Tamil Nadu · AC 155
Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Cuddalore
185,364
Electors
119,606
Votes polled
64.52%
Turnout
48,627
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E. Pugazhendhi
Won
Male
|
DMK | 74,480 | 62.27% |
| 2 |
K.V. Rajendiran
Male
|
INC | 25,853 | 21.62% |
| 3 |
N. Varatharajan
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 9,552 | 7.99% |
| 4 |
S. Padmanaban
Male
|
MDMK | 6,925 | 5.79% |
| 5 |
S. Varatharajan
Male
|
BJP | 848 | 0.71% |
| 6 |
Karunanidhi @ Kalaignar
Male
|
IND | 379 | 0.32% |
| 7 |
K. Chokkalinga Achari
Male
|
IND | 258 | 0.22% |
| 8 |
K. Ganapathy Kurukkal
Male
|
IND | 175 | 0.15% |
| 9 |
A. Manickavasagam
Male
|
IND | 153 | 0.13% |
| 10 |
K. Munusamy
Male
|
IND | 142 | 0.12% |
| 11 |
C. Arul
Male
|
IND | 132 | 0.11% |
| 12 |
S. Ramasamy
Male
|
IND | 113 | 0.09% |
| 13 |
P. Kaliyaperumal
Male
|
IND | 112 | 0.09% |
| 14 |
V. Selvaraj
Male
|
IND | 98 | 0.08% |
| 15 |
Nagoor Tanis @ Nagoor Kani
Male
|
IND | 87 | 0.07% |
| 16 |
P. Selvam
Male
|
IND | 76 | 0.06% |
| 17 |
V. Nagappan
Male
|
IND | 70 | 0.06% |
| 18 |
S.C. Soundararajan
Male
|
IND | 70 | 0.06% |
| 19 |
M.P. Rajamanickam
Male
|
IND | 43 | 0.04% |
| 20 |
A. Sridaran
Male
|
IND | 40 | 0.03% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Cuddalore Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
B.Rajkumar
Male
TVK
|
37.22% |
A.S.Chandarasekaran
Male
INC
|
29.07% |
| 2021 |
G.Iyappan
Male
DMK
|
46.46% |
M.C.Sampath
Male
ADMK
|
43.63% |
| 2016 |
Sampath M C
Male
ADMK
|
41.07% |
Pugazhendi Ela
Male
DMK
|
26.93% |
| 2011 |
M.C. Sampath
Male
AIADMK
|
60.56% |
E.Pugazhendi
Male
DMK
|
36.83% |
| 2006 |
Iyappan.G
Male
DMK
|
— |
Kumar.G
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Pugazhendi .E
Male
DMK
|
45.61% |
Venkatesan .P.R.S
Male
TMC(M)
|
45.58% |
| 1996 |
E. Pugazhendhi
Male
DMK
|
62.27% |
K.V. Rajendiran
Male
INC
|
21.62% |
| 1991 |
Venkatesan P.R.S
Male
INC
|
48.60% |
Pugazhendhi E
Male
DMK
|
34.27% |
| 1989 |
Pugazhendi, E
Male
DMK
|
42.91% |
Radhakrishnan, M
Male
INC
|
22.47% |
| 1984 |
V. G. Cheelappa
Male
INC
|
58.02% |
V. Krishnamurthy
Male
DMK
|
40.00% |
| 1980 |
Babu Govindarajan
Male
DMK
|
49.05% |
Ragupathi, A
Male
ADK
|
45.25% |
| 1977 |
K. Abdul Latheef
Male
ADK
|
31.61% |
R. Govindarajan
Male
DMK
|
29.21% |
| 1971 |
R. Govindaraj
Male
DMK
|
52.60% |
P. R. Seenivasa
Male
NCO
|
46.17% |
| 1967 |
E. Re. Elamvazhuthi
Male
DMK
|
55.09% |
P. R. S. Padayachi
Male
INC
|
43.71% |