Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Pudukkottai

Assembly constituency 180 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#180 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants30

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,90,378

Turnout84.1%

NOTA467

WinnerV. MuthurajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam66,82535.1% of votes

MARGIN1,867 votes · 1.0 pp66,825 − 64,958

Runner-upK.M. Shariff Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam64,95834.1% of votes

DMK 50.7% of top-two votesTVK 49.3%

All candidates 30

01 V. MuthurajaDMK66,825 35.1%
02 K.M. ShariffTVK64,958 34.1%
03 N. RamachandranBJP41,089 21.6%
04 Ezhilarasi VijayendranNTK11,673 6.1%
05 K. KailasakumarIND669 0.4%
06 E. RamalingamPROBC510 0.3%
07 Senthilnathan .BIND466 0.2%
08 S. Niyaz AhamedTVK372 0.2%
09 S. SelvarajIND351 0.2%
10 G. DuraisaravananIND324 0.2%
11 C. GovindasamyIND239 0.1%
12 C. KaruppaiahIND233 0.1%
13 A. Subaresh RajaIND232 0.1%
14 Kangatharan .PIND210 0.1%
15 D. RameshIND193 0.1%
16 R. SivakumarIND192 0.1%
17 R. RamachandranIND190 0.1%
18 V.R. JayakumarIND129 0.1%
19 Ramachandran .CIND128 0.1%
20 K. RenganPT122 0.1%
21 C. KaruppaiahIND112 0.1%
22 K. DhanagopalIND102 0.1%
23 G. ManimegalaiCPI(ML)L100 0.1%
24 C. RamachandranIND89 0.1%
25 M. A. MuthukumarIND83 0.0%
26 G. ArivazhaganIND81 0.0%
27 A. RajasekarVTVTK74 0.0%
28 K. MurugesanIND64 0.0%
29 G. MuthurajIND62 0.0%
30 A. RadhakrishnanIND39 0.0%

Turnout 84.1%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total467
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 30 candidates = 1,89,911Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
1.0 pp
V. MuthurajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
7.3 pp
V . MuthurajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
1.2 pp
Periyannan ArassuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2012
49.9 pp
K. ThondaimanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
2.2 pp
Muthukumaran.PCommunist Party of India
2006
2.8 pp
Veerakapilan.M.V.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
24.4 pp
Thirugnana Sambandham S.V.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1997
Margin not recorded
Mari Ayya P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
31.2 pp
Thirugnanasambandam V.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
38.0 pp
Singaram R.Indian National Congress
1989
0.7 pp
Singaram R.Indian National Congress
1984
26.8 pp
Govendhan, M. R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
16.9 pp
Govendan, M. R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
9.4 pp
M.R. GovindanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
24.8 pp
Devandiran ADravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
11.5 pp
P.JayarajIndian National Congress
1962
16.2 pp
K. Kamaraj NadarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 49.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 41,089 votes, 22× the 1,867-vote margin.
41,089 ÷ 1,867 = 22.0
The top two polled 69.2% of votes; the other 28 candidates 30.5% between them.
(66,825 + 64,958) ÷ 1,90,378 = 69.2% · 58,128 ÷ 1,90,378 = 30.5%
Turnout of 84.1% was 2.5 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
84.1 − 86.6 = −2.5
The margin narrowed from 7.3 pp in 2021 to 1.0 pp.
1.0 − 7.3 = −6.3 pp
V. Muthuraja also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 30 candidate lines1,89,911
NOTAcounted within the total467
Published totalVotes polled1,90,378
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

Candidates30 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