Kulithalai is assembly constituency number 137 in Tamil Nadu, in Karur * district, and one of the segments of the Perambalur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Suriyanur. A. Chandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 32.6% of the vote, 579 votes ahead of G.balasubramani (TVK).
- 01Suriyanur. A. ChandranDMK68,13832.59%
- 02G.balasubramaniTVK67,55932.31%
- 03S.karunakaranAIADMK60,31728.85%
- 04Selva.nanmaaranNTK7,9783.82%
- 05S.senthilkumarIndependent6070.29%
- 24 other candidates · 3,880 votesNOTA · 612 (0.29%)
Margin 579 votes · 0.28% of valid votes
All 29 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,09,091 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriyanur. A. ChandranMale · 59 yrs | DMK | 68,138 | 32.59% |
| 2 | G.balasubramaniMale · 49 yrs | TVK | 67,559 | 32.31% |
| 3 | S.karunakaranMale · 65 yrs | AIADMK | 60,317 | 28.85% |
| 4 | Selva.nanmaaranMale · 43 yrs | NTK | 7,978 | 3.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 612 | 0.29% |
| 5 | S.senthilkumarMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 607 | 0.29% |
| 6 | V.chinnasamyMale · 63 yrs · SC | Independent | 488 | 0.23% |
| 7 | P.selvakumarMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 452 | 0.22% |
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| 8 | D.saravananMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 381 | 0.18% |
| 9 | P.muruganMale · 41 yrs · SC | GPI | 330 | 0.16% |
| 10 | K.sheikanwardeenMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 302 | 0.14% |
| 11 | T.selvarajMale · 70 yrs · SC | Independent | 217 | 0.10% |
| 12 | J.santhosh KumarMale · 26 yrs | Independent | 206 | 0.10% |
| 13 | K.hakkimMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 182 | 0.09% |
| 14 | B.sampathkumarMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 162 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Chandrasekar.pMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 133 | 0.06% |
| 16 | M.vadivelanMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 117 | 0.06% |
| 17 | M.arunkumarMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 113 | 0.05% |
| 18 | O.kathalingamMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 95 | 0.05% |
| 19 | M.gayathiriFemale · 27 yrs · SC | Independent | 84 | 0.04% |
| 20 | B.kajahmohideenMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 83 | 0.04% |
| 21 | T.murugananthamMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 82 | 0.04% |
| 22 | K.veeramalaiMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 79 | 0.04% |
| 23 | S.imrankhanMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 68 | 0.03% |
| 24 | M.tamilselvanMale · 49 yrs · SC | Independent | 67 | 0.03% |
| 25 | N.ramakrishnanMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 63 | 0.03% |
| 26 | R.arunkumarMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 53 | 0.03% |
| 27 | M.mayilvagananMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| 28 | J.madhavanMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 41 | 0.02% |
| 29 | J.pradhapMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kulithalai result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.manickam | DMK | 1,00,829 | 51.06% |
| 2 | N.r.chandrasekar | AIADMK | 77,289 | 39.14% |
| 3 | Seeni.prakasu | NTK | 11,511 | 5.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,191 | 0.60% |
| 4 | R.saravanan | Independent | 838 | 0.42% |
| 5 | V.nirosha | AMMK | 761 | 0.39% |
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| 6 | R.chandrasekar | Independent | 694 | 0.35% |
| 7 | S.manikandan | IJK | 674 | 0.34% |
| 8 | V.vellaiyan | Independent | 612 | 0.31% |
| 9 | P.anbalagan | BSP | 590 | 0.30% |
| 10 | K.suresh | Independent | 494 | 0.25% |
| 11 | M.sankar | SMKNK | 460 | 0.23% |
| 12 | B.selvaraj | Independent | 399 | 0.20% |
| 13 | V.alex Mouris | Independent | 245 | 0.12% |
| 14 | M.saravanan | Independent | 221 | 0.11% |
| 15 | A.subethar | TPSTP | 215 | 0.11% |
| 16 | S.barani | Independent | 184 | 0.09% |
| 17 | S.kandasamy | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| 18 | R.kalyana Sundaram | Independent | 111 | 0.06% |
Kulithalai result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramar .e | DMK | 89,923 | 48.85% |
| 2 | Chandrasekaran .r | AIADMK | 78,027 | 42.39% |
| 3 | Jamuna Thangavel | DMDK | 6,726 | 3.65% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,906 | 1.04% |
| 4 | Seeni .prakasu | NTK | 1,643 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Shathakathulla .n.k.n | BJP | 1,437 | 0.78% |
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| 6 | Chandrasekaran .t | Independent | 1,031 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Maruthaiveeran .v | BSP | 950 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Balasubramani .s | PMK | 870 | 0.47% |
| 9 | Jeganathan .m | Independent | 554 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Selvam .r | Independent | 449 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Sankamadai Ashok Kumar .s | KMDK | 233 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Chandran .s | TMMK | 172 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Siva @ Sivaperumal | PPIS | 155 | 0.08% |
Kulithalai result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pappasundaram.a | AIADMK | 87,459 | 54.78% |
| 2 | Manickam.r | DMK | 64,986 | 40.70% |
| 3 | Dhanasekaran.a | BJP | 2,200 | 1.38% |
| 4 | Chinnasami.k.v | Independent | 1,670 | 1.05% |
| 5 | Prakashkanna.r | IJK | 1,344 | 0.84% |
| 6 | Selvam.m | PPIS | 1,164 | 0.73% |
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| 7 | Kandasamy.s | Independent | 839 | 0.53% |
Kulithalai 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 Karur * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kulithalai is one of the assembly segments of Perambalur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Perambalur candidates.
- Chandramohan N DAIADMK37,742 47.9%
- Thenmozhi RNTK19,523 24.8%
- Paarivendhar T RBJP16,720 21.2%
- Mani SIndependent829 1.1%
- Arun NehruDMK201 0.3%
In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, ADMK led here by 18,219 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kulithalai.
Who won the Kulithalai assembly seat in 2026?
Suriyanur. A. Chandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Kulithalai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 68,138 votes, which was 32.59% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kulithalai?
The margin was 579 votes (0.28% of valid votes). The runner-up was G.balasubramani of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 67,559 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kulithalai in 2026?
Turnout was 93.69%: 2,09,285 of 2,23,376 registered electors voted, across 286 polling stations. That is 6.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kulithalai part of?
Kulithalai is an assembly segment of the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chandramohan N D got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kulithalai a reserved constituency?
No. Kulithalai is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kulithalai?
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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