Pudukkottai
Winner — 2026
Pudukkottai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,867 votes separated winner from runner-up.
6 of 30 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
31 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. MUTHURAJA | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 66,825 | 35.1% |
| 2 | K.M. SHARIFF | 64,958 | 34.1% | |
| 3 | N. RAMACHANDRAN | 41,089 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | EZHILARASI VIJAYENDRAN | 11,673 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | K. KAILASAKUMAR | IND | 669 | 0.3% |
| 6 | E. RAMALINGAM | PFTROOBC | 510 | 0.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 467 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SENTHILNATHAN .B | IND | 466 | 0.2% |
| 9 | S. NIYAZ AHAMED | TAVK | 372 | 0.2% |
| 10 | S. SELVARAJ | IND | 351 | 0.2% |
| 11 | G. DURAISARAVANAN | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| 12 | C. GOVINDASAMY | IND | 239 | 0.1% |
| 13 | C. KARUPPAIAH | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A. SUBARESH RAJA | IND | 232 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KANGATHARAN .P | IND | 210 | 0.1% |
| 16 | D. RAMESH | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 17 | R. SIVAKUMAR | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 18 | R. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 19 | V.R. JAYAKUMAR | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAMACHANDRAN .C | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 21 | K. RENGAN | PT | 122 | 0.1% |
| 22 | C. KARUPPAIAH | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 23 | K. DHANAGOPAL | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 24 | G. MANIMEGALAI | CPI(ML)(L) | 100 | 0.1% |
| 25 | C. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 26 | M. A. MUTHUKUMAR | IND | 83 | 0.0% |
| 27 | G. ARIVAZHAGAN | IND | 81 | 0.0% |
| 28 | A. RAJASEKAR | VTVTK | 74 | 0.0% |
| 29 | K. MURUGESAN | IND | 64 | 0.0% |
| 30 | G. MUTHURAJ | IND | 62 | 0.0% |
| 31 | A. RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (154th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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10 locationsJain image and the inscription to the south of it on the summit of the sadayapparai
Jain image and the inscription to the south of it on the summit of the sadayapparai
Jain image and the surrounding Temple site locally called Mottai Pillaiyarkoil
Jain image and the surrounding Temple site locally called Mottai Pillaiyarkoil
Jain mound, Jain images, other Idols and lion pillars
Jain mound, Jain images, other Idols and lion pillars
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