Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2024

Cuddalore

Parliamentary constituency 26 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2024

[01]Result · 2024

#26 · GEN

Poll date19 Apr 2024

Contestants19Candidate lines

Electors14,12,746

Votes polled10,31,563

Turnout73.0%

NOTA7,2920.5% of votes

WinnerM.K. VishnuprasadIndian National Congress4,55,05344.1% of votes

MARGIN1,85,896 votes · 18.0 pp4,55,053 − 2,69,157

Runner-upP. Sivakozhundu Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam2,69,15726.1% of votes

INC 62.8% of top-two votesDMDK 37.2%

All candidates 19

01 M.K. VishnuprasadINC4,55,053 44.1%
02 P. SivakozhunduDMDK2,69,157 26.1%
03 Thankar BachanPMK2,05,244 19.9%
04 V. ManivasaganNTK57,424 5.6%
05 S. ArivudainambiACDP6,500 0.6%
06 A. BalajiIND5,450 0.5%
07 V.ThanigaiselvanBSP3,971 0.4%
08 K. MayakrishnanVTVTK3,702 0.4%
09 Su.Va. DhatshanamoorthyIND3,419 0.3%
10 S. RamalingamIND3,216 0.3%
11 G. PichamuthuIND2,194 0.2%
12 R. AnandhiIND1,696 0.2%
13 S. ChakkaravarthyIND1,488 0.1%
14 R. SrinivasanIND1,363 0.1%
15 V. DakshanaamurthyIND1,286 0.1%
16 Thanga MuruganDMSK1,036 0.1%
17 R. RajasekarIND712 0.1%
18 R. PrakashIND700 0.1%
19 S. RajamohanIND660 0.1%

Turnout 73.0%

Male 7.06 lakh50.0% Female 7.06 lakh50.0%

Share of 14,12,746 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,000
NOTAcounted within the total7,292 · 0.5%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 202471.0%
ReconciliationΣ 19 candidates = 10,24,271Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
18.0 pp
M.K. VishnuprasadIndian National Congress
2019
13.8 pp
T. R. V .S. RameshDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014
20.6 pp
Arunmozhithevan.AAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
3.1 pp
Alagiri SIndian National Congress
2004
25.7 pp
Palanisamy, K. C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999
0.4 pp
Chinnasamy, M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
6.5 pp
Thambi Durai.MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
22.0 pp
Natrayan.KTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
38.3 pp
Murugesan N.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
31.9 pp
Thambithurai, M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
37.3 pp
Murugaiah A. R.Indian National Congress
1980
14.4 pp
Dorai Sebastian S.A.Indian National Congress
1977
28.1 pp
Gopal K.Indian National Congress
1967
0.6 pp
K. A. NambiarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1962
16.7 pp
T. S. Soundaram RamachandramIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed PMK polled 2,05,244 votes, 1.1× the 1,85,896-vote margin.
2,05,244 ÷ 1,85,896 = 1.1
The top two polled 70.2% of votes; the other 17 candidates 29.1% between them.
(4,55,053 + 2,69,157) ÷ 10,31,563 = 70.2% · 3,00,061 ÷ 10,31,563 = 29.1%
Turnout of 73.0% was 2.0 pp above the state's median seat (71.0%).
73.0 − 71.0 = +2.0
The margin widened from 13.8 pp in 2019 to 18.0 pp.
18.0 − 13.8 = +4.2 pp
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2019, INC in 2024.
2019 DMK · 2024 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 19 candidate lines10,24,271
NOTAcounted within the total7,292
Published totalVotes polled10,31,563
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2024 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates19 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database