Polur is assembly constituency number 66 in Tamil Nadu, in Tiruvannamalai district, and one of the segments of the Arani Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Abishek. R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 32.1% of the vote, 227 votes ahead of Saravanan. P (DMDK).
- 01Abishek. RTVK67,96132.10%
- 02Saravanan. PDMDK67,73431.99%
- 03Baskaran. C. RPMK61,44429.02%
- 04Umadevi. ANTK6,4253.03%
- 05Purusothaman. MIndependent1,6740.79%
- 10 other candidates · 5,707 votesNOTA · 798 (0.38%)
Margin 227 votes · 0.11% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,11,743 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abishek. RMale · 30 yrs | TVK | 67,961 | 32.10% |
| 2 | Saravanan. PMale · 51 yrs | DMDK | 67,734 | 31.99% |
| 3 | Baskaran. C. RMale · 64 yrs | PMK | 61,444 | 29.02% |
| 4 | Umadevi. AFemale · 42 yrs | NTK | 6,425 | 3.03% |
| 5 | Purusothaman. MMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 1,674 | 0.79% |
| 6 | Dhavamani. PMale · 56 yrs | ACDP | 1,328 | 0.63% |
| 7 | Shanmugavelu. AMale · 49 yrs | VTVTK | 970 | 0.46% |
| 8 | Baskaran. CMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 908 | 0.43% |
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| 9 | Banupriya. DFemale · 43 yrs · SC | RPPRINAT | 869 | 0.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 798 | 0.38% |
| 10 | Subha. AFemale · 40 yrs | Independent | 425 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Saravanan. PMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 349 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Manikandan. RMale · 38 yrs | AJPK | 319 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Syed Mukram. R. NMale · 39 yrs | tavk | 251 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Ezhil Arasu. M M.A. L.L.M.Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 150 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Saravanan. MMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Polur result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agri Krishnamurthy. S S | AIADMK | 97,732 | 48.38% |
| 2 | Sekaran. K.v | DMK | 88,007 | 43.57% |
| 3 | Lavanya. L | NTK | 10,197 | 5.05% |
| 4 | Kalavathi. G | MNM | 1,580 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Daksnamoorthy. R | Independent | 1,188 | 0.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,144 | 0.57% |
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| 6 | Vijayakumar. C | AMMK | 656 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Ezhil Arasu. M | BSP | 604 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Murugesan. D | Independent | 278 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Siva. A | Independent | 216 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Shanmugasundaram. E | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| 11 | Sathiyaraj. P | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| 12 | Chidambaram. V | Independent | 72 | 0.04% |
| 13 | Kalaimani. S | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Ganesan. C | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Krishnamurthi. K | Independent | 50 | 0.02% |
Polur result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sekaran.k.v | DMK | 66,588 | 34.02% |
| 2 | Murugan.m | AIADMK | 58,315 | 29.80% |
| 3 | Elumalai.c | Independent | 38,861 | 19.86% |
| 4 | Velayutham.a | PMK | 17,184 | 8.78% |
| 5 | Selvan.p | CPI(M) | 5,000 | 2.55% |
| 6 | Dhashanamoorthy.a | Independent | 1,858 | 0.95% |
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| 7 | Tamilarasi.d | BJP | 1,232 | 0.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,230 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Velautham.m | Independent | 847 | 0.43% |
| 9 | Kandan.p | NTK | 624 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Durairaj.m | Independent | 612 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Elumalai.a | Independent | 581 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Ramachandiran.m | GOKMK | 573 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Devadass.m | BSP | 571 | 0.29% |
| 14 | Elumalai.c | Independent | 490 | 0.25% |
| 15 | Vijayakumar.b | RPI | 424 | 0.22% |
| 16 | Murugan.m | Independent | 289 | 0.15% |
| 17 | Vijayan.d | VVIP | 235 | 0.12% |
| 18 | Suguna.a | SP | 200 | 0.10% |
Polur result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayasudha.l | AIADMK | 92,391 | 55.42% |
| 2 | Edirolimanian.g | PMK | 63,846 | 38.30% |
| 3 | Perumal.v | IJK | 2,320 | 1.39% |
| 4 | Munisamy.m | Independent | 2,132 | 1.28% |
| 5 | Murugesan.d | Independent | 1,881 | 1.13% |
| 6 | Venkatesan.n | BJP | 1,360 | 0.82% |
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| 7 | Thirumaran.s | BSP | 674 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Baskar.d | Independent | 559 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Ponraj | Independent | 485 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Babu.m | Independent | 340 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Durairaj.m | Independent | 279 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Kalainesan.r | Independent | 253 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Dhanusu.r | Independent | 182 | 0.11% |
Polur 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 Tiruvannamalai district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Polur is one of the assembly segments of Arani. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arani candidates.
- Tharaniventhan M SDMK89,039 47.5%
- Gajendran, G.V.AIADMK48,477 25.9%
- Dr Ganesh Kumar A Me PhdPMK33,554 17.9%
- Bakiyalakshmi, K.NTK10,616 5.7%
- Manigandan, V.Independent775 0.4%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 40,562 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Polur.
Who won the Polur assembly seat in 2026?
Abishek. R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Polur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 67,961 votes, which was 32.10% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Polur?
The margin was 227 votes (0.11% of valid votes). The runner-up was Saravanan. P of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam with 67,734 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Polur in 2026?
Turnout was 90.28%: 2,12,247 of 2,35,091 registered electors voted, across 299 polling stations. That is 7.7 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Polur part of?
Polur is an assembly segment of the Arani Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tharaniventhan M S got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Polur a reserved constituency?
No. Polur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Polur?
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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