KATPADI
Assembly seat no. 40 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Dr M Sudhakar
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2026
5,870
2.88% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
ADMKV. Ramu
- Votes
- 63,998
- Vote share
- 31.45%
- Behind by
- 5,870
Electors
2,30,148
Total votes polled
2,03,497
Valid votes
2,03,497
NOTA votes
745
0.37% of votes polled
Turnout
88.4%
Full result, 2026
15 candidates · 2,03,497 valid votes
Dr M SudhakarTVKwon
69,868
34.3%
V. RamuADMK
63,998
31.4%
DuraimuruganDMK
62,225
30.6%
S. ThirukkumaranNTK
4,625
2.3%
J. RameshBSP
407
0.2%
D. RamuIND
323
0.2%
Indu .wTMMDK
319
0.2%
DhananchezhiyanIND
215
0.1%
V. ChandranAIPTMMK
187
0.1%
M. SuthakarIND
145
0.1%
S. BalajiTNLK
140
0.1%
DhanasekarIND
122
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr M Sudhakar | TVK | 69,868 | 34.33% | V. Ramu | 5,870 |
| 2021 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 85,140 | 45.71% | V RAMU | 746 |
| 2016 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 90,534 | 50.90% | APPU S.R.K | 23,946 |
| 2011 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 75,064 | 49.55% | APPU S.R.K.(A) RADHAKRISHNAN.S. | 2,973 |
| 2006 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 86,824 | 57.45% | NARAYANAN.B | 35,147 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above