THIRUVARUR
Assembly seat no. 168 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 1971
KARUNANITHI M.
DMK
Elections held
5
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 5
Margin, 1971
12,142
18.69% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
NCOVEDAIYAN V.
- Votes
- 18,686
- Vote share
- 28.77%
- Behind by
- 12,142
Electors
84,603
Total votes polled
64,950
Valid votes
64,950
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.8%
Full result, 1971
3 candidates · 64,950 valid votes
KARUNANITHI M.DMKwon
30,828
47.5%
VEDAIYAN V.NCO
18,686
28.8%
THAMBUCHCHAMY V.CPM
15,436
23.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kalaivanan Poondi K | DMK | 93,408 | 42.87% | Veeramani V | 18,148 |
| 2021 | KALAIVANAN POONDI K. | DMK | 1,08,906 | 52.29% | PANNERSELVAM A.N.R. | 51,174 |
| 2016 | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 1,21,473 | 61.73% | PANNERSELVAM .R | 68,366 |
| 2011 | KARUNANIDHI. M | DMK | 1,09,014 | 62.96% | RAJENDRAN. M | 50,249 |
| 1971 | KARUNANITHI M. | DMK | 30,828 | 47.46% | VEDAIYAN V. | 12,142 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- DMK5 wins
