Padmanabhapuram
Part of the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
R. Chellaswamy (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) won Padmanabhapuram in 2026, 15,569 votes ahead of Krishna Kumar. S.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
68,938 votes · 38.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KSTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
53,369 votes · 29.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RPBharatiya Janta Party
44,293 votes · 24.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SNaam Tamilar Katchi
11,288 votes · 6.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VRIndependent
453 votes · 0.2%
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- DSIndependent
373 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RMThamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi
346 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SAOur Mahathma National Party
314 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DBIndependent
229 votes · 0.1%
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- AHIndependent
193 votes · 0.1%
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- VNTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
144 votes · 0.1%
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232 · Padmanabhapuram
General2,37,160 registered voters · 11 candidates · 15,569 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
R. Chellaswamy
CPI(M) · Male · 68,938 votes (38.18%) · 15,569 ahead of Krishna Kumar. S
- 76.59%
- Turnout
- 1,81,648
- Votes cast
- 1,79,940
- Valid votes
- 615
- None of the above
- 1,18,070
- Women electors
83,637 men and 94,077 women voted in person, plus 3,930 postal ballots. 1,092 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 1,649.
- CPI(M)68,9381,042 postal38.18%
- Krishna Kumar. SMale
TVK53,369628 postal29.56% - Ramesh. PMale
BJP44,293880 postal24.53% - SeelanMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough11,288240 postal6.25%
- None of the aboveNOTA6150.34%
- Vasanthi. RFemaleINDDiamond4539 postal0.25%
- Durai Raj. SMaleINDRing3732 postal0.21%
- Rakesh Kumar. MMaleTPMKDrill machine3466 postal0.19%
- Syedali. AMaleOMNPGas Stove3143 postal0.17%
- INDBiscuit2291 postal0.13%
- Arul Mani. HMaleINDShip1933 postal0.11%
- Vaikundamani. NMaleTAVKCamera1445 postal0.08%
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.