Tiruvannamalai is assembly constituency number 63 in Tamil Nadu, in Tiruvannamalai district, and one of the segments of the Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Velu. E.v of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 40.1% of the vote, 2,455 votes ahead of Arul Arumugam (TVK).
- 01Velu. E.vDMK88,27340.11%
- 02Arul ArumugamTVK85,81839.00%
- 03Elumalai. CBJP34,28015.58%
- 04Vignesh. SNTK6,0112.73%
- 05Benny Rajan. C.jRPPRINAT6270.28%
- 25 other candidates · 4,272 votesNOTA · 785 (0.36%)
Margin 2,455 votes · 1.12% of valid votes
All 30 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,066 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velu. E.vMale · 76 yrs | DMK | 88,273 | 40.11% |
| 2 | Arul ArumugamMale · 43 yrs | TVK | 85,818 | 39.00% |
| 3 | Elumalai. CMale · 67 yrs | BJP | 34,280 | 15.58% |
| 4 | Vignesh. SMale · 33 yrs | NTK | 6,011 | 2.73% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 785 | 0.36% |
| 5 | Benny Rajan. C.jMale · 47 yrs | RPPRINAT | 627 | 0.28% |
| 6 | Salam .mMale · 71 yrs | Independent | 474 | 0.22% |
| 7 | Elumalai. A S/o ArumugamMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 356 | 0.16% |
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| 8 | Arul. KMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 325 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Kothandapani. BMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 284 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Raj. SMale · 52 yrs · SC | BSP | 281 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Vijayakumar. SMale · 46 yrs | NADLMMKLK | 277 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Kannan. PMale · 49 yrs | VTVTK | 256 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Palani. NMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 219 | 0.10% |
| 14 | Ananth. A. MMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 212 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Adhithya Palanisamy. AMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 188 | 0.09% |
| 16 | Arul Anand. VMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 169 | 0.08% |
| 17 | Nakkiran. AMale · 51 yrs | TPMK | 135 | 0.06% |
| 18 | Elumalai. C S/o ChinnakuzhanthaiMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 130 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Ramesh. VMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 129 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Malli. SFemale · 30 yrs | tavk | 122 | 0.06% |
| 21 | Vignesh. MMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 93 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Raja. VMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 91 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Elumalai. C S/o ChinnarasuMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Velu. VMale · 39 yrs | ACDP | 81 | 0.04% |
| 25 | Maheswari. RFemale · 50 yrs | Independent | 77 | 0.03% |
| 26 | Venkatesan. MMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 66 | 0.03% |
| 27 | Marikkannu. EMale · 33 yrs · ST | Independent | 61 | 0.03% |
| 28 | Anbalagan. MMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 59 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Velu. KMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 58 | 0.03% |
| 30 | Moorthy. PMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 42 | 0.02% |
DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Tiruvannamalai result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E V Velu | DMK | 1,37,876 | 66.02% |
| 2 | S Thanigaivel | BJP | 43,203 | 20.69% |
| 3 | J Kamalakkannan | NTK | 13,995 | 6.70% |
| 4 | Arul R | MNM | 6,246 | 2.99% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,194 | 1.05% |
| 5 | A G Panchatcharam | AMMK | 2,108 | 1.01% |
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| 6 | J Jameel Basha | Independent | 780 | 0.37% |
| 7 | J Agni Selvarasu | NADLMMKLK | 548 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Kothandapani.b | BSP | 466 | 0.22% |
| 9 | K Vinayagam | Independent | 430 | 0.21% |
| 10 | R G Vasudevan | Independent | 291 | 0.14% |
| 11 | N Palani | Independent | 164 | 0.08% |
| 12 | D Manimaran | Independent | 157 | 0.08% |
| 13 | A Nakkeeran | Independent | 146 | 0.07% |
| 14 | S K Selvam | VTVTK | 131 | 0.06% |
| 15 | R Chandrakanth Pillai | NGPP | 101 | 0.05% |
Tiruvannamalai result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velu,e.v. | DMK | 1,16,484 | 57.15% |
| 2 | Rajan,k | AIADMK | 66,136 | 32.45% |
| 3 | Pandian,l | PMK | 7,916 | 3.88% |
| 4 | Manikandan,s | DMDK | 5,075 | 2.49% |
| 5 | Venkatachalapathi | BJP | 1,935 | 0.95% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,803 | 0.88% |
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| 6 | Kamalakkannan,j | NTK | 1,686 | 0.83% |
| 7 | Jameel Basha,j | Independent | 507 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Rajan,k | Independent | 362 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Suguna Pandian,a.r. | Independent | 303 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Sivaprakash,k | BSP | 268 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Lakshmanadoss,k | Independent | 181 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Kothandapani,b | Independent | 173 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Rajaram,g | GOKMK | 155 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Shanthi,e | Independent | 151 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Jayakanthan,k | GMI | 127 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Selvam,k | Independent | 127 | 0.06% |
| 17 | Sinuvasan,r | Independent | 94 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Sakthivel,p | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Venkatesan,a | SP | 89 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Muniyammal,j | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| 21 | Ganeshkumar,m | Independent | 76 | 0.04% |
Tiruvannamalai result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velu E.v | DMK | 84,802 | 49.40% |
| 2 | Ramachandran.s | AIADMK | 79,676 | 46.41% |
| 3 | Arjunan.a | BJP | 1,519 | 0.88% |
| 4 | Sathasivaraja.s | Independent | 1,186 | 0.69% |
| 5 | Raji.s | BSP | 955 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Deiveegan.k.i. | IJK | 810 | 0.47% |
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| 7 | Narayanan.a | Independent | 691 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Velu.a | Independent | 518 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Velu @ Shanmugavelu.m | Independent | 514 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Selvam.g | Independent | 250 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Palanivel.k | Independent | 250 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Senthil.j | Independent | 130 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Yesudurai.s | Independent | 112 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Suresh.k | Independent | 103 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Ganesh.e | Independent | 85 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Kothandapani.b | Independent | 78 | 0.05% |
Tiruvannamalai 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.
Tiruvannamalai is one of the assembly segments of Tiruvannamalai. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tiruvannamalai candidates.
- Annadurai, C.N.DMK1,03,175 53.5%
- Kaliyaperumal MAIADMK46,256 24.0%
- Asuvathaman, A.BJP26,183 13.6%
- Rameshbabu, R.NTK12,672 6.6%
- Kaliaperumal, M.Independent809 0.4%
In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 56,919 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tiruvannamalai.
Who won the Tiruvannamalai assembly seat in 2026?
Velu. E.v of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Tiruvannamalai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 88,273 votes, which was 40.11% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Tiruvannamalai?
The margin was 2,455 votes (1.12% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arul Arumugam of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 85,818 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Tiruvannamalai in 2026?
Turnout was 88.02%: 2,20,079 of 2,50,026 registered electors voted, across 318 polling stations. That is 15.1 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tiruvannamalai part of?
Tiruvannamalai is an assembly segment of the Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Annadurai, C.N. got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Tiruvannamalai a reserved constituency?
No. Tiruvannamalai is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Tiruvannamalai?
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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