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Assembly constituency 168 · Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur is assembly constituency number 168 in Tamil Nadu, in Thiruvarur district, and one of the segments of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Kalaivanan Poondi K of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 42.9% of the vote, 18,148 votes ahead of Veeramani V (TVK).

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Thiruvarur · 2026AC 168
  1. 01
    Kalaivanan Poondi K
    DMK
    93,408
    42.87%
  2. 02
    Veeramani V
    TVK
    75,260
    34.54%
  3. 03
    Chandrasekaran Govi
    BJP
    36,387
    16.70%
  4. 04
    Aswini B
    NTK
    10,031
    4.60%
  5. 05
    Sahul Hameed M
    Independent
    593
    0.27%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,371 votesNOTA · 825 (0.38%)

Margin 18,148 votes · 8.33% of valid votes

2,60,145
Registered electors
2026 election
83.8%
Turnout
+10.1 pts vs 2021
18,148
Victory margin
8.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,17,875 valid votes, NOTA included.

Thiruvarur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kalaivanan Poondi KMale · 61 yrsDMK93,408
42.87%
2Veeramani VMale · 61 yrsTVK75,260
34.54%
3Chandrasekaran GoviMale · 63 yrsBJP36,387
16.70%
4Aswini BFemale · 29 yrsNTK10,031
4.60%
—NOTANOTA825
0.38%
5Sahul Hameed MMale · 34 yrsIndependent593
0.27%
6Thiyagarajan .mMale · 55 yrs · SCPT526
0.24%
7Kanthan AMale · 49 yrstavk503
0.23%
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8Mutharasan SMale · 41 yrsIndependent342
0.16%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 42.9%TVK 34.5%BJP 16.7%AIADMK 27.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Kalaivanan Poondi KDMK · 42.9% · margin 18,148Turnout83.8%
2021Kalaivanan Poondi K.DMK · 52.3% · margin 51,174Turnout73.7%
2019 byeKalaivanan Poondi K.DMK · 57.0% · margin 64,571Turnout76.7%
2016Karunanidhi .mDMK · 61.7% · margin 68,366Turnout77.8%
2011Karunanidhi. MDMK · 63.0% · margin 50,249Turnout82.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Thiruvarur bye-election, 18 Apr 2019

Turnout 76.7% · 2,06,574 of 2,69,281 electors voted

Thiruvarur bye-election 2019-04-18 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kalaivanan Poondi K.DMK1,17,616
57.00%
2Jeevanantham R.AIADMK53,045
25.71%
3Kamaraj S.Independent19,133
9.27%
4Vinothini R.NTK8,144
3.95%
5Arun Chidambaram K.MNM4,251
2.06%
—NOTANOTA1,413
0.68%
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6Gunasekaran R.TNLK582
0.28%
7Elayaraja T.Independent484
0.23%
8Amanullah A.Independent341
0.17%
9Gunasekaran V.Independent311
0.15%
10Marimuthu A.V.M.Independent236
0.11%
11Kamaraj B.Independent206
0.10%
12Sampath S.Independent187
0.09%
13Anbazhagan T.Independent155
0.08%
14Kesavaraj K.Independent134
0.06%
15Kamaraj P.Independent110
0.05%

Thiruvarur result 2021

Thiruvarur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kalaivanan Poondi K.DMK1,08,906
52.29%
2Pannerselvam A.N.R.AIADMK57,732
27.72%
3Vinothini R.NTK26,300
12.63%
4Naseema Banu M.A.SDPI6,364
3.06%
5Kabilarasan P.MNM4,068
1.95%
—NOTANOTA1,653
0.79%
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6Thiyagasundaram N.TNLK1,008
0.48%
7Gomathi A.BSP720
0.35%
8Panneerselvam J.Independent531
0.25%
9Thiyagarajan M.PT293
0.14%
10Mohamed Halith A.Independent247
0.12%
11Mutharasan S.Independent202
0.10%
12Amanullah R.S.A.Independent163
0.08%
13Anbazhagan T.Independent103
0.05%

Thiruvarur result 2016

Thiruvarur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karunanidhi .mDMK1,21,473
61.73%
2Pannerselvam .rAIADMK53,107
26.99%
3Masilamani .p.sCPI13,158
6.69%
—NOTANOTA2,177
1.11%
4Sivakumar .rPMK1,787
0.91%
5Chandrasekar .thendralNTK1,427
0.73%
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6Rengadass .nBJP1,254
0.64%
7Padmanaban .mBSP591
0.30%
8Meenachi Sundaram .vIndependent481
0.24%
9Saravanan .sIndependent349
0.18%
10Ganasan .sTMMK281
0.14%
11Rajendran .sIndependent200
0.10%
12Pannerselvam .anrIndependent198
0.10%
13Devakumar .dIndependent148
0.08%
14Subash Babu .mAUK92
0.05%
15Selvaraj .tIndependent72
0.04%

Thiruvarur result 2011

Thiruvarur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karunanidhi. MDMK1,09,014
62.96%
2Rajendran. MAIADMK58,765
33.94%
3Sriramachandran PnIndependent1,741
1.01%
4Pingalan RBJP1,263
0.73%
5Mutharasan. SIndependent737
0.43%
6Rameshkumar . RIJK357
0.21%
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7Ramasami @ Traffic Ramasami. K.rIndependent351
0.20%
8Siva ElangoMSK281
0.16%
9Thoothaiselvam. MIndependent255
0.15%
10Jayaraman. TBSP189
0.11%
11Anbazhagan TIndependent111
0.06%
12Anandaraj. SIndependent95
0.05%
Map

Thiruvarur 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 Thiruvarur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Thiruvarur is one of the assembly segments of Nagapattinam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nagapattinam candidates.

  • Selvaraj VCPI98,365 52.1%
  • Dr Sursith Sankar GAIADMK43,847 23.2%
  • Karthika MNTK24,782 13.1%
  • Rameshgovind S G MBJP19,972 10.6%
  • Vijayaragavan NIndependent567 0.3%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI led here by 54,518 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Thiruvarur.

Who won the Thiruvarur assembly seat in 2026?

Kalaivanan Poondi K of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Thiruvarur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 93,408 votes, which was 42.87% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Thiruvarur?

The margin was 18,148 votes (8.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Veeramani V of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 75,260 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Thiruvarur in 2026?

Turnout was 83.80%: 2,18,012 of 2,60,145 registered electors voted, across 327 polling stations. That is 10.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Thiruvarur part of?

Thiruvarur is an assembly segment of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Selvaraj V got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Thiruvarur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 18 Apr 2019, Kalaivanan Poondi K. (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 64,571 votes.

Is Thiruvarur a reserved constituency?

No. Thiruvarur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Thiruvarur?

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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