Bhuvanagiri is assembly constituency number 157 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Arunmozhithevan . A of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 36.5% of the vote, 2,487 votes ahead of Saravanan. Durai . K (DMK).
- 01Arunmozhithevan . AAIADMK75,70736.52%
- 02Saravanan. Durai . KDMK73,22035.32%
- 03Mahalingam . TTVK49,90424.07%
- 04Sumathi . SNTK5,1052.46%
- 05Muthamizhan . Sevatavk9120.44%
- 8 other candidates · 1,781 votesNOTA · 681 (0.33%)
Margin 2,487 votes · 1.20% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,07,310 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunmozhithevan . AMale · 57 yrs | AIADMK | 75,707 | 36.52% |
| 2 | Saravanan. Durai . KMale · 59 yrs | DMK | 73,220 | 35.32% |
| 3 | Mahalingam . TMale · 48 yrs | TVK | 49,904 | 24.07% |
| 4 | Sumathi . SFemale · 52 yrs | NTK | 5,105 | 2.46% |
| 5 | Muthamizhan . SevaMale · 32 yrs | tavk | 912 | 0.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 681 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Kumaravelu . MMale · 51 yrs · SC | BSP | 363 | 0.18% |
| 7 | Balamurugan . G. CMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 339 | 0.16% |
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| 8 | Balamurugan . M. RMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 324 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Arunmozhi . VMale · 28 yrs · SC | Independent | 308 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Raja Sekar . GMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 239 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Saravanan . JMale · 62 yrs | Independent | 89 | 0.04% |
| 12 | Iyyappan . SMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 70 | 0.03% |
| 13 | Ezhilventhan . PMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 49 | 0.02% |
ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bhuvanagiri result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunmozhithevan. A | AIADMK | 96,453 | 48.92% |
| 2 | Saravanan. Durai.k | DMK | 88,194 | 44.73% |
| 3 | Rathinavel. R. | NTK | 6,958 | 3.53% |
| 4 | Balamurugan. K.s.k | AMMK | 2,470 | 1.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,058 | 0.54% |
| 5 | Ezhilvendhan. R | BSP | 504 | 0.26% |
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| 6 | Ranjith. R | Independent | 333 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Revathi. R. | IJK | 315 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Saravanan. J. | Independent | 196 | 0.10% |
| 9 | Jeyakumar. K | Independent | 184 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Pazhanivel. M | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Balamurugan. G.c | Independent | 133 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Anandan. S (a) Kavignar Sella Aananthamaalai | Independent | 102 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Sivakumari. T | Independent | 68 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Ezhilvendan. P. | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
Bhuvanagiri result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saravanan, Durai K. | DMK | 60,554 | 31.73% |
| 2 | Selvi Ramajayam | AIADMK | 55,066 | 28.85% |
| 3 | Ashokkumar | PMK | 33,681 | 17.65% |
| 4 | Sinthanai Selvan | VCK | 33,662 | 17.64% |
| 5 | Marimuthu, R. | Independent | 1,345 | 0.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,132 | 0.59% |
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| 6 | Rathinavel Ra | NTK | 1,091 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Muthu A | BJP | 910 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Murugavel, K. | Independent | 781 | 0.41% |
| 9 | Veeramani,t. | Independent | 753 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Eswan Ali, J. | Independent | 563 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Nithiyanandan, P. | BSP | 464 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Fathima Mary, P. | Independent | 269 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Saravanan, B. | Independent | 176 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Saravanan, R. | Independent | 121 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Ramamoorthi, N. | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Arulraj S P | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Ananthan S @ Kavignar Anandamalai | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
Bhuvanagiri result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selvi.r | AIADMK | 87,413 | 51.34% |
| 2 | T.arivuselvan | PMK | 74,296 | 43.64% |
| 3 | K. Murugavel | Independent | 2,511 | 1.47% |
| 4 | A. Muthu | JMM | 1,475 | 0.87% |
| 5 | R.kamalakannan | LJP | 1,189 | 0.70% |
| 6 | N. Samy | BSP | 1,031 | 0.61% |
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| 7 | P. Panneerselvam | Independent | 603 | 0.35% |
| 8 | P.soundararajan | Independent | 584 | 0.34% |
| 9 | A. Mani | Independent | 349 | 0.20% |
| 10 | G. Thiruvarasamoorthy | JD(U) | 243 | 0.14% |
| 11 | K. Dhanarasu | Independent | 233 | 0.14% |
| 12 | M. Palanivel | PB | 179 | 0.11% |
| 13 | E. Ganesan | Independent | 159 | 0.09% |
Bhuvanagiri outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Cuddalore district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhuvanagiri is one of the assembly segments of Chidambaram. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chidambaram candidates.
- Thirumaavalavan TholVCK87,150 46.3%
- Chandrahasan MAIADMK64,385 34.2%
- Karthiyayini PBJP26,910 14.3%
- Jancirani RNTK7,683 4.1%
- Neelamegam KBSP438 0.2%
In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, VCK led here by 22,765 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhuvanagiri.
Who won the Bhuvanagiri assembly seat in 2026?
Arunmozhithevan . A of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Bhuvanagiri in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 75,707 votes, which was 36.52% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhuvanagiri?
The margin was 2,487 votes (1.20% of valid votes). The runner-up was Saravanan. Durai . K of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 73,220 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhuvanagiri in 2026?
Turnout was 88.91%: 2,07,463 of 2,33,353 registered electors voted, across 304 polling stations. That is 9.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhuvanagiri part of?
Bhuvanagiri is an assembly segment of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Thirumaavalavan Thol got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhuvanagiri a reserved constituency?
No. Bhuvanagiri is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bhuvanagiri?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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