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Thiruvarur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s Kalaivanan Poondi K wins by 18,148 vote margin

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2026, 00:10:15 IST

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Thiruvarur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: DMK’s Kalaivanan Poondi K wins by 18,148 vote margin

Aswini B (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Kalaivanan Poondi K (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Chandrasekaran Govi (Bharatiya Janata Party), Kanthan A (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Thiyagarajan .M (Puthiya Tamilagam), Veeramani V (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Mutharasan S (Independent), and Sahul Hameed M (Independent) — 8 candidates contesting from Thiruvarur 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. Thiruvarur is a General constituency. In 2021, Kalaivanan Poondi K. of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by a margin of 51,174 votes. The 2016 winner was M. Karunanidhi of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Thiruvarur in 2026. Kalaivanan Poondi K wins for DMK, registers 18,148-vote lead

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Thiruvarur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates

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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.

Thiruvarur is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu. 8 candidates are contesting in 2026: Aswini B (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Kalaivanan Poondi K (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Chandrasekaran Govi (Bharatiya Janata Party), Kanthan A (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Thiyagarajan .M (Puthiya Tamilagam), Veeramani V (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Mutharasan S (Independent), and Sahul Hameed M (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Kalaivanan Poondi K. of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won Thiruvarur with a margin of 51,174 votes. The runner-up was A. N. R. Paneerselvam of the AIADMK. In 2016, M. Karunanidhi of the DMK had won the seat with a margin of 68,366 votes. round-by-round trends from Thiruvarur 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. Kalaivanan Poondi K wins for DMK, registers 18,148-vote lead

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