Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Kulithalai

Assembly constituency 137 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#137 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants29

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,09,091

Turnout93.4%

NOTA612

WinnerSuriyanur. A. ChandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam68,13832.6% of votes

MARGIN579 votes · 0.3 pp68,138 − 67,559

Runner-upG.Balasubramani Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam67,55932.3% of votes

DMK 50.2% of top-two votesTVK 49.8%

All candidates 29

01 Suriyanur. A. ChandranDMK68,138 32.6%
02 G.BalasubramaniTVK67,559 32.3%
03 S.KarunakaranAIADMK60,317 28.9%
04 Selva.NanmaaranNTK7,978 3.8%
05 S.SenthilkumarIND607 0.3%
06 V.ChinnasamyIND488 0.2%
07 P.SelvakumarIND452 0.2%
08 D.SaravananIND381 0.2%
09 P.MuruganGPI330 0.2%
10 K.SheikanwardeenIND302 0.1%
11 T.SelvarajIND217 0.1%
12 J.Santhosh KumarIND206 0.1%
13 K.HakkimIND182 0.1%
14 B.SampathkumarIND162 0.1%
15 Chandrasekar.PIND133 0.1%
16 M.VadivelanIND117 0.1%
17 M.ArunkumarIND113 0.1%
18 O.KathalingamIND95 0.1%
19 M.GayathiriIND84 0.0%
20 B.KajahmohideenIND83 0.0%
21 T.MurugananthamIND82 0.0%
22 K.VeeramalaiIND79 0.0%
23 S.ImrankhanIND68 0.0%
24 M.TamilselvanIND67 0.0%
25 N.RamakrishnanIND63 0.0%
26 R.ArunkumarIND53 0.0%
27 M.MayilvagananIND46 0.0%
28 J.MadhavanIND41 0.0%
29 J.PradhapIND36 0.0%

Turnout 93.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total612
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 29 candidates = 2,08,479Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
0.3 pp
Suriyanur. A. ChandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
12.0 pp
R.ManickamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
6.5 pp
Ramar .EDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
14.1 pp
Pappasundaram.AAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
28.4 pp
L.AthiyamanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
3.4 pp
Elavarasan.VeeraMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
16.5 pp
Kalimuthu KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
25.8 pp
M. MuthuramalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
31.3 pp
T,k. RadhakrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
4.1 pp
Saminathan, R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
12.3 pp
N.S.V. ChitthanIndian National Congress
1980
4.6 pp
Chitthan, N. S. V.Indian National Congress
1977
2.6 pp
P.T. SaraswathyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
15.8 pp
Kaverimaniam C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
29.1 pp
S.AgnirajuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
29.9 pp
A. ThiagarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed AIADMK polled 60,317 votes, 104× the 579-vote margin.
60,317 ÷ 579 = 104.2
NOTA polled 612 votes, 1.1× the winning margin of 579.
612 ÷ 579 = 1.1
The top two polled 64.9% of votes; the other 27 candidates 34.8% between them.
(68,138 + 67,559) ÷ 2,09,091 = 64.9% · 72,782 ÷ 2,09,091 = 34.8%
Turnout of 93.4% was 6.8 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
93.4 − 86.6 = +6.8
The margin narrowed from 12.0 pp in 2021 to 0.3 pp.
0.3 − 12.0 = −11.7 pp
DMK held the seat it won in 2021.
2021 DMK · 2026 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 29 candidate lines2,08,479
NOTAcounted within the total612
Published totalVotes polled2,09,091
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates29 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database