Gandharvakottai
Assembly constituency 178 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#178 · GENAll candidates 10
Turnout 84.9%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,127
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 1,66,491Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
6.6 ppN. SubramanianTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
8.1 ppM.ChinnaduraiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2016
2.1 ppArumugam.BAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
16.1 ppSubramanian. NAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
5.0 ppSivapunniyam . VCommunist Party of India
- 2001
16.1 ppSivapunniyam .VCommunist Party of India
- 1996
31.9 ppV. SivapunniamCommunist Party of India
- 1991
6.5 ppK. SrinivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
2.4 ppK. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
4.2 ppS. GnanasundaramAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
19.7 ppAmbikapathy, M.Communist Party of India
- 1977
8.1 ppM. AmbigapathyCommunist Party of India
- 1971
19.2 ppS. GanesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
11.5 ppG.B.MohanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1962
3.9 ppT. L. Sasivarna ThevarForward Bloc
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.9 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed CPI(M) polled 46,734 votes, 4.2× the 11,039-vote margin.
46,734 ÷ 11,039 = 4.2 -
The top two polled 63.6% of votes; the other 8 candidates 35.8% between them.
(58,795 + 47,756) ÷ 1,67,618 = 63.6% · 59,940 ÷ 1,67,618 = 35.8% -
Turnout of 84.9% was 1.7 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
84.9 − 86.6 = −1.7 -
The margin narrowed from 8.1 pp in 2021 to 6.6 pp.
6.6 − 8.1 = −1.5 pp -
The seat changed hands: CPI(M) in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 CPI(M) · 2026 TVK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines1,66,491
- NOTAcounted within the total1,127
- Published totalVotes polled1,67,618
- 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
Candidates10 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