Tiruchendur
Assembly constituency 215 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#215 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 Anitha R. RadhakrishnanDMK72,723 39.1%
- 02 J. MuruganTVK66,851 35.9%
- 03 K R M RadhakrishnanBJP34,159 18.4%
- 04 OphiliyaNTK9,794 5.3%
- 05 GopalakrishnanAIPTM442 0.2%
- 06 Maharajan. MPMTDK321 0.2%
- 07 Rasik Mussammil. KTVK237 0.1%
- 08 Venkatesh Perumal. SIND225 0.1%
- 09 Meera SahibIND175 0.1%
- 10 Shaik Abdul Kader. P.S.JIND149 0.1%
- 11 Packia Sam. TNIP97 0.1%
- 12 Veerappa. TIND96 0.1%
- 13 Rajalingam. MIND59 0.0%
Turnout 79.6%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total722
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 1,85,328Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
3.2 ppAnitha R. RadhakrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
14.6 ppAnitha R. RadhakrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
15.8 ppAnitha R RadhakrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
0.4 ppAnitha R RadhakrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
3.6 ppPeter Alphonse.SIndian National Congress
- 2001
1.2 ppSubbiah Pandian.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
14.8 ppNaina Mohamed, K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
27.0 ppS. NagoormeeranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
6.6 ppSamsudin Alias KathiravanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
7.8 ppPerumal, T.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
2.4 ppShahul Hameed A.Independent
- 1977
7.4 ppM.M.A. RazakAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
11.3 ppKathiravan Alias SamshudeenDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
1.1 ppI.A.C.PillaiIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.0 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 34,159 votes, 5.8× the 5,872-vote margin.
34,159 ÷ 5,872 = 5.8 -
The top two polled 75.0% of votes; the other 11 candidates 24.6% between them.
(72,723 + 66,851) ÷ 1,86,050 = 75.0% · 45,754 ÷ 1,86,050 = 24.6% -
Turnout of 79.6% was 7.0 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
79.6 − 86.6 = −7.0 -
The margin narrowed from 14.6 pp in 2021 to 3.2 pp.
3.2 − 14.6 = −11.4 pp -
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan 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 lines1,85,328
- NOTAcounted within the total722
- Published totalVotes polled1,86,050
- 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