THIRUVAIYARU
Assembly seat no. 173 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Durai. Chandrasekaran
DMK
Elections held
6
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 6
Margin, 2026
8,555
3.85% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKMathi. Manikandan
- Votes
- 71,870
- Vote share
- 32.36%
- Behind by
- 8,555
Electors
2,58,597
Total votes polled
2,22,111
Valid votes
2,22,111
NOTA votes
948
0.43% of votes polled
Turnout
85.9%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 2,22,111 valid votes
Durai. ChandrasekaranDMKwon
80,425
36.2%
Mathi. ManikandanTVK
71,870
32.4%
Velu. KarthikeyanAMMKMNKZ
55,121
24.8%
Durai. SenthilnathanNTK
10,681
4.8%
Vijaya BabuTAVK
1,130
0.5%
Rajasekaran. SIND
357
0.2%
V. VenuPT
352
0.2%
R. RajkumarIND
306
0.1%
S. VijayakumarAPTADMK
293
0.1%
R. SathiyanarayananIND
178
0.1%
JayaindhraeswaranIND
167
0.1%
Er.s. ArjunIND
156
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Durai. Chandrasekaran | DMK | 80,425 | 36.21% | Mathi. Manikandan | 8,555 |
| 2021 | DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN | DMK | 1,03,210 | 48.82% | VENKATESAN, S. | 53,650 |
| 2016 | DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN | DMK | 1,00,043 | 49.27% | M.G.M.SUBRAMANIAN | 14,343 |
| 2011 | M.RETHINASAMI | ADMK | 88,784 | 51.11% | S. ARANGANATHAN | 12,962 |
| 1984 | DURAI GOVINDARAJAN | ADK | 46,974 | 55.75% | RAMAMURTHY A. | 13,089 |
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 THIRUVAIYARU assembly constituency in 2026?
Durai. Chandrasekaran (DMK) won THIRUVAIYARU in 2026, by a margin of 8,555 votes.
Which party has won THIRUVAIYARU the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 6 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has THIRUVAIYARU gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won THIRUVAIYARU the most times?
DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
