Thanjavur district · 8 seats · April 2026 election
Thanjavur MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: DMK won 5 of Thanjavur's 8 seats; TVK 2, IUML 1. By votes: DMK 32.6%, TVK 32.6%, AIADMK 16.3%. The same seats went DMK 7, AIADMK 1 in 2021.
DMK 5 TVK 2 IUML 1
Votes counted
16,01,187
Turnout
81.3%
Seats that changed party since 2021
4 of 8
Thanjavur's 8 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Thiruvidaimarudur (SC) | Govi Chezhiaan DMK | 14,116 | TVK | 81.3% | Booths |
| 171 | Kumbakonam | Vinoth TVK | 679 | DMK | 81.9% | Booths |
| 172 | Papanasam | A. M. Shahjahan IUML | 1,065 | TVK | 81.0% | Booths |
| 173 | Thiruvaiyaru | Durai Chandrasekaran DMK | 8,555 | TVK | 86.0% | Booths |
| 174 | Thanjavur | R. Vijaysaravanan TVK | 16,955 | DMK | 78.7% | Booths |
| 175 | Orathanadu | R. Vaithilingam DMK | 35,028 | TVK | 83.6% | Booths |
| 176 | Pattukkottai | K. Annadurai DMK | 13,754 | TVK | 75.8% | Booths |
| 177 | Peravurani | N. Ashokkumar DMK | 3,162 | AIADMK | 82.4% | Booths |
Thanjavur in numbers
| Measure | Thanjavur | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 8 | =8th | 6 |
| Electors | 19,68,724 | 10th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 81.3% | 32nd | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 51.5% | 11th | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 11,154 | 15th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 4 of 8 | =26th | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.42% | 13th | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Kumbakonam, won by 679 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Orathanadu, won by 35,028 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (4 of 8)
- Kumbakonam 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Papanasam 2021 DMK → 2026 IUML
- Thanjavur 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Orathanadu 2021 AIADMK → 2026 DMK
What each seat is
- ThiruvidaimarudurThiruvidaimarudur takes its name from the Mahalingaswamy temple, a Pancha Bhoota Sthala dedicated to the earth element, that draws scholars and devotees through the year.
- KumbakonamKumbakonam is the urban heart of temple Tamil Nadu — a Thanjavur-district town packed with the Adi Kumbeswarar, Sarangapani and Ramaswamy shrines, the brass-vessel bazaar, and the Mahamaham tank that draws lakhs of pilgrims for the once-in-twelve-years bathing festival.
- PapanasamPapanasam sits in the Cauvery delta heart of Thanjavur district, taking its name from the Papanasanathar Shiva temple on the river.
- ThiruvaiyaruThiruvaiyaru is the Cauvery-bank town where Saint Thyagaraja composed his kritis and where the annual Thyagaraja Aradhana brings Carnatic musicians from across the world every January.
- ThanjavurThanjavur is the cultural bedrock of Tamil Nadu, capital of the medieval Chola dynasty and home to Rajaraja Chola I's 1010 CE Brihadeeshwara Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
- OrathanaduOrathanadu (AC 175) covers the Pattukottai-Manargudi paddy belt of southern Thanjavur district, prime Cauvery delta rice country with a strong Mukkulathor (Thevar) presence.
- PattukkottaiPattukkottai is the agricultural hub of southern Thanjavur, halfway between the Cauvery delta and the dryer Pudukkottai uplands.
- PeravuraniPeravurani (AC 177) covers the south-eastern coastal belt of Thanjavur district, a Pattukottai-region paddy and coconut country fronting the Bay of Bengal.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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