Ganeshkumar A of PMK won the Gingee Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.1% of 216,652 votes cast. The winning margin over Gingee Masthan K S (DMK) was 12,645 votes, or 5.84 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to PMK since 2021.
PMK
Winning party
36.1%
Winner vote share
12,645
Margin (5.84%)
DMK → PMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Gingee 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganeshkumar A Winner | PMK | 78,201 | 36.1% |
| 2 | Gingee Masthan K S 2nd | DMK | 65,556 | 30.26% |
| 3 | Chandrasekaran B | TVK | 61,609 | 28.44% |
| 4 | Advocate Krishnan E | NTK | 6,371 | 2.94% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 508 | 0.23% |
| 6 | Ramesh R | IND | 483 | 0.22% |
| 7 | Munusamy A | IND | 435 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Sakthivel A | Thakkam Katchi | 432 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Prabakaran M | IND | 431 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Rasanayagam N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 420 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Poyyathappan K | IND | 411 | 0.19% |
| 12 | Rangarajan E | Bahujan Samaj Party | 381 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Devendiran M | IND | 319 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Perumal N | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 285 | 0.13% |
| 15 | Thanigaimalai R | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 174 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Sridhar G | IND | 160 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Mohan A | IND | 153 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Mohammad Siddiq M H | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 128 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Gokulraj S | IND | 113 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Banukumar R | IND | 82 | 0.04% |
How Gingee compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MASTHAN K S | DMK | 52.99% |
| 2026 | GANESHKUMAR A | PMK | 36.1% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -16.89 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.