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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2026
Thiruvarur
Winner — 2026
KALAIVANAN POONDI K
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 42.8%TVK 34.5%7 others 22.6%
Votes
93,408
42.9% share
Winning margin
18,148
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.8%
of 2,60,145
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALAIVANAN POONDI K | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 93,408 | 42.9% |
| 2 | VEERAMANI V | 75,260 | 34.5% | |
| 3 | CHANDRASEKARAN GOVI | 36,387 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | ASWINI B | 10,031 | 4.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 825 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SAHUL HAMEED M | IND | 593 | 0.3% |
| 7 | THIYAGARAJAN .M | PT | 526 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KANTHAN A | TAVK | 503 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MUTHARASAN S | IND | 342 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.9%TVK 34.5%BJP 16.7%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.93 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Agricultural Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.