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Katpadi

Assembly constituency 40 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#40 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants15
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled2,03,497
Turnout88.6%
NOTA745
WinnerDr M SudhakarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam69,86834.3% of votes
MARGIN5,870 votes · 2.9 pp69,868 − 63,998
Runner-upV. Ramu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam63,99831.5% of votes
TVK 52.2% of top-two votesAIADMK 47.8%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 Dr M SudhakarTVK69,868 34.3%
  2. 02 V. RamuAIADMK63,998 31.5%
  3. 03 DuraimuruganDMK62,225 30.6%
  4. 04 S. ThirukkumaranNTK4,625 2.3%
  5. 05 J. RameshBSP407 0.2%
  6. 06 D. RamuIND323 0.2%
  7. 07 Indu .WTMMDK319 0.2%
  8. 08 DhananchezhiyanIND215 0.1%
  9. 09 V. ChandranAIPTM187 0.1%
  10. 10 M. SuthakarIND145 0.1%
  11. 11 S. BalajiTNIK140 0.1%
  12. 12 DhanasekarIND122 0.1%
  13. 13 Ganesan .PIDMK79 0.0%
  14. 14 Saravanan .DIND54 0.0%
  15. 15 S. RamanIND45 0.0%

Turnout 88.6%

025507510088.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total745
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,02,752Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    2.9 pp
    Dr M SudhakarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    0.4 pp
    DuraimuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    13.7 pp
    DuraimuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    2.0 pp
    DuraimuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    11.1 pp
    Sooriyakumar.N.K.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    8.8 pp
    Natarajan SPattali Makkal Katchi
  7. 1996
    2.4 pp
    R. MahendranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    38.5 pp
    Indrakumari R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    8.2 pp
    Mahendran, R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    28.2 pp
    T. AmbazhaganAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    7.6 pp
    Anbazhagan, TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    22.7 pp
    T. AmbazhaganAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    8.9 pp
    Ma. Pa. SarathyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    21.3 pp
    M. P. SarathiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    24.3 pp
    Kesava ReddiarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed DMK polled 62,225 votes, 11× the 5,870-vote margin.

    62,225 ÷ 5,870 = 10.6

  2. The top two polled 65.8% of votes; the other 13 candidates 33.9% between them.

    (69,868 + 63,998) ÷ 2,03,497 = 65.8% · 68,886 ÷ 2,03,497 = 33.9%

  3. Turnout of 88.6% was 2.0 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).

    88.6 − 86.6 = +2.0

  4. The margin widened from 0.4 pp in 2021 to 2.9 pp.

    2.9 − 0.4 = +2.5 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.

    2021 DMK · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines2,02,752
  • NOTAcounted within the total745
  • Published totalVotes polled2,03,497
  • 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

Candidates15 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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