Thahira

Thahira won Ranipet (AC 41) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, with 91,149 votes and a margin of 5,787. Runner-up: R. Gandhi (DMK, 85,362 votes).

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Thahira

TVKMLA · Ranipet

Constituency: Ranipet · AC 41
District: Ranipet
Party: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession: NA
2026 result: won by 5,787 votes
Education: SSLC From Ebenezer Aided Middle School, Katpadi.

At a glance

2026 votes

91,149

in the assembly election

Margin

5,787

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Ranipet

AC 41 · Ranipet

Party

TVK

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

40 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹33,000

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

0 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualification10th Pass

SSLCFrom Ebenezer Aided Middle School, Katpadi

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹33,000.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹33,000

Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

The 2026 win — Ranipet

Thahira polled 91,149 votes, defeating R. Gandhi (DMK) by a margin of 5,787.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Thahira	TVK	91,149
2	R. Gandhi	DMK	85,362
3	V. M. Karthikeyan	BJP	32,060
4	Thaarikha Salman	NTK	7,236
5	Nota	NOTA	1,209

→ Full Ranipet (AC 41) seat page · district: Ranipet

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o Ibrahim. Spouse: Self Employment.

Sources

Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · TN 2026 affidavits — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/
Candidate's myneta affidavit page — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=994