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173. Thiruvaiyaru

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Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2026

TN-THIRUVAIYARU

DMK 36.2%won by 3.9%TVK 32.4%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.4% to 3.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) finished second with 32.4% — it did not contest here in 2021.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
2,22,111
Margin
8,555
3.85%

Candidates

14 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1DURAI. CHANDRASEKARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK80,42536.2%
  2. 2MATHI. MANIKANDANTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TVK71,87032.4%
  3. 3VELU. KARTHIKEYANAnaithu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam · AMMK55,12124.8%
  4. 4DURAI. SENTHILNATHANNTK · NTK10,6814.8%
  5. 5VIJAYA BABUTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · TVK1,1300.5%
  6. 6NOTANOTA · NOTA9480.4%
  7. 7RAJASEKARAN. SIndependent · IND3570.2%
  8. 8V. VENUPuthiya Tamilagam · PT3520.2%
  9. 9R. RAJKUMARIndependent · IND3060.1%
  10. 10S. VIJAYAKUMARAPTADM · APTADM2930.1%
  11. 11R. SATHIYANARAYANANIndependent · IND1780.1%
  12. 12JAYAINDHRAESWARANIndependent · IND1670.1%
  13. 13ER.S. ARJUNIndependent · IND1560.1%
  14. 14ABIMANIndependent · IND1270.1%

Since 2021

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–TVK swing
−45.0%
DMK share
48.8% → 36.2%
TVK share
0.0% → 32.4%
Turnout
78.1% → —
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