PADMANABHAPURAM
Assembly seat no. 232 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Chellaswamy. R
CPM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
15,569
8.62% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKKrishna Kumar. S
- Votes
- 53,369
- Vote share
- 29.56%
- Behind by
- 15,569
Electors
2,37,160
Total votes polled
1,80,555
Valid votes
1,80,555
NOTA votes
615
0.34% of votes polled
Turnout
76.1%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 1,80,555 valid votes
Chellaswamy. RCPMwon
68,938
38.2%
Krishna Kumar. STVK
53,369
29.6%
Ramesh. PBJP
44,293
24.5%
SeelanNTK
11,288
6.3%
Vasanthi. RIND
453
0.3%
Durai Raj. SIND
373
0.2%
Rakesh Kumar. MTPMK
346
0.2%
Syedali. AOMNP
314
0.2%
Dr. Krishna Prasad. BIND
229
0.1%
Arul Mani. HIND
193
0.1%
Vaikundamani. NTAVK
144
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chellaswamy. R | CPM | 68,938 | 38.18% | Krishna Kumar. S | 15,569 |
| 2021 | Mano Thangaraj, T. | DMK | 87,744 | 51.57% | John Thankam, D. | 26,885 |
| 2016 | MANO THANGARAJ T | DMK | 76,249 | 47.20% | RAJENDRA PRASAD K P | 40,905 |
| 2011 | DR.PUSHPA LEELA ALBAN | DMK | 59,882 | 41.48% | S.AUSTIN | 19,321 |
| 2006 | THEODARE REGINALD.T | DMK | 51,612 | 53.06% | RAJENDRA PRASAD K.P | 31,066 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
