KUMBAKONAM
Assembly seat no. 171 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KUMBAKONAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 2001
MANI KO.SI.
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2001
6,496
5.49% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
ADMKERAMANATHAN.RAMA
- Votes
- 54,019
- Vote share
- 45.69%
- Behind by
- 6,496
Electors
1,96,625
Total votes polled
1,18,242
Valid votes
1,18,242
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.1%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,18,242 valid votes
MANI KO.SI.DMKwon
60,515
51.2%
ERAMANATHAN.RAMAADMK
54,019
45.7%
STALIN R.MDMK
1,480
1.3%
JAYASANKAR.A.IND
885
0.8%
DEVADOS.G. KUPPALIND
651
0.6%
RETHINAKUMAR .PIND
366
0.3%
BALAKRISHNAN N.IND
173
0.1%
GANESHKUMAR.K.IND
153
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vinoth | TVK | 78,650 | 37.76% | Anbalagan G | 679 |
| 2021 | ANBALAGAN, G. | DMK | 96,057 | 48.62% | SRITHAR VANDAYAR, G.M. | 21,383 |
| 2016 | G.ANBALAGAN | DMK | 85,048 | 45.04% | RATHNA.S | 8,457 |
| 2011 | ANBALAGAN.G | DMK | 78,642 | 48.72% | ERAMANATHAN.RAMA | 1,272 |
| 2006 | MANI.KO.SI | DMK | 65,305 | 52.23% | ERAMANATHAN.RAMA | 14,141 |
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 KUMBAKONAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Vinoth (TVK) won KUMBAKONAM in 2026, by a margin of 679 votes.
Which party has won KUMBAKONAM the most times?
DMK, with 7 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has KUMBAKONAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won KUMBAKONAM the most times?
MANI K.S., with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
