Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri — TVK takes granite-and-mango district HQ by 18,844, ends decade of sub-5K margins
TVK's Mukundhan P won Krishnagiri district HQ by 18,844 votes over AIADMK's Ashokkumar K — a decisive break from the seat's recent run of photo-finishes. AIADMK's Ashok Kumar had taken Krishnagiri in 2021 by just 794 votes over DMK's T. Senguttuvan (the second-tightest result in TN that cycle); DMK's Senguttuvan had won in 2016 by 4,891 votes; AIADMK's K. P. Munusamy had a 29,097-vote 2011 cushion in the post-2G wave. The 2026 result is TVK's first win here and the largest margin the seat has produced since 2011. Krishnagiri's mango groves and granite quarries — the district produces a third of India's pink granite — sit alongside the Hosur-Bangalore manufacturing corridor.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKUNDHAN.P | TVK | 89,374 | 39.40% |
| 2 | ASHOKKUMAR.K | AIADMK | 70,530 | 31.09% |
| 3 | CHELLAKUMAR.A | CONG | 59,597 | 26.27% |
| 4 | SUGANTHI | NTK | 6,398 | 2.82% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 1,136 | 0.50% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKUNDHAN.P | TVK | 1,122 | 88,252 | 89,374 |
| 2 | CHELLAKUMAR.A | INC | 1,045 | 58,552 | 59,597 |
| 3 | ASHOKKUMAR.K | AIADMK | 1,043 | 69,487 | 70,530 |
| 4 | SUGANTHI | NTK | 175 | 6,223 | 6,398 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 42 | 1,094 | 1,136 |
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.
Krishnagiri's 2021 contest produced one of TN's tightest results — AIADMK's K. Ashok Kumar held DMK's T. Senguttuvan by just 794 votes, the second-narrowest margin in that cycle. Senguttuvan is a recurring figure: he won in 2006 and 2016, lost the 2021 squeaker, and was again the AIADMK target in 2026 (though it was Mukundhan-Ashokkumar in the head-to-head). TVK's 18,844-vote 2026 win is the seat's largest margin since K. P. Munusamy's 2011 cushion.
About Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri — AC 53 — is the headquarters of Krishnagiri district, set on the Bangalore-Salem highway. The district is the granite-and-mango heartland of TN — pink and grey granite from quarries at Bargur and the Krishnagiri belt is exported globally, and the mango orchards (Banganapalli, Alphonso, Totapuri) supply pulp to Maaza, Frooti and the export market. The Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) dam on the South Pennar, built in 1958, is the district's water spine. The constituency has been one of TN's most competitive, with all four post-2008 contests decided by under 30,000 votes and the 2021 result a 794-vote AIADMK squeaker.
Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri is where TN's granite story is quarried — the district produces a third of India's pink granite, and the polished slabs in Italian and Gulf hotels often start their journey from these blocks. The Krishnagiri fort on its small hill (Vijayanagara-era, captured by Tipu Sultan, taken by the British in 1768) overlooks the town. Drive 35 km north to the KRP dam and reservoir for sunset, or south through the mango orchards in season (April-June) when Banganapalli and Totapuri pour into the roadside markets.
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