Vilathikulam
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. V. MarkandayanWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,39533.40% |
| 2 | P. KasiramTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 50,16728.70% |
| 3 | R. SathyaAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 48,87927.96% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 29,028 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,74,172 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Balaji Ramachandran (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,7806.74% |
| 5 | P. Madasamy (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 2,0571.18% |
| 6 | C. Ponpandi (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,3800.79% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 6420.37% | |
| 7 | P. Rajasekaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4410.25% |
| 8 | G. Muniyasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1750.10% |
| 9 | M. Ponnusamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1720.10% |
| 10 | R. Perumal (lost deposit)NIP Naam Indiar Party | 1660.09% |
| 11 | K. Ajay Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1660.09% |
| 12 | P. Jeyakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1480.08% |
| 13 | V. Ganesan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 880.05% |
| 14 | A. Prabahar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 870.05% |
| 15 | A. Patturaj (lost deposit)IND Independent | 710.04% |
Vilathikulam 2026: DMK's G.V. Markandayan holds
DMK's G.V. Markandayan retained Vilathikulam with 58,395 votes, holding off TVK's P. Kasiram. About 1.75 lakh votes were polled and the DMK margin shrank steeply from the 38,549-vote sweep of 2021, as TVK debuted strongly on a seat Markandayan had won for the AIADMK in 2011 and for the DMK in 2021.
Where Vilathikulam was won
| Led by | Booths of 274 | Villages of 142 |
|---|---|---|
| G. V. Markandayan DMK | 126 | 70 |
| P. Kasiram TVK | 63 | 18 |
| Others | 85 | 54 |
| Closest village | Ettayapuram: DMK ahead by 5 | |
G. V. Markandayan’s biggest leads
- Irachi+2993 booths
- Vilathikulam+24515 booths
- Urulaikudi+2352 booths
P. Kasiram’s best villages
- V. Pudur+7738 booths
- Vaippar Part 2+2733 booths
- Mettilpatti+1431 booth
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
- Thoothukkudi
- Electors, 2026
- 2,04,982women 1,04,482 (51.0%) · men 1,00,484 (49.0%) · third gender 16
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
2,258 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. V. Markandayan | DMK | 937 | 57,458 | 58,395 |
| 2 | P. Kasiram | TVK | 589 | 49,578 | 50,167 |
| 3 | R. Sathya | AIADMK | 418 | 48,461 | 48,879 |
| 4 | Balaji Ramachandran | NTK | 206 | 11,574 | 11,780 |
| 5 | P. Madasamy | PT | 62 | 1,995 | 2,057 |
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 | 8,228 | 143rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.4% | 199th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 85.3% | 143rd | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,74,814 | 207th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 642 | =166th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK held the seat. In 2021 G.V. Markandayan won it by 38,549 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 1996–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
About Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a dry-belt constituency in the north of Thoothukudi district, taking in Vilathikulam town and a wide spread of farming villages stretching into Ettayapuram and Kayathar territory. The economy runs on rain-fed paddy, cotton, chillies, palmyra, goat-rearing and a steady migration of working-age men to the Tuticorin port and Gulf jobs.
The constituency has been an AIADMK stronghold for most of its post-1996 history, with G.V. Markandayan first winning it for AIADMK in 2011 before crossing over and capturing it for DMK in 2021. The Ettayapuram pancha-loga statue of poet Subramania Bharati anchors the cultural map.
Plan a visit
Drive out to Ettayapuram for Subramania Bharati's birth-house memorial, see the Kayathar wind-farm belt that stretches across the horizon, and head south for Tuticorin's pearl-diver coast and the Tiruchendur sea-shore Murugan temple.
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Who won Vilathikulam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
G. V. Markandayan of DMK won Vilathikulam (AC 213) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 58,395 votes, 33.40% of the votes polled, ahead of P. Kasiram of TVK by 8,228 votes.
Who is the MLA of Vilathikulam?
G. V. Markandayan of DMK was elected MLA for Vilathikulam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Vilathikulam in 2026?
Turnout was 85.3%: 1,74,814 of 2,04,982 electors voted.
Which district is Vilathikulam in?
Vilathikulam (constituency number 213) is in Thoothukudi district, part of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Vilathikulam before 2026?
In 2021 G.V. Markandayan of DMK won by 38,549 votes over P. Chinnappan. In 2016 K. Uma Maheswari of AIADMK won by 18,718 votes over S. Beemaraj.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 213
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