Aruppukkottai
Aruppukkottai 2026: DMK's KKSSR Ramachandran holds by 4,943 votes
DMK's K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran won a third straight term in Aruppukkottai with 65,104 votes, edging out TVK debutant K. Karthik Kumar by 4,943 votes. The TVK candidate's 60,161 showing on a first outing turned a stronghold into a real contest, with 26 names on the ballot fragmenting what used to be a clean DMK-AIADMK duel.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN. K.K.S.S.R | DMK | 65,104 | 36.99% |
| 2 | KARTHIK KUMAR. K | TVK | 60,161 | 34.19% |
| 3 | SETHUPATHY. S | AIADMK | 37,190 | 21.13% |
| 4 | MANIMARAN. G | NTK | 8,499 | 4.83% |
| 5 | RAGUPATHI. K | IND | 2,179 | 1.24% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN. K.K.S.S.R | DMK | 980 | 64,124 | 65,104 |
| 2 | KARTHIK KUMAR. K | TVK | 605 | 59,556 | 60,161 |
| 3 | SETHUPATHY. S | AIADMK | 407 | 36,783 | 37,190 |
| 4 | MANIMARAN. G | NTK | 161 | 8,338 | 8,499 |
| 5 | RAGUPATHI. K | PT | 72 | 2,107 | 2,179 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Pre-2008 rows are from the older Aruppukkottai seat boundary, before the delimitation redrew the assembly map.
About Aruppukkottai
Aruppukkottai is a textile and trading town in Virudhunagar district, on the road between Madurai and Tuticorin. The constituency is set in the dry, palmyra-fringed plains south of the Vaigai and takes in the municipality plus the surrounding villages of Aruppukkottai taluk. The economy runs on handloom and powerloom units, the famous Aruppukkottai sarees, oilseed and cotton trade, and a long-standing co-operative weaving network. Politically the seat has swung between DMK and AIADMK since the 1990s, with KKSSR Ramachandran turning it into a DMK fortress across 2016 and 2021. It sits within the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha seat.
Plan a visit
Stop at the Mookkanjee Amman temple in town, watch weavers at work in the Aruppukkottai saree clusters, and drive out to Sri Vaikuntam Perumal temple at nearby villages. Madurai's Meenakshi temple and Thiruparankundram are an hour's drive north for a longer trip.
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