N. Subramanian of TVK won the Gandarvakkottai Assembly constituency (Pudukkottai district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.08% of 167,618 votes cast. The winning margin over C. Uthayakumar (BJP) was 11,039 votes, or 6.59 percentage points. The seat flipped from CPM to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.08%
Winner vote share
11,039
Margin (6.59%)
CPM → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Gandarvakkottai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Subramanian Winner | TVK | 58,795 | 35.08% |
| 2 | C. Uthayakumar 2nd | BJP | 47,756 | 28.49% |
| 3 | M. Chinnadurai | CPI(M) | 46,734 | 27.88% |
| 4 | Nathiya | NTK | 10,189 | 6.08% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,127 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Arunkumar . S | IND | 653 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Senthilkumar N | IND | 642 | 0.38% |
| 8 | M. Lakshmanan | IND | 584 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Dhanarasu | Namadhu Makkal Katchi | 405 | 0.24% |
| 10 | T. Murugesan | IND | 404 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Sasikumar P | IND | 329 | 0.2% |
How Gandarvakkottai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.Chinnadurai | CPM | 44.23% |
| 2026 | N. SUBRAMANIAN | TVK | 35.08% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -9.15 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.