KATTUMANNARKOIL
Assembly seat no. 159 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
L.e. Jothimani
VCK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
33,063
17.60% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
PMKA. Sozhan
- Votes
- 52,116
- Vote share
- 27.74%
- Behind by
- 33,063
Electors
2,26,509
Total votes polled
1,87,905
Valid votes
1,87,905
NOTA votes
465
0.25% of votes polled
Turnout
83.0%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 1,87,905 valid votes
L.e. JothimaniVCKwon
85,179
45.3%
A. SozhanPMK
52,116
27.7%
S. SeenuvasanTVK
43,156
23.0%
Sivajothi .mNTK
4,563
2.4%
Alavanthar .mTAVK
563
0.3%
Sankarkumar .sIND
509
0.3%
S. MuraliAJPK
342
0.2%
M.a.t. ArchunanIND
324
0.2%
Satheeshkumar .mBSP
252
0.1%
G. Kalyana SundaramAIJYMKG
247
0.1%
Babu .bRTSMJD
189
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | L.e. Jothimani | VCK | 85,179 | 45.33% | A. Sozhan | 33,063 |
| 2021 | SINTHANAI SELVAN | VCK | 86,056 | 49.02% | N. MURUGUMARAN | 10,565 |
| 2016 | MURUGUMARAN.N | ADMK | 48,450 | 29.33% | THIRUMAAVALAVAN.THOL | 87 |
| 2011 | N.MURUGUMARAN | ADMK | 83,665 | 57.79% | D.RAVIKUMAR | 31,725 |
| 2006 | RAVIKUMAR.D. | VCK | 57,244 | 51.46% | VALLALPERUMAN.P. | 13,414 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above