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Assembly constituency 40 · Tamil Nadu

Katpadi is assembly constituency number 40 in Tamil Nadu, in Vellore district, and one of the segments of the Arakkonam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr M Sudhakar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 34.3% of the vote, 5,870 votes ahead of V. Ramu (ADMK).

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Katpadi · 2026AC 40
  1. 01
    Dr M Sudhakar
    TVK
    69,868
    34.33%
  2. 02
    V. Ramu
    AIADMK
    63,998
    31.45%
  3. 03
    Duraimurugan
    DMK
    62,225
    30.58%
  4. 04
    S. Thirukkumaran
    NTK
    4,625
    2.27%
  5. 05
    J. Ramesh
    BSP
    407
    0.20%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,629 votesNOTA · 745 (0.37%)

Margin 5,870 votes · 2.88% of valid votes

2,30,148
Registered electors
2026 election
88.8%
Turnout
+14.2 pts vs 2021
5,870
Victory margin
2.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,03,497 valid votes, NOTA included.

Katpadi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr M SudhakarMale · 52 yrsTVK69,868
34.33%
2V. RamuMale · 53 yrsAIADMK63,998
31.45%
3DuraimuruganMale · 87 yrsDMK62,225
30.58%
4S. ThirukkumaranMale · 49 yrsNTK4,625
2.27%
—NOTANOTA745
0.37%
5J. RameshMale · 53 yrs · SCBSP407
0.20%
6D. RamuMale · 54 yrsIndependent323
0.16%
7Indu .wFemale · 31 yrsTMMDK319
0.16%
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8DhananchezhiyanMale · 45 yrsIndependent215
0.11%
9V. ChandranMale · 73 yrsAIPTMMK187
0.09%
10M. SuthakarMale · 44 yrsIndependent145
0.07%
11S. BalajiMale · 32 yrsTNLK140
0.07%
12DhanasekarMale · 53 yrsIndependent122
0.06%
13Ganesan .pMale · 45 yrsIDMK79
0.04%
14Saravanan .dMale · 43 yrsIndependent54
0.03%
15S. RamanMale · 70 yrsIndependent45
0.02%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 34.3%AIADMK 31.4%DMK 30.6%NTK 2.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr M SudhakarTVK · 34.3% · margin 5,870Turnout88.8%
2021DuraimuruganDMK · 45.7% · margin 746Turnout74.6%
2016DuraimuruganDMK · 50.9% · margin 23,946Turnout77.5%
2011DuraimuruganDMK · 49.5% · margin 2,973Turnout79.5%

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

Katpadi result 2021

Katpadi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1DuraimuruganDMK85,140
45.71%
2V RamuAIADMK84,394
45.31%
3S ThirukkumaranNTK10,449
5.61%
—NOTANOTA1,889
1.01%
4A S RajaAMMK1,066
0.57%
5M SudharsanIJK1,003
0.54%
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6V VinayagamIndependent551
0.30%
7K RajaBSP374
0.20%
8D RamuIndependent332
0.18%
9R BaskaranIndependent224
0.12%
10J AnandhiIndependent193
0.10%
11P DhananjayanIndependent166
0.09%
12Arumugam K PRPPRINAT144
0.08%
13RamanIndependent144
0.08%
14K RamuIndependent99
0.05%
15R S SridharAMGRDMK78
0.04%

Katpadi result 2016

Katpadi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1DuraimuruganDMK90,534
50.90%
2Appu S.r.kAIADMK66,588
37.44%
3Shanmugam N TPMK12,728
7.16%
—NOTANOTA2,492
1.40%
4Sivanandam T.vTMC(M)2,163
1.22%
5Puviarasan L.NTK1,135
0.64%
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6Sankar Ganesh KPPIS598
0.34%
7Manjula VIndependent439
0.25%
8Sathishkumar LIndependent382
0.21%
9Murugan NIJK368
0.21%
10Palani RIndependent106
0.06%
11Subramani KIndependent88
0.05%
12Saravanan MIndependent74
0.04%
13Shanmugam K LSP74
0.04%
14Ganapathy SIndependent57
0.03%
15Kannan K SIndependent44
0.02%

Katpadi result 2011

Katpadi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1DuraimuruganDMK75,064
49.55%
2Appu S.r.k.(a) Radhakrishnan.s.AIADMK72,091
47.59%
3Varadarajan.aBJP1,539
1.02%
4Sriram.mIndependent1,067
0.70%
5Jayakodi.kIndependent646
0.43%
6Samuel WilsonIJK519
0.34%
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7Bell Kumar.sIndependent136
0.09%
8Askar Ali .v.a.m.Independent129
0.09%
9Palani.rIndependent113
0.07%
10Appasamy.eIndependent97
0.06%
11Panchachram.kIndependent97
0.06%
Map

Katpadi 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 Vellore 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

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

  • S JagathratchakanDMK87,130 51.1%
  • L VijayanAIADMK35,884 21.0%
  • K BaluPMK28,823 16.9%
  • S Afshia NasrinNTK14,684 8.6%
  • D PandiyanBSP657 0.4%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 51,246 EVM votes.

Open Arakkonam Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Katpadi assembly seat in 2026?

Dr M Sudhakar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Katpadi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 69,868 votes, which was 34.33% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Katpadi?

The margin was 5,870 votes (2.88% of valid votes). The runner-up was V. Ramu of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 63,998 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Katpadi in 2026?

Turnout was 88.79%: 2,04,355 of 2,30,148 registered electors voted, across 280 polling stations. That is 14.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katpadi part of?

Katpadi is an assembly segment of the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, S Jagathratchakan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Katpadi a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Katpadi?

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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