Kovilpatti
Part of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat.
K. Karunanithi (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Kovilpatti in 2026, 843 votes ahead of Balasubramanian.s.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
61,643 votes · 31.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
60,800 votes · 31.3%
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- KRAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
53,014 votes · 27.3%
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- PNaam Tamilar Katchi
11,919 votes · 6.1%
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- AKIndependent
2,992 votes · 1.5%
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- KAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
446 votes · 0.2%
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- PIndependent
398 votes · 0.2%
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- PIndependent
378 votes · 0.2%
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- PIndependent
367 votes · 0.2%
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- SThamizh Perarasu Katchi
356 votes · 0.2%
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- PIndependent
275 votes · 0.1%
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- RBahujan Samaj Party
194 votes · 0.1%
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- SIndependent
177 votes · 0.1%
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- HBPuthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi
139 votes · 0.1%
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- GIndependent
104 votes · 0.1%
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- CMIndependent
94 votes · 0.0%
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- RIndependent
90 votes · 0.0%
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- PIndependent
77 votes · 0.0%
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- MIndependent
69 votes · 0.0%
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- GIndependent
55 votes · 0.0%
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- ANaam Indiar Party
52 votes · 0.0%
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218 · Kovilpatti
General2,42,359 registered voters · 21 candidates · 843 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
K. Karunanithi
DMK · Male · 61,643 votes (31.74%) · 843 ahead of Balasubramanian.s
- 80.25%
- Turnout
- 1,94,497
- Votes cast
- 1,93,639
- Valid votes
- 593
- None of the above
- 1,24,669
- Women electors
90,011 men and 1,01,751 women voted in person, plus 2,723 postal ballots. 265 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 699.
- DMK61,643840 postal31.74%
TVK60,800658 postal31.30%- Kadambur Raju.cMale
ADMK53,014621 postal27.29% - Pandi.pMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough11,919228 postal6.14%
- INDGas cylinder2,99260 postal1.54%
- None of the aboveNOTA5930.31%
- Kannan.sMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm4469 postal0.23%
- Poundurai.kMaleINDBat3980.20%
- Premkumar.kMaleINDGreen chilli3782 postal0.19%
- Pandimuneeswari.kFemaleINDDiamond3671 postal0.19%
- Saravanan.sMaleTMZPRSUKTCMatchbox3563 postal0.18%
- Paramasivan.sMaleINDScissors2750.14%
- Ramachandran.rMale
BSP1948 postal0.10% - Sekar.cMaleINDTelevision1771 postal0.09%
- PMTDKBaby walker1390.07%
- Gurusamy.kMaleINDRoad roller1041 postal0.05%
- INDChappals940.05%
- Renganayagalu.sMaleINDTiller900.05%
- Ponnusamy.mMaleINDBucket770.04%
- Muneeswaran.rMaleINDElectric pole690.04%
- Gunasekaran.pMaleINDFlute555 postal0.03%
- Arumugavel.tMaleNIDPSpanner522 postal0.03%
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.