Chellaswamy. R of CPI(M) won the Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency (Kanniyakumari district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 38.18% of 180,555 votes cast. The winning margin over Krishna Kumar. S (TVK) was 15,569 votes, or 8.62 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to CPI(M) since 2021.
CPI(M)
Winning party
38.18%
Winner vote share
15,569
Margin (8.62%)
DMK → CPI(M)
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Padmanabhapuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chellaswamy. R Winner | CPI(M) | 68,938 | 38.18% |
| 2 | Krishna Kumar. S 2nd | TVK | 53,369 | 29.56% |
| 3 | Ramesh. P | BJP | 44,293 | 24.53% |
| 4 | Seelan | NTK | 11,288 | 6.25% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 615 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Vasanthi. R | IND | 453 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Durai Raj. S | IND | 373 | 0.21% |
| 8 | Rakesh Kumar. M | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 346 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Syedali. A | Our Mahathma National Party | 314 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Dr. Krishna Prasad. B | IND | 229 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Arul Mani. H | IND | 193 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Vaikundamani. N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 144 | 0.08% |
How Padmanabhapuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mano Thangaraj, T. | DMK | 51.57% |
| 2026 | CHELLASWAMY. R | CPI(M) | 38.18% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -13.39 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.