Senthilselvan.R of DMK won the Sirkazhi Assembly constituency (Nagapattinam district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.64% of 200,448 votes cast. The winning margin over Sakthi.M (ADMK) was 11,417 votes, or 5.7 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
35.64%
Winner vote share
11,417
Margin (5.7%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sirkazhi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senthilselvan.R Winner | DMK | 71,449 | 35.64% |
| 2 | Sakthi.M 2nd | ADMK | 60,032 | 29.95% |
| 3 | Gopinath.S | TVK | 59,149 | 29.51% |
| 4 | Subash.R | NTK | 7,397 | 3.69% |
| 5 | Gajendran.Kanaga | Bahujan Samaj Party | 640 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 555 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Malathi.A | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 365 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Pandiyan.C.R | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 249 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Tamilventhan.R | IND | 217 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Pethaperumal.K | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 201 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Babusankar.R | Our Mahathma National Party | 194 | 0.1% |
How Sirkazhi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PANNEERSELVAM | DMK | 49.16% |
| 2026 | SENTHILSELVAN.R | DMK | 35.64% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -13.52 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.