R.S.Rajakannappan of DMK won the Mudhukulathur Assembly constituency (Ramanathapuram district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 29.39% of 231,373 votes cast. The winning margin over Malarvizhi. B (TVK) was 16,598 votes, or 7.17 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
29.39%
Winner vote share
16,598
Margin (7.17%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Mudhukulathur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.S.Rajakannappan Winner | DMK | 68,003 | 29.39% |
| 2 | Malarvizhi. B 2nd | TVK | 51,405 | 22.22% |
| 3 | S.Pandi | ADMK | 47,501 | 20.53% |
| 4 | Dr.R.Ramkumar | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 40,422 | 17.47% |
| 5 | Chandra Prabha Jeyapal | NTK | 15,112 | 6.53% |
| 6 | Sathiyam C.Saravanan | IND | 2,042 | 0.88% |
| 7 | M. Irulandi | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 1,250 | 0.54% |
| 8 | K.Senthil Mallar | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1,149 | 0.5% |
| 9 | C.Malaiselvam | Puthiya Tamilagam | 993 | 0.43% |
| 10 | R.Moovendran | IND | 486 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Ravi Govinthan | IND | 445 | 0.19% |
| 12 | V.Pandi | IND | 440 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Nota | NOTA | 429 | 0.19% |
| 14 | G. Selvaraj | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 339 | 0.15% |
| 15 | M.Boominathan (A) M.K.Vaiyavan | IND | 335 | 0.14% |
| 16 | K.Murugan | IND | 208 | 0.09% |
| 17 | K.Gangai Amaran | IND | 196 | 0.08% |
| 18 | C.Kengusamy | IND | 166 | 0.07% |
| 19 | M.Karuppa Samy | IND | 164 | 0.07% |
| 20 | A. Saravanakumar | Naam Indiar Party | 148 | 0.06% |
| 21 | K.Rajakumar | IND | 140 | 0.06% |
How Mudhukulathur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R.S.RAJAKANNAPPAN | DMK | 46.06% |
| 2026 | R.S.RAJAKANNAPPAN | DMK | 29.39% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -16.67 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.