Seenivasa Sethupathy. R of TVK won the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency (Sivaganga district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 38.65% of 215,710 votes cast. The winning margin over Periakaruppan. Kr (DMK) was 1 votes, or 0.0 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
38.65%
Winner vote share
1
Margin (0.0%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tiruppattur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seenivasa Sethupathy. R Winner | TVK | 83,375 | 38.65% |
| 2 | Periakaruppan. Kr 2nd | DMK | 83,374 | 38.65% |
| 3 | Thirumaran. K.C | BJP | 29,054 | 13.47% |
| 4 | Ramya Mohan | NTK | 15,291 | 7.09% |
| 5 | Raja. K.P.M | IND | 753 | 0.35% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 747 | 0.35% |
| 7 | Umadevi. S | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 611 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Vishwanathan. S | IND | 496 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Shanmugam. M | IND | 383 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Dr.Vinayaga Meyyarasu. T | IND | 380 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Marimuthu. S | IND | 350 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Bakiyalakshmi. M | IND | 266 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Piraman. P | IND | 223 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Mallika. A | IND | 143 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Sethu. P | IND | 135 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Panchavarnam. M | IND | 129 | 0.06% |
How Tiruppattur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KR.PERIYAKARUPPAN | DMK | 49.19% |
| 2026 | SEENIVASA SETHUPATHY. R | TVK | 38.65% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -10.54 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.