Kilvelur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: CPM’s Latha T wins by 2,278 vote margin
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Kilvelur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: CPM’s Latha T wins by 2,278 vote margin

Karthika. M (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Latha. T (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Surenthar. K (Puthiya Tamilagam), Senthil Pandian. P (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Vadivel Ravanan. S (Pattali Makkal Katchi), Vedha Mukundhan (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), and Jaivishnudevi. M (Independent) — 7 candidates contesting from Kilvelur in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Kilvelur is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. In 2021, Nagaimaali V P of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won by a margin of 16,985 votes. The 2016 winner was U. Mathivanan of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Kilvelur in 2026.
14:45 (IST) May 06
Kilvelur Assembly Election Results 2026: CPM’s Latha T wins by 2,278 vote margin

In Kilvelur, Latha T of CPM secured a narrow victory, polling 56,108 votes and defeating TVK’s Senthil Pandian P by a margin of 2,278 votes. PMK’s Vadivel Ravanan S finished third with 31,675 votes, as the constituency witnessed a closely contested battle ending in a CPM win.

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11:43 (IST) May 04
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11:33 (IST) May 04
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11:23 (IST) May 04
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11:12 (IST) May 04
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11:02 (IST) May 04
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10:45 (IST) May 04
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10:31 (IST) May 04
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Kilvelur is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency in Tamil Nadu. 7 candidates are contesting in 2026: Karthika. M (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Latha. T (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Surenthar. K (Puthiya Tamilagam), Senthil Pandian. P (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Vadivel Ravanan. S (Pattali Makkal Katchi), Vedha Mukundhan (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), and Jaivishnudevi. M (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Nagaimaali V P of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won Kilvelur with a margin of 16,985 votes. The runner-up was S. Vadivel Ravanan of the PMK. In 2016, U. Mathivanan of the DMK had won the seat with a margin of 10,170 votes. round-by-round trends from Kilvelur will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.