KATTUMANNARKOIL (AC 159)
L.E. JOTHIMANI of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won KATTUMANNARKOIL in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +33,063 votes. 12 candidates contested.
Winner
L.E. JOTHIMANI
VCK
Votes85,179Net worthRs 82.06 LAge71EducationOthersCriminal cases1
Runner-up
A. SOZHAN
PMK
Votes52,116Net worthRs 1.67 CrAge42EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +33,063 votes (24.08% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — KATTUMANNARKOIL
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.E. JOTHIMANI | VCK | 85,179 | Rs 82.06 L | 1 | 71 | won |
| 2 | A. SOZHAN | PMK | 52,116 | Rs 1.67 Cr | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 3 |  S. SEENUVASAN | TVK | 43,156 | Rs 63.76 L | 2 | 57 | lost |
| 4 |  SIVAJOTHI .M | NTK | 4,563 | Rs 42.20 L | 3 | 41 | lost |
| 5 |  ALAVANTHAR .M | TAMIZH | 563 | Rs 7.75 L | 1 | 55 | lost |
| 6 |  SANKARKUMAR .S | IND | 509 | Rs 42.10 L | 0 | 68 | lost |
| 7 |  S. MURALI | AANAIT | 342 | Rs -84.51 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 8 |  M.A.T. ARCHUNAN | IND | 324 | Rs 42.10 L | 0 | 68 | lost |
| 9 |  SATHEESHKUMAR .M | BAHUJA | 252 | Rs -7.69 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 10 |  G. KALYANA SUNDARAM | ALL IN | 247 | Rs 5.95 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 11 |  BABU .B | RASHTR | 189 | Rs 5.29 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 12 |  NOTA | NONE O | 465 | — | — | — |