Arul Vignesh C of TVK won the Kallakurichi Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.5% of 249,626 votes cast. The winning margin over Rajeevgandhi S (ADMK) was 798 votes, or 0.32 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
32.5%
Winner vote share
798
Margin (0.32%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kallakurichi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arul Vignesh C Winner | TVK | 81,132 | 32.5% |
| 2 | Rajeevgandhi S 2nd | ADMK | 80,334 | 32.18% |
| 3 | Malathi K | VCK | 77,666 | 31.11% |
| 4 | Nagammal Rajkodi | NTK | 7,494 | 3.0% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 883 | 0.35% |
| 6 | Vignesh G | IND | 653 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Vasanthakumar S | IND | 417 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Rajivgandhi P | IND | 308 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Selvaraj M | IND | 219 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Rajivgandhi S | IND | 196 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Malathi K | IND | 179 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Prabu C | IND | 145 | 0.06% |
How Kallakurichi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senthilkumar.M | ADMK | 48.99% |
| 2026 | ARUL VIGNESH C | TVK | 32.5% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -16.49 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.