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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 201 · 2026

Cumbum

Winner — 2026

JEGANATHMISHRA PLA
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 40.5%DMK 40.1%18 others 19.4%
Votes
85,394
40.5% share
Winning margin
751
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
82.0%
of 2,57,323

Cumbum was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 751 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JEGANATHMISHRA PLA
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
85,39440.5%
2
ERAMAKRISHNAN N
84,64340.2%
3
JAKKAIYAN S.T.K.
27,30713.0%
4
ANBUSELVI A
9,5994.6%
NOTA
NOTA
6670.3%
6
MUTHU BAGAVATHI M.
TAVK
4310.2%
7
RAJAMOHAMMED T
IND
4220.2%
8
KATHIRAVAN S
NGPP
3190.1%
9
PRAKASH P.
IND
2540.1%
10
MUTHUSELVAM G.
IND
2140.1%
11
THASTHAKEER I
IND
1960.1%
12
ASHOK KUMAR A
IND
1840.1%
13
PRAKASH P.
IND
1810.1%
14
ARUNKUMAR A
IND
1610.1%
15
VINOTH KUMAR R
IND
1540.1%
16
SARAVANAN S.R.
IND
1110.1%
17
BALAN R
IND
1060.1%
18
RAJADURAI S
IND
980.1%
19
NANTHAKUMAR A.
IND
710.0%
20
SUBRAMANIYAM L R
IND
620.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
186th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 40.5%DMK 40.2%ADMK 13.0%OTH 6.0%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Textile Made ups
Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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