AC 180 · Pudukkottai · DMK
PUDUKKOTTAI (AC 180)
V. MUTHURAJA of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won PUDUKKOTTAI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +1,867 votes. 31 candidates contested.
Winner
V. MUTHURAJA
DMK
Votes66,825Net worthRs -2.21 CrAge49EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
K.M. SHARIFF
TVK
Votes64,958Net worthRs 88.16 LAge61Education10th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +1,867 votes (1.42% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — PUDUKKOTTAI
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 | V. MUTHURAJA | DMK | 66,825 | Rs -2.21 Cr | 0 | 49 | won |
| 2 | K.M. SHARIFF | TVK | 64,958 | Rs 88.16 L | 0 | 61 | lost |
| 3 |  N. RAMACHANDRAN | BJP | 41,089 | Rs 5.67 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 4 |  EZHILARASI VIJAYENDRAN | NTK | 11,673 | Rs 1.09 Cr | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 5 |  K. KAILASAKUMAR | IND | 669 | — | — | — | lost |
| 6 |  E. RAMALINGAM | PARTY | 510 | Rs 42.64 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 7 |  SENTHILNATHAN .B | IND | 466 | — | — | — | lost |
| 8 |  S. NIYAZ AHAMED | TAMIZH | 372 | Rs 3.70 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 9 |  S. SELVARAJ | IND | 351 | Rs 35.04 L | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 10 |  G. DURAISARAVANAN | IND | 324 | Rs 75.28 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 11 |  C. GOVINDASAMY | IND | 239 | Rs 45.87 L | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 12 |  C. KARUPPAIAH | IND | 233 | Rs 29.06 L | 3 | 46 | lost |
| 13 |  A. SUBARESH RAJA | IND | 232 | — | — | — | lost |
| 14 |  KANGATHARAN .P | IND | 210 | Rs 1.26 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 15 |  D. RAMESH | IND | 193 | Rs 19.34 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 16 |  R. SIVAKUMAR | IND | 192 | Rs 86.88 L | 1 | 62 | lost |
| 17 |  R. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 190 | Rs 4.80 L | 0 | 63 | lost |
| 18 |  V.R. JAYAKUMAR | IND | 129 | Rs 10.59 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 19 |  RAMACHANDRAN .C | IND | 128 | Rs 4.45 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 20 |  K. RENGAN | PUTHIY | 122 | Rs 41.63 L | 0 | 61 | lost |
| 21 |  C. KARUPPAIAH | IND | 112 | Rs 29.06 L | 3 | 46 | lost |
| 22 |  K. DHANAGOPAL | IND | 102 | — | — | — | lost |
| 23 |  G. MANIMEGALAI | COMMUN | 100 | Rs 25.62 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 24 |  C. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 89 | Rs 5.67 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 25 |  M. A. MUTHUKUMAR | IND | 83 | Rs 16.16 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 26 |  G. ARIVAZHAGAN | IND | 81 | Rs 9.14 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 27 |  A. RAJASEKAR | VEERAT | 74 | Rs 1.47 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 28 |  K. MURUGESAN | IND | 64 | — | — | — | lost |
| 29 |  G. MUTHURAJ | IND | 62 | Rs 6.33 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 30 |  A. RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 39 | Rs 10.20 L | 0 | 72 | lost |
| 31 |  NOTA | NONE O | 467 | — | — | — |