDDeposit lost1930.1%
  11. 17R. SivakumarINDDeposit lost1920.1%
  12. 18R. RamachandranINDDeposit lost1900.1%
  13. 19V.R. JayakumarINDDeposit lost1290.07%
  14. 20Ramachandran .CINDDeposit lost1280.07%
  15. 21K. RenganPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost1220.06%
  16. 22C. KaruppaiahINDDeposit lost1120.06%
  17. 23K. DhanagopalINDDeposit lost1020.05%
  18. 24G. ManimegalaiCPI(ML)LDeposit lost1000.05%
  19. 25C. RamachandranINDDeposit lost890.05%
  20. 26M. A. MuthukumarINDDeposit lost830.04%
  21. 27G. ArivazhaganINDDeposit lost810.04%
  22. 28A. RajasekarVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost740.04%
  23. 29K. MurugesanINDDeposit lost640.03%
  24. 30G. MuthurajINDDeposit lost620.03%
  25. 31A. RadhakrishnanINDDeposit lost390.02%
Total votes1,90,378

Deposit lost: 27 of 30 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
2,26,009

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,90,615

incl. 2,446 postal

Turnout
84.34%
Polling stations
297

Turnout of men and women

Women86.1%

99,115 of 1,15,114 voted on EVMs

Men80.3%

89,038 of 1,10,873 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 22; 16 voted.

  • Candidates30 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit27
  • NOTA467
  • Valid votes1,89,911

Women candidates: Ezhilarasi Vijayendran, G. Manimegalai

Frequently asked questions

Who won Pudukkottai in 2026?

V. Muthuraja (DMK) won with 66,825 votes, defeating K.M. Shariff (TVK) by 1,867 votes.

How many votes were cast in Pudukkottai in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,90,378 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Pudukkottai in 2026?

84.34% — 1,90,615 of 2,26,009 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 86.1%, men's 80.3%.

How many voters does Pudukkottai have?

2,26,009 electors at the 2026 election — 1,10,873 men, 1,15,114 women, 22 third gender (service voters included), and 297 polling stations.

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