Thiruvaiyaru Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Durai. Chandrasekaran
votes
80,425
Margin
8,555(3.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Durai. Chandrasekaran✓ WinnerDMK80,42536.21%
- 2Mathi. ManikandanTVK71,87032.36%
- 3Velu. KarthikeyanAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam55,12124.82%
- 4Durai. SenthilnathanNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost10,6814.81%
- 5Vijaya BabuTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1,1300.51%
- 6NOTA9480.43%
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- 7Rajasekaran. SINDDeposit lost3570.16%
- 8V. VenuPuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost3520.16%
- 9R. RajkumarINDDeposit lost3060.14%
- 10S. VijayakumarAnna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDeposit lost2930.13%
- 11R. SathiyanarayananINDDeposit lost1780.08%
- 12JayaindhraeswaranINDDeposit lost1670.08%
- 13Er.S. ArjunINDDeposit lost1560.07%
- 14AbimanINDDeposit lost1270.06%
Deposit lost: 10 of 13 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
- 2,58,597
- Votes cast
- 2,22,215
- Turnout
- 85.93%
- Polling stations
- 340
incl. service voters
incl. 2,249 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women85.6%
1,13,049 of 1,32,135 voted on EVMs
Men84.6%
1,06,908 of 1,26,442 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 20; 9 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit10
- NOTA948
- Valid votes2,21,163
Women candidates: Vijaya Babu
Frequently asked questions
Who won Thiruvaiyaru in 2026?
Durai. Chandrasekaran (DMK) won with 80,425 votes, defeating Mathi. Manikandan (TVK) by 8,555 votes.
How many votes were cast in Thiruvaiyaru in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,22,111 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Thiruvaiyaru in 2026?
85.93% — 2,22,215 of 2,58,597 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85.6%, men's 84.6%.
How many voters does Thiruvaiyaru have?
2,58,597 electors at the 2026 election — 1,26,442 men, 1,32,135 women, 20 third gender (service voters included), and 340 polling stations.
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