CUDDALORE
Constituency no. 26 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called CUDDALORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2004
VENKATAPATHY. K
DMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2004
1,31,352
17.28% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
ADMKRAJENDRAN. R
- Votes
- 2,68,707
- Vote share
- 35.35%
- Behind by
- 1,31,352
Electors
12,06,876
Total votes polled
7,60,180
Valid votes
7,60,180
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.0%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 7,60,180 valid votes
VENKATAPATHY. KDMKwon
4,00,059
52.6%
RAJENDRAN. RADMK
2,68,707
35.4%
SARWAR KHAN. EJD(U)
53,406
7.0%
VEERAPATRAN. P. MIND
13,664
1.8%
SANTHIYAGURAJ. MBSP
5,766
0.8%
RAJENDIRAN. MIND
5,030
0.7%
VIJAYKUMAR. PIND
3,544
0.5%
THIYAGARAJAN. RIND
2,599
0.3%
RAVI. KIND
2,327
0.3%
DHARMALINGAM MARUR. NRLD
1,936
0.3%
MURUGAN. CIND
1,373
0.2%
GOVINDAN. MIND
920
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | M.K. VISHNUPRASAD | INC | 4,55,053 | 44.11% | P. SIVAKOZHUNDU | 1,85,896 |
| 2019 | T. R. V .S. RAMESH | DMK | 5,22,160 | 50.05% | Dr. R. GOVINDASAMY | 1,43,983 |
| 2014 | ARUNMOZHITHEVAN.A | ADMK | 4,81,429 | 48.90% | NANDAGOPALAKRISHNAN.K. | 2,03,125 |
| 2009 | ALAGIRI S | INC | 3,20,473 | 42.76% | SAMPATH M C | 23,532 |
| 2004 | VENKATAPATHY. K | DMK | 4,00,059 | 52.63% | RAJENDRAN. R | 1,31,352 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
