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Dr M Sudhakar
AC #40 · Vellore District

Dr M Sudhakar

Katpadi Assembly Constituency
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #40
69,868Votes
5,870Margin
34.33%Vote Share
🗺️ Katpadi constituency profile ›📍 See on map ›

2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #40
69,868 Total Votes · Katpadi · 23 April 2026
Dr M Sudhakar (TVK)34.33%
Winning Margin
5,870
Turnout
88.97%
Top Candidates
1
Dr M Sudhakar
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
69,868
2
V. Ramu
ADMK
63,998
3
Duraimurugan
DMK
62,225
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Dr M Sudhakar
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
Constituency
Katpadi, Vellore
Assembly No.
AC #40 of 234
District
Vellore
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
69,868Votes Won
5,870Margin
34.33%Vote Share
88.97%Turnout
EVM Votes
69,284
Postal Votes
584
Total Votes Cast
203,497
Candidates
16 candidates contested
Runner-Up
V. Ramu (ADMK) — 63,998 votes
3rd Place
Duraimurugan (DMK) — 62,225 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

228,736Total Electors
110,210Male Electors
118,493Female Electors
District
Vellore
Male / Female
48.2% Male · 51.8% Female
Voter Turnout
88.97%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
Durai Murugan DMK
2016 Winner
Durai Murugan DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Katpadi

1962–2026
DMK 9AIADMK 3TVK 1PMK 1ADMK 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 M. Sudhakar TVK 69868 34.33% V. Ramu ADMK 5870
2021 Durai Murugan DMK 85140 45.71% V. Ramu ADMK 746
2016 Durai Murugan DMK 90534 50.90% Appu S.R.K ADMK 23946
2011 Durai Murugan DMK 75064 49.55% Appu S. R. K. Radhakrishnan S. AIADMK 2973
2006 N. K. R. Sooriyakumar DMK 78689 50.80% K. G. Subramani ADMK 17243
2001 S. Natarajan PMK 67046 48.96% T. Anbazhagan MGRK 12088
1996 R. Mahendran DMK 50118 39.65% T. Anbazhagan IND 3221
1991 R. Indrakumari ADMK 81446 68.05% N. K. Raja DMK 47529
1989 R. Mahendran DMK 36774 32.00% A. R. Rajendran ADK(J) 9581
1984 T. Anbazhagan AIADMK 56503 58.55% N. K. Raja DMK 29210
1980 Anbazhagan. T AIADMK 42786 49.82% Raja. N. K DMK 6625
1977 T. Anbazhagan AIADMK 31015 44.43% M. Marappan DMK 16055
1971 M. P. Sarathy DMK 38968 52.85% A. K. Lalalajapathy INC 6567
1967 M. P. Sarathy DMK 39863 58.96% J. Mudaliar INC 14414
1962 Kesava Reddiar DMK 29283 62.16% Periasami INC 11455
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate Professional
Total Assets
Rs 7,17,34,969 ~ 7 Crore+
Liabilities
Rs 90,72,809 ~ 90 Lacs+
Criminal Cases
2 declared cases
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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PartyTVK
ConstituencyKatpadi
AC No.#40
DistrictVellore
Votes69,868
Margin5,870
Vote Share34.33%
Turnout88.97%
Electors228,736
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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