Sathya. M of TVK won the Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency (Karur district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.94% of 189,357 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. Dhivya. S (ADMK) was 3,503 votes, or 1.85 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
32.94%
Winner vote share
3,503
Margin (1.85%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Krishnarayapuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sathya. M Winner | TVK | 62,378 | 32.94% |
| 2 | Dr. Dhivya. S 2nd | ADMK | 58,875 | 31.09% |
| 3 | Raja. C.K | DMK | 57,292 | 30.26% |
| 4 | Sathiya. V | NTK | 6,102 | 3.22% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 525 | 0.28% |
| 6 | Parameswaran. M | IND | 376 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Gomathi. M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 306 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Sasikumar. M | IND | 306 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Manickavel. R | IND | 267 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Naveenth. M | IND | 257 | 0.14% |
| 11 | Balsamy. B | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 230 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Prasanth. D | IND | 228 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Sakthivel. A | IND | 226 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Senthil. P.M | IND | 212 | 0.11% |
| 15 | Selvakumar. S | IND | 205 | 0.11% |
| 16 | Ganesan. P | IND | 172 | 0.09% |
| 17 | Chelladurai. M | IND | 171 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Saravanan. V | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 167 | 0.09% |
| 19 | Murugan. S | IND | 165 | 0.09% |
| 20 | Dinesh Kumar.A | IND | 123 | 0.06% |
| 21 | Vimalraj. S | IND | 121 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Soundrapandian. S | Ganasangam Party of India | 118 | 0.06% |
| 23 | Dinesh Kumar. N | IND | 116 | 0.06% |
| 24 | Muruganandham. P.K | IND | 92 | 0.05% |
| 25 | Rajaguru.M | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 79 | 0.04% |
| 26 | Baby. P | IND | 71 | 0.04% |
| 27 | Indragandhi. P | IND | 68 | 0.04% |
| 28 | Mahamuni. A | IND | 64 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Porselvan. B.S | IND | 45 | 0.02% |
How Krishnarayapuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SIVAGAMA SUNDARI.K | DMK | 53.37% |
| 2026 | SATHYA. M | TVK | 32.94% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -20.43 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.