Polur
Polur 227-vote thriller — TVK adds a swing seat that flips every cycle
Polur has flipped every assembly election since the 2008 delimitation — INC (2006), AIADMK (2011), DMK (2016), AIADMK (2021), and now TVK (2026). R. Abishek's 227-vote 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.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABISHEK. R | TVK | 67,961 | 32.53% |
| 2 | SARAVANAN. P | DMDK | 67,734 | 32.42% |
| 3 | BASKARAN. C. R | PMK | 61,444 | 29.41% |
| 4 | UMADEVI. A | NTK | 6,425 | 3.08% |
| 5 | PURUSOTHAMAN. M | IND | 1,674 | 0.80% |
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).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASKARAN. C. R | PMK | 928 | 60,516 | 61,444 |
| 2 | SARAVANAN. P | DMDK | 827 | 66,907 | 67,734 |
| 3 | ABISHEK. R | TVK | 758 | 67,203 | 67,961 |
| 4 | UMADEVI. A | NTK | 155 | 6,270 | 6,425 |
| 5 | BANUPRIYA. D | RPI( | 22 | 847 | 869 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
- Among the five tightest races in TN 2026 — TVK edged through by 227 votes.
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Polur's signature is the swing — every winner has lost in the next election 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 227-vote margin 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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