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Assembly constituency 184 · Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi is assembly constituency number 184 in Tamil Nadu, in Sivaganga district, and one of the segments of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr.prabhu. Tk of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 44.2% of the vote, 46,074 votes ahead of Mangudi. S (INC).

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Karaikudi · 2026AC 184
  1. 01
    Dr.prabhu. Tk
    TVK
    1,01,358
    44.21%
  2. 02
    Mangudi. S
    INC
    55,284
    24.11%
  3. 03
    Dherpoki V.pandi
    AMMK
    33,352
    14.55%
  4. 04
    Seeman
    NTK
    30,793
    13.43%
  5. 05
    Newton Babu. C
    PT
    796
    0.35%
  6. 20 other candidates · 7,165 votesNOTA · 519 (0.23%)

Margin 46,074 votes · 20.10% of valid votes

3,06,124
Registered electors
2026 election
75.0%
Turnout
+7.7 pts vs 2021
46,074
Victory margin
20.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 25 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,29,267 valid votes, NOTA included.

Karaikudi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.prabhu. TkMale · 41 yrsTVK1,01,358
44.21%
2Mangudi. SMale · 62 yrsINC55,284
24.11%
3Dherpoki V.pandiMale · 50 yrsAMMK33,352
14.55%
4SeemanMale · 60 yrsNTK30,793
13.43%
5Newton Babu. CMale · 42 yrs · SCPT796
0.35%
6Velu. KMale · 45 yrsIndependent689
0.30%
7Kalimuthu. AMale · 41 yrsAIPTMMK602
0.26%
8Karuppiah. KMale · 70 yrs · SCRPPRINAT590
0.26%
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9Dinesh. KMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent531
0.23%
—NOTANOTA519
0.23%
10Prabu. GMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent502
0.22%
11Manimaran. RMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent471
0.21%
12Kalidass. RMale · 49 yrs · SCIndependent469
0.20%
13Ranjithkumar BalusamyMale · 30 yrs · SCBSP458
0.20%
14Pandi. SMale · 41 yrsIndependent361
0.16%
15Jeevitha. AFemale · 40 yrsIndependent321
0.14%
16Aziz Abdul Rahman. JMale · 37 yrsSMKNK315
0.14%
17Shanthi. BFemale · 46 yrsIndependent263
0.11%
18Lakshmanan. RMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent258
0.11%
19Veeramanikandan. VMale · 25 yrsIndependent236
0.10%
20Suresh. VMale · 32 yrsIndependent216
0.09%
21Ramu. MMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent216
0.09%
22Muthukumar. KMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent175
0.08%
23Selvi. KFemale · 37 yrsIndependent169
0.07%
24Udhuman Ali. M.sMale · 60 yrsIndependent166
0.07%
25Ramanathan. S.vMale · 34 yrsIndependent157
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 44.2%INC 24.1%AMMK 14.6%BJP 25.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr.prabhu. TkTVK · 44.2% · margin 46,074Turnout75.0%
2021S.mangudiINC · 35.8% · margin 21,589Turnout67.3%
2016Ramasamy KrINC · 46.4% · margin 18,283Turnout70.3%
2011Palanichamy.cholan.ctAIADMK · 51.0% · margin 18,900Turnout74.5%

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

Karaikudi result 2021

Karaikudi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.mangudiINC75,954
35.75%
2H.rajaBJP54,365
25.59%
3Dherpoki V PandiAMMK44,864
21.12%
4N.durai ManickamNTK23,872
11.24%
5S.rajkumarMNM8,351
3.93%
—NOTANOTA1,349
0.63%
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6B.vanithaPT702
0.33%
7N.baluswamyBSP652
0.31%
8N.meenalIndependent548
0.26%
9K.veluIndependent504
0.24%
10M.naina MohamedIndependent416
0.20%
11A.ganesanIndependent346
0.16%
12Rajkumar.gAMGRDMK341
0.16%
13A.paramasivamIndependent192
0.09%

Karaikudi result 2016

Karaikudi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramasamy KrINC93,419
46.40%
2Karpagam IlangoAIADMK75,136
37.32%
3Sevanthiappan SMDMK14,279
7.09%
4Parimalam SNTK5,344
2.65%
5Muthulakshmi VBJP4,969
2.47%
—NOTANOTA2,688
1.33%
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6Saravanan KBSP1,601
0.80%
7Duraipandi PrPMK897
0.45%
8Rajkumar RNMK723
0.36%
9Rabiq Raja KIndependent547
0.27%
10TamilkarthickIndependent471
0.23%
11Alagappan SpIndependent315
0.16%
12Naganathan AIndependent264
0.13%
13EswaranIndependent262
0.13%
14Arulanand AGMI257
0.13%
15Sethu MMMKA183
0.09%

Karaikudi result 2011

Karaikudi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palanichamy.cholan.ctAIADMK86,104
51.01%
2Ramasamy.krINC67,204
39.81%
3Chidambaram.vBJP4,194
2.48%
4Asaithambi.sIJK3,895
2.31%
5Baluswamy.nBSP2,272
1.35%
6Rajkumar.rIndependent1,728
1.02%
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7Anandhakumar.sJMM999
0.59%
8Karasingam.rIndependent885
0.52%
9Rabiq Raja.kIndependent772
0.46%
10Maheswaran.uIndependent744
0.44%
Map

Karaikudi 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 Sivaganga district

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

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Karti P ChidambaramINC76,767 40.9%
  • Dhevanathan Yadav TBJP42,203 22.5%
  • Xavierdass AAIADMK32,063 17.1%
  • EzhilarasiNTK28,046 14.9%
  • Dhanalakshmi MIndependent3,082 1.6%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 34,564 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Karaikudi assembly seat in 2026?

Dr.prabhu. Tk of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Karaikudi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,01,358 votes, which was 44.21% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Karaikudi?

The margin was 46,074 votes (20.10% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mangudi. S of the Indian National Congress with 55,284 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Karaikudi in 2026?

Turnout was 75.01%: 2,29,625 of 3,06,124 registered electors voted, across 388 polling stations. That is 7.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karaikudi part of?

Karaikudi is an assembly segment of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Karti P Chidambaram got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Karaikudi a reserved constituency?

No. Karaikudi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Karaikudi?

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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