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Assembly constituency 148 · Tamil Nadu

Kunnam is assembly constituency number 148 in Tamil Nadu, in Perambalur district, and one of the segments of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sivasankar. S.s of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 37.8% of the vote, 15,557 votes ahead of Saranya. A (ADMK).

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Kunnam · 2026AC 148
  1. 01
    Sivasankar. S.s
    DMK
    87,237
    37.84%
  2. 02
    Saranya. A
    AIADMK
    71,680
    31.09%
  3. 03
    Revathi Muthamilselvan
    TVK
    59,170
    25.66%
  4. 04
    Keerthivasan. R
    NTK
    7,482
    3.25%
  5. 05
    Thanasekar. R
    Independent
    677
    0.29%
  6. 14 other candidates · 3,840 votesNOTA · 484 (0.21%)

Margin 15,557 votes · 6.75% of valid votes

2,68,155
Registered electors
2026 election
86.0%
Turnout
+5.1 pts vs 2021
15,557
Victory margin
6.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 19 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,30,570 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kunnam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sivasankar. S.sMale · 56 yrsDMK87,237
37.84%
2Saranya. AFemale · 36 yrsAIADMK71,680
31.09%
3Revathi MuthamilselvanFemale · 42 yrsTVK59,170
25.66%
4Keerthivasan. RMale · 26 yrsNTK7,482
3.25%
5Thanasekar. RMale · 38 yrsIndependent677
0.29%
6Elangovan. KMale · 49 yrsNADLMMKLK546
0.24%
7ShajahanMale · 41 yrsIndependent541
0.23%
8Nallathambi. PMale · 54 yrsIndependent507
0.22%
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—NOTANOTA484
0.21%
9Vinothkumar. MMale · 33 yrsIndependent421
0.18%
10Nallusamy. K.mMale · 42 yrs · SCBSP409
0.18%
11Muthamilselvan. DMale · 41 yrsIndependent268
0.12%
12Udhayasuriyan. TMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent210
0.09%
13Raja. S.pMale · 55 yrstavk189
0.08%
14Sivasankaran. PMale · 47 yrsIndependent172
0.07%
15Anbuthamizhan. TMale · 34 yrsTMZPRSUKTC149
0.06%
16Vivek. TMale · 36 yrsIndependent144
0.06%
17Saminathan. CMale · 74 yrs · SCIndependent137
0.06%
18Chandrasekar. PMale · 37 yrsIndependent85
0.04%
19Kathiravan. A.cMale · 55 yrsIndependent62
0.03%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026DMK 37.8%AIADMK 31.1%TVK 25.7%NTK 3.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sivasankar. S.sDMK · 37.8% · margin 15,557Turnout86.0%
2021Sivasankar, S.S.DMK · 47.3% · margin 6,329Turnout80.9%
2016Ramachandran.r.tAIADMK · 38.1% · margin 18,796Turnout80.2%
2011Sivasankar.s.sDMK · 46.9% · margin 22,957Turnout82.0%

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

Kunnam result 2021

Kunnam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sivasankar, S.S.DMK1,03,922
47.26%
2Ramachandran, R.T.AIADMK97,593
44.38%
3Arul, P.NTK9,354
4.25%
4Kaarthikeyan, S.AMMK2,118
0.96%
5Selvaraju, R.Independent977
0.44%
6Balamurugan, S.Independent934
0.42%
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—NOTANOTA753
0.34%
7Sathik Basha, A.S.MNM739
0.34%
8Prakash, M.R.Independent604
0.27%
9Pandiyan, S.BSP494
0.22%
10Vinothkumar, M.Independent451
0.21%
11Pugalenthi, Dr.s.Independent366
0.17%
12Gowthaman, V.Independent336
0.15%
13Sureshkumar, S.Independent269
0.12%
14Ravanan, M.NGPP187
0.09%
15Selvam, J.Independent174
0.08%
16Manikandan, K.Independent152
0.07%
17Arul, G.Independent123
0.06%
18Kalaiyarasi SaravananIndependent90
0.04%
19Mathiyazhagan, S.Independent87
0.04%
20Kalaiselvi, J.Independent68
0.03%
21Kathiravan, C.Independent48
0.02%
22Muthamilselvan, D.Independent40
0.02%

Kunnam result 2016

Kunnam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramachandran.r.tAIADMK78,218
38.15%
2Durairaj.tDMK59,422
28.98%
3Vaithilingam.gPMK37,271
18.18%
4Mohamed Shanavas.jVCK19,853
9.68%
—NOTANOTA3,024
1.47%
5Arul.pNTK1,665
0.81%
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6Ragupathi A.v.rIJK1,168
0.57%
7Rajendran.kBSP1,092
0.53%
8Durairaj.rIndependent1,055
0.51%
9Ramalingam.mIndependent586
0.29%
10Silambarasan.nIndependent566
0.28%
11Senthil Kumar.mIndependent393
0.19%
12Rajan.vIndependent313
0.15%
13Srinivasan .v.pLJP211
0.10%
14Senthilkumar. PIndependent207
0.10%

Kunnam result 2011

Kunnam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sivasankar.s.sDMK81,723
46.89%
2Durai.kamarajDMDK58,766
33.72%
3Jayaseelan.pIJK13,735
7.88%
4Ponnivalavan.pIndependent8,395
4.82%
5Baskaran.tBJP2,509
1.44%
6Ramesh.bIndependent2,264
1.30%
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7Rajendiran.kBSP1,526
0.88%
8Maruthadurai.gJMM1,433
0.82%
9Kumar.mIndependent1,411
0.81%
10Thangavel.mRJD1,070
0.61%
11Saminathan.pIndependent901
0.52%
12Thethi.mLJP561
0.32%
Map

Kunnam 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 Perambalur 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

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

  • Thirumaavalavan TholVCK85,495 41.0%
  • Chandrahasan MAIADMK76,610 36.7%
  • Karthiyayini PBJP28,430 13.6%
  • Jancirani RNTK13,861 6.6%
  • Neelamegam KBSP702 0.3%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, VCK led here by 8,885 EVM votes.

Open Chidambaram Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Kunnam assembly seat in 2026?

Sivasankar. S.s of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Kunnam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 87,237 votes, which was 37.84% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kunnam?

The margin was 15,557 votes (6.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Saranya. A of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 71,680 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kunnam in 2026?

Turnout was 86.02%: 2,30,664 of 2,68,155 registered electors voted, across 345 polling stations. That is 5.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kunnam part of?

Kunnam 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 Kunnam a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kunnam?

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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