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Assembly constituency 180 · Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai is assembly constituency number 180 in Tamil Nadu, in Pudukkottai district, and one of the segments of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election V. Muthuraja of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 35.1% of the vote, 1,867 votes ahead of K.M. Shariff (TVK).

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Pudukkottai · 2026AC 180
  1. 01
    V. Muthuraja
    DMK
    66,825
    35.10%
  2. 02
    K.M. Shariff
    TVK
    64,958
    34.12%
  3. 03
    N. Ramachandran
    BJP
    41,089
    21.58%
  4. 04
    Ezhilarasi Vijayendran
    NTK
    11,673
    6.13%
  5. 05
    K. Kailasakumar
    Independent
    669
    0.35%
  6. 25 other candidates · 4,697 votesNOTA · 467 (0.25%)

Margin 1,867 votes · 0.98% of valid votes

2,26,009
Registered electors
2026 election
84.3%
Turnout
+10.3 pts vs 2021
1,867
Victory margin
1.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 30 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,378 valid votes, NOTA included.

Pudukkottai 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V. MuthurajaMale · 49 yrsDMK66,825
35.10%
2K.M. ShariffMale · 61 yrsTVK64,958
34.12%
3N. RamachandranMale · 39 yrsBJP41,089
21.58%
4Ezhilarasi VijayendranFemale · 35 yrsNTK11,673
6.13%
5K. KailasakumarMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent669
0.35%
6E. RamalingamMale · 46 yrsPFTROOBC510
0.27%
—NOTANOTA467
0.25%
7Senthilnathan .bMale · 29 yrsIndependent466
0.24%
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8S. Niyaz AhamedMale · 42 yrstavk372
0.20%
9S. SelvarajMale · 58 yrsIndependent351
0.18%
10G. DuraisaravananMale · 35 yrsIndependent324
0.17%
11C. GovindasamyMale · 64 yrsIndependent239
0.13%
12C. KaruppaiahMale · 46 yrsIndependent233
0.12%
13A. Subaresh RajaMale · 32 yrsIndependent232
0.12%
14Kangatharan .pMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent210
0.11%
15D. RameshMale · 53 yrsIndependent193
0.10%
16R. SivakumarMale · 62 yrs · SCIndependent192
0.10%
17R. RamachandranMale · 63 yrsIndependent190
0.10%
18V.R. JayakumarMale · 54 yrsIndependent129
0.07%
19Ramachandran .cMale · 45 yrsIndependent128
0.07%
20K. RenganMale · 61 yrs · SCPT122
0.06%
21C. KaruppaiahMale · 43 yrsIndependent112
0.06%
22K. DhanagopalMale · 47 yrsIndependent102
0.05%
23G. ManimegalaiFemale · 48 yrsCPI(ML)(L)100
0.05%
24C. RamachandranMale · 67 yrsIndependent89
0.05%
25M. A. MuthukumarMale · 41 yrsIndependent83
0.04%
26G. ArivazhaganMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent81
0.04%
27A. RajasekarMale · 42 yrsVTVTK74
0.04%
28K. MurugesanMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent64
0.03%
29G. MuthurajMale · 36 yrsIndependent62
0.03%
30A. RadhakrishnanMale · 72 yrs · SCIndependent39
0.02%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026DMK 35.1%TVK 34.1%BJP 21.6%AIADMK 40.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026V. MuthurajaDMK · 35.1% · margin 1,867Turnout84.3%
2021V . MuthurajaDMK · 47.7% · margin 13,001Turnout74.1%
2016Periyannan ArassuDMK · 39.2% · margin 2,084Turnout74.8%
2011Muthukumaran.pCPI · 46.8% · margin 3,101Turnout79.0%

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

Pudukkottai result 2021

Pudukkottai 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V . MuthurajaDMK85,802
47.70%
2Karthik ThondaimanAIADMK72,801
40.47%
3SasikumarNTK11,503
6.39%
4S . MoorthyMNM3,948
2.19%
5M . SubramanianDMDK1,873
1.04%
—NOTANOTA604
0.34%
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6Durai GunaIndependent476
0.26%
7VengadeshwaranBSP463
0.26%
8M. Saravana DevaNMK424
0.24%
9KarthikeyanIndependent393
0.22%
10V. N. MuthukumarIndependent380
0.21%
11A. RajasekarIndependent250
0.14%
12S . Soundar RajaIndependent205
0.11%
13K . DhanagopalIndependent180
0.10%
14Karuppaiah . CIndependent104
0.06%
15KumarMIDP95
0.05%
16M . RajinikanthIndependent90
0.05%
17S . Sahul AmeeduIndependent89
0.05%
18P. VijayakumarIndependent71
0.04%
19S . KarthikeyanIndependent58
0.03%
20N. VeeriahIndependent42
0.02%
21I . AbdullahIndependent41
0.02%

Pudukkottai result 2016

Pudukkottai 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Periyannan ArassuDMK66,739
39.19%
2Karthik ThondaimanAIADMK64,655
37.97%
3Chokkalingam. MIndependent22,973
13.49%
4Jahir HussainDMDK7,810
4.59%
—NOTANOTA1,637
0.96%
5Arunmozhichozhan. MNTK1,625
0.95%
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6Kumar. GIJK1,061
0.62%
7Radhakrishnan. AIndependent913
0.54%
8VellaisamyPMK667
0.39%
9Muthaiya. KIndependent574
0.34%
10SaravananIndependent342
0.20%
11Mohamed SherifIndependent319
0.19%
12Kumar. VIndependent299
0.18%
13Kanagarajan. AAIFB157
0.09%
14NavaneedhakrishnanIndependent144
0.08%
15NagarajanIndependent140
0.08%
16Jeeva. ABSP127
0.07%
17Karuppiah KaviganIndependent100
0.06%

Pudukkottai result 2011

Pudukkottai 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Muthukumaran.pCPI65,466
46.78%
2Periyannan ArassuDMK62,365
44.56%
3Srinivasan. NIJK4,098
2.93%
4Bharathan. VIndependent3,901
2.79%
5Selvam.palaBJP1,748
1.25%
6Ravi. CIndependent832
0.59%
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7Sevanthilingam.tIndependent750
0.54%
8Savaheer.sIndependent417
0.30%
9Karunanithi. CIndependent380
0.27%
Map

Pudukkottai 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 Pudukkottai 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

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

  • Durai VaikoMDMK79,304 48.0%
  • Karuppaiah. PAIADMK45,816 27.7%
  • Rajessh. TNTK16,764 10.1%
  • Senthilnathan. PAMMK13,213 8.0%
  • Selvaraj. SIndependent2,921 1.8%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, MDMK led here by 33,488 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Pudukkottai assembly seat in 2026?

V. Muthuraja of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Pudukkottai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 66,825 votes, which was 35.10% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Pudukkottai?

The margin was 1,867 votes (0.98% of valid votes). The runner-up was K.M. Shariff of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 64,958 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Pudukkottai in 2026?

Turnout was 84.34%: 1,90,615 of 2,26,009 registered electors voted, across 297 polling stations. That is 10.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pudukkottai part of?

Pudukkottai is an assembly segment of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Durai Vaiko got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Pudukkottai a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Pudukkottai?

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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