Assembly constituency 178, reserved (SC), Tamil Nadu

Gandharvakottai

N. Subramanian (TVK) won the 2026 election by 11,039 votes, taking 35.08% of the vote to C. Uthayakumar (BJP)'s 28.49%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKN. Subramanian, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202635.08%runner-up 28.49%
Winning margin, 202611,0396.59% of votes cast
Elections on record3AIADMK 2, TVK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 67,128 54.9% vs 38.8%2016 AIADMK 64,043 43.8% vs 42.2%2026 TVK 58,795 35.1% vs 28.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyGandharvakottai
Seat 178
N. Subramanian
TVK
58,795
35.1%
C. Uthayakumar
BJP
47,756
28.5%
11,039 votes
6.59%
2016AssemblyGandharvakottai
Seat 178
Arumugam.B
AIADMK
64,043
43.8%
Anbarasan.K
DMK
60,996
42.2%
3,047 votes
2.09%
2011AssemblyGandharvakottai
Seat 178
Subramanian. N
AIADMK
67,128
54.9%
Kavithaipithan. S
DMK
47,429
38.8%
19,699 votes
16.10%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.