Tamil Nadu election 2026: Katpadi constituency residents seek solution to heavy traffic congestion, lack of jobs

Bifurcated from Gudiyatham Assembly constituency way back in 1962, Katpadi seat was won by the AIADMK at least thrice between 1977 and 1991.

Since 1996, the DMK’s strongman Duraimurugan, party’s general secretary and Minister for Water Resources now, has won six consecutive times, making it his own fort. In 2021, however, Mr. Duraimurugan won with a margin of a mere 746 votes, the lowest victory margin secured in the seat since it was formed over six decades ago.