The counting of votes for the Pudukkottai Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu is underway, with 30 candidates vying for the seat. Key contenders include V. Muthuraja of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), K.M. Shareef of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), and N. Ramachandran of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Other prominent candidates are Ezhilarasi Vijayendran (Naam Tamilar Katchi), E. Ramalingam (Party for the Rights of Other Backward Classes), S. Niyaz Ahamed (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), G. Manimegalai (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)), A. Rajasekar (Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi), K. Rengan (Puthiya Tamilagam), and several independents.
Previous Election Results
In the 2021 Assembly Election, V. Muthuraja of the DMK won the Pudukkottai seat with a margin of 13,001 votes, defeating V.R. Karthik Thondaiman of the AIADMK. In 2016, Periyannan Arassu of the DMK had won the seat with a margin of 2,084 votes. The constituency is a General category seat and is one of 234 Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu.
Counting Process and Trends
As counting progresses, round-by-round trends are being closely monitored to determine the leading candidate. The cumulative tallies from each round provide a clearer picture of vote distribution. Early trends indicate a tight race among the top contenders. The final result will declare which candidate secures the most votes in Pudukkottai for the 2026 election.
List of Candidates
The 30 candidates contesting from Pudukkottai are: Ezhilarasi Vijayendran (NTK), V. Muthuraja (DMK), N. Ramachandran (BJP), E. Ramalingam (PROBC), K.M. Shariff (TVK), S. Niyaz Ahamed (TVK), G. Manimegalai (CPI(ML)(L)), A. Rajasekar (VTVTK), K. Rengan (PT), G. Arivazhagan (IND), Kangatharan .P (IND), C. Karuppaiah (IND), C. Karuppaiah (IND), K. Kailasakumar (IND), C. Govindasamy (IND), R. Sivakumar (IND), A. Subaresh Raja (IND), Senthilnathan .B (IND), S. Selvaraj (IND), K. Dhanagopal (IND), G. Duraisaravanan (IND), M. A. Muthukumar (IND), G. Muthuraj (IND), K. Murugesan (IND), D. Ramesh (IND), A. Radhakrishnan (IND), Ramachandran .C (IND), C. Ramachandran (IND), R. Ramachandran (IND), and V.R. Jayakumar (IND).
This live blog provides updates on the Pudukkottai Assembly Election results 2026, with data sourced from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and MyNeta, based on election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
