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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2026

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Winner — 2026

P K SEKARBABU
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 45.4%TVK 33.6%22 others 21.0%
Votes
45,254
45.4% share
Winning margin
11,750
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
82.9%
of 1,20,142

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P K SEKARBABU
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
45,25445.4%
2
SINORA P S ASHOK
33,50433.6%
3
R MANOHAR
17,25617.3%
4
R FOUZAN SHARIFF
1,6071.6%
NOTA
NOTA
6000.6%
6
SIVALINGAM ASHOK
IND
2910.3%
7
M SURESH
2320.2%
8
SANKAR A
IND
1970.2%
9
BABU SINGH
IND
1080.1%
10
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
760.1%
11
G VISU
IND
730.1%
12
S GANESH
IND
650.1%
13
K E MANOHAR
IND
560.1%
14
T VIJAYARAJ
IND
530.1%
15
P VIJAYAKUMAR
IND
460.1%
16
J M NIRAIMOZHI
IND
340.0%
17
A NEPOLIAN
IND
300.0%
18
J SHANMUGAPRIYAN
IND
280.0%
19
V JAGADEESAN
IND
260.0%
20
D KABILAN
IND
220.0%
21
R DINESH
IND
200.0%
22
M KALAIVENTHAN
IND
180.0%
23
S VEERABATHRAN
IND
160.0%
24
I VINOD
IND
100.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (175th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.6% · max 53.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.4%TVK 33.6%ADMK 17.3%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

21 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

🏛️MonumentASI

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

🏛️MonumentASI

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Clives House built in 1753

Clives House built in 1753

🏛️MonumentASI

Clives House built in 1753

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 14-18

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

🏛️MonumentASI

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Guard Room Block No.V

Guard Room Block No.V

🏛️MonumentASI

Guard Room Block No.V

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King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

🏛️MonumentASI

King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

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Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block…

🏛️MonumentASI

Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block No.I/1

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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