Kilvelur is assembly constituency number 164 in Tamil Nadu, in Nagapattinam * district, and one of the segments of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Latha. T of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 37.0% of the vote, 2,278 votes ahead of Senthil Pandian. P (TVK).
- 01Latha. TCPI(M)56,10837.00%
- 02Senthil Pandian. PTVK53,83035.50%
- 03Vadivel Ravanan. SPMK31,67520.89%
- 04Karthika. MNTK8,0695.32%
- 05Surenthar. KPT5630.37%
- 2 other candidates · 847 votesNOTA · 545 (0.36%)
Margin 2,278 votes · 1.50% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,51,637 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latha. TFemale · 46 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 56,108 | 37.00% |
| 2 | Senthil Pandian. PMale · 59 yrs · SC | TVK | 53,830 | 35.50% |
| 3 | Vadivel Ravanan. SMale · 73 yrs · SC | PMK | 31,675 | 20.89% |
| 4 | Karthika. MFemale · 36 yrs · SC | NTK | 8,069 | 5.32% |
| 5 | Surenthar. KMale · 32 yrs · SC | PT | 563 | 0.37% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 545 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Vedha MukundhanMale · 51 yrs · SC | AJPK | 437 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Jaivishnudevi. MFemale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 410 | 0.27% |
CPI(M) held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kilvelur result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaimaali V P | CPI(M) | 67,988 | 47.55% |
| 2 | Vadivel Ravanan S | PMK | 51,003 | 35.67% |
| 3 | Ponelavazhaki S | NTK | 15,173 | 10.61% |
| 4 | Sidhu G | MNM | 2,906 | 2.03% |
| 5 | Neethimohan M | AMMK | 2,503 | 1.75% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 896 | 0.63% |
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| 6 | Tamilarasan U | BSP | 641 | 0.45% |
| 7 | Kalaiselvan G | Independent | 615 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Muthalagan S | PT | 614 | 0.43% |
| 9 | Vedha Mukundhan | Independent | 483 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Maruthaiyan G | Independent | 173 | 0.12% |
Kilvelur result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathivanan.u | DMK | 61,999 | 44.95% |
| 2 | Meena.n | AIADMK | 51,829 | 37.58% |
| 3 | Nagaimaali.v.p | CPI(M) | 16,499 | 11.96% |
| 4 | Vanitha.a | PMK | 2,637 | 1.91% |
| 5 | Palanivel.g | NTK | 1,553 | 1.13% |
| 6 | Kumar.s | BJP | 1,142 | 0.83% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,049 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Jayaprakash.k | BSP | 511 | 0.37% |
| 8 | Jamraja.k | TMMK | 381 | 0.28% |
| 9 | Pratheep.n | Independent | 329 | 0.24% |
Kilvelur result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahalingam P | CPI(M) | 59,402 | 48.99% |
| 2 | Mathivanan U | DMK | 58,678 | 48.39% |
| 3 | Devaki G | Independent | 1,487 | 1.23% |
| 4 | Shajahan J | BSP | 743 | 0.61% |
| 5 | Selvarasu T | Independent | 605 | 0.50% |
| 6 | Sadasivam K | Independent | 339 | 0.28% |
Kilvelur 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 Nagapattinam * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kilvelur is one of the assembly segments of Nagapattinam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nagapattinam candidates.
- Selvaraj VCPI62,341 46.5%
- Dr Sursith Sankar GAIADMK39,302 29.3%
- Karthika MNTK18,999 14.2%
- Rameshgovind S G MBJP12,460 9.3%
- Vijayaragavan NIndependent407 0.3%
In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI led here by 23,039 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kilvelur.
Who won the Kilvelur assembly seat in 2026?
Latha. T of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Kilvelur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 56,108 votes, which was 37.00% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kilvelur?
The margin was 2,278 votes (1.50% of valid votes). The runner-up was Senthil Pandian. P of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 53,830 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kilvelur in 2026?
Turnout was 88.93%: 1,51,750 of 1,70,633 registered electors voted, across 220 polling stations. That is 8.7 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kilvelur part of?
Kilvelur is an assembly segment of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Selvaraj V got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kilvelur a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kilvelur 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 Kilvelur?
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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