Assembly constituency 18, Tamil Nadu

Harbour

P K Sekarbabu (DMK) won the 2026 election by 11,750 votes, taking 45.43% of the vote to Sinora P S Ashok (TVK)'s 33.63%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKP K Sekarbabu, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202645.43%runner-up 33.63%
Winning margin, 202611,75011.79% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 3, AIADMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 53,920 55.9% vs 34.8%2016 DMK 42,071 40.4% vs 36.5%2021 DMK 59,317 58.4% vs 31.8%2026 DMK 45,254 45.4% vs 33.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyHarbour
Seat 18
P K Sekarbabu
DMK
45,254
45.4%
Sinora P S Ashok
TVK
33,504
33.6%
11,750 votes
11.79%
2021AssemblyHarbour
Seat 18
Sekarbabu. P.K
DMK
59,317
58.4%
Vinoj. P. Selvam
BJP
32,043
31.8%
27,274 votes
26.83%
2016AssemblyHarbour
Seat 18
Sekar Babu P K
DMK
42,071
40.4%
Sreenivasan K S
AIADMK
37,235
36.5%
4,836 votes
4.64%
2011AssemblyHarbour
Seat 18
Karuppiah .Pala
AIADMK
53,920
55.9%
Altaf Hussain
DMK
33,603
34.8%
20,317 votes
21.06%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.