Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam — TVK's Vinoth ends DMK's long run by 679 votes over G. Anbalagan
Vinoth of TVK wins Kumbakonam by just 679 votes against DMK's G. Anbalagan, ending one of the DMK's longest unbroken runs in the Thanjavur belt. Anbalagan had won the seat in 2011 with 78,642 votes (1,272-vote margin over AIADMK's Eramanathan Rama) and again in 2016 with 85,048 votes (8,457-vote margin over AIADMK's S. Rathna). DMK's Anbazhagan retained it in 2021 with 96,057 votes and a 21,383-vote lead over MRMK. Kumbakonam has gone DMK in seven of nine elections since 1977.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINOTH | TVK | 78,650 | 38.16% |
| 2 | ANBALAGAN G | DMK | 77,971 | 37.83% |
| 3 | ASHOKKUMAR R | BJP | 40,103 | 19.46% |
| 4 | ANANDH M | NTK | 7,710 | 3.74% |
| 5 | STALIN MA KA | IND | 1,405 | 0.68% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK ANBALAGAN G led postal ballots (1,039), but TVK VINOTH won the seat overall (78,650).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANBALAGAN G | DMK | 1,039 | 76,932 | 77,971 |
| 2 | ASHOKKUMAR R | BJP | 545 | 39,558 | 40,103 |
| 3 | VINOTH | TVK | 395 | 78,255 | 78,650 |
| 4 | ANANDH M | NTK | 99 | 7,611 | 7,710 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 19 | 941 | 960 |
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.
DMK strike rate ~75% in Kumbakonam since 1977.
About Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam 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. The Vikrama Chola-era Sarangapani temple is one of the largest Vishnu shrines in the delta. The constituency reaches Swamimalai's Murugan hill — one of the Aru Padai Veedu — and Darasuram's Airavatesvara, the UNESCO Great Living Chola Temple raised by Rajaraja II in 1146-72 CE. Degree coffee, brass and matriculation tuition centres define the town's middle-class economy.
Temple-Town Capital
Kumbakonam is temple-town Tamil Nadu — Adi Kumbeswarar, Sarangapani and Ramaswamy shrines around the Mahamaham tank that fills once in twelve years for lakhs of bathers. Drive four km to Darasuram's Airavatesvara, the UNESCO Great Living Chola temple of Rajaraja II, and seven km on to Swamimalai's Murugan hill — one of the Aru Padai Veedu. End at a brass-bazaar tiffin room for degree coffee.
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