Tiruvannamalai MLA list 2026, results

Tiruvannamalai's 8 MLAs, elected April 2026

AC	Seat	MLA elected	Margin	Runner-up	Turnout
62	Chengam (SC)	S. Velu AIADMK	13,278	TVK	90.3%	Booths
63	Tiruvannamalai	E. V. Velu DMK	2,455	TVK	88.1%	Booths
64	Kilpennathur	S. Ramachandran AIADMK	30,465	DMK	91.3%	Booths
65	Kalasapakkam	Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy AIADMK	26,740	DMK	92.0%	Booths
66	Polur	R. Abishek TVK	227	DMDK	90.6%	Booths
67	Arani	L. Jayasudha AIADMK	5,631	DMK	90.3%	Booths
68	Cheyyar	Mukkur N. Subramanian AIADMK	21,081	TVK	92.8%	Booths
69	Vandavasi (SC)	S. Ambethkumar DMK	3,333	AIADMK	89.6%	Booths

Tiruvannamalai in numbers

Rank among the 38 districts, 1 is the highest; = means tied. Median is the median district. Turnout is the Election Commission's count of votes (postal votes included) as a share of electors.
Measure	Tiruvannamalai	Rank	Median
Seats	8	=8th	6
Electors	19,34,582	11th	13,16,624
Turnout	90.6%	7th	86.5%
Women among electors	50.9%	26th	51.1%
Median winning margin, votes	9,454	21st	9,838
Seats that changed party since 2021	5 of 8	22nd	71%
NOTA share of votes	0.35%	27th	0.38%
Closest seat	Polur, won by 227 votes
Biggest margin	Kilpennathur, won by 30,465

Vote share in Tiruvannamalai, 2026 against 2021

TVK30.5% 2026— 2021
AIADMK28.1% 202628.5% 2021
DMK27.2% 202650.5% 2021
DMDK3.9% 20260.4% 2021
PMK3.5% 20268.7% 2021
NTK2.8% 20265.3% 2021
BJP2.0% 20262.6% 2021
IND1.1% 20261.1% 2021

Share of the 17,52,559 votes counted in the district's seats in 2026 (ECI, postal votes and NOTA included) and of 16,56,974 in 2021 (ECI 2021 Detailed Results; allies who fought on a big party's symbol are counted with it). TVK did not contest in 2021.

Seats that changed party since 2021 (5 of 8)

Chengam 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
Kilpennathur 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
Kalasapakkam 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
Polur 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
Cheyyar 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK

What each seat is

ChengamChengam is an SC-reserved seat in Tiruvannamalai district, taking in the Chengam taluk on the western edge of the district along the Polur-Tiruvannamalai road.
TiruvannamalaiTiruvannamalai (AC 63) is built around one of Tamil Nadu's most sacred landscapes — the Arunachaleswarar temple, dedicated to Shiva as the Agni Lingam, one of the five Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.
KilpennathurKilpennathur (AC 64) sits in the paddy belt north-west of Tiruvannamalai town, drawing irrigation from the Cheyyar river system and from tank-fed agriculture that defines the upper Palar basin.
KalasapakkamKalasapakkam (AC 65) covers the western Tiruvannamalai stretch where Polur taluk's small-industry clusters, paddy plots and Javadhu foothill villages overlap.
PolurPolur is an assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district, about 30 km north of Tiruvannamalai town and the Arunachaleswarar temple.
AraniArani sits on the northern edge of Tiruvannamalai district along the Cheyyar river, a textile and silk-weaving town long known for its Arani sarees and biryani street stalls.
CheyyarCheyyar (AC 68) sits in the south-east of Tiruvannamalai district, taking its name from the Cheyyar river that flows past the town on its way to join the Palar.
VandavasiVandavasi (AC 69, reserved for Scheduled Castes) sits in southern Tiruvannamalai district, named for the historic town where Eyre Coote's British East India Company forces defeated the French under Lally on 22 January 1760.

Tiruvannamalai MLAs and 2026 election results

Tiruvannamalai's 8 MLAs, elected April 2026

Tiruvannamalai in numbers

Seats that changed party since 2021 (5 of 8)

What each seat is

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