Thanjavur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
R. Vijaysaravanan
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
R. Vijaysaravanan
votes
87,705
Margin
16,955(8.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1R. Vijaysaravanan✓ WinnerTVK87,70544.12%
- 2Shan. RamanathanDMK70,75035.59%
- 3Karuppu MurugananthamBJPDeposit lost26,79013.48%
- 4N. KrishnakumarNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost9,3834.72%
- 5NOTA1,2740.64%
- 6R. MuralidharanINDDeposit lost8440.42%
See all candidates (+6)−
- 7S. Karikala CholanINDDeposit lost8000.4%
- 8S. MuthuvelBahujan Dravida PartyDeposit lost5130.26%
- 9H. Mohamed Abdul KhadirTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost2660.13%
- 10M. SanthoshINDDeposit lost1790.09%
- 11D. KumaranINDDeposit lost1570.08%
- 12R. SabthagiriINDDeposit lost1370.07%
Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,52,841
- Votes cast
- 1,99,040
- Turnout
- 78.72%
- Polling stations
- 311
incl. service voters
incl. 3,148 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women78.4%
1,03,717 of 1,32,322 voted on EVMs
Men76.5%
92,142 of 1,20,469 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 50; 33 voted.
- Candidates11
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA1,274
- Valid votes1,97,524
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Thanjavur?
R. Vijaysaravanan (TVK) won Thanjavur in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 87,705 votes.
What was the winning margin in Thanjavur?
R. Vijaysaravanan defeated Shan. Ramanathan (DMK) by 16,955 votes.
What was the turnout in Thanjavur in 2026?
78.72% — 1,99,040 of 2,52,841 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.4%, men's 76.5%.
How many voters does Thanjavur have?
2,52,841 electors at the 2026 election — 1,20,469 men, 1,32,322 women, 50 third gender (service voters included), and 311 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Thanjavur?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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