Kilvaithinankuppam
All 11 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Thenral KumarWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 74,30539.13% |
| 2 | M. Jegan MoorthyAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 54,05028.46% |
| 3 | Dr. R. RajeswariDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 53,89828.38% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 31,486 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,88,920 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | R. Kalaiyenthiri (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 5,1832.73% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9720.51% | |
| 5 | M. Anandalai Thangaraj (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 4820.25% |
| 6 | J. Jayashankar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2270.12% |
| 7 | M. Raja (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2020.11% |
| 8 | A. Sathish (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1570.08% |
| 9 | J. Jaya Bharath (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1570.08% |
| 10 | K. P. Murugan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1460.08% |
| 11 | L. Kumaresan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1130.06% |
Kilvaithinankuppam 2026: TVK's Thenral Kumar wins in SC seat
TVK's E. Thenral Kumar swept Kilvaithinankuppam over AIADMK's M. Jegan Moorthy, the sitting MLA who had taken the SC-reserved seat in 2021. AIADMK had also won here in 2011 and 2016 through C. K. Thamizharasan and G. Loganathan, making this a long-running AIADMK pocket.
The 2026 margin breaks that hold in one of the wider TVK swings in the Vellore belt.
Where Kilvaithinankuppam was won
| Led by | Booths of 265 | Villages of 80 |
|---|---|---|
| E. Thenral Kumar TVK | 174 | 58 |
| M. Jegan Moorthy AIADMK | 75 | 18 |
| Others | 16 | 4 |
| Closest village | Vikramachi: TVK ahead by 11 | |
E. Thenral Kumar’s biggest leads
- Pichanoor+1,0629 booths
- Sedukkarai+9435 booths
- Ramalai+7947 booths
M. Jegan Moorthy’s best villages
- Thattaparai+5645 booths
- Senkundram+4465 booths
- Kankuppam+3075 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
- Vellore
- Electors, 2026
- 2,15,304women 1,09,963 (51.1%) · men 1,05,333 (48.9%) · third gender 8
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK DR. RAJESWARI. R led postal ballots (682), but TVK THENRAL KUMAR. E won the seat overall (74,305).
2,049 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. R. Rajeswari | DMK | 682 | 53,216 | 53,898 |
| 2 | E. Thenral Kumar | TVK | 656 | 73,649 | 74,305 |
| 3 | M. Jegan Moorthy | AIADMK | 585 | 53,465 | 54,050 |
| 4 | R. Kalaiyenthiri | NTK | 95 | 5,088 | 5,183 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 13 | 959 | 972 |
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 | 20,255 | 63rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 39.1% | 88th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 88.2% | 100th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,89,892 | 169th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 11 | =201st | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 972 | 64th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 M. Jagan Moorthy won it by 10,582 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
Kilvaithinankuppam (K. V. Kuppam) was created in the 2008 delimitation; the seat has no pre-2011 record.
About Kilvaithinankuppam
Kilvaithinankuppam, also called K. V. Kuppam, is an SC-reserved seat in Vellore district carved out in the 2008 delimitation. The constituency takes in K. V. Kuppam town and the surrounding panchayats off the Vellore-Gudiyattam road.
Its economy is rural - paddy, groundnut and sugarcane, with weaving and matchstick units in the smaller villages, and many residents commuting to Vellore and Gudiyattam for work. Land rights, MGNREGS work, drinking water from the Palar, and welfare access drive the vote here. The seat had stayed AIADMK since its creation; in 2026 it swings to TVK.
Around K. V. Kuppam
K. V. Kuppam's village temples and weekly shandies sit a short drive from the Vellore Fort and Sripuram. The road on to Gudiyattam runs past the matchstick clusters, and the Palar belt north opens into the Javadhu foothills.
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Who won Kilvaithinankuppam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
E. Thenral Kumar of TVK won Kilvaithinankuppam (AC 45) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 74,305 votes, 39.13% of the votes polled, ahead of M. Jegan Moorthy of AIADMK by 20,255 votes.
Who is the MLA of Kilvaithinankuppam?
E. Thenral Kumar of TVK was elected MLA for Kilvaithinankuppam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Kilvaithinankuppam in 2026?
Turnout was 88.2%: 1,89,892 of 2,15,304 electors voted.
Which district is Kilvaithinankuppam in?
Kilvaithinankuppam (constituency number 45) is in Vellore district, part of the Vellore Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Kilvaithinankuppam before 2026?
In 2021 M. Jagan Moorthy of AIADMK won by 10,582 votes over K. Seetharaman. In 2016 G. Loganathan of AIADMK won by 9,746 votes over V. Amalu.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 45
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