THIRUVARUR
Assembly seat no. 168 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
KARUNANIDHI. M
DMK
Elections held
5
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2011
50,249
29.02% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
ADMKRAJENDRAN. M
- Votes
- 58,765
- Vote share
- 33.94%
- Behind by
- 50,249
Electors
2,09,530
Total votes polled
1,73,159
Valid votes
1,73,159
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2011
12 candidates · 1,73,159 valid votes
KARUNANIDHI. MDMKwon
1,09,014
63.0%
RAJENDRAN. MADMK
58,765
33.9%
SRIRAMACHANDRAN PNIND
1,741
1.0%
PINGALAN RBJP
1,263
0.7%
MUTHARASAN. SIND
737
0.4%
RAMESHKUMAR . RIJK
357
0.2%
RAMASAMI @ TRAFFIC RAMASAMI. K.RIND
351
0.2%
SIVA ELANGOMSK
281
0.2%
THOOTHAISELVAM. MIND
255
0.1%
JAYARAMAN. TBSP
189
0.1%
ANBAZHAGAN TIND
111
0.1%
ANANDARAJ. SIND
95
0.1%
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