L.E. Jothimani of VCK won the Kattumannarkoil Assembly constituency (Cuddalore district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 45.33% of 187,905 votes cast. The winning margin over A. Sozhan (PMK) was 33,063 votes, or 17.6 percentage points. VCK held the seat it won here in 2021.
VCK
Winning party
45.33%
Winner vote share
33,063
Margin (17.6%)
VCK → VCK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kattumannarkoil 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.E. Jothimani Winner | VCK | 85,179 | 45.33% |
| 2 | A. Sozhan 2nd | PMK | 52,116 | 27.74% |
| 3 | S. Seenuvasan | TVK | 43,156 | 22.97% |
| 4 | Sivajothi .M | NTK | 4,563 | 2.43% |
| 5 | Alavanthar .M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 563 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Sankarkumar .S | IND | 509 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 465 | 0.25% |
| 8 | S. Murali | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 342 | 0.18% |
| 9 | M.A.T. Archunan | IND | 324 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Satheeshkumar .M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 252 | 0.13% |
| 11 | G. Kalyana Sundaram | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 247 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Babu .B | Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R) | 189 | 0.1% |
How Kattumannarkoil compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SINTHANAI SELVAN | VCK | 49.02% |
| 2026 | L.E. JOTHIMANI | VCK | 45.33% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -3.69 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.