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R. Kathiravan
AC #138 · Tiruchirappalli District

R. Kathiravan

Manapparai Assembly Constituency
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #138
83,041Votes
1,426Margin
34.43%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #138
83,041 Total Votes · Manapparai · 23 April 2026
R. Kathiravan (TVK)34.43%
Winning Margin
1,426
Turnout
90.01%
Top Candidates
1
R. Kathiravan
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
83,041
2
Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar
ADMK
81,615
3
P. Abdul Samed
DMK
61,355
← Prev AC #137 Suriyanur. A. Chandran Kulithalai · DMK Next → AC #139 Ramesh Srirangam · TVK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
R. Kathiravan
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
Constituency
Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli
Assembly No.
AC #138 of 234
District
Tiruchirappalli
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
83,041Votes Won
1,426Margin
34.43%Vote Share
90.01%Turnout
EVM Votes
82,268
Postal Votes
773
Total Votes Cast
241,216
Candidates
19 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar (ADMK) — 81,615 votes
3rd Place
P. Abdul Samed (DMK) — 61,355 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

267,999Total Electors
132,135Male Electors
135,856Female Electors
District
Tiruchirappalli
Male / Female
49.3% Male · 50.7% Female
Voter Turnout
90.01%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
P. Abdul Samad DMK
2016 Winner
Chandrasekar R ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Manapaarai

1962–2026
ADMK 3AIFB 3DMK 2TVK 1AIADMK 1FBL 1IND 1CPI 1CPI(M) 1INC 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 R. Kathiravan TVK 83041 34.43% P. L. Vijayakumar ADMK 1426
2021 P. Abdul Samad DMK 98077 44.23% Chandraseker R ADMK 12243
2016 Chandrasekar R ADMK 91399 44.38% Mohamed Nizam M A IUML 18277
2011 Chandra Sekar R AIADMK 81020 46.77% Ponnusamy K IND 28299
2006 I. Mahendran ADMK 39009 42.41% P. V. Kathiravan DMK 3045
2001 L. Santhanam FBL 39248 43.32% S.O. Ramasamy DMK 9067
1996 P.N. Vallarasu AIFB 75324 76.18% P. Veluchamy ADMK 55903
1991 R. Pandiammal ADMK 41654 50.30% P.N. Vallarasu FBL 3194
1989 P. N. Vallarasu DMK 29116 33.74% V. Pandian INC 13591
1984 Muthuramalingam. P. K. M. IND 50876 60.9% Andi Thever S. IND 20741
1980 Andi Thevar. S. AIFB 33857 47.67% Muthuramalingam. P. K. M. IND 12323
1977 P. K. Mookiah Thevar AIFB 35361 61.95% N. S. Ponniah INC 23939
1971 K. T. K. Thangamani CPI 40899 47.88% Anandam P. INC 9146
1967 N. Sankaraiah CPI(M) 46882 59.42% M. Chelliah INC 23870
1962 A. Chinnathurai Ambalakaran INC 32580 58.29% K. P. Annavi DMK 11610
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate Professional
Total Assets
₹2,22,19,566 ~ 2 Crore+
Liabilities
₹76,77,972 ~ 76 Lacs+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 4 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
PartyTVK
ConstituencyManapparai
AC No.#138
DistrictTiruchirappalli
Votes83,041
Margin1,426
Vote Share34.43%
Turnout90.01%
Electors267,999
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK MLAs109 (108 won in May)
Strength229 (5 vacant)
Majority115
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