Assembly constituency 144, Tamil Nadu

Manachanallur

Kathiravan. S (DMK) won the 2026 election by 12,364 votes, taking 38.82% of the vote to V.Saravanan (TVK)'s 32.93%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKKathiravan. S, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202638.82%runner-up 32.93%
Winning margin, 202612,3645.89% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 2, AIADMK 2

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 83,105 53.1% vs 40.9%2016 AIADMK 83,083 46.2% vs 42.5%2021 DMK 1,16,334 59.1% vs 29.0%2026 DMK 81,447 38.8% vs 32.9%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyManachanallur
Seat 144
Kathiravan. S
DMK
81,447
38.8%
V.Saravanan
TVK
69,083
32.9%
12,364 votes
5.89%
2021AssemblyManachanallur
Seat 144
S. Kathiravan
DMK
1,16,334
59.1%
M. Paranjothi
AIADMK
56,716
29.0%
59,618 votes
30.31%
2016AssemblyManachanallur
Seat 144
Parameswari. M
AIADMK
83,083
46.2%
Ganesan. S
DMK
75,561
42.5%
7,522 votes
4.18%
2011AssemblyManachanallur
Seat 144
Poonachi. T.P.
AIADMK
83,105
53.1%
Selvaraj. N
DMK
63,915
40.9%
19,190 votes
12.27%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.