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Assembly constituency 213 · Tamil Nadu

Vilathikulam is assembly constituency number 213 in Tamil Nadu, in Thoothukkudi district, and one of the segments of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Markandayan G V of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.4% of the vote, 8,228 votes ahead of P. Kasiram (TVK).

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Vilathikulam · 2026AC 213
  1. 01
    Markandayan G V
    DMK
    58,395
    33.40%
  2. 02
    P. Kasiram
    TVK
    50,167
    28.70%
  3. 03
    R. Sathya
    AIADMK
    48,879
    27.96%
  4. 04
    Balaji Ramachandran
    NTK
    11,780
    6.74%
  5. 05
    P.madasamy
    PT
    2,057
    1.18%
  6. 10 other candidates · 2,894 votesNOTA · 642 (0.37%)

Margin 8,228 votes · 4.71% of valid votes

2,05,465
Registered electors
2026 election
85.2%
Turnout
+7.7 pts vs 2021
8,228
Victory margin
4.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,74,814 valid votes, NOTA included.

Vilathikulam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Markandayan G VMale · 49 yrsDMK58,395
33.40%
2P. KasiramMale · 44 yrsTVK50,167
28.70%
3R. SathyaFemale · 48 yrsAIADMK48,879
27.96%
4Balaji RamachandranMale · 36 yrsNTK11,780
6.74%
5P.madasamyMale · 50 yrsPT2,057
1.18%
6C. PonpandiMale · 39 yrsAIPTMMK1,380
0.79%
—NOTANOTA642
0.37%
7P. RajasekaranMale · 59 yrsIndependent441
0.25%
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8G. MuniyasamyMale · 53 yrsIndependent175
0.10%
9M. PonnusamyMale · 59 yrs · SCIndependent172
0.10%
10K. Ajay KumarMale · 26 yrsIndependent166
0.09%
11R. PerumalMale · 53 yrsNIDP166
0.09%
12P. JeyakumarMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent148
0.08%
13V. GanesanMale · 50 yrsIndependent88
0.05%
14A. PrabaharMale · 33 yrsIndependent87
0.05%
15A. PatturajMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent71
0.04%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 33.4%TVK 28.7%AIADMK 28.0%NTK 6.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Markandayan G VDMK · 33.4% · margin 8,228Turnout85.2%
2021Markandayan VDMK · 54.0% · margin 38,549Turnout77.5%
2019 byeChinnappan.pAIADMK · 43.9% · margin 28,554Turnout76.4%
2016Uma Maheswari KAIADMK · 46.8% · margin 18,718Turnout74.3%
2011Markandayan. VAIADMK · 54.6% · margin 22,597Turnout76.0%

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

Vilathikulam bye-election, 18 Apr 2019

Turnout 76.4% · 1,59,794 of 2,09,258 electors voted

Vilathikulam bye-election 2019-04-18 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chinnappan.pAIADMK70,139
43.93%
2Jayakumar.a.cDMK41,585
26.04%
3Markandayan.vIndependent27,456
17.19%
4Jothimony.kIndependent9,695
6.07%
5Kalidoss.mNTK4,628
2.90%
6Natarajan.tMNM1,399
0.88%
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—NOTANOTA1,386
0.87%
7Dheepa Valentina.tIndependent778
0.49%
8Rajivgandhi.mIndependent634
0.40%
9Muruganantham.mIndependent527
0.33%
10Ponraj.pNIDP458
0.29%
11Hariharan.sIndependent290
0.18%
12Vinoth Kumar.mIndependent249
0.16%
13Marimuthu.pIndependent233
0.15%
14Rajamani.pIndependent218
0.14%

Vilathikulam result 2021

Vilathikulam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Markandayan VDMK90,348
54.05%
2Chinnappan PAIADMK51,799
30.99%
3Balaji RNTK11,828
7.08%
4Seeni Selvi KAMMK6,657
3.98%
5Wilson XMNM1,520
0.91%
6Muthukumar CPT1,055
0.63%
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—NOTANOTA1,036
0.62%
7Karuppasamy KNIDP613
0.37%
8Manikkaraj ABSP487
0.29%
9Marimuthu SSIFB404
0.24%
10Muruganantham MIndependent348
0.21%
11Chelladurai SIndependent312
0.19%
12Arumugam SIndependent272
0.16%
13Arumugaperumal KIndependent268
0.16%
14Gandhi MBHUDRP121
0.07%
15Rajamani PIndependent101
0.06%

Vilathikulam result 2016

Vilathikulam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Uma Maheswari KAIADMK71,496
46.79%
2Beemaraj SDMK52,778
34.54%
3Kathirvel PTMC(M)15,030
9.84%
4Rama Moorthy PBJP6,441
4.22%
5Marudhanayagam G NNTK1,766
1.16%
—NOTANOTA1,581
1.03%
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6Subbulakshmi IBSP850
0.56%
7Murugan AShiv Sena704
0.46%
8Muniyasamy SPMK560
0.37%
9Mahendran SIndependent389
0.25%
10Shanmugaraj CIndependent246
0.16%
11Rathinasamy ARPI(A)245
0.16%
12Maharaja RIndependent238
0.16%
13Patturaj AIndependent237
0.16%
14Pon Erulamudaiyan KIndependent234
0.15%

Vilathikulam result 2011

Vilathikulam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Markandayan. VAIADMK72,753
54.58%
2Perumalsamy. KINC50,156
37.63%
3Karuthu Maiyanan. MIndependent2,378
1.78%
4Manthiramuthu. GIndependent1,795
1.35%
5Sundaramoorthy.kBJP1,499
1.12%
6Ayyadurai. SBSP1,423
1.07%
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7Ayyanar. P.sIndependent1,102
0.83%
8Nadaraj. GIndependent806
0.60%
9Nammazhwar. NIndependent513
0.38%
10Natarajan. PIndependent443
0.33%
11Ponnu Kumar.kIndependent424
0.32%
Map

Vilathikulam 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMK80,369 53.0%
  • Sivasamy Velumani RAIADMK31,711 20.9%
  • Rowena Ruth Jane JNTK18,879 12.5%
  • Vijayaseelan SdrTMC(M)14,174 9.3%
  • Rajha N PNIDP983 0.6%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 48,658 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Vilathikulam assembly seat in 2026?

Markandayan G V of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Vilathikulam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 58,395 votes, which was 33.40% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Vilathikulam?

The margin was 8,228 votes (4.71% of valid votes). The runner-up was P. Kasiram of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 50,167 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Vilathikulam in 2026?

Turnout was 85.19%: 1,75,030 of 2,05,465 registered electors voted, across 274 polling stations. That is 7.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vilathikulam part of?

Vilathikulam 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 Vilathikulam had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 18 Apr 2019, Chinnappan.p (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 28,554 votes.

Is Vilathikulam a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Vilathikulam?

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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