Padmanabhapuram election results 2026: Chellaswamy R of CPI(M) wins by 15,569 votes

CPI(M) candidate Chellaswamy R won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election from Padmanabhapuram by 15,569 votes against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate Krishna Kumar S, while Ramesh P contested from the BJP.Padmanabhapuram is a DMK stronghold in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, with the party winning the assembly seat four consecutive times since 2006. The current MLA is Mano Thangaraj, a Tamil Nadu minister, who retained the seat in the 2021 polls by nearly 27,000 votes, following a larger victory margin of around 41,000 in 2016. Prior to Thangaraj, the DMK’s T Theodore Reginald won in 2006, and Pushpa Leela Alban in 2011. For the 2021 elections, Padmanabhapuram had 227,967 registered voters, with a turnout of 74per cent, as 169,210 electors cast their votes.