The Gingee constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 87.1% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Ganesh of the Pattali Makkal Katchi won the seat by defeating Masthan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 12645 votes.The Gingee Assembly constituency falls under the Arani Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Dharani Vendhan won the Arani Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 208766 votes, defeating Gajendran of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Gingee Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ganesh
Winner
|
Pattali Makkal Katchi |
78,201
Lead:
12,645
|
36.10% |
| Masthan | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 65,556 | 30.26% |
| V.chandrasekaran | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 61,609 | 28.44% |
| Krishnan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,371 | 2.94% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 508 | 0.23% |
| Ramesh R | Independent | 483 | 0.22% |
| Munusamy A | Independent | 435 | 0.20% |
| Sakthivel A | Thakkam Katchi | 432 | 0.20% |
| Prabakaran M | Independent | 431 | 0.20% |
| Rasanayagam N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 420 | 0.19% |
| Poyyathappan K | Independent | 411 | 0.19% |
| Rangarajan E | Bahujan Samaj Party | 381 | 0.18% |
| Devendiran M | Independent | 319 | 0.15% |
| Perumal N | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 285 | 0.13% |
| Thanigaimalai R | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 174 | 0.08% |
| Sridhar G | Independent | 160 | 0.07% |
| Mohan A | Independent | 153 | 0.07% |
| Mohammad Siddiq M H | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 128 | 0.06% |
| Gokulraj S | Independent | 113 | 0.05% |
| Banukumar R | Independent | 82 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K S Masthan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
109,625
Lead:
35,803
|
52.99% |
| Rajendhran | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 73,822 | 35.68% |
| Sukumar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 9,920 | 4.80% |
| A.gowtham | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,811 | 2.33% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,279 | 1.10% |
| Sreepathy | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 2,151 | 1.04% |
| Gopi S | Independent | 1,914 | 0.93% |
| Jagajanandam R | Bahujan Samaj Party | 637 | 0.31% |
| Varthamanan B | Independent | 559 | 0.27% |
| Elumalai N A | Anna Dravidar Kazhagam | 410 | 0.20% |
| Mariyappan S | Independent | 246 | 0.12% |
| Kirubakaran T | Independent | 181 | 0.09% |
| Saheera | Independent | 168 | 0.08% |
| Senjiraja Knk | Independent | 157 | 0.08% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Masthan K S
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
88,440
Lead:
22,057
|
44.51% |
| Govindasamy A | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 66,383 | 33.41% |
| Ganesh Kumar A | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 28,515 | 14.35% |
| Mani A K | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 10,672 | 5.37% |
| Others | Others | 2,326 | 1.17% |
| Rajendiran M S | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,443 | 0.73% |
| Loganathan K | Independent | 1,151 | 0.58% |
| Dhanasekar R | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 581 | 0.29% |
| Masthan B | Independent | 567 | 0.29% |
| Ganesan P | Independent | 291 | 0.15% |
| Poyyathappan K | Independent | 198 | 0.10% |
| Senje Raja Knk | Independent | 126 | 0.06% |
| Gopi S | Independent | 124 | 0.06% |
| Devanathan R | Valimai Valartchi Indians Party | 117 | 0.06% |
| Govindan A | Independent | 90 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ganesh Kumar.a
Winner
|
Pattali Makkal Katchi |
77,026
Lead:
1,811
|
44.15% |
| Sivalingam. R | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 75,215 | 43.12% |
| Sivamark.k | Independent | 8,627 | 4.95% |
| Elumalai.c.a | Independent | 2,962 | 1.70% |
| Vaithilingam (a) Vaithiraja.p | Independent | 2,811 | 1.61% |
| Mohan.a | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,388 | 0.80% |
| Rajendiran. M.s | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,362 | 0.78% |
| Karunanithi.r | Independent | 1,275 | 0.73% |
| Sivalingam.p | Independent | 1,082 | 0.62% |
| Paruthipuram Sakkarai.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,010 | 0.58% |
| Baskariah.s | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 1,003 | 0.57% |
| Veeramalai.v | Independent | 688 | 0.39% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kannan.v
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,350
Lead:
12,933
|
48% |
| Masilamani. Dr.r | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 49,417 | 38% |
| Rajendran.d | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 12,491 | 10% |
| Manivannan.r | Independent | 1,670 | 1% |
| Rajenderan.m.s | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,509 | 1% |
| Kaliyamurthi.g | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,043 | 1% |
| Govindarasu.k | Independent | 629 | 0% |
| Ganesan.c | Independent | 523 | 0% |
| Poongavanam.p | Independent | 314 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Elumalai. V
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,564
Lead:
29,086
|
51% |
| Rajendran Alias Dheeran. A. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,478 | 26% |
| Masilamani. R. Dr | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,228 | 19% |
| Denan. M | Independent | 2,288 | 2% |
| Kasinathan. M. | Independent | 1,536 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
T. Natarajan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,327
Lead:
25,434
|
41% |
| T.n. Muruganandam | Indian National Congress | 25,893 | 21% |
| V. Elumalai | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 21,228 | 17% |
| N. Ramachandran | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,640 | 16% |
| B. Jayabalan | Independent | 558 | 0% |
| P. Kadavul | Independent | 516 | 0% |
| G. Iniyadayalan | Independent | 356 | 0% |
| S.p. Muthu | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| K.p. Radhakrishnan | Independent | 165 | 0% |
| S. Kanniyappan | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| P.v. Kalidoss | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| M.a. Sekar | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| V. Kumar | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| M.a. Koothan | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eramasass S.s.r.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
57,390
Lead:
23,474
|
50% |
| Ramachandaran N. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,916 | 30% |
| Elumalai Kounder V. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 18,178 | 16% |
| Iniyadayalan G. | Independent | 581 | 1% |
| Elangeerthy A. | Independent | 434 | 0% |
| Arumugasm P. | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Kadavaul P. | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Dass N. | Independent | 122 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramachandiran, N.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
38,415
Lead:
22,630
|
41% |
| Ranganathan, V. | Independent | 15,785 | 17% |
| Murugannadham, T.m. | Indian National Congress | 15,634 | 17% |
| Parthasarathy, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 9,895 | 11% |
| Krishnasmy, G. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 8,443 | 9% |
| Iniyadayalan, G. | Independent | 989 | 1% |
| Balarama Gounder, C. | Independent | 640 | 1% |
| Kasirajan, R. | Independent | 576 | 1% |
| Mayakrishnan, Om. G. | Independent | 453 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Muruganandam, T. N.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
56,156
Lead:
22,102
|
58% |
| Ramachandran, N. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 34,054 | 35% |
| Munusamy, R. | Independent | 1,304 | 1% |
| Iniyadayalan, G. | Independent | 559 | 1% |
| S. Ramanan | Independent | 365 | 0% |
| K. Venugopal | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramchandran, N
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,708
Lead:
1,633
|
49% |
| Krishnasamy, G | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,075 | 47% |
| Subramaniyan Gounder, M | Independent | 636 | 1% |
| Ganesan, N | Independent | 467 | 1% |
| Iniyadayalan, G | Independent | 415 | 0% |
| Dharman, D | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N. Ramachandran
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
26,971
Lead:
3,590
|
36% |
| G. Krishnaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23,381 | 31% |
| V. Munuswamy | Indian National Congress | 14,186 | 19% |
| C. Subramania Kounder | Janta Party | 6,922 | 9% |
| S.p. Kesavan | Independent | 1,869 | 2% |
| K. Loganathan | Independent | 741 | 1% |
| A.s. Basheer | Independent | 574 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ganesh | PMK | 78,201 | 12,645 | 36.10% |
| 2021 | K S Masthan | DMK | 109,625 | 35,803 | 52.99% |
| 2016 | Masthan K S | DMK | 88,440 | 22,057 | 44.51% |
| 2011 | Ganesh Kumar.a | PMK | 77,026 | 1,811 | 44.15% |
| 2006 | Kannan.v | DMK | 62,350 | 12,933 | 48% |
| 2001 | Elumalai. V | AIADMK | 58,564 | 29,086 | 51% |
| 1996 | T. Natarajan | DMK | 51,327 | 25,434 | 41% |
| 1991 | Eramasass S.s.r. | INC | 57,390 | 23,474 | 50% |
| 1989 | Ramachandiran, N. | DMK | 38,415 | 22,630 | 41% |
| 1984 | Muruganandam, T. N. | INC | 56,156 | 22,102 | 58% |
| 1980 | Ramchandran, N | DMK | 41,708 | 1,633 | 49% |
| 1977 | N. Ramachandran | DMK | 26,971 | 3,590 | 36% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ganesh | PMK |
78,201
(Lead:
12,645)
|
36.10% |
| Masthan | DMK | 65,556 | 30.26% | |
| 2021 | K S Masthan | DMK |
109,625
(Lead:
35,803)
|
52.99% |
| Rajendhran | PMK | 73,822 | 35.68% | |
| 2016 | Masthan K S | DMK |
88,440
(Lead:
22,057)
|
44.51% |
| Govindasamy A | AIADMK | 66,383 | 33.41% | |
| 2011 | Ganesh Kumar.a | PMK |
77,026
(Lead:
1,811)
|
44.15% |
| Sivalingam. R | DMDK | 75,215 | 43.12% | |
| 2006 | Kannan.v | DMK |
62,350
(Lead:
12,933)
|
48% |
| Masilamani. Dr.r | MDMK | 49,417 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Elumalai. V | AIADMK |
58,564
(Lead:
29,086)
|
51% |
| Rajendran Alias Dheeran. A. | DMK | 29,478 | 26% | |
| 1996 | T. Natarajan | DMK |
51,327
(Lead:
25,434)
|
41% |
| T.n. Muruganandam | INC | 25,893 | 21% | |
| 1991 | Eramasass S.s.r. | INC |
57,390
(Lead:
23,474)
|
50% |
| Ramachandaran N. | DMK | 33,916 | 30% | |
| 1989 | Ramachandiran, N. | DMK |
38,415
(Lead:
22,630)
|
41% |
| Ranganathan, V. | IND | 15,785 | 17% | |
| 1984 | Muruganandam, T. N. | INC |
56,156
(Lead:
22,102)
|
58% |
| Ramachandran, N. | DMK | 34,054 | 35% | |
| 1980 | Ramchandran, N | DMK |
41,708
(Lead:
1,633)
|
49% |
| Krishnasamy, G | AIADMK | 40,075 | 47% | |
| 1977 | N. Ramachandran | DMK |
26,971
(Lead:
3,590)
|
36% |
| G. Krishnaswamy | AIADMK | 23,381 | 31% |
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Ganesh of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won the Gingee Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Masthan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 12645 votes.
The strike rate in the Gingee constituency is 75% DMK and 25% PMK, with DMK won 7 times and PMK won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Ganesh (PMK) received 36.10% vote share.
Masthan (DMK) received 30.26% vote share.
Ganesh (PMK) won the 2026 election with 78201 votes, leading by 12645 votes and securing a 36.10% vote share.
The Gingee Assembly constituency falls under the Arani Lok Sabha constituency of Viluppuram district.
Ganesh (PMK) won the Gingee Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 12645 votes over Masthan (DMK).
The Gingee Assembly constituency is part of the Arani Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Polur, Arani, Cheyyar, Vandavasi (sc), Mailam.
The top candidates in the Gingee Assembly Election 2026 were:
Ganesh (PMK)
Masthan (DMK)
V.chandrasekaran (TVK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ganesh (PMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Gingee Assembly Election 2026 was 87.1%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.