KULITHALAI
Assembly seat no. 137 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
PAPPASUNDARAM.A
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2001
16,766
13.33% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKTHIRUNAVUKKARASU.D
- Votes
- 49,640
- Vote share
- 39.46%
- Behind by
- 16,766
Electors
1,79,980
Total votes polled
1,25,810
Valid votes
1,25,810
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
69.9%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,25,810 valid votes
PAPPASUNDARAM.AADMKwon
66,406
52.8%
THIRUNAVUKKARASU.DDMK
49,640
39.5%
PUGALENDHE. M.R.MDMK
5,492
4.4%
RAMASAMY. PIND
2,292
1.8%
SELVAM.MIND
1,077
0.9%
RAJU. SIND
903
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Suriyanur. A. Chandran | DMK | 68,138 | 32.59% | G.balasubramani | 579 |
| 2021 | R.Manickam | DMK | 1,00,829 | 51.06% | N.R.Chandrasekar | 23,540 |
| 2016 | RAMAR .E | DMK | 89,923 | 48.85% | CHANDRASEKARAN .R | 11,896 |
| 2011 | PAPPASUNDARAM.A | ADMK | 87,459 | 54.78% | MANICKAM.R | 22,473 |
| 2006 | MANICKAM.R | DMK | 69,615 | 50.42% | PAPASUNDARAM.A | 13,989 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KULITHALAI assembly constituency in 2026?
Suriyanur. A. Chandran (DMK) won KULITHALAI in 2026, by a margin of 579 votes.
Which party has won KULITHALAI the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KULITHALAI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won KULITHALAI the most times?
PAPPASUNDARAM.A, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2011.
