Rajeev of TVK won the Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency (Ramanathapuram district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 31.57% of 220,278 votes cast. The winning margin over Rm. Karumanickam (INC) was 2,513 votes, or 1.14 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
31.57%
Winner vote share
2,513
Margin (1.14%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tiruvadanai 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajeev Winner | TVK | 69,551 | 31.57% |
| 2 | Rm. Karumanickam 2nd | INC | 67,038 | 30.43% |
| 3 | M.Keerthika | ADMK | 63,879 | 29.0% |
| 4 | N Premnath | NTK | 13,389 | 6.08% |
| 5 | S Suresh Kasini Venthan | All India Forward Bloc | 1,482 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Alagarsamy Pandian | IND | 675 | 0.31% |
| 7 | S.Balusamy | Puthiya Tamilagam | 619 | 0.28% |
| 8 | A Dinesh Kumar | IND | 491 | 0.22% |
| 9 | A Segu Ali Uduman | IND | 481 | 0.22% |
| 10 | R Thilageswaran | IND | 457 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Nota | NOTA | 354 | 0.16% |
| 12 | B Sikkandar | IND | 330 | 0.15% |
| 13 | A Muthusamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 258 | 0.12% |
| 14 | K Kaleeswaran | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 215 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Ms Abdul Bakki | IND | 209 | 0.09% |
| 16 | R Ilaiyaraja | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 180 | 0.08% |
| 17 | Sakthik Kumar | IND | 150 | 0.07% |
| 18 | N Anbu Bagurudeen | IND | 125 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Alla Pichai | IND | 112 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Devasitham | IND | 112 | 0.05% |
| 21 | M.Vijay | IND | 109 | 0.05% |
| 22 | A Mani | IND | 62 | 0.03% |
How Tiruvadanai compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KARUMANICKAM | INC | 39.33% |
| 2026 | RAJEEV | TVK | 31.57% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -7.76 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.