Sivasankar. S.S of DMK won the Kunnam Assembly constituency (Perambalur district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.84% of 230,570 votes cast. The winning margin over Saranya. A (ADMK) was 15,557 votes, or 6.75 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
37.84%
Winner vote share
15,557
Margin (6.75%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kunnam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sivasankar. S.S Winner | DMK | 87,237 | 37.84% |
| 2 | Saranya. A 2nd | ADMK | 71,680 | 31.09% |
| 3 | Revathi Muthamilselvan | TVK | 59,170 | 25.66% |
| 4 | Keerthivasan. R | NTK | 7,482 | 3.25% |
| 5 | Thanasekar. R | IND | 677 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Elangovan. K | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 546 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Shajahan | IND | 541 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Nallathambi. P | IND | 507 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Nota | NOTA | 484 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Vinothkumar. M | IND | 421 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Nallusamy. K.M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 409 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Muthamilselvan. D | IND | 268 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Udhayasuriyan. T | IND | 210 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Raja. S.P | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 189 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Sivasankaran. P | IND | 172 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Anbuthamizhan. T | Thamizh Perarasu Katchi | 149 | 0.06% |
| 17 | Vivek. T | IND | 144 | 0.06% |
| 18 | Saminathan. C | IND | 137 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Chandrasekar. P | IND | 85 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Kathiravan. A.C | IND | 62 | 0.03% |
How Kunnam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SIVASANKAR, S.S. | DMK | 47.26% |
| 2026 | SIVASANKAR. S.S | DMK | 37.84% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -9.42 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.