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Markandayan G V
AC #213 · Thoothukudi District

Markandayan G V

Vilathikulam Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #213
58,395Votes
8,228Margin
33.4%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #213
58,395 Total Votes · Vilathikulam · 23 April 2026
Markandayan G V (DMK)33.4%
Winning Margin
8,228
Turnout
85.28%
Top Candidates
1
Markandayan G V
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
58,395
2
P. Kasiram
TVK
50,167
3
R. Sathya
ADMK
48,879
← Prev AC #212 R.S.Rajakannappan Mudhukulathur · DMK Next → AC #214 Srinath Thoothukkudi · TVK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Markandayan G V
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi
Assembly No.
AC #213 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
58,395Votes Won
8,228Margin
33.4%Vote Share
85.28%Turnout
EVM Votes
57,458
Postal Votes
937
Total Votes Cast
174,814
Candidates
16 candidates contested
Runner-Up
P. Kasiram (TVK) — 50,167 votes
3rd Place
R. Sathya (ADMK) — 48,879 votes
ECI Source
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Constituency Profile

204,982Total Electors
100,484Male Electors
104,482Female Electors
District
Thoothukudi
Male / Female
49.0% Male · 51.0% Female
Voter Turnout
85.28%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
G. V. Markandayan DMK
2016 Winner
Uma Maheswari ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Vilathikulam

1962–2026
DMK 6ADMK 4AIADMK 4wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 G. V. Markandayan DMK 58395 33.40% P. Kasiram TVK 8228
2021 G. V. Markandayan DMK 90348 54.05% P. Chinnappan ADMK 38549
2016 Uma Maheswari ADMK 71496 46.79% Beemaraj S DMK 18718
2011 G. V. Markandayan AIADMK 72753 54.58% Perumalsamy K INC 22597
2006 C. Karuppasamy ADMK 50603 40.49% S. Thangavelu DMK 4442
2001 C. Karuppasamy AIADMK 52000 43.51% P. Duraisamy PT 9262
1996 C. Karuppasamy ADMK 37933 33.94% S. Rasiah @ Raja DMK 600
1991 V. Gopalakrishnan ADMK 65620 61.88% S. Thangavelu DMK 26848
1989 S. Thangavelu DMK 46886 43.99% K. Marutha Karuppan ADK(J) 21989
1984 S. Sankaralingam AIADMK 48411 54.45% S. Thangavelu DMK 12383
1980 P. Durairaj AIADMK 31818 48.87% Madan. K. DMK 2382
1977 S. Subbiah DMK 13778 20.52% C. Ayyadorai AIADMK 337
1971 A. Velladurai DMK 35954 56.96% Gopa Thevar A. INC 8785
1967 A. Velladurai DMK 33865 50.24% M. P. Swamy INC 6980
1962 — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate Professional
Total Assets
—
Liabilities
—
Criminal Cases
⚠ 1 Case 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
ConstituencyVilathikulam
AC No.#213
DistrictThoothukudi
Votes58,395
Margin8,228
Vote Share33.4%
Turnout85.28%
Electors204,982
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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