Dr.Prabhu. Tk of TVK won the Karaikudi Assembly constituency (Sivaganga district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.21% of 229,267 votes cast. The winning margin over Mangudi. S (INC) was 46,074 votes, or 20.1 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
44.21%
Winner vote share
46,074
Margin (20.1%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Karaikudi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Prabhu. Tk Winner | TVK | 101,358 | 44.21% |
| 2 | Mangudi. S 2nd | INC | 55,284 | 24.11% |
| 3 | Dherpoki V.Pandi | AMMK | 33,352 | 14.55% |
| 4 | Seeman | NTK | 30,793 | 13.43% |
| 5 | Newton Babu. C | Puthiya Tamilagam | 796 | 0.35% |
| 6 | Velu. K | IND | 689 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Kalimuthu. A | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 602 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Karuppiah. K | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 590 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Dinesh. K | IND | 531 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Nota | NOTA | 519 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Prabu. G | IND | 502 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Manimaran. R | IND | 471 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Kalidass. R | IND | 469 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Ranjithkumar Balusamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 458 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Pandi. S | IND | 361 | 0.16% |
| 16 | Jeevitha. A | IND | 321 | 0.14% |
| 17 | Aziz Abdul Rahman. J | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 315 | 0.14% |
| 18 | Shanthi. B | IND | 263 | 0.11% |
| 19 | Lakshmanan. R | IND | 258 | 0.11% |
| 20 | Veeramanikandan. V | IND | 236 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Ramu. M | IND | 216 | 0.09% |
| 22 | Suresh. V | IND | 216 | 0.09% |
| 23 | Muthukumar. K | IND | 175 | 0.08% |
| 24 | Selvi. K | IND | 169 | 0.07% |
| 25 | Udhuman Ali. M.S | IND | 166 | 0.07% |
| 26 | Ramanathan. S.V | IND | 157 | 0.07% |
How Karaikudi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | S.Mangudi | INC | 35.75% |
| 2026 | DR.PRABHU. TK | TVK | 44.21% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +8.46 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.