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
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Manapparai Seat 138 | R. Kathiravan TVK | 83,041 34.4% | Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar AIADMK | 81,615 33.8% | 1,426 votes 0.59% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Manapparai Seat 138 | Abdul Samad P DMK | 98,077 44.2% | Chandrasekar.R AIADMK | 85,834 38.9% | 12,243 votes 5.52% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Manapparai Seat 138 | Chandrasekar R AIADMK | 91,399 44.4% | Mohamed Nizam M A IUML | 73,122 36.1% | 18,277 votes 8.87% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Manapparai 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.