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Thiruvaiyaru Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s Durai Chandrasekaran wins by 8,555 vote margin

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2026, 00:05:20 IST

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Thiruvaiyaru Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s Durai Chandrasekaran wins by 8,555 vote margin

Durai. Chandrasekaran (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Durai. Senthilnathan (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Velu. Karthikeyan (Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam), Mathi. Manikandan (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), S. Vijayakumar (Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Vijaya Babu (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), V. Venu (Puthiya Tamilagam), Abiman (Independent), Er.S. Arjun (Independent), R. Sathiyanarayanan (Independent), Rajasekaran. S (Independent), R. Rajkumar (Independent), and Jayaindhraeswaran (Independent) — 13 candidates contesting from Thiruvaiyaru 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. Thiruvaiyaru is a General constituency. In 2021, Durai.Chandrasekaran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by a margin of 53,650 votes. The 2016 winner was Durai Chandrasekaran of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Thiruvaiyaru in 2026. Durai Chandrasekaran wins for DMK, registers 8,555-vote lead

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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.

Thiruvaiyaru is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu. 13 candidates are contesting in 2026: Durai. Chandrasekaran (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Durai. Senthilnathan (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Velu. Karthikeyan (Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam), Mathi. Manikandan (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), S. Vijayakumar (Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Vijaya Babu (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), V. Venu (Puthiya Tamilagam), Abiman (Independent), Er.S. Arjun (Independent), R. Sathiyanarayanan (Independent), Rajasekaran. S (Independent), R. Rajkumar (Independent), and Jayaindhraeswaran (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Durai.Chandrasekaran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won Thiruvaiyaru with a margin of 53,650 votes. The runner-up was S. Venkatesan of the BJP. In 2016, Durai Chandrasekaran of the DMK had won the seat with a margin of 14,343 votes. round-by-round trends from Thiruvaiyaru 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. Durai Chandrasekaran wins for DMK, registers 8,555-vote lead

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