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, 2019
T. R. V .S. RAMESH
DMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2019
1,43,983
13.80% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
PMKDr. R. GOVINDASAMY
- Votes
- 3,78,177
- Vote share
- 36.25%
- Behind by
- 1,43,983
Electors
13,64,038
Total votes polled
10,43,202
Valid votes
10,43,202
NOTA votes
8,725
0.84% of votes polled
Turnout
76.5%
Full result, 2019
21 candidates · 10,43,202 valid votes
T. R. V .S. RAMESHDMKwon
5,22,160
50.0%
Dr. R. GOVINDASAMYPMK
3,78,177
36.3%
K. THANGAVELIND
44,892
4.3%
R. CHITHRANTK
34,692
3.3%
V. ANNAMALAIMNM
23,713
2.3%
KUPPUSAMYACDP
7,540
0.7%
S. DHANASEKARANIND
3,296
0.3%
D. SANKARIND
2,860
0.3%
C. JEYAPRAKASHBSP
2,827
0.3%
CHELLADURAITNLK
2,587
0.3%
K. RAMANIND
1,943
0.2%
M. SATHIYASEELANIND
1,671
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 21. 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
