Aranthangi Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK’s Mohamed Farvas J wins by 10,062 vote margin
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 08:43:43 IST
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Aranthangi Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK’s Mohamed Farvas J wins by 10,062 vote margin

Kavitha Srikanth (Bharatiya Janata Party), Muthulakshmi. S (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ramachandran . T (Congress), Nazim Khan. M (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Mohamed Farvas. J (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Abdul Jaffar. S (Independent), Aiyappan (Independent), Arunagiri . M (Independent), Udaiyappan. M (Independent), Karthikeyan. N (Independent), Kalimuthu. P (Independent), Shahul Hameed . N (Independent), Sundar . A (Independent), Dhetchna Moorthy. Doctor. S (Independent), and Murugarethinam. T (Independent) — 15 candidates contesting from Aranthangi in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Aranthangi is a General constituency. In 2021, Ramachandran T of the Congress won by a margin of 30,093 votes. The 2016 winner was E. Rathinasabhapathy of the AIADMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Aranthangi in 2026.
08:43 (IST) May 06
Aranthangi Assembly Election Results 2026: TVK’s Mohamed Farvas J wins by 10,062 vote margin

In Aranthangi, Mohamed Farvas J of TVK secured a clear victory, polling 73,244 votes and defeating Congress candidate Ramachandran T by a margin of 10,062 votes. BJP’s Kavitha Srikanth finished third with 31,456 votes, as the constituency delivered a decisive mandate in favour of TVK.

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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Aranthangi is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu. 15 candidates are contesting in 2026: Kavitha Srikanth (Bharatiya Janata Party), Muthulakshmi. S (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ramachandran . T (Congress), Nazim Khan. M (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Mohamed Farvas. J (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Abdul Jaffar. S (Independent), Aiyappan (Independent), Arunagiri . M (Independent), Udaiyappan. M (Independent), Karthikeyan. N (Independent), Kalimuthu. P (Independent), Shahul Hameed . N (Independent), Sundar . A (Independent), Dhetchna Moorthy. Doctor. S (Independent), and Murugarethinam. T (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Ramachandran T of the Congress won Aranthangi with a margin of 30,093 votes. The runner-up was M. Rajanayagam of the AIADMK. In 2016, E. Rathinasabhapathy of the AIADMK had won the seat with a margin of 2,291 votes. round-by-round trends from Aranthangi will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.