Kadarkarairaj. A of DMK won the Sattur Assembly constituency (Virudhunagar district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 31.23% of 198,734 votes cast. The winning margin over Nainar Nagenthran (BJP) was 5,989 votes, or 3.01 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
31.23%
Winner vote share
5,989
Margin (3.01%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sattur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadarkarairaj. A Winner | DMK | 62,060 | 31.23% |
| 2 | Nainar Nagenthran 2nd | BJP | 56,071 | 28.21% |
| 3 | Ajith. M | TVK | 53,498 | 26.92% |
| 4 | Esakkiraja. K | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 11,602 | 5.84% |
| 5 | Anandharaja. D. | NTK | 9,235 | 4.65% |
| 6 | Velmurugan. S | Puthiya Tamilagam | 2,343 | 1.18% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 476 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Mayakkannan. V | IND | 462 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Manivasagam.S | IND | 456 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Kamala Vel Selvan. P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 404 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Ramesh Kumar. B | IND | 340 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Thanga Mariappan. J | IND | 239 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Mahendran. M | IND | 231 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Maheshkumar. M | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Saravanan. P | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Vijendran. G | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Thanga Durai. P | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 130 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Mutharasan. M | IND | 126 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Venkatesan. M | IND | 123 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Muthukannu. C | Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 105 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Narmada Nandhakumar | IND | 88 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Ajithkumar. S | IND | 86 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Kaliraj. M | IND | 86 | 0.04% |
How Sattur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAGHURAMAN, A.R.R. | DMK | 38.68% |
| 2026 | KADARKARAIRAJ. A | DMK | 31.23% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -7.45 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.