Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2026
V. Muthuraja of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the Pudukkottai Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 2026 state assembly election, securing 66,825 votes (35.10% vote share). The runner-up was K.M. Shariff (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) with 64,958 votes.
A total of 30 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Muthuraja | 66825 | 35.10% | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2 | K.M. Shariff | 64958 | 34.10% | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
| 3 | N. Ramachandran | 41089 | 21.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Ezhilarasi Vijayendran | 11673 | 6.10% | Naam Tamilar Katchi |
| 5 | K. Kailasakumar | 669 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 6 | E. Ramalingam | 510 | 0.30% | Party For The Rights Of Other Backward Classes |
| 8 | Senthilnathan .B | 466 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | S. Niyaz Ahamed | 372 | 0.20% | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi |
| 10 | S. Selvaraj | 351 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | G. Duraisaravanan | 324 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | C. Govindasamy | 239 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | C. Karuppaiah | 233 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | A. Subaresh Raja | 232 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Kangatharan .P | 210 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | D. Ramesh | 193 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | R. Sivakumar | 192 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | R. Ramachandran | 190 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | V.R. Jayakumar | 129 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Ramachandran .C | 128 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | K. Rengan | 122 | 0.10% | Puthiya Tamilagam |
| 22 | C. Karuppaiah | 112 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | K. Dhanagopal | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | G. Manimegalai | 100 | 0.10% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 25 | C. Ramachandran | 89 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | M. A. Muthukumar | 83 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | G. Arivazhagan | 81 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | A. Rajasekar | 74 | 0.00% | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi |
| 29 | K. Murugesan | 64 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | G. Muthuraj | 62 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | A. Radhakrishnan | 39 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Pudukkottai constituency is part of the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2026 Assembly election, 30 candidates contested for this seat. V. Muthuraja (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) emerged as the winner securing 66,825 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.