KULITHALAI
Assembly seat no. 137 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMKSuriyanur. A. Chandran | TVKG.balasubramani | 579 | 0.28% | 29 | 93.6% |
| 2021 | DMKR.Manickam | ADMKN.R.Chandrasekar | 23,540 | 11.92% | 18 | 86.2% |
| 2016 | DMKRAMAR .E | ADMKCHANDRASEKARAN .R | 11,896 | 6.46% | 13 | 88.1% |
| 2011 | ADMKPAPPASUNDARAM.A | DMKMANICKAM.R | 22,473 | 14.08% | 7 | 88.8% |
| 20061973 boundaries | DMKMANICKAM.R | ADMKPAPASUNDARAM.A | 13,989 | 10.13% | 13 | 80.5% |
| 20011973 boundaries | ADMKPAPPASUNDARAM.A | DMKTHIRUNAVUKKARASU.D | 16,766 | 13.33% | 6 | 69.9% |
| 19961973 boundaries | DMKR. SELVAM | ADMKA. PAPPASUNDARAM | 17,750 | 14.43% | 14 | 71.0% |
| 19911973 boundaries | ADKA. PAPPA SUNDARAM | DMKS. P. SETHIRAMAN | 47,341 | 41.07% | 11 | 69.8% |
| 19891973 boundaries | ADKJLA. PAPA SUNDARAM | DMKA. SIVARAMAN | 11,810 | 10.32% | 8 | 77.5% |
| 19841973 boundaries | ADKP. MUSIRI PUPPNAN | CPIB. KARUPPAIAH | 29,848 | 30.75% | 5 | 74.4% |
| 19801973 boundaries | CPIKARUPPAIAH, R. | INC(I)SRINIVASA REDDIAR, P. E. | 8,189 | 9.74% | 4 | 69.9% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INCP.E. SRINIVASA REDDIAR | ADKS. RASU | 7,647 | 9.50% | 5 | 67.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
