Assembly constituency 137, Tamil Nadu

Kulithalai

Suriyanur. A. Chandran (DMK) won the 2026 election by 579 votes, taking 32.59% of the vote to G.Balasubramani (TVK)'s 32.31%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKSuriyanur. A. Chandran, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202632.59%runner-up 32.31%
Winning margin, 20265790.28% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 3, AIADMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 87,459 54.8% vs 40.7%2016 DMK 89,923 48.9% vs 42.8%2021 DMK 1,00,829 51.1% vs 39.4%2026 DMK 68,138 32.6% vs 32.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyKulithalai
Seat 137
Suriyanur. A. Chandran
DMK
68,138
32.6%
G.Balasubramani
TVK
67,559
32.3%
579 votes
0.28%
2021AssemblyKulithalai
Seat 137
R. Manickam
DMK
1,00,829
51.1%
N.R.Chandrasekar
AIADMK
77,289
39.4%
23,540 votes
11.92%
2016AssemblyKulithalai
Seat 137
Ramar .E
DMK
89,923
48.9%
Chandrasekaran .R
AIADMK
78,027
42.8%
11,896 votes
6.46%
2011AssemblyKulithalai
Seat 137
Pappasundaram.A
AIADMK
87,459
54.8%
Manickam.R
DMK
64,986
40.7%
22,473 votes
14.08%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.