Manapparai
All 18 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. KathiravanWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 83,04134.43% |
| 2 | Dr. P. L. VijayakumarAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 81,61533.83% |
| 3 | P. Abdul SamedDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,35525.44% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 40,044 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,40,267 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | M. Arunagiri (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,0704.17% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9490.39% | |
| 5 | A. Arockiaraj (lost deposit)SMNK Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 7210.30% |
| 6 | P. Vijayakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5950.25% |
| 7 | M. Rajesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5540.23% |
| 8 | Sarphudin (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3330.14% |
| 9 | P. Meena (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 2750.11% |
| 10 | M. Karuppan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2740.11% |
| 11 | A. Senthil Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2720.11% |
| 12 | Periyakka (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2380.10% |
| 13 | P. Chinnan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1830.08% |
| 14 | M. Kathiravan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1800.07% |
| 15 | M. Vijaya Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1730.07% |
| 16 | R. Rajavarman (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1550.06% |
| 17 | Kuttaian (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1260.05% |
| 18 | A. Raman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1070.04% |
Manapparai — TVK's R. Kathiravan flips Manapparai from DMK
R. Kathiravan of TVK has won Manapparai against AIADMK's Dr. P.L. Vijayakumar, taking a Tiruchirappalli-district seat where DMK's P. Abdul Samad had won in 2021 by 12,243 votes over AIADMK. AIADMK's R. Chandrasekar held the seat in both 2011 (with 81,020 votes) and 2016 (margin of about 18,277 over IUML).
The 2026 result is a three-way DMK-AIADMK-TVK contest that broke for the new entrant.
Where Manapparai was won
| Led by | Booths of 346 | Villages of 79 |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kathiravan TVK | 178 | 37 |
| Dr. P. L. Vijayakumar AIADMK | 136 | 39 |
| Others | 32 | 3 |
| Closest village | Thottiapatti: AIADMK ahead by 3 | |
R. Kathiravan’s biggest leads
- Manapparai+1,77939 booths
- Palayankottai+8817 booths
- Malayandipatti+7068 booths
Dr. P. L. Vijayakumar’s best villages
- Karuppur+1,1128 booths
- Pannapatti East+9769 booths
- F.Keelaiyur+9234 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
- Karur
- Electors, 2026
- 2,67,999women 1,35,856 (50.7%) · men 1,32,135 (49.3%) · 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 P. ABDUL SAMED led postal ballots (1,213), but TVK R. KATHIRAVAN won the seat overall (83,041).
3,214 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Abdul Samed | DMK | 1,213 | 60,142 | 61,355 |
| 2 | Dr. P. L. Vijayakumar | AIADMK | 1,014 | 80,601 | 81,615 |
| 3 | R. Kathiravan | TVK | 773 | 82,268 | 83,041 |
| 4 | M. Arunagiri | NTK | 159 | 9,911 | 10,070 |
| 5 | P. Chinnan | IND | 17 | 166 | 183 |
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 | 1,426 | 213th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 34.4% | 180th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 90.0% | 66th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,41,216 | 34th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 18 | =82nd | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 949 | 70th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 P. Abdul Samad won it by 12,243 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.
Manapparai was created in the 2008 delimitation, so no pre-2008 row applies. AIADMK's R. Chandrasekar took the inaugural 2011 contest by 28,299 votes and held it again in 2016, before MNMK's Abdul Samad won on the DMK alliance in 2021 and TVK's Kathiravan flipped it in 2026.
About Manapparai
Manapparai (AC 138) is a highway-town seat on the Trichy–Madurai NH-38, in western Tiruchirappalli district at the edge of Pudukkottai's dry zone. The town is best known for Manapparai murukku, the crisp coiled rice-flour snack that earned a GI tag in 2019; bus passengers have stopped here to pick up packets since the 1950s.
The constituency takes in paddy and millet farming on the Pavithra-Vaigai uplands, with the Kallar reservoir feeding the Marudhanadhi system. The Vayalur Murugan temple — one of Murugan's 'unofficial' Padal-petra shrines — sits on the seat's eastern edge, and Pudukkottai's Sittannavasal cave paintings are an hour's drive south.
Manapparai & the murukku highway
Manapparai is a 20-minute coffee stop turned half-day — pick up packets of GI-tag rice-flour murukku at the bus-stand stalls, eat thatte-idli and country chicken at a NH-38 mess. From here it's an hour south to Pudukkottai's Sittannavasal Jain cave paintings and the Thirumayam fort, or 40 km north to Trichy for the Rockfort and Srirangam.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Quick answers
Who won Manapparai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
R. Kathiravan of TVK won Manapparai (AC 138) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 83,041 votes, 34.43% of the votes polled, ahead of Dr. P. L. Vijayakumar of AIADMK by 1,426 votes.
Who is the MLA of Manapparai?
R. Kathiravan of TVK was elected MLA for Manapparai in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Manapparai in 2026?
Turnout was 90.0%: 2,41,216 of 2,67,999 electors voted.
Which district is Manapparai in?
Manapparai (constituency number 138) is in Tiruchirappalli district, part of the Karur Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Manapparai before 2026?
In 2021 P. Abdul Samad of DMK won by 12,243 votes over R. Chandrasekar. In 2016 R. Chandrasekar of AIADMK won by 18,277 votes over M.A. Mohamed Nizam.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 138
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