M.H.Jawahirullah of DMK won the Nagapattinam Assembly constituency (Nagapattinam district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.21% of 151,326 votes cast. The winning margin over M.Sugumar (TVK) was 9,781 votes, or 6.46 percentage points. The seat flipped from VCK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
37.21%
Winner vote share
9,781
Margin (6.46%)
VCK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Nagapattinam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.H.Jawahirullah Winner | DMK | 56,305 | 37.21% |
| 2 | M.Sugumar 2nd | TVK | 46,524 | 30.74% |
| 3 | Thanka.Kathiravan | ADMK | 41,586 | 27.48% |
| 4 | Fathima Farhana.S | NTK | 5,348 | 3.53% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 479 | 0.32% |
| 6 | J.V.Durai | All India Youth Development Party | 207 | 0.14% |
| 7 | N.Vijayaragavan | IND | 164 | 0.11% |
| 8 | N P Bhashgaran | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S.Prem | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sakthivel | IND | 136 | 0.09% |
| 11 | K.Rajasekar | Puthiya Tamilagam | 86 | 0.06% |
| 12 | M.Iyyankalai | IND | 72 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Vallabadas.E | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 60 | 0.04% |
| 14 | T.Kathiravan | IND | 54 | 0.04% |
How Nagapattinam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J. Mohamed Shanavas | VCK | 46.17% |
| 2026 | M.H.JAWAHIRULLAH | DMK | 37.21% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -8.96 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.