Cuddalore district · 9 seats · April 2026 election
Cuddalore MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: AIADMK won 3 of Cuddalore's 9 seats; DMK 3, DMDK 1, TVK 1, VCK 1. By votes: TVK 27.8%, AIADMK 25.5%, DMK 19.1%. The same seats went DMK 5, AIADMK 2, INC 1, VCK 1 in 2021.
AIADMK 3 DMK 3 DMDK 1 TVK 1 VCK 1
Votes counted
17,60,631
Turnout
86.5%
Seats that changed party since 2021
5 of 9
Cuddalore's 9 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Tittakudi (SC) | C. V. Ganesan DMK | 2,629 | TVK | 84.1% | Booths |
| 152 | Vriddhachalam | Premallatha Vijayakant DMDK | 2,387 | TVK | 86.9% | Booths |
| 153 | Neyveli | R. Rajendran AIADMK | 10,962 | DMK | 88.2% | Booths |
| 154 | Panruti | K. Mohan AIADMK | 10,663 | VCK | 87.2% | Booths |
| 155 | Cuddalore | B. Rajkumar TVK | 15,519 | INC | 85.3% | Booths |
| 156 | Kurinjipadi | M. R. K. Panneerselvam DMK | 7,589 | AIADMK | 89.8% | Booths |
| 157 | Bhuvanagiri | A. Arunmozhithevan AIADMK | 2,487 | DMK | 88.9% | Booths |
| 158 | Chidambaram | M. Thamimun Ansari DMK | 5,747 | AIADMK | 85.0% | Booths |
| 159 | Kattumannarkoil (SC) | L. E. Jothimani VCK | 33,063 | PMK | 83.0% | Booths |
Cuddalore in numbers
| Measure | Cuddalore | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 9 | =6th | 6 |
| Electors | 20,34,971 | 8th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 86.5% | 18th | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 50.8% | 27th | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 7,589 | 29th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 5 of 9 | 25th | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.37% | 22nd | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Vriddhachalam, won by 2,387 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Kattumannarkoil, won by 33,063 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (5 of 9)
- Vriddhachalam 2021 INC → 2026 DMDK
- Neyveli 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
- Panruti 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
- Cuddalore 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Chidambaram 2021 AIADMK → 2026 DMK
What each seat is
- TittakudiTittakudi is a reserved (SC) seat in Cuddalore district, centred on the Vriddhachalam taluk in what the state calls the Sugar Bowl of Tamil Nadu.
- VriddhachalamVriddhachalam is a deeply ancient Shiva town in Cuddalore district, on the Manimutha (Manimuktha) river.
- NeyveliNeyveli is the lignite-mining township seat of Cuddalore district, built around the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC India) in the 1950s.
- PanrutiPanruti is the jackfruit capital of Tamil Nadu, with the May-June fruit auctions at the Panruti market drawing buyers from as far as Mumbai.
- CuddaloreCuddalore is the port-and-district-headquarters seat of Cuddalore district, on the Bay of Bengal where the Gadilam meets the sea.
- KurinjipadiKurinjipadi is an inland Cuddalore seat just north of Panruti, covering the Kurinjipadi and Kammapuram belts on the Vellar tributary plain.
- BhuvanagiriBhuvanagiri is a coastal assembly seat in Cuddalore district, covering the temple town of Bhuvanagiri, the port hamlet of Pichavaram and the mangrove fringe of the Coleroon estuary.
- ChidambaramChidambaram is the temple-town seat of Cuddalore district, centred on the 12th-century Thillai Nataraja temple, one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalas of Shiva.
- KattumannarkoilKattumannarkoil is a reserved (SC) seat in Cuddalore district and the home base of VCK president Thol.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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