THIRUVARUR
Assembly seat no. 168 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
KALAIVANAN POONDI K.
DMK
Elections held
5
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2021
51,174
24.57% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKPANNERSELVAM A.N.R.
- Votes
- 57,732
- Vote share
- 27.72%
- Behind by
- 51,174
Electors
2,84,354
Total votes polled
2,08,290
Valid votes
2,08,290
NOTA votes
1,653
0.79% of votes polled
Turnout
73.3%
Full result, 2021
13 candidates · 2,08,290 valid votes
KALAIVANAN POONDI K.DMKwon
1,08,906
52.3%
PANNERSELVAM A.N.R.ADMK
57,732
27.7%
VINOTHINI R.NTK
26,300
12.6%
NASEEMA BANU M.A.SDPI
6,364
3.1%
KABILARASAN P.MNM
4,068
1.9%
THIYAGASUNDARAM N.TAMILNADUILANGYARKATCHI
1,008
0.5%
GOMATHI A.BSP
720
0.3%
PANNEERSELVAM J.IND
531
0.3%
THIYAGARAJAN M.PUTHIYATAMILAGAM
293
0.1%
MOHAMED HALITH A.IND
247
0.1%
MUTHARASAN S.IND
202
0.1%
AMANULLAH R.S.A.IND
163
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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
