AC 218 · Thoothukudi · DMK
KOVILPATTI (AC 218)
KARUNANITHI.K of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won KOVILPATTI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +843 votes. 22 candidates contested.
Winner
KARUNANITHI.K
DMK
Votes61,643Net worthRs 1.59 CrAge51Education8th PassCriminal cases2
Runner-up
BALASUBRAMANIAN.S
TVK
Votes60,800Net worthRs 3.32 CrAge41EducationOthersCriminal cases0
Margin +843 votes (0.69% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — KOVILPATTI
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 | KARUNANITHI.K | DMK | 61,643 | Rs 1.59 Cr | 2 | 51 | won |
| 2 | BALASUBRAMANIAN.S | TVK | 60,800 | Rs 3.32 Cr | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 3 |  KADAMBUR RAJU.C | AIADMK | 53,014 | Rs 3.06 Cr | 0 | 66 | lost |
| 4 |  PANDI.P | NTK | 11,919 | Rs 77.52 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 5 |  ATHIKUMAR KUDUMBAR.B | IND | 2,992 | Rs 22.48 L | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 6 |  KANNAN.S | ALL IN | 446 | Rs 4.59 Cr | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 7 |  POUNDURAI.K | IND | 398 | Rs 32.94 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 8 |  PREMKUMAR.K | IND | 378 | Rs 2.28 Cr | 0 | 55 | lost |
| 9 |  PANDIMUNEESWARI.K | IND | 367 | Rs 11.97 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 10 |  SARAVANAN.S | THAMIZ | 356 | Rs 2.47 Cr | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 11 |  PARAMASIVAN.S | IND | 275 | Rs 91.50 L | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 12 |  RAMACHANDRAN.R | BAHUJA | 194 | Rs 36.67 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 13 |  SEKAR.C | IND | 177 | Rs 8.44 L | 7 | 53 | lost |
| 14 |  HARI BALAKRISHNAN.G | PUTHIY | 139 | Rs 5.57 L | 0 | 28 | lost |
| 15 |  GURUSAMY.K | IND | 104 | Rs 1.21 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 16 |  CHINNA MAHARAJA.K | IND | 94 | Rs 44.85 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 17 |  RENGANAYAGALU.S | IND | 90 | Rs 5.82 L | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 18 |  PONNUSAMY.M | IND | 77 | Rs 10.05 L | 0 | 59 | lost |
| 19 |  MUNEESWARAN.R | IND | 69 | Rs 4.09 L | 0 | 27 | lost |
| 20 |  GUNASEKARAN.P | IND | 55 | — | — | — | lost |
| 21 |  ARUMUGAVEL.T | NAAM I | 52 | Rs 8.39 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 22 |  NOTA | NONE O | 593 | — | — | — |