Assembly constituency 180, Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai

V. Muthuraja (DMK) won the 2026 election by 1,867 votes, taking 35.10% of the vote to K.M. Shariff (TVK)'s 34.12%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKV. Muthuraja, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202635.10%runner-up 34.12%
Winning margin, 20261,8670.98% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 3, CPI 1

Result by result

2011 CPI 65,466 46.8% vs 44.6%2016 DMK 66,739 39.2% vs 38.3%2021 DMK 85,802 47.7% vs 40.6%2026 DMK 66,825 35.1% vs 34.1%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyPudukkottai
Seat 180
V. Muthuraja
DMK
66,825
35.1%
K.M. Shariff
TVK
64,958
34.1%
1,867 votes
0.98%
2021AssemblyPudukkottai
Seat 180
V . Muthuraja
DMK
85,802
47.7%
Karthik Thondaiman
AIADMK
72,801
40.6%
13,001 votes
7.23%
2016AssemblyPudukkottai
Seat 180
Periyannan Arassu
DMK
66,739
39.2%
Karthik Thondaiman
AIADMK
64,655
38.3%
2,084 votes
1.22%
2011AssemblyPudukkottai
Seat 180
Muthukumaran.P
CPI
65,466
46.8%
Periyannan Arassu
DMK
62,365
44.6%
3,101 votes
2.22%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.