Kurinjipadi
All 11 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. R. K. PanneerselvamWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 76,69535.84% |
| 2 | A. BhuvanenthiranAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,10632.30% |
| 3 | D. RajkumarTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 53,11024.82% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 35,556 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,13,336 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | T. Kannan (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 7,1133.32% |
| 5 | Kavitha Renganathan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,8132.25% |
| 6 | R. Arumugam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 9280.43% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 6290.29% | |
| 7 | R. Manimala (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4580.21% |
| 8 | R. Srinivasan (lost deposit)TTNP Tamil Telugu National Party | 3230.15% |
| 9 | M. Kanagaraj (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 2730.13% |
| 10 | A. C. T. Dhanakesavamoorthy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2650.12% |
| 11 | N. Muthazhagan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2520.12% |
Kurinjipadi 2026: Panneerselvam holds for DMK
DMK's M. R. K. Panneerselvam won a third straight Kurinjipadi term with 76,695 votes, ahead of AIADMK's A. Bhuvanenthiran on 69,106. The margin is sharply down from his 17,527-vote 2021 win and 28,108-vote 2016 sweep.
Where Kurinjipadi was won
| Led by | Booths of 278 | Villages of 62 |
|---|---|---|
| M. R. K. Panneerselvam DMK | 120 | 38 |
| A. Bhuvanenthiran AIADMK | 117 | 22 |
| Others | 41 | 2 |
| Closest village | Vanamadevi: DMK ahead by 17 | |
M. R. K. Panneerselvam’s biggest leads
- Poovanikuppam+1,0536 booths
- Alapakkam+7933 booths
- Agaram+7695 booths
A. Bhuvanenthiran’s best villages
- Kodukkan Palayam+1,0114 booths
- Ramapuram+8519 booths
- Pachaiyankuppam+6759 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
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Cuddalore
- Electors, 2026
- 2,38,189women 1,21,305 (50.9%) · men 1,16,838 (49.1%) · third gender 46
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
2,213 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | DMK | 917 | 75,778 | 76,695 |
| 2 | A. Bhuvanenthiran | AIADMK | 662 | 68,444 | 69,106 |
| 3 | D. Rajkumar | TVK | 487 | 52,623 | 53,110 |
| 4 | Kavitha Renganathan | NTK | 69 | 4,744 | 4,813 |
| 5 | T. Kannan | TVAK | 48 | 7,065 | 7,113 |
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 | 7,589 | 149th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 35.8% | 153rd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 89.8% | 68th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,13,965 | 97th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 11 | =201st | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 629 | 173rd | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK held the seat. In 2021 M. R. K. Panneerselvam won it by 17,527 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
About Kurinjipadi
Kurinjipadi is an inland Cuddalore seat just north of Panruti, covering the Kurinjipadi and Kammapuram belts on the Vellar tributary plain. It is sugar, cashew and groundnut country. Around 213,965 voters polled in 2026.
Panneerselvam has been the DMK's face here since 2006: he won by 1,915 votes that year, lost to AIADMK's R. Rajendran in 2011, and won three in a row (2016, 2021, 2026). The shrinking margin signals tighter ground than the headline suggests.
Vellar river country and cashew groves
Kurinjipadi town is best paired with a Vellar riverside drive to Sethiyathope and the small Vriddhachalam ghats. The Pataleeswarar temple at Tirupathiripuliyur (just east on the way to Cuddalore town) is a Chola-era seven-storey gopuram complex and one of the lesser-visited Padal Petra Sthalam shrines.
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Who won Kurinjipadi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
M. R. K. Panneerselvam of DMK won Kurinjipadi (AC 156) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 76,695 votes, 35.84% of the votes polled, ahead of A. Bhuvanenthiran of AIADMK by 7,589 votes.
Who is the MLA of Kurinjipadi?
M. R. K. Panneerselvam of DMK was elected MLA for Kurinjipadi in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Kurinjipadi in 2026?
Turnout was 89.8%: 2,13,965 of 2,38,189 electors voted.
Which district is Kurinjipadi in?
Kurinjipadi (constituency number 156) is in Cuddalore district, part of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Kurinjipadi before 2026?
In 2021 M. R. K. Panneerselvam of DMK won by 17,527 votes over Selvi Ramajayam. In 2016 M. R. K. Panneerselvam of DMK won by 28,108 votes over R. Rajendran.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 156
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