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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Kattumannarkoil
Winner — 2026
L.E. JOTHIMANI
VCK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
VCK 45.3%PMK 27.7%10 others 27.1%
Votes
85,179
45.3% share
Winning margin
33,063
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
83.1%
of 2,26,509
Kattumannarkoil is a safe seat — L.E. JOTHIMANI won by 17.6%.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.E. JOTHIMANI | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 85,179 | 45.3% |
| 2 | A. SOZHAN | 52,116 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | S. SEENUVASAN | 43,156 | 23.0% | |
| 4 | SIVAJOTHI .M | 4,563 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | ALAVANTHAR .M | TAVK | 563 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SANKARKUMAR .S | IND | 509 | 0.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 465 | 0.3% |
| 8 | S. MURALI | AJPK | 342 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M.A.T. ARCHUNAN | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SATHEESHKUMAR .M | 252 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | G. KALYANA SUNDARAM | AIJYMKG | 247 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BABU .B | RTSMJD | 189 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
169th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
207th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
VCK 45.3%PMK 27.7%TVK 23.0%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.