KULITHALAI
Assembly seat no. 137 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2021
R.Manickam
DMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2021
23,540
11.92% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKN.R.Chandrasekar
- Votes
- 77,289
- Vote share
- 39.14%
- Behind by
- 23,540
Electors
2,29,173
Total votes polled
1,97,456
Valid votes
1,97,456
NOTA votes
1,191
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
86.2%
Full result, 2021
18 candidates · 1,97,456 valid votes
R.ManickamDMKwon
1,00,829
51.1%
N.R.ChandrasekarADMK
77,289
39.1%
Seeni.PrakasuNTK
11,511
5.8%
R.SaravananIND
838
0.4%
V.NiroshaAMMK
761
0.4%
R.ChandrasekarIND
694
0.3%
S.ManikandanIJK
674
0.3%
V.VellaiyanIND
612
0.3%
P.AnbalaganBSP
590
0.3%
K.SureshIND
494
0.3%
M.SankarSAMANIYAMAKKALNALAKATCHI
460
0.2%
B.SelvarajIND
399
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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.
