Thiruvaiyaru
All 13 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durai ChandrasekaranWonDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 80,42536.21% |
| 2 | Mathi ManikandanTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 71,87032.36% |
| 3 | Velu KarthikeyanAMMK Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 55,12124.82% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 36,860 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,21,163 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Durai Senthilnathan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,6814.81% |
| 5 | Vijaya Babu (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1,1300.51% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9480.43% | |
| 6 | S. Rajasekaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3570.16% |
| 7 | V. Venu (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 3520.16% |
| 8 | R. Rajkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3060.14% |
| 9 | S. Vijayakumar (lost deposit)APTADM Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2930.13% |
| 10 | R. Sathiyanarayanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1780.08% |
| 11 | Jayaindhraeswaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1670.08% |
| 12 | Er S. Arjun (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1560.07% |
| 13 | Abiman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1270.06% |
Thiruvaiyaru 2026: Durai Chandrasekaran wins fourth time
DMK senior Durai Chandrasekaran returned to the Assembly from Thiruvaiyaru for a fourth time with 80,425 votes, holding off TVK's Mathi Manikandan. The contest is much closer than his 53,650-vote sweep in 2021, when the BJP was in second place.
Where Thiruvaiyaru was won
| Led by | Booths of 340 | Villages of 129 |
|---|---|---|
| Durai Chandrasekaran DMK | 174 | 82 |
| Mathi Manikandan TVK | 108 | 28 |
| Others | 58 | 19 |
| Closest village | Kalyanapuram 2nd Sethi: AMMK ahead by 1 | |
Durai Chandrasekaran’s biggest leads
- Melathiruppandhuruthi+1,19310 booths
- Mukasa Kalyanapuram+8923 booths
- Kandiyur+4896 booths
Mathi Manikandan’s best villages
- Ramanathapuram+96012 booths
- Melaveli+59313 booths
- Sengippatti+4314 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
- Thanjavur
- Electors, 2026
- 2,58,374women 1,32,123 (51.1%) · men 1,26,231 (48.9%) · third gender 20
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
2,145 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 887 | 79,538 | 80,425 |
| 2 | Mathi Manikandan | TVK | 590 | 71,280 | 71,870 |
| 3 | Velu Karthikeyan | AMMK | 458 | 54,663 | 55,121 |
| 4 | Durai Senthilnathan | NTK | 142 | 10,539 | 10,681 |
| 5 | Vijaya Babu | TVAK | 24 | 1,106 | 1,130 |
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 | 8,555 | 141st | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 36.2% | 140th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 86.0% | 138th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,22,111 | 71st | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 13 | =165th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 948 | =71st | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMK held the seat. In 2021 Durai Chandrasekaran won it by 53,650 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
Durai Chandrasekaran's 2006 win by 366 votes remains one of the closest Thanjavur results on record.
About Thiruvaiyaru
Thiruvaiyaru is the Cauvery-bank town where Saint Thyagaraja composed his kritis and where the annual Thyagaraja Aradhana brings Carnatic musicians from across the world every January. The constituency mixes the cultural town with the rural Thanjavur delta around it - paddy, sugarcane and the Grand Anicut canal network.
Durai Chandrasekaran first won the seat for DMK by just 366 votes in 2006; the DMK lost it in 2011 to AIADMK's M. Rethinasami, and he has held it since 2016.
Around Thiruvaiyaru
The Thyagaraja samadhi on the Cauvery bank is small and unfussy - go in the cool of the morning. Thanjavur's Brihadeeswara temple is 13 km away and best done as a sunrise visit, with breakfast at one of the old Big Street tiffin rooms on the way back.
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Who won Thiruvaiyaru in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
Durai Chandrasekaran of DMK won Thiruvaiyaru (AC 173) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 80,425 votes, 36.21% of the votes polled, ahead of Mathi Manikandan of TVK by 8,555 votes.
Who is the MLA of Thiruvaiyaru?
Durai Chandrasekaran of DMK was elected MLA for Thiruvaiyaru in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Thiruvaiyaru in 2026?
Turnout was 86.0%: 2,22,111 of 2,58,374 electors voted.
Which district is Thiruvaiyaru in?
Thiruvaiyaru (constituency number 173) is in Thanjavur district, part of the Thanjavur Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Thiruvaiyaru before 2026?
In 2021 Durai Chandrasekaran of DMK won by 53,650 votes over S. Venkatesan. In 2016 Durai Chandrasekaran of DMK won by 14,343 votes over M. G. M. Subramanian.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 173
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