Ramanathapuram
Assembly constituency 211 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#211 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 Katharbatcha MuthuramalingamDMK89,137 37.5%
- 02 Shahul HameedTVK76,678 32.3%
- 03 Gbs K.NagendranBJP57,730 24.3%
- 04 S.M. Muthu KesavanNTK10,766 4.5%
- 05 Dr.J. Abubakkar SithickAPTAD359 0.2%
- 06 K. MaleswaranIND356 0.2%
- 07 A. Chinna RajaIND350 0.2%
- 08 Kan IlangoIND347 0.2%
- 09 C. ParirajanVTVTK229 0.1%
- 10 PullaniIND223 0.1%
- 11 Karthigai PandiIND160 0.1%
- 12 S. MurugaboopathyCPI(ML)L146 0.1%
- 13 BalakrishnanIND142 0.1%
Turnout 75.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total953
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 2,36,623Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
5.2 ppKatharbatcha MuthuramalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
23.7 ppKatharbatcha MuthuramalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
17.4 ppManikandan.MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
9.8 ppJawahirullaManithaneya Makkal Katchi
- 2006
9.6 ppMohan.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
0.7 ppSivaperumal .A.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
1.2 ppKrishnasamy, K.Jharkhand Party
- 1991
33.8 ppRajamannar S.X.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
2.1 ppM. MuthiahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
34.2 ppR.S. ArumugamIndian National Congress
- 1980
4.1 ppAppadurai, M.Communist Party of India
- 1977
10.5 ppO.S. VeluchamiIndian National Congress
- 1971
20.0 ppM. MuthiahAll India Forward Bloc
- 1967
9.0 ppM.MuthiahSwatantra Party
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 57,730 votes, 4.6× the 12,459-vote margin.
57,730 ÷ 12,459 = 4.6 -
The top two polled 69.8% of votes; the other 11 candidates 29.8% between them.
(89,137 + 76,678) ÷ 2,37,576 = 69.8% · 70,808 ÷ 2,37,576 = 29.8% -
Turnout of 75.8% was 10.8 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
75.8 − 86.6 = −10.8 -
The margin narrowed from 23.7 pp in 2021 to 5.2 pp.
5.2 − 23.7 = −18.5 pp -
Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines2,36,623
- NOTAcounted within the total953
- Published totalVotes polled2,37,576
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database