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Assembly constituency 178 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Gandharvakottai is assembly constituency number 178 in Tamil Nadu, in Pudukkottai district, and one of the segments of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election N. Subramanian of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 35.1% of the vote, 11,039 votes ahead of C. Uthayakumar (BJP).

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Gandharvakottai · 2026AC 178
  1. 01
    N. Subramanian
    TVK
    58,795
    35.08%
  2. 02
    C. Uthayakumar
    BJP
    47,756
    28.49%
  3. 03
    M. Chinnadurai
    CPI(M)
    46,734
    27.88%
  4. 04
    Nathiya
    NTK
    10,189
    6.08%
  5. 05
    Arunkumar . S
    Independent
    653
    0.39%
  6. 5 other candidates · 2,364 votesNOTA · 1,127 (0.67%)

Margin 11,039 votes · 6.59% of valid votes

1,96,104
Registered electors
2026 election
85.6%
Turnout
+7.4 pts vs 2021
11,039
Victory margin
6.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,618 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gandharvakottai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N. SubramanianMale · 72 yrs · SCTVK58,795
35.08%
2C. UthayakumarMale · 54 yrs · SCBJP47,756
28.49%
3M. ChinnaduraiMale · 59 yrs · SCCPI(M)46,734
27.88%
4NathiyaFemale · 35 yrs · SCNTK10,189
6.08%
—NOTANOTA1,127
0.67%
5Arunkumar . SMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent653
0.39%
6Senthilkumar NMale · 53 yrs · SCIndependent642
0.38%
7M. LakshmananMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent584
0.35%
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8DhanarasuMale · 59 yrs · SCNMK405
0.24%
9T. MurugesanMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent404
0.24%
10Sasikumar PMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent329
0.20%
Past results

The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 35.1%BJP 28.5%CPI(M) 27.9%AIADMK 36.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026N. SubramanianTVK · 35.1% · margin 11,039Turnout85.6%
2021M.chinnaduraiCPI(M) · 44.2% · margin 12,721Turnout78.2%
2016Arumugam.bAIADMK · 43.8% · margin 3,047Turnout78.2%
2011Subramanian. NAIADMK · 54.9% · margin 19,699Turnout80.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Gandharvakottai result 2021

Gandharvakottai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.chinnaduraiCPI(M)69,710
44.23%
2S.jayabharathiAIADMK56,989
36.16%
3P.leninAMMK12,840
8.15%
4M.ramilaNTK12,661
8.03%
—NOTANOTA1,390
0.88%
5P.asaithambiCPI(ML)(L)1,271
0.81%
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6Krm.adhidravidarMNM848
0.54%
7V.rethinamIndependent620
0.39%
8P.karthikeyanIndependent289
0.18%
9K. ManimuthuIndependent232
0.15%
10P.rengasamyIndependent206
0.13%
11S.malarvizhiAMAK190
0.12%
12M.thanarajNMK133
0.08%
13V.ilaiyarajaIndependent130
0.08%
14Keerai.a.t.chinnappaIndependent111
0.07%

Gandharvakottai result 2016

Gandharvakottai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arumugam.bAIADMK64,043
43.84%
2Anbarasan.kDMK60,996
41.75%
3M.chinnaduraiCPI(M)13,918
9.53%
4Puratchikavidhasan @ Palaniyappan.mBJP1,600
1.10%
—NOTANOTA1,556
1.07%
5C.mohanrajNTK1,432
0.98%
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6Chandrasekaran.cIndependent558
0.38%
7Palanimanickam.mPMK530
0.36%
8Veeramuthu.bIndependent514
0.35%
9Vanitha.rCPI(ML)(L)465
0.32%
10Thavamoorthy.tBSP284
0.19%
11Sathiyamoorthy.nYSP194
0.13%

Gandharvakottai result 2011

Gandharvakottai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subramanian. NAIADMK67,128
54.85%
2Kavithaipithan. SDMK47,429
38.76%
3Selvarani. RIJK2,974
2.43%
4Rethinam. VIndependent1,357
1.11%
5Murugesan. MBSP1,073
0.88%
6Bharathy. KIndependent842
0.69%
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7Asaithambi. PCPI(ML)(L)824
0.67%
8Chitra. RIndependent754
0.62%
Map

Gandharvakottai 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 Pudukkottai district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Gandharvakottai is one of the assembly segments of Tiruchirappalli. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tiruchirappalli candidates.

  • Durai VaikoMDMK72,238 48.6%
  • Karuppaiah. PAIADMK39,573 26.6%
  • Rajessh. TNTK15,433 10.4%
  • Senthilnathan. PAMMK9,606 6.5%
  • Selvaraj. SIndependent3,279 2.2%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, MDMK led here by 32,665 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gandharvakottai.

Who won the Gandharvakottai assembly seat in 2026?

N. Subramanian of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Gandharvakottai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 58,795 votes, which was 35.08% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gandharvakottai?

The margin was 11,039 votes (6.59% of valid votes). The runner-up was C. Uthayakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 47,756 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gandharvakottai in 2026?

Turnout was 85.60%: 1,67,870 of 1,96,104 registered electors voted, across 250 polling stations. That is 7.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gandharvakottai part of?

Gandharvakottai is an assembly segment of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Durai Vaiko got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Gandharvakottai a reserved constituency?

Yes. Gandharvakottai is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Gandharvakottai?

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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