Thiruvidaimarudur
Assembly constituency 170 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#170 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Govi.ChezhiaanDMK79,951 38.3%
- 02 S.PrabakaranTVK65,835 31.5%
- 03 Elamathi SubramanianAIADMK52,922 25.3%
- 04 M.Divya BharathiNTK6,363 3.1%
- 05 T.M.Puratchi ManiBSP1,043 0.5%
- 06 P.ManikandanIND588 0.3%
- 07 Kannaiyan. TCPI(ML)L321 0.2%
- 08 A.ViswanathanTVK273 0.1%
- 09 DhanasekarIND266 0.1%
- 10 L.PrabakaranIND174 0.1%
- 11 M.TamilmaranIND143 0.1%
- 12 Selvarani. SIND139 0.1%
- 13 Keerthiga. KIND95 0.1%
- 14 Aravindaraj. RIND84 0.0%
Turnout 81.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total747
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 2,08,197Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
6.8 ppGovi.ChezhiaanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
5.4 ppChezhiaan, Govi.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
0.3 ppChezhiaan.GoviDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
0.2 ppChezhiaan.GoviDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
0.8 ppPeriyasamy.KPattali Makkal Katchi
- 2001
7.0 ppRenganathan.NAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
16.9 ppMohanadasan G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
18.9 ppM. PoorasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
27.2 ppM. Mohamed SiddikDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
3.3 ppVijayabalan, N.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
6.6 ppVijayabalan, N.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
12.4 ppS. GanesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
11.5 ppNatarajan S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
7.2 ppP.NadarIndian National Congress
- 1962
23.3 ppK. R. R. M. Kariamanckam AmbalamSwatantra Party
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 52,922 votes, 3.7× the 14,116-vote margin.
52,922 ÷ 14,116 = 3.7 -
The top two polled 69.8% of votes; the other 12 candidates 29.9% between them.
(79,951 + 65,835) ÷ 2,08,944 = 69.8% · 62,411 ÷ 2,08,944 = 29.9% -
Turnout of 81.0% was 5.6 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
81.0 − 86.6 = −5.6 -
The margin widened from 5.4 pp in 2021 to 6.8 pp.
6.8 − 5.4 = +1.4 pp -
DMK held the seat it won in 2021.
2021 DMK · 2026 DMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines2,08,197
- NOTAcounted within the total747
- Published totalVotes polled2,08,944
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates14 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database