THANJAVUR
Assembly seat no. 174 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called THANJAVUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2026
R. Vijaysaravanan
TVK
Elections held
12
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2026
16,955
8.53% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKShan. Ramanathan
- Votes
- 70,750
- Vote share
- 35.59%
- Behind by
- 16,955
Electors
2,52,841
Total votes polled
1,98,798
Valid votes
1,98,798
NOTA votes
1,274
0.64% of votes polled
Turnout
78.6%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 1,98,798 valid votes
R. VijaysaravananTVKwon
87,705
44.1%
Shan. RamanathanDMK
70,750
35.6%
Karuppu MurugananthamBJP
26,790
13.5%
N. KrishnakumarNTK
9,383
4.7%
R. MuralidharanIND
844
0.4%
S. Karikala CholanIND
800
0.4%
S. MuthuvelBHUDRP
513
0.3%
H. Mohamed Abdul KhadirTAVK
266
0.1%
M. SanthoshIND
179
0.1%
D. KumaranIND
157
0.1%
R. SabthagiriIND
137
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. Vijaysaravanan | TVK | 87,705 | 44.12% | Shan. Ramanathan | 16,955 |
| 2021 | NEELAMEGAM, T.K.G. | DMK | 1,03,772 | 53.25% | ARIVUDAINAMBI, V. | 47,149 |
| 2011 | M.RENGASAMY | ADMK | 75,415 | 50.57% | S.N.M.UBAYADULLAH | 7,329 |
| 2006 | UBAYADULLAH.S.N.M | DMK | 61,658 | 50.11% | RENGASAMY.M | 11,246 |
| 2001 | UBAYADULLAH. S.N.M | DMK | 55,782 | 50.96% | RAJMOHAN. R | 9,590 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the THANJAVUR assembly constituency in 2026?
R. Vijaysaravanan (TVK) won THANJAVUR in 2026, by a margin of 16,955 votes.
Which party has won THANJAVUR the most times?
DMK, with 8 of the 12 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has THANJAVUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won THANJAVUR the most times?
R. Vijaysaravanan, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
