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Tamil Nadu 2026 near-miss losers by closest margin

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Tamil Nadu 2026 has 231 tracked near-miss runner-up defeats (rank 2) in finalized data. This page ranks them by smallest margin first so users can see where contests were closest.

By Greatidude Research Desk · Editorial byline · Published: 2026-04-27 · Reviewed: 2026-04-27

Sources: TN 2026 election data , Candidates directory , Constituencies · Dataset rev: tn-public-data-2026-04-27 · Entity rev: answer-copy:tamil-nadu-2026-near-miss-losers:2026-04-27

  1. Munusamy.K.P AIADMK · VEPPANAHALLI Margin 138 · Vote share N/A
  2. Mahesh.R DMK · KANNIYAKUMARI Margin 214 · Vote share N/A
  3. Saravanan. P Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · POLUR Margin 227 · Vote share N/A
  4. Moorthiy K S DMK · PARAMATHIVELUR Margin 308 · Vote share N/A
  5. G.Balasubramani Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KULITHALAI Margin 579 · Vote share N/A
  6. Anbalagan G DMK · KUMBAKONAM Margin 679 · Vote share N/A
  7. Dr. Praveen Kumar. M Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PALANI Margin 693 · Vote share N/A
  8. Arjunan. P AIADMK · TINDIVANAM (SC) Margin 734 · Vote share N/A
  9. Eramakrishnan N DMK · CUMBUM Margin 751 · Vote share N/A
  10. Rajeevgandhi S AIADMK · KALLAKURICHI (SC) Margin 798 · Vote share N/A
  11. Balasubramanian.S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KOVILPATTI Margin 843 · Vote share N/A
  12. Vijai Vadivel A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VIKRAVANDI Margin 910 · Vote share N/A
  13. Ibrahim.R Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · UDHAGAMANDALAM Margin 976 · Vote share N/A
  14. Azarudeen Uduman Ali Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PAPANASAM Margin 1,065 · Vote share N/A
  15. Nazeer Raja. G Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · DINDIGUL Margin 1,131 · Vote share N/A
  16. Shanmuganathan. S. P AIADMK · SRIVAIKUNTAM Margin 1,186 · Vote share N/A
  17. Tamilarasi.A DMK · MANAMADURAI (SC) Margin 1,208 · Vote share N/A
  18. Sivabalan.M DMK · ANTHIYUR Margin 1,260 · Vote share N/A
  19. Sabin. S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KILLIYOOR Margin 1,311 · Vote share N/A
  20. Dr. Pl. Vijayakumar AIADMK · MANAPPARAI Margin 1,426 · Vote share N/A
  21. Chinthamani.C Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · THIRUMAYAM Margin 1,492 · Vote share N/A
  22. Rajaa.T.R.B DMK · MANNARGUDI Margin 1,566 · Vote share N/A
  23. Mahendran. I AIADMK · USILAMPATTI Margin 1,805 · Vote share N/A
  24. Mathiyalagan V.P Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KARUR Margin 1,821 · Vote share N/A
  25. K.M. Shariff Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PUDUKKOTTAI Margin 1,867 · Vote share N/A
  26. Lakshmi Janarthanan. J Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · YERCAUD (ST) Margin 2,189 · Vote share N/A
  27. V. Senthilkumar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · COIMBATORE (SOUTH) Margin 2,271 · Vote share N/A
  28. Kumaraguru R AIADMK · ULUNDURPETTAI Margin 2,277 · Vote share N/A
  29. Senthil Pandian. P Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KILVELUR Margin 2,278 · Vote share N/A
  30. Vijay.S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VRIDHACHALAM Margin 2,387 · Vote share N/A
  31. S.Kirthika BJP · MODAKKURICHI Margin 2,430 · Vote share N/A
  32. Arul Arumugam Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TIRUVANNAMALAI Margin 2,455 · Vote share N/A
  33. Rm. Karumanickam INC · TIRUVADANAI Margin 2,513 · Vote share N/A
  34. Rajasekar A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TITTAKUDI (SC) Margin 2,629 · Vote share N/A
  35. C Chandrasekaran AIADMK · SENTHAMANGALAM(ST) Margin 2,655 · Vote share N/A
  36. Venkatesan.A DMK · SHOLAVANDAN (SC) Margin 2,678 · Vote share N/A
  37. A.Maduraiveeran Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MELUR Margin 2,724 · Vote share N/A
  38. Ku Pa Krishnan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · LALGUDI Margin 2,739 · Vote share N/A
  39. Prem Alex Lawrence Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · COLACHAL Margin 2,833 · Vote share N/A
  40. Radhakrishnan K. AIADMK · UDUMALAIPETTAI Margin 2,882 · Vote share N/A
  41. S.Nagajothi DMK · NILAKKOTTAI (SC) Margin 2,925 · Vote share N/A
  42. Syed Bhurhanudeen Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VANIYAMBADI Margin 2,982 · Vote share N/A
  43. Govi.Elango AIADMK · PERAVURANI Margin 3,162 · Vote share N/A
  44. Selvam. V. Pattali Makkal Katchi · PENNAGARAM Margin 3,165 · Vote share N/A
  45. Shanmugam. A DMK · HARUR (SC) Margin 3,329 · Vote share N/A
  46. Rani. P AIADMK · VANDAVASI (SC) Margin 3,333 · Vote share N/A
  47. Udhayasuriyan T DMK · SANKARAPURAM Margin 3,440 · Vote share N/A
  48. Dr. Dhivya. S AIADMK · KRISHNARAYAPURAM (SC) Margin 3,503 · Vote share N/A
  49. Gopirajan. G Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PARAMAKUDI (SC) Margin 3,548 · Vote share N/A
  50. Sri Balaji Sugumar. S AIADMK · VEERAPANDI Margin 4,071 · Vote share N/A
  51. Mohanraj N Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VILLUPURAM Margin 4,119 · Vote share N/A
  52. E. Muralidharan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · BARGUR Margin 4,241 · Vote share N/A
  53. A.Bannari AIADMK · BHAVANISAGAR (SC) Margin 4,569 · Vote share N/A
  54. Pollachi V. Jayaraman AIADMK · POLLACHI Margin 4,627 · Vote share N/A
  55. G.Ramamoorthi Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (WEST) Margin 4,786 · Vote share N/A
  56. V.P.Kandasamy AIADMK · SULUR Margin 4,790 · Vote share N/A
  57. Ashok Kumar G Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · RISHIVANDIYAM Margin 4,862 · Vote share N/A
  58. Karthik Kumar. K Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · ARUPPUKOTTAI Margin 4,943 · Vote share N/A
  59. T M Tamilselvam AIADMK · UTHANGARAI (SC) Margin 5,198 · Vote share N/A
  60. Dr.Nagesh Kumar. C BJP · THALLY Margin 5,240 · Vote share N/A
  61. Mahalakshmi Govarthanan DMK · ARANI Margin 5,631 · Vote share N/A
  62. Mohan Raja.M.G.K Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · CHEYYUR (SC) Margin 5,668 · Vote share N/A
  63. K.Saravanan Pattali Makkal Katchi · SHOLINGHUR Margin 5,686 · Vote share N/A
  64. Pandian. K.A AIADMK · CHIDAMBARAM Margin 5,747 · Vote share N/A
  65. R. Gandhi DMK · RANIPET Margin 5,787 · Vote share N/A
  66. M.Sathya Kumar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TIRUTTANI Margin 5,793 · Vote share N/A
  67. V. Ramu AIADMK · KATPADI Margin 5,870 · Vote share N/A
  68. Murugan, J. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TIRUCHENDUR Margin 5,872 · Vote share N/A
  69. Nainar Nagenthran BJP · SATTUR Margin 5,989 · Vote share N/A
  70. C. Krishnamurali AIADMK · KADAYANALLUR Margin 6,253 · Vote share N/A
  71. C. Ramarajan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · SANKARANKOVIL (SC) Margin 6,489 · Vote share N/A
  72. Ananthan Ayyasamy BJP · VASUDEVANALLUR (SC) Margin 6,583 · Vote share N/A
  73. P.Karthikeyan DMK · VELLORE Margin 6,777 · Vote share N/A
  74. Prakash.S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · BODINAYAKKANUR Margin 6,805 · Vote share N/A
  75. Suresh P Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VANUR (SC) Margin 7,034 · Vote share N/A
  76. A.P.Nandakumar DMK · ANAIKATTU Margin 7,081 · Vote share N/A
  77. Imthiyaz Pandarattudu Abdu Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · AMBUR Margin 7,131 · Vote share N/A
  78. Selvam. D Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI Margin 7,140 · Vote share N/A
  79. Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MADURANTAKAM (SC) Margin 7,194 · Vote share N/A
  80. Pugazhendi. M DMK · VEDHARANYAM Margin 7,331 · Vote share N/A
  81. Balakrishnan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · BHAVANI Margin 7,396 · Vote share N/A
  82. Bervin Kings G Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · NAGERCOIL Margin 7,570 · Vote share N/A
  83. A Bhuvanenthiran AIADMK · KURINJIPADI Margin 7,589 · Vote share N/A
  84. P. Thangamani AIADMK · KUMARAPALAYAM Margin 7,696 · Vote share N/A
  85. Smt.Kavitha Kalyanasundaram DMK · METTUPALAYAM Margin 7,768 · Vote share N/A
  86. K R P Prabakaran AIADMK · ALANGULAM Margin 7,798 · Vote share N/A
  87. A. Ramu AIADMK · COONOOR Margin 8,099 · Vote share N/A
  88. Mani Gounder Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · KANGAYAM Margin 8,133 · Vote share N/A
  89. P. Kasiram Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VILATHIKULAM Margin 8,228 · Vote share N/A
  90. Pavunraj. S AIADMK · POOMPUHAR Margin 8,260 · Vote share N/A
  91. Mathi. Manikandan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · THIRUVAIYARU Margin 8,555 · Vote share N/A
  92. Mahalingam.P CPI · SRIVILLIPUTHUR (SC) Margin 8,581 · Vote share N/A
  93. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi DMK · THIRUVERUMBUR Margin 8,705 · Vote share N/A
  94. M.K. Stalin DMK · KOLATHUR Margin 8,795 · Vote share N/A
  95. Dr. Sridharan. A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · VALPARAI (SC) Margin 9,371 · Vote share N/A
  96. Vijayaprabhakar Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · VIRUDHUNAGAR Margin 9,391 · Vote share N/A
  97. Senthilkumar. K Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · SANKARI Margin 9,517 · Vote share N/A
  98. Pandi.V Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · ANDIPATTI Margin 9,554 · Vote share N/A
  99. E.Saroja AIADMK · THURAIYUR (SC) Margin 9,614 · Vote share N/A
  100. Thoppu Venkatachalam Alias N.D. Venkatachalam DMK · PERUNDURAI Margin 9,693 · Vote share N/A
  101. M.Sugumar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · NAGAPATTINAM Margin 9,781 · Vote share N/A
  102. Ramachandran . T INC · ARANTHANGI Margin 10,062 · Vote share N/A
  103. Paramasivam. V.P.B. AIADMK · VEDASANDUR Margin 10,063 · Vote share N/A
  104. K.B.Pradap Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · GUDIYATTAM (SC) Margin 10,097 · Vote share N/A
  105. V.P.Durai INC · AMBASAMUDRAM Margin 10,245 · Vote share N/A
  106. S.Selva Mohandas Pandian AIADMK · TENKASI Margin 10,299 · Vote share N/A
  107. Thangapandian. S DMK · RAJAPALAYAM Margin 10,605 · Vote share N/A
  108. Abdur Rahman. A.R Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi · PANRUTI Margin 10,663 · Vote share N/A
  109. Tamilan Prasanna DMK · EGMORE (SC) Margin 10,804 · Vote share N/A
  110. Palanisamy. A Pattali Makkal Katchi · MAYILADUTHURAI Margin 10,845 · Vote share N/A
  111. Saba.Rajendran DMK · NEYVELI Margin 10,962 · Vote share N/A
  112. Sridevi Mohan P S AIADMK · NAMAKKAL Margin 11,008 · Vote share N/A
  113. C. Uthayakumar BJP · GANDARVAKOTTAI (SC) Margin 11,039 · Vote share N/A
  114. Subramanian.S DMK · TIRUNELVELI Margin 11,414 · Vote share N/A
  115. Sakthi.M AIADMK · SIRKAZHI (SC) Margin 11,417 · Vote share N/A
  116. Ashokan G INC · SIVAKASI Margin 11,670 · Vote share N/A
  117. Sabari Karthikeyan K.V.K.S DMK · KINATHUKADAVU Margin 11,710 · Vote share N/A
  118. Sinora P S Ashok Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · HARBOUR Margin 11,750 · Vote share N/A
  119. Selvakumar K DMK · NATHAM Margin 11,869 · Vote share N/A
  120. Balaji R DMK · MADURAI WEST Margin 11,931 · Vote share N/A
  121. Appavu.M DMK · RADHAPURAM Margin 12,313 · Vote share N/A
  122. V.Saravanan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MANACHANALLUR Margin 12,364 · Vote share N/A
  123. Shahul Hameed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · RAMANATHAPURAM Margin 12,459 · Vote share N/A
  124. Gingee Masthan K S DMK · GINGEE Margin 12,645 · Vote share N/A
  125. Dineshkumar. N DMK · TIRUPPUR (SOUTH) Margin 12,901 · Vote share N/A
  126. Pandiyan.S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · THIRUTHURAIPOONDI (SC) Margin 12,922 · Vote share N/A
  127. Kandasamy Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · ALANGUDI Margin 12,977 · Vote share N/A
  128. Sathiyanarayanan B AIADMK · THIYAGARAYANAGAR Margin 13,027 · Vote share N/A
  129. K Bharathidhasan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · CHENGAM (SC) Margin 13,278 · Vote share N/A
  130. Samayan.S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TIRUCHULI Margin 13,485 · Vote share N/A
  131. Mathan C Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PATTUKKOTTAI Margin 13,754 · Vote share N/A
  132. Maria John Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PALAYAMKOTTAI Margin 13,805 · Vote share N/A
  133. Rajendran. R DMK · SALEM (NORTH) Margin 14,034 · Vote share N/A
  134. S.Prabakaran Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR (SC) Margin 14,116 · Vote share N/A
  135. Sundar.K DMK · UTHIRAMERUR Margin 14,223 · Vote share N/A
  136. Dr. A. Subair Khan DMK · ROYAPURAM Margin 14,249 · Vote share N/A
  137. Dr. Jayalakshmi. S.T DMK · PERAMBALUR (SC) Margin 14,393 · Vote share N/A
  138. Chinnadurai. K DMK · GANGAVALLI (SC) Margin 14,404 · Vote share N/A
  139. Premkumar S D BJP · RASIPURAM(SC) Margin 14,511 · Vote share N/A
  140. Adhiyamaan. R.V Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · OMALUR Margin 14,539 · Vote share N/A
  141. Sathish Raju Alias K.P.R. Sathish Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · THONDAMUTHUR Margin 14,725 · Vote share N/A
  142. Senthilnathan Pr AIADMK · SIVAGANGA Margin 15,081 · Vote share N/A
  143. Ezhilan Naganathan DMK · THOUSAND LIGHTS Margin 15,141 · Vote share N/A
  144. Selvabharathi. R. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · ATTUR (SC) Margin 15,318 · Vote share N/A
  145. Dr. L. Murugan BJP · AVANASHI (SC) Margin 15,373 · Vote share N/A
  146. V. Somasundaram AIADMK · KANCHEEPURAM Margin 15,488 · Vote share N/A
  147. A.S.Chandarasekaran INC · CUDDALORE Margin 15,519 · Vote share N/A
  148. Saranya. A AIADMK · KUNNAM Margin 15,557 · Vote share N/A
  149. Krishna Kumar. S Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · PADMANABHAPURAM Margin 15,569 · Vote share N/A
  150. C Shanmugavelu Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam · MADATHUKULAM Margin 15,968 · Vote share N/A

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