Dr M Sudhakar of TVK won the Katpadi Assembly constituency (Vellore district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.33% of 203,497 votes cast. The winning margin over V. Ramu (ADMK) was 5,870 votes, or 2.88 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
34.33%
Winner vote share
5,870
Margin (2.88%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Katpadi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr M Sudhakar Winner | TVK | 69,868 | 34.33% |
| 2 | V. Ramu 2nd | ADMK | 63,998 | 31.45% |
| 3 | Duraimurugan | DMK | 62,225 | 30.58% |
| 4 | S. Thirukkumaran | NTK | 4,625 | 2.27% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 745 | 0.37% |
| 6 | J. Ramesh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 407 | 0.2% |
| 7 | D. Ramu | IND | 323 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Indu .W | Tamil Manila Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 319 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Dhananchezhiyan | IND | 215 | 0.11% |
| 10 | V. Chandran | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 187 | 0.09% |
| 11 | M. Suthakar | IND | 145 | 0.07% |
| 12 | S. Balaji | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 140 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Dhanasekar | IND | 122 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Ganesan .P | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 79 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Saravanan .D | IND | 54 | 0.03% |
| 16 | S. Raman | IND | 45 | 0.02% |
How Katpadi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 45.71% |
| 2026 | DR M SUDHAKAR | TVK | 34.33% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -11.38 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.