Sivakasi
Assembly constituency 205 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#205 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Keerthana STVK68,709 35.5%
- 02 Ashokan GINC57,039 29.5%
- 03 Rajenthrabhalaji K TAIADMK51,078 26.4%
- 04 Esther Mary Diana ANTK10,191 5.3%
- 05 Kanipandi MPT2,513 1.3%
- 06 Ganesan MAIPTM1,729 0.9%
- 07 Suresh KBSP229 0.1%
- 08 Ramesh PIND213 0.1%
- 09 Nagalakshmi VIND205 0.1%
- 10 Venkatesh VIND199 0.1%
- 11 Chinnadurai Alias Dimitro SCPI(ML)L162 0.1%
- 12 Murugan MIND120 0.1%
- 13 Ganesan SIND102 0.1%
- 14 Ganesan VIND80 0.0%
Turnout 84.4%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total948
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 1,92,569Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
6.0 ppKeerthana STamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
9.4 ppAshokan.GIndian National Congress
- 2016
8.5 ppRajenthrabhalaji K.TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
24.1 ppRajenthra Bhalaji.K.TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
14.0 ppRamachandran.K.K.S.S.R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
3.3 ppRamachandran K.K.S.S.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
6.6 ppVijayakumar, K.M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
1.8 ppRamachandaran K.K.S.S.R.Thayaga Marumalrchi Kazhagam
- 1989
12.6 ppS.S. KaruppasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
6.3 ppK.K.S.S.R. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
10.9 ppRamachandran, K. K. Ss. R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
18.7 ppK.K.S.S.R. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
14.3 ppAlagu Thevar S.All India Forward Bloc
- 1967
28.2 ppS.R.NaiduSwatantra Party
- 1962
23.8 ppKunjan Nadar (Rayan Nadar)Independent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 28.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 51,078 votes, 4.4× the 11,670-vote margin.
51,078 ÷ 11,670 = 4.4 -
The top two polled 65.0% of votes; the other 12 candidates 34.5% between them.
(68,709 + 57,039) ÷ 1,93,517 = 65.0% · 66,821 ÷ 1,93,517 = 34.5% -
Turnout of 84.4% was 2.2 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
84.4 − 86.6 = −2.2 -
The margin narrowed from 9.4 pp in 2021 to 6.0 pp.
6.0 − 9.4 = −3.4 pp -
Ashokan G, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines1,92,569
- NOTAcounted within the total948
- Published totalVotes polled1,93,517
- 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
Candidates14 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