Sholavandan Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Karuppaiah.M.V
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Karuppaiah.M.V
votes
63,907
Margin
2,678(1.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karuppaiah.M.V✓ WinnerTVK63,90733.8%
- 2Venkatesan.ADMK61,22932.38%
- 3Manickam.KAIADMK49,49426.18%
- 4Nagalakshmi Thirumaran.TNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost10,4305.52%
- 5Balamurugan.KAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost2,0911.11%
- 6NOTA5710.3%
See all candidates (+9)−
- 7Raghu.KPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost2650.14%
- 8Balamurugan.RINDDeposit lost2030.11%
- 9Thangapandi.PTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1950.1%
- 10Ranjith Kumar.SINDDeposit lost1870.1%
- 11Gunasekaran.PINDDeposit lost1860.1%
- 12Balamurugan.CINDDeposit lost1430.08%
- 13Ajay Subash.BINDDeposit lost720.04%
- 14Ramadoss.CIndhu Dravida Makkal KatchiDeposit lost650.03%
- 15Krishnasamy.PINDDeposit lost420.02%
Deposit lost: 11 of 14 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
- 2,15,348
- Votes cast
- 1,89,224
- Turnout
- 87.87%
- Polling stations
- 261
incl. service voters
incl. 2,136 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women87.6%
95,865 of 1,09,489 voted on EVMs
Men86.2%
91,217 of 1,05,847 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 12; 6 voted.
- Candidates14 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA571
- Valid votes1,88,509
Women candidates: Nagalakshmi Thirumaran.T
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Sholavandan?
Karuppaiah.M.V (TVK) won Sholavandan in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 63,907 votes.
What was the winning margin in Sholavandan?
Karuppaiah.M.V defeated Venkatesan.A (DMK) by 2,678 votes.
What was the turnout in Sholavandan in 2026?
87.87% — 1,89,224 of 2,15,348 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 87.6%, men's 86.2%.
How many voters does Sholavandan have?
2,15,348 electors at the 2026 election — 1,05,847 men, 1,09,489 women, 12 third gender (service voters included), and 261 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Sholavandan?
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.
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