R. Kathiravan of TVK won the Manapparai Assembly constituency (Tiruchirappalli district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.43% of 241,216 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar (ADMK) was 1,426 votes, or 0.59 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
34.43%
Winner vote share
1,426
Margin (0.59%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Manapparai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Kathiravan Winner | TVK | 83,041 | 34.43% |
| 2 | Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar 2nd | ADMK | 81,615 | 33.83% |
| 3 | P. Abdul Samed | DMK | 61,355 | 25.44% |
| 4 | M. Arunagiri | NTK | 10,070 | 4.17% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 949 | 0.39% |
| 6 | Arockiaraj .A | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 721 | 0.3% |
| 7 | P. Vijayakumar | IND | 595 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Rajesh .M | IND | 554 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Sarphudin | IND | 333 | 0.14% |
| 10 | P. Meena | Puthiya Tamilagam | 275 | 0.11% |
| 11 | M. Karuppan | IND | 274 | 0.11% |
| 12 | A. Senthil Kumar | IND | 272 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Periyakka | IND | 238 | 0.1% |
| 14 | P. Chinnan | IND | 183 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Kathiravan .M | IND | 180 | 0.07% |
| 16 | M. Vijaya Kumar | IND | 173 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Rajavarman .R | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 155 | 0.06% |
| 18 | Kuttaian | IND | 126 | 0.05% |
| 19 | A. Raman | IND | 107 | 0.04% |
How Manapparai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ABDUL SAMAD P | DMK | 44.23% |
| 2026 | R. KATHIRAVAN | TVK | 34.43% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -9.80 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.