AC 232 · Kanniyakumari · CPI(M)
PADMANABHAPURAM (AC 232)
CHELLASWAMY. R of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won PADMANABHAPURAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +15,569 votes. 12 candidates contested.
Winner
CHELLASWAMY. R
CPI(M)
Votes68,938Net worthRs 64.98 LAge65EducationGraduateCriminal cases1
Runner-up
KRISHNA KUMAR. S
TVK
Votes53,369Net worthRs 97.18 LAge33Education12th PassCriminal cases4
Margin +15,569 votes (12.73% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — PADMANABHAPURAM
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 | CHELLASWAMY. R | CPI(M) | 68,938 | Rs 64.98 L | 1 | 65 | won |
| 2 | KRISHNA KUMAR. S | TVK | 53,369 | Rs 97.18 L | 4 | 33 | lost |
| 3 |  RAMESH. P | BJP | 44,293 | Rs 6.41 Cr | 2 | 60 | lost |
| 4 |  SEELAN | NTK | 11,288 | Rs 97.52 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 5 |  VASANTHI. R | IND | 453 | Rs 80.97 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 6 |  DURAI RAJ. S | IND | 373 | Rs 77.65 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 7 |  RAKESH KUMAR. M | THAMIZ | 346 | Rs 1.15 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 8 |  SYEDALI. A | OUR MA | 314 | Rs 83.94 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 9 |  DR. KRISHNA PRASAD. B | IND | 229 | Rs -63.00 L | 1 | 55 | lost |
| 10 |  ARUL MANI. H | IND | 193 | Rs 37.82 L | 1 | 46 | lost |
| 11 |  VAIKUNDAMANI. N | TAMIZH | 144 | Rs 4.45 L | 1 | 40 | lost |
| 12 |  NOTA | NONE O | 615 | — | — | — |