THIRUVARUR
Assembly seat no. 168 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
KARUNANIDHI .M
DMK
Elections held
5
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2016
68,366
34.74% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKPANNERSELVAM .R
- Votes
- 53,107
- Vote share
- 26.99%
- Behind by
- 68,366
Electors
2,53,227
Total votes polled
1,96,795
Valid votes
1,96,795
NOTA votes
2,177
1.11% of votes polled
Turnout
77.7%
Full result, 2016
15 candidates · 1,96,795 valid votes
KARUNANIDHI .MDMKwon
1,21,473
61.7%
PANNERSELVAM .RADMK
53,107
27.0%
MASILAMANI .P.SCPI
13,158
6.7%
SIVAKUMAR .RPMK
1,787
0.9%
CHANDRASEKAR .THENDRALNTK
1,427
0.7%
RENGADASS .NBJP
1,254
0.6%
PADMANABAN .MBSP
591
0.3%
MEENACHI SUNDARAM .VIND
481
0.2%
SARAVANAN .SIND
349
0.2%
GANASAN .STMMK
281
0.1%
RAJENDRAN .SIND
200
0.1%
PANNERSELVAM .ANRIND
198
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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