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Assembly constituency 156 · Tamil Nadu

Kurinjipadi is assembly constituency number 156 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election M.r.k.panneerselvam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 35.8% of the vote, 7,589 votes ahead of A Bhuvanenthiran (ADMK).

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Kurinjipadi · 2026AC 156
  1. 01
    M.r.k.panneerselvam
    DMK
    76,695
    35.84%
  2. 02
    A Bhuvanenthiran
    AIADMK
    69,106
    32.30%
  3. 03
    Rajkumar D
    TVK
    53,110
    24.82%
  4. 04
    T Kannan
    tavk
    7,113
    3.32%
  5. 05
    Kavitha Renganathan
    NTK
    4,813
    2.25%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,499 votesNOTA · 629 (0.29%)

Margin 7,589 votes · 3.55% of valid votes

2,38,287
Registered electors
2026 election
89.9%
Turnout
+7.8 pts vs 2021
7,589
Victory margin
3.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,13,965 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kurinjipadi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.r.k.panneerselvamMale · 68 yrsDMK76,695
35.84%
2A BhuvanenthiranMale · 60 yrsAIADMK69,106
32.30%
3Rajkumar DMale · 40 yrsTVK53,110
24.82%
4T KannanMale · 49 yrstavk7,113
3.32%
5Kavitha RenganathanFemale · 48 yrsNTK4,813
2.25%
6Arumugam RMale · 50 yrsIndependent928
0.43%
—NOTANOTA629
0.29%
7Manimala RFemale · 48 yrsIndependent458
0.21%
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8R SrinivasanMale · 52 yrsTTNP323
0.15%
9M KanagarajMale · 36 yrs · SCBSP273
0.13%
10Dhanakesavamoorthy A.c.tMale · 57 yrs · SCIndependent265
0.12%
11Muthazhagan NMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent252
0.12%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 35.8%AIADMK 32.3%TVK 24.8%NTK 2.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026M.r.k.panneerselvamDMK · 35.8% · margin 7,589Turnout89.9%
2021M.r.k.panneerselvamDMK · 51.0% · margin 17,527Turnout82.1%
2016Panneerselvam MrkDMK · 44.0% · margin 28,108Turnout84.2%
2011R.rajendranAIADMK · 56.4% · margin 23,848Turnout86.6%

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

Kurinjipadi result 2021

Kurinjipadi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.r.k.panneerselvamDMK1,01,456
51.04%
2Selvi RamajayamAIADMK83,929
42.22%
3S.sumathiNTK8,512
4.28%
—NOTANOTA1,212
0.61%
4K.chandramouliJD(S)1,189
0.60%
5A.vasanthakumarAMMK837
0.42%
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6R.rajeshIndependent515
0.26%
7T.velayudhamBSP482
0.24%
8R.sarathkumarIndependent154
0.08%
9R.muthukrishnanADK140
0.07%
10L.madhiyazhaganIndependent139
0.07%
11N.muthazhaganIndependent124
0.06%
12Brijita RosleneIndependent92
0.05%

Kurinjipadi result 2016

Kurinjipadi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Panneerselvam MrkDMK82,864
44.03%
2Rajendran RAIADMK54,756
29.09%
3Muthukrishnan SPMK22,705
12.06%
4Balamurugan KmsDMDK21,063
11.19%
—NOTANOTA1,541
0.82%
5Jaladeepan VNTK1,534
0.82%
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6Shakthi Ganapathy MuBJP957
0.51%
7Tatabirla AIndependent855
0.45%
8Muthukumaran ApIndependent636
0.34%
9Murugan RIndependent342
0.18%
10Senthilmurugan SBSP288
0.15%
11Rajasekar AIndependent211
0.11%
12Govindaraj PIndependent197
0.10%
13Ashokkumar SIndependent153
0.08%
14Girija SIndependent103
0.05%

Kurinjipadi result 2011

Kurinjipadi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R.rajendranAIADMK88,345
56.38%
2M.r.k.panneerselvamDMK64,497
41.16%
3R.panneerselvamIndependent1,863
1.19%
4A.s.vairakannuBJP1,123
0.72%
5T.s.premalathaBSP866
0.55%
Map

Kurinjipadi 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

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

  • M.K. VishnuprasadINC86,835 46.1%
  • P. SivakozhunduDMDK43,244 23.0%
  • Thankar BachanPMK42,319 22.5%
  • V. ManivasaganNTK9,336 5.0%
  • S. ArivudainambiACDP1,137 0.6%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 43,591 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kurinjipadi assembly seat in 2026?

M.r.k.panneerselvam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Kurinjipadi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 76,695 votes, which was 35.84% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kurinjipadi?

The margin was 7,589 votes (3.55% of valid votes). The runner-up was A Bhuvanenthiran of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 69,106 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kurinjipadi in 2026?

Turnout was 89.94%: 2,14,326 of 2,38,287 registered electors voted, across 278 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kurinjipadi part of?

Kurinjipadi is an assembly segment of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M.K. Vishnuprasad got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kurinjipadi a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kurinjipadi?

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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