M.R.K.Panneerselvam of DMK won the Kurinjipadi Assembly constituency (Cuddalore district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.84% of 213,965 votes cast. The winning margin over A Bhuvanenthiran (ADMK) was 7,589 votes, or 3.55 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
35.84%
Winner vote share
7,589
Margin (3.55%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kurinjipadi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.R.K.Panneerselvam Winner | DMK | 76,695 | 35.84% |
| 2 | A Bhuvanenthiran 2nd | ADMK | 69,106 | 32.3% |
| 3 | Rajkumar D | TVK | 53,110 | 24.82% |
| 4 | T Kannan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 7,113 | 3.32% |
| 5 | Kavitha Renganathan | NTK | 4,813 | 2.25% |
| 6 | Arumugam R | IND | 928 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 629 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Manimala R | IND | 458 | 0.21% |
| 9 | R Srinivasan | Tamil Telugu National Party | 323 | 0.15% |
| 10 | M Kanagaraj | Bahujan Samaj Party | 273 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Dhanakesavamoorthy A.C.T | IND | 265 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Muthazhagan N | IND | 252 | 0.12% |
How Kurinjipadi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.R.K.PANNEERSELVAM | DMK | 51.04% |
| 2026 | M.R.K.PANNEERSELVAM | DMK | 35.84% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -15.20 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.