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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2026

Thanjavur

Winner — 2026

R. VIJAYSARAVANAN
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 44.1%DMK 35.5%10 others 20.4%
Votes
87,705
44.1% share
Winning margin
16,955
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
78.7%
of 2,52,841

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. VIJAYSARAVANAN
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
87,70544.1%
2
SHAN. RAMANATHAN
70,75035.6%
3
KARUPPU MURUGANANTHAM
26,79013.5%
4
N. KRISHNAKUMAR
9,3834.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2740.6%
6
R. MURALIDHARAN
IND
8440.4%
7
S. KARIKALA CHOLAN
IND
8000.4%
8
S. MUTHUVEL
BHUDRP
5130.3%
9
H. MOHAMED ABDUL KHADIR
TAVK
2660.1%
10
M. SANTHOSH
IND
1790.1%
11
D. KUMARAN
IND
1570.1%
12
R. SABTHAGIRI
IND
1370.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.1% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 44.1%DMK 35.6%BJP 13.5%OTH 6.2%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 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?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

🏛️MonumentASI

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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