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Assembly constituency 217 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Ottapidaram is assembly constituency number 217 in Tamil Nadu, in Thoothukkudi district, and one of the segments of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election P .mathanraja of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 41.6% of the vote, 29,083 votes ahead of P.m.ramajeyam (DMK).

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Ottapidaram · 2026AC 217
  1. 01
    P .mathanraja
    TVK
    81,625
    41.62%
  2. 02
    P.m.ramajeyam
    DMK
    52,542
    26.79%
  3. 03
    R Sundararaj
    AMMK
    25,871
    13.19%
  4. 04
    M. Anusiya
    NTK
    17,279
    8.81%
  5. 05
    Dr.k. Krishnasamy
    PT
    15,050
    7.67%
  6. 8 other candidates · 2,871 votesNOTA · 879 (0.45%)

Margin 29,083 votes · 14.83% of valid votes

2,44,686
Registered electors
2026 election
80.3%
Turnout
+9.6 pts vs 2021
29,083
Victory margin
14.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,96,117 valid votes, NOTA included.

Ottapidaram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P .mathanrajaMale · 41 yrs · SCTVK81,625
41.62%
2P.m.ramajeyamMale · 43 yrs · SCDMK52,542
26.79%
3R SundararajMale · 59 yrs · SCAMMK25,871
13.19%
4M. AnusiyaFemale · 31 yrs · SCNTK17,279
8.81%
5Dr.k. KrishnasamyMale · 74 yrs · SCPT15,050
7.67%
—NOTANOTA879
0.45%
6C. Aruna DeviFemale · 40 yrs · SCNNNMNEK761
0.39%
7C .selvakumarMale · 39 yrs · SCtavk515
0.26%
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8Vedaprakash. AMale · 67 yrs · SCIndependent387
0.20%
9M. AnanthMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent357
0.18%
10S .muthuselvamMale · 26 yrs · SCIndependent264
0.13%
11Subbulakshmi. SFemale · 46 yrs · SCNIDP230
0.12%
12M .lakshmananMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent201
0.10%
13G .muruganMale · 59 yrs · SCIndependent156
0.08%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 41.6%DMK 26.8%AMMK 13.2%AIADMK 36.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026P .mathanrajaTVK · 41.6% · margin 29,083Turnout80.3%
2021Shunmugaiah M CDMK · 41.1% · margin 8,510Turnout70.7%
2019 byeShunmugaiah, C.DMK · 43.0% · margin 19,657Turnout72.7%
2016Sundararaj.rAIADMK · 40.6% · margin 493Turnout72.7%
2011Dr.k.krishnasamyPT · 56.4% · margin 25,126Turnout75.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Ottapidaram bye-election, 19 May 2019

Turnout 72.7% · 1,70,519 of 2,34,659 electors voted

Ottapidaram bye-election 2019-05-19 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shunmugaiah, C.DMK73,241
42.96%
2Mohan, P.AIADMK53,584
31.43%
3Sundararaj, R.Independent29,228
17.15%
4Akalya, M.NTK8,666
5.08%
—NOTANOTA1,783
1.05%
5Gandhi, M.MNM1,734
1.02%
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6Raghavan, C.M.Independent422
0.25%
7Chinnasamy, V.Independent387
0.23%
8Raja, C.RPI(A)306
0.18%
9Mallar MaharajanIndependent254
0.15%
10Agri ParamasivanIMK221
0.13%
11Mariappan, P.Independent167
0.10%
12Udaya Selvan, K.AMPK124
0.07%
13Balakrishnan, A.Independent119
0.07%
14Ettappan, N.Independent116
0.07%
15Murugan, G.Independent116
0.07%

Ottapidaram result 2021

Ottapidaram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shunmugaiah M CDMK73,110
41.11%
2Mohan PAIADMK64,600
36.32%
3Vaikundamari MNTK22,413
12.60%
4Dr.k.krishnasamyPT6,544
3.68%
5Arumuganainar SDMDK5,327
3.00%
6Arunadevi RIJK1,913
1.08%
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—NOTANOTA1,568
0.88%
7Murugan PNIDP520
0.29%
8Samuthiram PIndependent399
0.22%
9M.a.dharmarIndependent320
0.18%
10Raj VIndependent316
0.18%
11Maharajan ABHUDRP157
0.09%
12Elambirai Manimaran PIndependent152
0.09%
13Sasi Murugan CIndependent133
0.07%
14GunasekaranIndependent100
0.06%
15VelmuruganIndependent98
0.06%
16KarupparajaIndependent86
0.05%
17Ganeshkumar MIndependent84
0.05%

Ottapidaram result 2016

Ottapidaram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sundararaj.rAIADMK65,071
40.57%
2Dr.krishnasamy.kPT64,578
40.26%
3Arumuganainar.sDMDK14,127
8.81%
4Santhanakumar.aBJP5,931
3.70%
5Muthukrishnan.tNTK3,792
2.36%
—NOTANOTA2,612
1.63%
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6Murugaperumal.rPMK1,066
0.66%
7Poovani MuruganIndependent971
0.61%
8JeyaramanIndependent622
0.39%
9Murugan.gIndependent496
0.31%
10Balakrishnan.aIndependent407
0.25%
11Paulraj.mIndependent404
0.25%
12Perumal.vIndependent318
0.20%

Ottapidaram result 2011

Ottapidaram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.k.krishnasamyPT71,330
56.41%
2S.rajaDMK46,204
36.54%
3A.muthupalavesamBJP2,614
2.07%
4M.A. DharmarIndependent1,659
1.31%
5G.rajkumarIndependent970
0.77%
6C. SankarIndependent949
0.75%
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7C.paramasivanIndependent900
0.71%
8D.chandraBSP785
0.62%
9R.S. BalasubramanianIndependent703
0.56%
10G.madasamyIndependent339
0.27%
Map

Ottapidaram 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 Thoothukkudi district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMK85,274 52.4%
  • Sivasamy Velumani RAIADMK26,504 16.3%
  • Rowena Ruth Jane JNTK26,155 16.1%
  • Vijayaseelan SdrTMC(M)17,257 10.6%
  • Rajha N PNIDP1,442 0.9%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 58,770 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Ottapidaram assembly seat in 2026?

P .mathanraja of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Ottapidaram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 81,625 votes, which was 41.62% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Ottapidaram?

The margin was 29,083 votes (14.83% of valid votes). The runner-up was P.m.ramajeyam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 52,542 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Ottapidaram in 2026?

Turnout was 80.33%: 1,96,554 of 2,44,686 registered electors voted, across 315 polling stations. That is 9.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ottapidaram part of?

Ottapidaram is an assembly segment of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Ottapidaram had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 19 May 2019, Shunmugaiah, C. (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 19,657 votes.

Is Ottapidaram a reserved constituency?

Yes. Ottapidaram 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 Ottapidaram?

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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