Aranthangi
Aranthangi 2026: TVK's Mohamed Farvas wins by 10,062
TVK's J. Mohamed Farvas took Aranthangi with 73,244 votes, beating five-time INC contender T. Ramachandran by 10,062. Ramachandran had won the seat in 2021 by 30,893 votes - the swing this time is the steepest the seat has seen since 2011.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMED FARVAS. J | TVK | 73,244 | 40.36% |
| 2 | RAMACHANDRAN . T | CONG | 63,182 | 34.82% |
| 3 | KAVITHA SRIKANTH | BJP | 31,456 | 17.33% |
| 4 | MUTHULAKSHMI. S | NTK | 9,975 | 5.50% |
| 5 | SHAHUL HAMEED . N | IND | 798 | 0.44% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. INC RAMACHANDRAN . T led postal ballots (733), but TVK MOHAMED FARVAS. J won the seat overall (73,244).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN . T | INC | 733 | 62,449 | 63,182 |
| 2 | MOHAMED FARVAS. J | TVK | 583 | 72,661 | 73,244 |
| 3 | KAVITHA SRIKANTH | BJP | 309 | 31,147 | 31,456 |
| 4 | MUTHULAKSHMI. S | NTK | 104 | 9,871 | 9,975 |
| 5 | KALIMUTHU. P | IND | 8 | 754 | 762 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Aranthangi has not returned the same MLA twice since 2006 - Farvas inherits a seat that has flipped five elections in a row.
About Aranthangi
Aranthangi sits in southern Pudukkottai close to the Sivaganga border, in the dry zone fed by the Manimuktha and the Vellar tributaries. The constituency mixes Aranthangi town with the coastal panchayats around Kottaipattinam, where fishing and salt-making run alongside the inland paddy and pulses. The seat has changed hands at every cycle since 2011 - AIADMK, AIADMK, INC, and now TVK - one of the most volatile in Pudukkottai. The Muslim-trader vote in Aranthangi town and the SC settlements around Avudaiyarkoil typically split the margin.
Around Aranthangi
Avudaiyarkoil's Adhmanatha Swamy temple, dedicated to formless siva, is 12 km from Aranthangi town - quiet, with the unusual no-idol sanctum. End the day at Kottaipattinam's open beach for the fishing-village evening.
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