Assembly constituency 138, Tamil Nadu

Manapparai

R. Kathiravan (TVK) won the 2026 election by 1,426 votes, taking 34.43% of the vote to Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar (AIADMK)'s 33.83%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKR. Kathiravan, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202634.43%runner-up 33.83%
Winning margin, 20261,4260.59% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, TVK 1, DMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 81,020 46.8% vs 30.4%2016 AIADMK 91,399 44.4% vs 36.1%2021 DMK 98,077 44.2% vs 38.9%2026 TVK 83,041 34.4% vs 33.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyManapparai
Seat 138
R. Kathiravan
TVK
83,041
34.4%
Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar
AIADMK
81,615
33.8%
1,426 votes
0.59%
2021AssemblyManapparai
Seat 138
Abdul Samad P
DMK
98,077
44.2%
Chandrasekar.R
AIADMK
85,834
38.9%
12,243 votes
5.52%
2016AssemblyManapparai
Seat 138
Chandrasekar R
AIADMK
91,399
44.4%
Mohamed Nizam M A
IUML
73,122
36.1%
18,277 votes
8.87%
2011AssemblyManapparai
Seat 138
Chandra Sekar R
AIADMK
81,020
46.8%
Ponnusamy K
IND
52,721
30.4%
28,299 votes
16.33%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.