Tirunelveli Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK candidate Murughan.R.S. wins the seat
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2026, 07:28:32 IST
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Tirunelveli Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK candidate Murughan.R.S. wins the seat

Thachai Ganesaraja (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Sathya. B. (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Subramanian.S (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Arumugaraj. S. (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Eswara Vadivu. S. (Naam Indiar Party), Kannan. G. (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), Selvakumar Singh (Bahujan Dravida Party), Chendur Maharajan (Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi), Murughan.R.S. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Murugan. P. (Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi), Shyam Krishnasamy (Puthiya Tamilagam), Athisaya Pndiyan. V. (Independent), Esakkiraja. V. (Independent), Subramanian. E. (Independent), Thalabathi Murugan. M. (Independent), Mugesh Subramanian (Independent), Murugan.S. (Independent), Murugalakshmanan (Independent), Veerabaghu. M. (Independent), and Velayutham. P. (Independent) — 20 candidates contesting from Tirunelveli 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. Tirunelveli is a General constituency under the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, Nainar Nagenthran of the Bharatiya Janata Party won by a margin of 23,107 votes. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Tirunelveli in 2026.
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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.
Tirunelveli is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu, falling under the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha segment. 20 candidates are contesting in 2026: Thachai Ganesaraja (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Sathya. B. (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Subramanian.S (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Arumugaraj. S. (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Eswara Vadivu. S. (Naam Indiar Party), Kannan. G. (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), Selvakumar Singh (Bahujan Dravida Party), Chendur Maharajan (Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi), Murughan.R.S. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Murugan. P. (Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi), Shyam Krishnasamy (Puthiya Tamilagam), Athisaya Pndiyan. V. (Independent), Esakkiraja. V. (Independent), Subramanian. E. (Independent), Thalabathi Murugan. M. (Independent), Mugesh Subramanian (Independent), Murugan.S. (Independent), Murugalakshmanan (Independent), Veerabaghu. M. (Independent), and Velayutham. P. (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Nainar Nagenthran of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Tirunelveli with a margin of 23,107 votes. The runner-up was A L S Lakshmanan of the DMK. round-by-round trends from Tirunelveli 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.