Karaikudi
Part of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat.
Dr. T. K. Prabhu (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Karaikudi in 2026, 46,074 votes ahead of Mangudi. S.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,01,358 votes · 44.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSIndian National Congress
55,284 votes · 24.1%
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- DVAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
33,352 votes · 14.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SNaam Tamilar Katchi
30,793 votes · 13.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NCPuthiya Tamilagam
796 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VKIndependent
689 votes · 0.3%
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- KAAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
602 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KKRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
590 votes · 0.3%
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- DKIndependent
531 votes · 0.2%
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- PGIndependent
502 votes · 0.2%
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- MRIndependent
471 votes · 0.2%
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- KRIndependent
469 votes · 0.2%
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- RBBahujan Samaj Party
458 votes · 0.2%
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- PSIndependent
361 votes · 0.2%
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- JAIndependent
321 votes · 0.1%
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- AJSamaniya Makkal Nala Katchi
315 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBIndependent
263 votes · 0.1%
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- LRIndependent
258 votes · 0.1%
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- VVIndependent
236 votes · 0.1%
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- SVIndependent
216 votes · 0.1%
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- RMIndependent
216 votes · 0.1%
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- MKIndependent
175 votes · 0.1%
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- SKIndependent
169 votes · 0.1%
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- UMIndependent
166 votes · 0.1%
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- RSIndependent
157 votes · 0.1%
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184 · Karaikudi
General3,06,124 registered voters · 25 candidates · 46,074 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Dr. T. K. Prabhu
TVK · Male · 1,01,358 votes (44.21%) · 46,074 ahead of Mangudi. S
- 75.01%
- Turnout
- 2,29,625
- Votes cast
- 2,28,748
- Valid votes
- 519
- None of the above
- 1,56,617
- Women electors
1,03,529 men and 1,23,453 women voted in person, plus 2,628 postal ballots. 358 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 199.
- TVK1,01,358731 postal44.21%
- Mangudi. SMale
INC55,284867 postal24.11% - Dherpoki V.pandiMale
AMMK33,352286 postal14.55% - SeemanMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough30,793316 postal13.43%
- Newton Babu. CMalePTGas cylinder7965 postal0.35%
- Velu. KMaleINDKettle6891 postal0.30%
- Kalimuthu. AMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm6025 postal0.26%
- Karuppiah. KMale
RPI(A)59013 postal0.26% - Dinesh. KMaleINDBatsman5310.23%
- None of the aboveNOTA5190.23%
- Prabu. GMaleINDMike5025 postal0.22%
- Manimaran. RMaleINDMatchbox4711 postal0.21%
- Kalidass. RMaleINDTea filter4699 postal0.20%
BSP4584 postal0.20%- Pandi. SMaleINDBread toaster3611 postal0.16%
- Jeevitha. AFemaleINDBalloon3210.14%
- SMKNKWalking stick3155 postal0.14%
- Shanthi. BFemaleINDBinoculars2632 postal0.11%
- Lakshmanan. RMaleINDBattery Torch2580.11%
- INDRing2362 postal0.10%
- Suresh. VMaleINDFrying pan2162 postal0.09%
- Ramu. MMaleINDBucket2162 postal0.09%
- Muthukumar. KMaleINDBat1754 postal0.08%
- Selvi. KFemaleINDBox1690.07%
- Udhuman Ali. M.sMaleINDTooth brush1661 postal0.07%
- Ramanathan. S.vMaleINDShip1572 postal0.07%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.