KULITHALAI (AC 137)
SURIYANUR. A. CHANDRAN of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won KULITHALAI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +579 votes. 30 candidates contested.
Winner

SURIYANUR. A. CHANDRAN
DMK
Votes68,138Net worthRs 65.50 LAge59EducationPost GraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up

G.BALASUBRAMANI
TVK
Votes67,559Net worthRs 7.86 CrAge49Education8th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +579 votes (0.43% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — KULITHALAI
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DMK | 68,138 | Rs 65.50 L | 0 | 59 | won | |
| 2 | TVK | 67,559 | Rs 7.86 Cr | 0 | 49 | lost | |
| 3 | AIADMK | 60,317 | Rs 18.21 Cr | 0 | 65 | lost | |
| 4 | NTK | 7,978 | Rs 1.29 Cr | 3 | 43 | lost | |
| 5 | IND | 607 | Rs 31.64 L | 0 | 46 | lost | |
| 6 | IND | 488 | Rs 3.77 L | 0 | 63 | lost | |
| 7 | IND | 452 | Rs 18.41 L | 0 | 40 | lost | |
| 8 | IND | 381 | Rs 50.55 L | 0 | 40 | lost | |
| 9 | GANASA | 330 | Rs 1.09 L | 0 | 41 | lost | |
| 10 | IND | 302 | Rs 9.76 L | 0 | 44 | lost | |
| 11 | IND | 217 | — | — | — | lost | |
| 12 | IND | 206 | Rs 1.27 Cr | 0 | 26 | lost | |
| 13 | IND | 182 | Rs 5.97 L | 0 | 36 | lost | |
| 14 | IND | 162 | Rs 23.06 L | 0 | 39 | lost | |
| 15 | IND | 133 | Rs 30.27 L | 0 | 45 | lost | |
| 16 | IND | 117 | Rs 39.33 L | 0 | 34 | lost | |
| 17 | IND | 113 | Rs 5.22 L | 0 | 33 | lost | |
| 18 | IND | 95 | Rs 3.65 L | 0 | 44 | lost | |
| 19 | IND | 84 | Rs 5.19 L | 0 | 27 | lost | |
| 20 | IND | 83 | Rs 12.04 L | 0 | 53 | lost | |
| 21 | IND | 82 | Rs 10.56 L | 0 | 42 | lost | |
| 22 | IND | 79 | Rs 21.64 L | 0 | 48 | lost | |
| 23 | IND | 68 | Rs 38.13 L | 0 | 43 | lost | |
| 24 | IND | 67 | Rs 23.25 L | 0 | 49 | lost | |
| 25 | IND | 63 | Rs 21.39 L | 0 | 36 | lost | |
| 26 | IND | 53 | Rs 10.74 L | 0 | 32 | lost | |
| 27 | IND | 46 | Rs 82.41 L | 0 | 50 | lost | |
| 28 | IND | 41 | Rs 60.17 L | 0 | 35 | lost | |
| 29 | IND | 36 | Rs 19.11 L | 0 | 32 | lost | |
| 30 | NONE O | 612 | — | — | — |