Karuppaiah.M.V of TVK won the Sholavandan Assembly constituency (Madurai district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.8% of 189,080 votes cast. The winning margin over Venkatesan.A (DMK) was 2,678 votes, or 1.42 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
33.8%
Winner vote share
2,678
Margin (1.42%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sholavandan 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karuppaiah.M.V Winner | TVK | 63,907 | 33.8% |
| 2 | Venkatesan.A 2nd | DMK | 61,229 | 32.38% |
| 3 | Manickam.K | ADMK | 49,494 | 26.18% |
| 4 | Nagalakshmi Thirumaran.T | NTK | 10,430 | 5.52% |
| 5 | Balamurugan.K | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2,091 | 1.11% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 571 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Raghu.K | Puthiya Tamilagam | 265 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Balamurugan.R | IND | 203 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Thangapandi.P | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 195 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Ranjith Kumar.S | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Gunasekaran.P | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Balamurugan.C | IND | 143 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Ajay Subash.B | IND | 72 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Ramadoss.C | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 65 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Krishnasamy.P | IND | 42 | 0.02% |
How Sholavandan compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VENKATESAN A | DMK | 48.04% |
| 2026 | KARUPPAIAH.M.V | TVK | 33.8% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -14.24 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.