KATPADI (AC 40)
DR M SUDHAKAR of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won KATPADI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +5,870 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
DR M SUDHAKAR
TVK
Votes69,868Net worthRs 6.27 CrAge52EducationGraduateCriminal cases2
Runner-up
V. RAMU
AIADMK
Votes63,998Net worthRs 1.89 CrAge53EducationGraduateCriminal cases4
Margin +5,870 votes (4.38% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — KATPADI
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 | DR M SUDHAKAR | TVK | 69,868 | Rs 6.27 Cr | 2 | 52 | won |
| 2 | V. RAMU | AIADMK | 63,998 | Rs 1.89 Cr | 4 | 53 | lost |
| 3 |  DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 62,225 | Rs 58.86 Cr | 0 | 87 | lost |
| 4 |  S. THIRUKKUMARAN | NTK | 4,625 | — | — | — | lost |
| 5 |  J. RAMESH | BAHUJA | 407 | Rs 2.33 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 6 |  D. RAMU | IND | 323 | Rs 1.89 Cr | 4 | 53 | lost |
| 7 |  INDU .W | TAMIL | 319 | Rs 10.50 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 8 |  DHANANCHEZHIYAN | IND | 215 | Rs 18.80 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 9 |  V. CHANDRAN | ALL IN | 187 | Rs 6.65 L | 0 | 73 | lost |
| 10 |  M. SUTHAKAR | IND | 145 | — | — | — | lost |
| 11 |  S. BALAJI | TAMIL | 140 | — | — | — | lost |
| 12 |  DHANASEKAR | IND | 122 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  GANESAN .P | INDHU | 79 | Rs 15,000 | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 14 |  SARAVANAN .D | IND | 54 | Rs 1.49 Cr | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 15 |  S. RAMAN | IND | 45 | — | — | — | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 745 | — | — | — |