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Karunanithi.K
AC #218 · Thoothukudi District

Karunanithi.K

Kovilpatti Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #218
61,643Votes
843Margin
31.74%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #218
61,643 Total Votes · Kovilpatti · 23 April 2026
Karunanithi.K (DMK)31.74%
Winning Margin
843
Turnout
80.37%
Top Candidates
1
Karunanithi.K
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
61,643
2
Balasubramanian.S
TVK
60,800
3
Kadambur Raju.C
ADMK
53,014
← Prev AC #217 P .Mathanraja Ottapidaram · TVK Next → AC #219 Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar Sankarankovil · ADMK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Karunanithi.K
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi
Assembly No.
AC #218 of 234
District
Thoothukudi
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
61,643Votes Won
843Margin
31.74%Vote Share
80.37%Turnout
EVM Votes
60,803
Postal Votes
840
Total Votes Cast
194,232
Candidates
22 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Balasubramanian.S (TVK) — 60,800 votes
3rd Place
Kadambur Raju.C (ADMK) — 53,014 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

241,660Total Electors
116,980Male Electors
124,651Female Electors
District
Thoothukudi
Male / Female
48.4% Male · 51.6% Female
Voter Turnout
80.37%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
Kadambur C. Raju ADMK
2016 Winner
Kadambur Raju ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Kovilpatti

1962–2026
AIADMK 5DMK 4ADMK 3SWA 2wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 K. Karunanithi DMK 61643 31.74% S. Balasubramanian TVK 843
2021 Kadambur C. Raju ADMK 68556 37.89% T. T. V. Dhinakaran AMMK 12403
2016 Kadambur Raju ADMK 64514 38.96% A. Subramanian DMK 428
2011 Kadambur Raju C AIADMK 73007 55.85% Ramachandran G PMK 26480
2006 N. Malai Raja DMK 65517 45.99% Nainar Nagendran ADMK 606
2001 Nainar Nagendran AIADMK 42765 40.93% A.L. Subramanian DMK 722
1996 A.L. Subramanian DMK 59914 52.48% V. Karuppasamy Pandian ADMK 23324
1991 D. Veliah ADMK 63138 62.81% A. L. Subramanian DMK 30285
1989 A. L. Subramanian DMK 37991 35.55% N. S. S. Nellai Kannan INC 9521
1984 S. Narayanan AIADMK 56409 59.57% A. L. Subramanian DMK 18862
1980 V. R. Nedunchezhiyan AIADMK 48338 57.96% Rajathi Kunchithapatham INC 14196
1977 G. R. Edmund AIADMK 26419 38.5% Krishnan alias Nellai Kannan INC 7294
1971 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam SWA 34739 50.14% Ratnavelpandian S. DMK 193
1967 D. S. Adhimoolam SWA 36206 53.78% S. Chellapandian INC 6375
1962 — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
8th Pass
Total Assets
₹1,74,61,450 ~ 1 Crore+
Liabilities
₹16,11,383 ~ 16 Lacs+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 2 Cases declared
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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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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyDMK
ConstituencyKovilpatti
AC No.#218
DistrictThoothukudi
Votes61,643
Margin843
Vote Share31.74%
Turnout80.37%
Electors241,660
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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