Gingee
A. Ganeshkumar (PMK) is the MLA for Gingee.
PMK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 A. Ganeshkumar won with 36.1% of the vote, 12,645 votes ahead of K. S. Masthan (DMK).
In the last 30 days Gingee was named in 276 mentions from 16 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Arani
- Area
- about 724 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 79.3%
- Seats sharing a border
- Kilpennathur · Mailam · Polur · Tirukkoyilur · Vandavasi · Vikravandi
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PMK A. Ganeshkumar | 78,201 · 36.1% | DMK K. S. Masthan | 65,556 · 30.3% | 12,645 (5.8 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK K. S. Masthan | 109,625 · 53.0% | PMK M. P. S. Rajendran | 73,822 · 35.7% | 35,803 (17.3 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK K. S. Masthan | 88,440 · 44.0% | ADMK Govindasamy A | 66,383 · 33.0% | 22,057 (11.0 pts) |
| 2011 | PMK A. Ganeshkumar | 77,026 · 44.1% | DMDK R. Sivalingam | 75,215 · 43.1% | 1,811 (1.0 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Gingee: mentions per week
Busiest week: 19 October (195 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
436 mentions of Gingee since 1 June 2026 from 20 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Gingee, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Villupuram district
Villupuram| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gingee | PMK | 5.8 | 276 |
| Mailam | ADMK | 15.9 | 5 |
| Tindivanam | VCK | 0.4 | 3 |
| Vanur | DMK | 3.7 | 1 |
| Villupuram | DMK | 1.9 | 76† |
| Vikravandi | PMK | 0.4 | 2 |
† Villupuram is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Gingee
- 6 வருஷமா இல்லாத கொண்டாட்டம்! அன்று மட்டும் வெட்டப்பட்ட கேக்! செஞ்சி வழக்கில் திடீர் சாமியார் என்ட்ரிTamil originalOneindia Tamil
- செஞ்சி அருகே சிறுமி மாயமான சம்பவம் - திமுக கண்டன ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்ETV Bharat
- செஞ்சி சிறுமி மாயமான வழக்கில் சிபிசிஐடி விசாரணை தொடக்கம்Hindu Tamil Thisai
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.