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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Padmanabhapuram

Assembly constituency 232 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#232 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants11
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,80,555
Turnout76.4%
NOTA615
WinnerChellaswamy. RCommunist Party of India (Marxist)68,93838.2% of votes
MARGIN15,569 votes · 8.6 pp68,938 − 53,369
Runner-upKrishna Kumar. S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam53,36929.6% of votes
CPI(M) 56.4% of top-two votesTVK 43.6%

All candidates 11

  1. 01 Chellaswamy. RCPI(M)68,938 38.2%
  2. 02 Krishna Kumar. STVK53,369 29.6%
  3. 03 Ramesh. PBJP44,293 24.5%
  4. 04 SeelanNTK11,288 6.3%
  5. 05 Vasanthi. RIND453 0.3%
  6. 06 Durai Raj. SIND373 0.2%
  7. 07 Rakesh Kumar. MTPMK346 0.2%
  8. 08 Syedali. AOMNP314 0.2%
  9. 09 Dr. Krishna Prasad. BIND229 0.1%
  10. 10 Arul Mani. HIND193 0.1%
  11. 11 Vaikundamani. NTVK144 0.1%

Turnout 76.4%

025507510076.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total615
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 1,79,940Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    8.6 pp
    Chellaswamy. RCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  2. 2021
    15.9 pp
    Mano Thangaraj, T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    25.5 pp
    Mano Thangaraj TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    13.4 pp
    Dr.Pushpa Leela AlbanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    25.3 pp
    Leema Rose.RCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    20.4 pp
    Hemachandran.J.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  7. 1999
    5.3 pp
    Hemachandran JCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1996
    12.9 pp
    V. AlbanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1991
    18.2 pp
    Nadesan R.Indian National Congress
  10. 1989
    9.3 pp
    R, NadesanIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    5.3 pp
    J. HemachandranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1980
    19.9 pp
    Hemachandran J.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1977
    2.8 pp
    J. JamesJanata Party
  14. 1971
    36.0 pp
    James J.Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
  15. 1967
    15.0 pp
    J.JamesIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 44,293 votes, 2.8× the 15,569-vote margin.

    44,293 ÷ 15,569 = 2.8

  2. The top two polled 67.7% of votes; the other 9 candidates 31.9% between them.

    (68,938 + 53,369) ÷ 1,80,555 = 67.7% · 57,633 ÷ 1,80,555 = 31.9%

  3. Turnout of 76.4% was 10.2 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    76.4 − 86.6 = −10.2

  4. The margin narrowed from 15.9 pp in 2021 to 8.6 pp.

    8.6 − 15.9 = −7.3 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, CPI(M) in 2026.

    2021 DMK · 2026 CPI(M)

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 11 candidate lines1,79,940
  • NOTAcounted within the total615
  • Published totalVotes polled1,80,555
  • 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

Candidates11 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

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