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Assembly constituency 159 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Kattumannarkoil is assembly constituency number 159 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election L.E. Jothimani of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won with 45.3% of the vote, 33,063 votes ahead of A. Sozhan (PMK).

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Kattumannarkoil · 2026AC 159
  1. 01
    L.E. Jothimani
    VCK
    85,179
    45.33%
  2. 02
    A. Sozhan
    PMK
    52,116
    27.74%
  3. 03
    S. Seenuvasan
    TVK
    43,156
    22.97%
  4. 04
    Sivajothi .m
    NTK
    4,563
    2.43%
  5. 05
    Alavanthar .m
    tavk
    563
    0.30%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,863 votesNOTA · 465 (0.25%)

Margin 33,063 votes · 17.60% of valid votes

2,26,509
Registered electors
2026 election
83.1%
Turnout
+6.4 pts vs 2021
33,063
Victory margin
17.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,87,905 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kattumannarkoil 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1L.E. JothimaniMale · 71 yrs · SCVCK85,179
45.33%
2A. SozhanMale · 42 yrs · SCPMK52,116
27.74%
3S. SeenuvasanMale · 57 yrs · SCTVK43,156
22.97%
4Sivajothi .mMale · 41 yrs · SCNTK4,563
2.43%
5Alavanthar .mMale · 55 yrs · SCtavk563
0.30%
6Sankarkumar .sMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent509
0.27%
—NOTANOTA465
0.25%
7S. MuraliMale · 36 yrs · SCAJPK342
0.18%
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8M.A.T. ArchunanMale · 68 yrs · SCIndependent324
0.17%
9Satheeshkumar .mMale · 38 yrs · SCBSP252
0.13%
10G. Kalyana SundaramMale · 54 yrs · SCAIJYMKG247
0.13%
11Babu .bMale · 31 yrs · SCRTSMJD189
0.10%
Past results

VCK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026VCK 45.3%PMK 27.7%TVK 23.0%AIADMK 43.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026L.E. JothimaniVCK · 45.3% · margin 33,063Turnout83.1%
2021Sinthanai SelvanVCK · 49.0% · margin 10,565Turnout76.7%
2016Murugumaran.nAIADMK · 29.3% · margin 87Turnout78.0%
2011N.murugumaranAIADMK · 57.8% · margin 31,725Turnout79.5%

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

Kattumannarkoil result 2021

Kattumannarkoil 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sinthanai SelvanVCK86,056
49.02%
2N. MurugumaranAIADMK75,491
43.00%
3P. NivedhaNTK6,806
3.88%
4S. NarayanamoorthyAMMK1,904
1.08%
5Thanga VikramMNM1,415
0.81%
6A. AnandanIndependent991
0.56%
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—NOTANOTA648
0.37%
7M.G. KalyanasundaramAIJYMKG460
0.26%
8Thanga UdhayakumarBSP429
0.24%
9M.A.T. ArchunanIndependent421
0.24%
10P.M. KumarIndependent363
0.21%
11MathiazhaganIndependent227
0.13%
12S.tamilselvanIndependent216
0.12%
13M. ThirunavukarasuAPTADMK134
0.08%

Kattumannarkoil result 2016

Kattumannarkoil 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Murugumaran.nAIADMK48,450
29.33%
2Thirumaavalavan.tholVCK48,363
29.28%
3Manirathinem. Dr .k.iINC37,346
22.61%
4Sozhan.anbuPMK25,890
15.67%
5Anbalagan.kIndependent1,360
0.82%
6Jayasri.eNTK1,055
0.64%
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—NOTANOTA1,025
0.62%
7Saravanan.s.pBJP822
0.50%
8Kalaivanan.sBSP380
0.23%
9Thirumavalavan.tIndependent289
0.17%
10Ravichandran.rIndependent206
0.12%

Kattumannarkoil result 2011

Kattumannarkoil 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.murugumaranAIADMK83,665
57.79%
2D.ravikumarVCK51,940
35.88%
3L.e.nandhakumarIndependent2,330
1.61%
4P.k.bakkiyarajPB1,969
1.36%
5M.muruganandamIndependent1,665
1.15%
6K.bharathidasanBSP1,246
0.86%
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7P.azhahiriIndependent1,012
0.70%
8B.mohanambalIJK946
0.65%
Map

Kattumannarkoil 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 Cuddalore 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

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

  • Thirumaavalavan TholVCK93,005 55.0%
  • Chandrahasan MAIADMK43,569 25.8%
  • Karthiyayini PBJP23,849 14.1%
  • Jancirani RNTK6,844 4.0%
  • Neelamegam KBSP284 0.2%

In the assembly election VCK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, VCK led here by 49,436 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kattumannarkoil assembly seat in 2026?

L.E. Jothimani of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) won Kattumannarkoil in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 85,179 votes, which was 45.33% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kattumannarkoil?

The margin was 33,063 votes (17.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was A. Sozhan of the Pattali Makkal Katchi with 52,116 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kattumannarkoil in 2026?

Turnout was 83.10%: 1,88,220 of 2,26,509 registered electors voted, across 291 polling stations. That is 6.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kattumannarkoil part of?

Kattumannarkoil is an assembly segment of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Thirumaavalavan Thol got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kattumannarkoil a reserved constituency?

Yes. Kattumannarkoil 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 Kattumannarkoil?

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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