Thanjavur Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
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%
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- 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 won Thanjavur in 2026?
R. Vijaysaravanan (TVK) won with 87,705 votes, defeating Shan. Ramanathan (DMK) by 16,955 votes.
How many votes were cast in Thanjavur in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,98,798 votes in total.
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.
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