Polur
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. AbishekWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 67,96132.10% |
| 2 | P. SaravananDMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 67,73431.99% |
| 3 | C. R. BaskaranPMK Pattali Makkal Katchi | 61,44429.02% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 35,157 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,10,945 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | A. Umadevi (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,4253.03% |
| 5 | M. Purusothaman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1,6740.79% |
| 6 | P. Dhavamani (lost deposit)ACDP Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 1,3280.63% |
| 7 | A. Shanmugavelu (lost deposit)VTVTK Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 9700.46% |
| 8 | C. Baskaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 9080.43% |
| 9 | D. Banupriya (lost deposit)RPI Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 8690.41% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 7980.38% | |
| 10 | A. Subha (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4250.20% |
| 11 | P. Saravanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3490.16% |
| 12 | R. Manikandan (lost deposit)AJPK Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 3190.15% |
| 13 | R. N. Syed Mukram (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2510.12% |
| 14 | M. M. A. L. L. M. Ezhil Arasu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1500.07% |
| 15 | M. Saravanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1380.07% |
Polur thriller — TVK adds a swing seat that flips every election
Polur flipped at every assembly election from the 2008 delimitation through 2026 — INC (2006), AIADMK (2011), DMK (2016), AIADMK (2021), and TVK (2026). R. Abishek's win for TVK over DMDK's P. Saravanan was the fourth-tightest result anywhere in Tamil Nadu in 2026, and the closest margin Polur has produced in its post-delimitation history.
The swing-seat tradition continues — no MLA has held this Tiruvannamalai constituency for two consecutive terms in the delimited era.
Where Polur was won
| Led by | Booths of 299 | Villages of 130 |
|---|---|---|
| R. Abishek TVK | 99 | 46 |
| P. Saravanan DMDK | 93 | 37 |
| Others | 107 | 47 |
| Closest village | Modaiyur: DMDK ahead by 2 | |
R. Abishek’s biggest leads
- Chetpet+5328 booths
- Vadamathimangalam+3426 booths
- Kannanur+33811 booths
P. Saravanan’s best villages
- Polur+47321 booths
- Mandakolathur+2713 booths
- Kunnathur+2663 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Arani
- Electors, 2026
- 2,33,774women 1,18,915 (50.9%) · men 1,14,848 (49.1%) · third gender 11
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. PMK BASKARAN. C. R led postal ballots (928), but TVK ABISHEK. R won the seat overall (67,961).
2,768 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. R. Baskaran | PMK | 928 | 60,516 | 61,444 |
| 2 | P. Saravanan | DMDK | 827 | 66,907 | 67,734 |
| 3 | R. Abishek | TVK | 758 | 67,203 | 67,961 |
| 4 | A. Umadevi | NTK | 155 | 6,270 | 6,425 |
| 5 | D. Banupriya | RPI( | 22 | 847 | 869 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 227 | 231st | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 32.1% | 222nd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 90.6% | 52nd | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,11,743 | 104th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 798 | 113th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from AIADMK. In 2021 S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy won it by 9,725 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
Polur's signature is the swing — the sitting party has lost every election here since 2006. PMK was a junior partner in the DMK-led DPA in 2011 and contested Polur on DMK's seat-share allocation. INC contested 2006 on the DMK alliance ticket. The result in 2026 is the tightest in the seat's post-delimitation history.
About Polur
Polur is an assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district, about 30 km north of Tiruvannamalai town and the Arunachaleswarar temple. It sits at the foot of the Javadhu Hills and along the Pennaiyar (South Pennar) river — the gateway between the Tiruvannamalai plains and the eastern hill ranges.
The seat has been a swing constituency since the 2008 delimitation, with no MLA holding it twice in a row.
Polur & the Javadhu Foothills
Polur is the gateway between the Tiruvannamalai plains and the Javadhu range — a market town where a packet of Polur halwa fuels you toward Sathanur Dam's crocodile-park reservoir, the Vijayanagar ruins at Padavedu, and the siddhar caves of Parvathamalai.
Skip the Arunachala crowds; this is the quieter, hillier half of the district, with Beemanmadavu falls hidden inside the Javadhu range.
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Who won Polur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
R. Abishek of TVK won Polur (AC 66) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 67,961 votes, 32.10% of the votes polled, ahead of P. Saravanan of DMDK by 227 votes.
Who is the MLA of Polur?
R. Abishek of TVK was elected MLA for Polur in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Polur in 2026?
Turnout was 90.6%: 2,11,743 of 2,33,774 electors voted.
Which district is Polur in?
Polur (constituency number 66) is in Tiruvannamalai district, part of the Arani Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Polur before 2026?
In 2021 S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy of AIADMK won by 9,725 votes over K. V. Sekaran. In 2016 K. V. Sekaran of DMK won by 8,273 votes over M. Murugan.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 66
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