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, 2016
G.ANBALAGAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2016
8,457
4.48% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKRATHNA.S
- Votes
- 76,591
- Vote share
- 40.56%
- Behind by
- 8,457
Electors
2,46,392
Total votes polled
1,88,827
Valid votes
1,88,827
NOTA votes
2,593
1.37% of votes polled
Turnout
76.6%
Full result, 2016
14 candidates · 1,88,827 valid votes
G.ANBALAGANDMKwon
85,048
45.0%
RATHNA.SADMK
76,591
40.6%
PARAMASIVAM.DDMDK
8,098
4.3%
K.VENKATRAMANPMK
8,048
4.3%
MANI SENTHILNTK
2,937
1.6%
ANNAMALAI PL.BJP
2,934
1.6%
VIJAYAKUMAR.CIND
569
0.3%
AROKKIYA RAJ.VTAVK
456
0.2%
KALAVATHY.TBSP
371
0.2%
FATHIMA . RIND
367
0.2%
GURUMOORTHY.DIND
266
0.1%
VINOTH.RIND
240
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
