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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2026
Thiruvaiyaru
Winner — 2026
DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 36.2%TVK 32.3%12 others 31.5%
Votes
80,425
36.2% share
Winning margin
8,555
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
85.9%
of 2,58,597
A closely fought contest. DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 80,425 | 36.2% |
| 2 | MATHI. MANIKANDAN | 71,870 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | VELU. KARTHIKEYAN | 55,121 | 24.8% | |
| 4 | DURAI. SENTHILNATHAN | 10,681 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | VIJAYA BABU | TAVK | 1,130 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 948 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAJASEKARAN. S | IND | 357 | 0.2% |
| 8 | V. VENU | PT | 352 | 0.2% |
| 9 | R. RAJKUMAR | IND | 306 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. VIJAYAKUMAR | APTADMK | 293 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. SATHIYANARAYANAN | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JAYAINDHRAESWARAN | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ER.S. ARJUN | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ABIMAN | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (137th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 3.4% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
137th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
94th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.2%TVK 32.4%AMMK 24.8%OTH 6.2%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.