Gandarvakkottai
All 10 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SubramanianWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 58,79535.08% |
| 2 | C. UthayakumarBJP Bharatiya Janata Party | 47,75628.49% |
| 3 | M. ChinnaduraiCPM Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 46,73427.88% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 27,748 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,66,491 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Nathiya (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,1896.08% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,1270.67% | |
| 5 | S. Arunkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 6530.39% |
| 6 | N. Senthilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 6420.38% |
| 7 | M. Lakshmanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5840.35% |
| 8 | Dhanarasu (lost deposit)NMK Namadhu Makkal Katchi | 4050.24% |
| 9 | T. Murugesan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4040.24% |
| 10 | P. Sasikumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3290.20% |
Gandarvakottai 2026: TVK's Subramanian wins
N. Subramanian, who first won this reserved Pudukkottai seat for AIADMK in 2011, returned to the Assembly on a TVK ticket with 58,795 votes, beating BJP's C. Uthayakumar. The seat had gone to AIADMK in 2016 and to CPI(M) in 2021 - this is its first TVK win.
Where Gandarvakkottai was won
| Led by | Booths of 250 | Villages of 95 |
|---|---|---|
| N. Subramanian TVK | 145 | 55 |
| C. Uthayakumar BJP | 58 | 25 |
| Others | 47 | 15 |
| Closest village | Thuvar: BJP ahead by 3 | |
N. Subramanian’s biggest leads
- Keeranur+1,42914 booths
- Kovilur+1,0408 booths
- Kallakottai+4325 booths
C. Uthayakumar’s best villages
- Sundampatti+2434 booths
- Valavampatti+2202 booths
- Uchani+2082 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruchirappalli
- Electors, 2026
- 1,96,024women 97,441 (49.7%) · men 98,574 (50.3%) · third gender 9
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. CPM M. CHINNADURAI led postal ballots (546), but TVK N. SUBRAMANIAN won the seat overall (58,795).
1,426 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Chinnadurai | CPM | 546 | 46,188 | 46,734 |
| 2 | N. Subramanian | TVK | 409 | 58,386 | 58,795 |
| 3 | C. Uthayakumar | BJP | 329 | 47,427 | 47,756 |
| 4 | Nathiya | NTK | 107 | 10,082 | 10,189 |
| 5 | S. Arunkumar | IND | 11 | 642 | 653 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 11,039 | 119th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 35.1% | 169th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 85.5% | 140th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,67,618 | 211th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 10 | =217th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,127 | 44th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from CPM. In 2021 M. Chinnadurai won it by 12,721 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
Gandarvakottai has not re-elected the same MLA since the 2008 delimitation - Subramanian's 2026 win comes 15 years after his first.
About Gandarvakottai
Gandarvakottai is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in northern Pudukkottai district, sitting on the dry uplands between the Cauvery delta and the Vaigai basin. The town owes its name to a 17th-century Tondaiman fort and the local economy runs on rainfed paddy, cotton and the Pudukkottai-Thanjavur trade route.
Its MLA has changed at every election since 2011: AIADMK's N. Subramanian in 2011, AIADMK's B. Arumugam in 2016, CPI(M)'s M. Chinnadurai in 2021, and Subramanian again in 2026, this time for TVK.
Around Gandarvakottai
The Sittannavasal Jain cave paintings are 30 km west - simple, quiet, and surprising for the colour that's survived since the 9th century. Pudukkottai town's Government Museum and the Tondaiman palace are easy add-ons.
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Who won Gandarvakkottai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
N. Subramanian of TVK won Gandarvakkottai (AC 178) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 58,795 votes, 35.08% of the votes polled, ahead of C. Uthayakumar of BJP by 11,039 votes.
Who is the MLA of Gandarvakkottai?
N. Subramanian of TVK was elected MLA for Gandarvakkottai in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Gandarvakkottai in 2026?
Turnout was 85.5%: 1,67,618 of 1,96,024 electors voted.
Which district is Gandarvakkottai in?
Gandarvakkottai (constituency number 178) is in Pudukkottai district, part of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Gandarvakkottai before 2026?
In 2021 M. Chinnadurai of CPI(M) won by 12,721 votes over S. Jayabharathi. In 2016 B. Arumugam of AIADMK won by 3,047 votes over K. Anbarasan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 178
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