Jeganathmishra Pla of TVK won the Cumbum Assembly constituency (Theni district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.55% of 210,574 votes cast. The winning margin over Eramakrishnan N (DMK) was 751 votes, or 0.36 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.55%
Winner vote share
751
Margin (0.36%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Cumbum 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeganathmishra Pla Winner | TVK | 85,394 | 40.55% |
| 2 | Eramakrishnan N 2nd | DMK | 84,643 | 40.2% |
| 3 | Jakkaiyan S.T.K. | ADMK | 27,307 | 12.97% |
| 4 | Anbuselvi A | NTK | 9,599 | 4.56% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 667 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Muthu Bagavathi M. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 431 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Rajamohammed T | IND | 422 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Kathiravan S | New Generation People's Party | 319 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Prakash P. | IND | 254 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Muthuselvam G. | IND | 214 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Thasthakeer I | IND | 196 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar A | IND | 184 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Prakash P. | IND | 181 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Arunkumar A | IND | 161 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Vinoth Kumar R | IND | 154 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Saravanan S.R. | IND | 111 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Balan R | IND | 106 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Rajadurai S | IND | 98 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Nanthakumar A. | IND | 71 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Subramaniyam L R | IND | 62 | 0.03% |
How Cumbum compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N.Ramakrishnan | DMK | 51.81% |
| 2026 | JEGANATHMISHRA PLA | TVK | 40.55% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -11.26 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.