Cumbum is assembly constituency number 201 in Tamil Nadu, in Theni * district, and one of the segments of the Theni Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Jeganathmishra Pla of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 40.5% of the vote, 751 votes ahead of Eramakrishnan N (DMK).
- 01Jeganathmishra PlaTVK85,39440.55%
- 02Eramakrishnan NDMK84,64340.20%
- 03Jakkaiyan S.T.K.AIADMK27,30712.97%
- 04Anbuselvi ANTK9,5994.56%
- 05Muthu Bagavathi M.tavk4310.20%
- 14 other candidates · 2,533 votesNOTA · 667 (0.32%)
Margin 751 votes · 0.36% of valid votes
All 19 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,10,574 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeganathmishra PlaMale · 50 yrs | TVK | 85,394 | 40.55% |
| 2 | Eramakrishnan NMale · 77 yrs | DMK | 84,643 | 40.20% |
| 3 | Jakkaiyan S.T.K.Male · 75 yrs | AIADMK | 27,307 | 12.97% |
| 4 | Anbuselvi AFemale · 57 yrs | NTK | 9,599 | 4.56% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 667 | 0.32% |
| 5 | Muthu Bagavathi M.Male · 38 yrs · SC | tavk | 431 | 0.20% |
| 6 | Rajamohammed TMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 422 | 0.20% |
| 7 | Kathiravan SMale · 35 yrs | NGPP | 319 | 0.15% |
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| 8 | Prakash P.Male · 43 yrs | Independent | 254 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Muthuselvam G.Male · 39 yrs | Independent | 214 | 0.10% |
| 10 | Thasthakeer IMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 196 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Ashok Kumar AMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 184 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Prakash P.Male · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 181 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Arunkumar AMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 161 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Vinoth Kumar RMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 154 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Saravanan S.R.Male · 47 yrs | Independent | 111 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Balan RMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 106 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Rajadurai SMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 98 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Nanthakumar A.Male · 50 yrs | Independent | 71 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Subramaniyam L RMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Cumbum result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.eramakrishnan | DMK | 1,04,800 | 51.81% |
| 2 | Syedukhan.s.p.m | AIADMK | 62,387 | 30.84% |
| 3 | Suresh.p | AMMK | 14,536 | 7.19% |
| 4 | Anish Fathima. A | NTK | 12,347 | 6.10% |
| 5 | Venkidesh.n | MNM | 4,647 | 2.30% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,659 | 0.82% |
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| 6 | Muthu Muneeswaran.m | Independent | 451 | 0.22% |
| 7 | Saravanan.s.r | Independent | 321 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Kathiravan.s | NGPP | 236 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Prakash.p | Independent | 155 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Pandi Selvam.r | APTADMK | 151 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Muthuselvam.g | Independent | 136 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Radhakrishnan.k | AMPK | 122 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Lal Bahdur Sasthri.v | MIDP | 120 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Marimuthu.g | Independent | 106 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Thavidhu Raja. A | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
Cumbum result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.t.k.jakkaiyan | AIADMK | 91,099 | 46.94% |
| 2 | Cumbum.n,ramakrishnan | DMK | 79,878 | 41.16% |
| 3 | O.r.ramachandran | TMC(M) | 10,149 | 5.23% |
| 4 | N.prabakaran | BJP | 3,971 | 2.05% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,219 | 1.14% |
| 5 | S.m.rafeeq Ahamed | SDPI | 1,368 | 0.70% |
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| 6 | R.jayapal | NTK | 1,105 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Pon. Katchikannan | PMK | 763 | 0.39% |
| 8 | S.k.mariappan | Independent | 733 | 0.38% |
| 9 | T.ponraja | Independent | 702 | 0.36% |
| 10 | R.saravanan | Independent | 509 | 0.26% |
| 11 | S.chellaiah | BSP | 410 | 0.21% |
| 12 | G.sivakumar | Independent | 233 | 0.12% |
| 13 | P.prakash | Independent | 229 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Ramachandran | Independent | 194 | 0.10% |
| 15 | T.thiruchingam | SP | 132 | 0.07% |
| 16 | S.mariyappan | TMMK | 106 | 0.05% |
| 17 | T.ranjith | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| 18 | S.dineshkumar | Independent | 92 | 0.05% |
| 19 | S.devananth | PPIS | 86 | 0.04% |
Cumbum result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eramakrishnan.n | DMK | 80,307 | 48.58% |
| 2 | Murugesan.p | DMDK | 68,139 | 41.22% |
| 3 | Abbas Mandhiri.r | Independent | 6,205 | 3.75% |
| 4 | Prakash.p | Independent | 2,478 | 1.50% |
| 5 | Logandurai.p | BJP | 2,431 | 1.47% |
| 6 | Murugesan.p | Independent | 1,637 | 0.99% |
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| 7 | Anthony Vedamuthu.a | IJK | 980 | 0.59% |
| 8 | Rajamohan@senthil R | LSP | 929 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Saravanan.v | BSP | 840 | 0.51% |
| 10 | Eravichandran.m | Independent | 541 | 0.33% |
| 11 | Rajmohan.n | PPIS | 381 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Sivakumar.g | Independent | 251 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Krishnakumar.p | Independent | 202 | 0.12% |
Cumbum outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Theni * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Cumbum is one of the assembly segments of Theni. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Theni candidates.
- Thanga TamilselvanDMK98,294 52.7%
- Ttv DhinakaranAMMK51,665 27.7%
- Narayanasamy V TAIADMK20,836 11.2%
- MadhanNTK10,460 5.6%
- Prakash PIndependent1,139 0.6%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 46,629 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Cumbum.
Who won the Cumbum assembly seat in 2026?
Jeganathmishra Pla of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Cumbum in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 85,394 votes, which was 40.55% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Cumbum?
The margin was 751 votes (0.36% of valid votes). The runner-up was Eramakrishnan N of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 84,643 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Cumbum in 2026?
Turnout was 82.03%: 2,11,077 of 2,57,323 registered electors voted, across 345 polling stations. That is 11.7 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Cumbum part of?
Cumbum is an assembly segment of the Theni Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Thanga Tamilselvan got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Cumbum a reserved constituency?
No. Cumbum is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Cumbum?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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