Keerthana S of TVK won the Sivakasi Assembly constituency (Virudhunagar district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.51% of 193,517 votes cast. The winning margin over Ashokan G (INC) was 11,670 votes, or 6.03 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.51%
Winner vote share
11,670
Margin (6.03%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Sivakasi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keerthana S Winner | TVK | 68,709 | 35.51% |
| 2 | Ashokan G 2nd | INC | 57,039 | 29.47% |
| 3 | Rajenthrabhalaji K T | ADMK | 51,078 | 26.39% |
| 4 | Esther Mary Diana A | NTK | 10,191 | 5.27% |
| 5 | Kanipandi M | Puthiya Tamilagam | 2,513 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Ganesan M | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,729 | 0.89% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 948 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Suresh K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 229 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Ramesh P | IND | 213 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Nagalakshmi V | IND | 205 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Venkatesh V | IND | 199 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Chinnadurai Alias Dimitro S | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 162 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Murugan M | IND | 120 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Ganesan S | IND | 102 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Ganesan V | IND | 80 | 0.04% |
How Sivakasi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ashokan.G | INC | 42.66% |
| 2026 | KEERTHANA S | TVK | 35.51% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -7.15 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.