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Tiruvannamalai Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Tiruvannamalai? — Velu. E.V (DMK), who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 by 2,455 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Velu. E.V

DMK
Margin: 2,455Tight race

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results

Winner

Velu. E.V

DMKTight race

votes

88,273

Margin

2,455(1.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Velu. E.V · DMKArul Arumugam · TVK
88,27385,818
Candidate (31)votes
  1. 1Velu. E.V✓ WinnerDMK88,27340.11%
  2. 2Arul ArumugamTVK85,81839%
  3. 3Elumalai. CBJPDeposit lost34,28015.58%
  4. 4Vignesh. SNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost6,0112.73%
  5. 5NOTA7850.36%
  6. 6Benny Rajan. C.JRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost6270.28%
See all candidates (+25)
  1. 7Salam .MINDDeposit lost4740.22%
  2. 8Elumalai. A S/o ArumugamINDDeposit lost3560.16%
  3. 9Arul. KINDDeposit lost3250.15%
  4. 10Kothandapani. BINDDeposit lost2840.13%
  5. 11Raj. SBSPDeposit lost2810.13%
  6. 12Vijayakumar. SNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost2770.13%
  7. 13Kannan. PVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost2560.12%
  8. 14Palani. NINDDeposit lost2190.1%
  9. 15Ananth. A. MINDDeposit lost2120.1%
  10. 16Adhithya Palanisamy. AINDDeposit lost1880.09%
  11. 17Arul Anand. VINDDeposit lost1690.08%
  12. 18Nakkiran. AThamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal KatchiDeposit lost1350.06%
  13. 19Elumalai. C S/o ChinnakuzhanthaiINDDeposit lost1300.06%
  14. 20Ramesh. VINDDeposit lost1290.06%
  15. 21Malli. STamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1220.06%
  16. 22Vignesh. MINDDeposit lost930.04%
  17. 23Raja. VINDDeposit lost910.04%
  18. 24Elumalai. C S/o ChinnarasuINDDeposit lost870.04%
  19. 25Velu. VAnti Corruption Dynamic PartyDeposit lost810.04%
  20. 26Maheswari. RINDDeposit lost770.03%
  21. 27Venkatesan. MINDDeposit lost660.03%
  22. 28Marikkannu. EINDDeposit lost610.03%
  23. 29Anbalagan. MINDDeposit lost590.03%
  24. 30Velu. KINDDeposit lost580.03%
  25. 31Moorthy. PINDDeposit lost420.02%
Total votes2,20,066

Deposit lost: 28 of 30 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
2,50,026

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,20,079

incl. 2,267 postal

Turnout
88.02%
Polling stations
318

Turnout of men and women

Women87.3%

1,12,475 of 1,28,846 voted on EVMs

Men86.9%

1,05,300 of 1,21,132 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 48; 37 voted.

  • Candidates30 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit28
  • NOTA785
  • Valid votes2,19,281

Women candidates: Malli. S, Maheswari. R

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Tiruvannamalai?

Velu. E.V (DMK) won Tiruvannamalai in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 88,273 votes.

What was the winning margin in Tiruvannamalai?

Velu. E.V defeated Arul Arumugam (TVK) by 2,455 votes.

What was the turnout in Tiruvannamalai in 2026?

88.02% — 2,20,079 of 2,50,026 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 87.3%, men's 86.9%.

How many voters does Tiruvannamalai have?

2,50,026 electors at the 2026 election — 1,21,132 men, 1,28,846 women, 48 third gender (service voters included), and 318 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Tiruvannamalai?

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer