Durai Chandrasekaran

துரை. சந்திரசேகரன்

MLA for Thiruvaiyaru since May 2026MLA for Thiruvaiyaru, 2026–31DMK

AC 173 · Thanjavur district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 66 at the 2026 election

Affidavit details not verified yet: the public record we use for this seat could not be matched to this MLA, so assets, cases and education are not shown. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

Durai Chandrasekaran: the career, year by year

Assembly win
Office held

19 May 2016
Won Thiruvaiyaru for the DMK, by 14,343 votes over the AIADMK.
2 May 2021
Won Thiruvaiyaru for the DMK, by 53,650 votes over the BJP.
4 May 2026
Won Thiruvaiyaru for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).
See the full 2026 result

In numbers

The data, in one place

April 2026 result — Thiruvaiyaru

8,555vote margin

Runner-up Mathi Manikandan (TVK) polled 71,870 votes.

votes won: 80,425
vote share: 36.2%
turnout: 86.0%
candidates: 13

AC 173 · Thanjavur district

Thiruvaiyaru

340 booths in 120 villages

Top five of 13 candidates and NOTA

Durai ChandrasekaranDMK80,425 · 36.2%
Mathi ManikandanTVK71,870 · 32.4%
Velu KarthikeyanAMMK55,121 · 24.8%
Durai SenthilnathanNTK10,681 · 4.8%
Vijaya BabuIND1,130 · 0.5%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

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Sources (3)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2016, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislativ
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2021, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislati

Profile

About Durai Chandrasekaran

Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
District: Thanjavur

Other MLAs from Thanjavur district

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